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Tips to Declutter and Free Your Mind

Tis the season to tidy up and get organized. We’ve got tips to help you refresh, refocus and stay in tip top mental shape. Make a general to do list. Any and everything goes here. Then make a daily list of about 3 actions, prioritize and automate away. Anything you can schedule and sort automatically from an email to a…

Mt. Dew Releases New Permanent Flavor

Mountain Dew is kicking off the new year with a new dew! Mountain Dew Major Melon is the first new permanent flavor in more than a decade. We’re talking watermelon here…a “truly transportive taste” or so the folks at Mountain Dew say. The company’s VP says watermelon was the number one choice of flavors they had fans test out. If…

Audra Makes an Ice Box Fruitcake With Her Mom

Audra’s mom shows us how to make an iced box fruit cake (without all the fruit that neither of them care for).  It’s a family recipe that you’ll want to save the graham cracker wrappers and box for! 1 lb. each of graham crackers, marshmallows, and raisins 1 quart nuts 1 small can evaporated milk (optional candied fruit) Melt marshmallows…

Keep Calm and Travel

If you’ve got the winter blues already, a getaway might lift your spirits. Researchers say there is a noticeable increase in happiness and well-being among frequent travelers compared to those who don’t take any kind vacation. You don’t have to go far.  Folks who regularly take trips of at least 75 miles from their home are about seven percent happier…

How Bonding Protects Children From Effects of Stress

Despite the low rate of COVID-19 illness with children, they are facing a serious consequence.  A center for child and brain development studies how social factors such as reduced family income, food insecurity, parental stress and even abuse impacts children’s brains, immune system and ability to thrive. Chronic stress can biologically alter them, sometimes showing up later in life. There…