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As home cooks, it’s easy to fall into a rut.  We head to the grocery store, we go to the same aisles, we grab the same foods. We cook what we know how to cook. Our family eats it. Unless...

While a random act of kindness is great in theory, we believe that kindness is even more powerful when it’s intentional. By practicing kindness, we can make it more impactful for ourselves, the people around us, and the areas where...

With all the snapping, clicking, and clacking that often accompanies fidget toys, it’s no surprise there is a growing trend of people searching for quiet fidget toys. As the proud creators of the original Fidget Cube (which features both silent...

If you’ve ever tried to commit to healthy eating, or you’re on a weight loss journey, you know there’s nothing that can threaten your progress more than the office. (No, we don’t mean binge-watching Jim and Pam’s relationship, though that...

If you’re still stuck on the idea of drinking eight glasses of water a day to stay hydrated, we don’t blame you. It’s a hard myth to strike down. Organizations ranging from Healthline and the Washington Post to the New...

There are two kinds of adulting gifts. There's the regular "gift" gift that congratulates and expresses encouragement for leaving your parents' house, in your own place paying your own bills. There's also the "gag" adulting gift, when you want to...

How do you maintain the routine necessary for fitness goals without everything feeling so, well... routine? What may come as a surprise is why our motivation slips away in the first place. It’s often connected to these six reasons, according...

While signing up to take on a race can seem like enough of a running challenge, it never hurts to have some extra motivation along the way. After all, training schedules can stretch from 10 weeks to 16, 20, and...

Pushing yourself past the 5k to a new race distance this year? You’re not alone! Millions of runners will be signing up for races this year as they test their limits and go beyond the 5k to the 10k, half-marathon,...

One of the best ways to make a difference in your community is to donate blood.  There are plenty of good reasons to get out to your local blood donation clinic. That includes: A single pint of blood can save...

If you think about it, a surprising number of our New Year’s Resolutions blame the same culprit: too much screen time. From wanting to spend less time scrolling through social media to planning to spend more time at the gym,...

Whether or not you’re a morning person, the choices you make in the morning make all the difference for how you go about your day. For those of us trying to drop a few pounds after our holiday indulgences, these...