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Is Melatonin Safe to Take Every Night?

If you are taking melatonin, you may want to discuss it with your doctor.  Melatonin is a natural hormone secreted by the brain that tells your body when to feel sleepy.  It’s kicks in around 9.   Is it safe to take every night?  That’s the debate.  Most health sites the ones we’ve checked say yes but for only for the…

Top 5 Finds on the Beauty Aisle at Dollar Tree

The top 5 Finds on the beauty aisle at the Dollar Tree.  Greg and Audra play a game with her finds at the Dollar Tree.  Audra hit a Florence Dollar Tree for this segment and walked away with a $30 savings.  She compared each item by brand and weight with other retailers including Amazon.  Items used in this segment were:…

Walmart Testing Smart Box Technology

Walmart customers in the grocer’s home town of Bentonville, Arkansas will get to check out something called smart box technology.   They’ll receive their deliveries in a temperature-controlled home-valet smart box outside their homes. The technology allows groceries to be stored in three temperature zones: frozen, refrigerated, and pantry.  A Walmart spokesperson says this gives customers the ability to receive secure,…

A Lost Bet Turns into a Waffle of a Tip

After losing a bet for finishing last in his fantasy football league, Michael Carsley had to spend 24 hours in a waffle house with the twist of removing an hour for every waffle he could eat. The man posted the punishment on facebook and had friends donating to help with his tab. They gave him so much money that he…

The 7 Types of Rest We Need

A new article on ideas TED.com says there are actually seven different types of rest we need.  We need physical rest, either passive or active.  Passive includes sleeping or napping.  Active means things like getting a massage, meditating, or just laying around.  Letting your brain take a break is important too, especially if you work long hours.  Ideally, you should…

Emoji Trends from the Year 2020

Audra and BJ discuss emoji trends.  If you like only speaking with emoji’s then you’ll love this.  The website emoji-pedia just released its data on the emoji trends of 2020.  One in five messages now contains at least one emoji and the most popular one is the face crying tears of joy or as Audra describes it, laughing so hard…

Simple Ways To Improve Your Partnership

Audra and BJ discuss an article by the Huff Post on ways to be a better partner.  These include asking your significant other what specific gestures would make them feel most loved.  It’s important to know their love language.  But, they might need something else at the moment and will likely appreciate the gesture.   Do what you say you’re going…