Today’s Resolution: Infuse the Water Works!
Are your plants looking a little brown around the leaves? Sometimes it’s a challenge to remember to water household plants or garden greens. Designate a day each week to be your “Water Works Day” and...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Achieve Match, Point, Game!
Photo: We don’t always match, but when we do, we take photos and post them on the interwebs. No, we’re not talking about Wimbledon. We’re talking about that black hole that seems to absorb our matches...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Be a Yankee Doodle
Do you know the answers to “What was the name of the boundary that separated the Middle Colonies from the Southern Colonies?” or “Who was Anne Hutchinson?” How much do you really know about the history...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Get to Know Yourself
With the revitalized interest in genealogy brought to the public’s doorstep by popular websites such as ancestry.com and television shows such as “Who Do Think You Are?” discovering more about your...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Copy Right
Although we live in an age where reproductions and copies are commonplace, have you considered whether you could get your hands on a copy of your very important documents? It’s a good idea to take an...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Endeavor To Market, To Market!
Local farmers’ markets are growing across the US. Many people are under the impression that these are much more costly than commercial markets and fruits and vegetables are the only products offered to...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Stay Tuned Up
Spend some time reviewing your music portfolio. iPods, mp3 players, phones, PCs…wherever you house your favorite music, see what needs updating. Delete anything you do not listen to anymore, reorganize...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Decide on Paper or Plastic
In recent years there has been much conversation about the consumer use of paper or plastic in grocery stores for goods. How much thought have you given to the topic? Some stores across the country are...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Be a Good Sport
Resolve to try a new sport or activity…something you have never tried before. Find a friend to try it with you or better yet, ask someone to teach you something. Want to get some aggression out? Try a...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Pick Your Poison
We like to think of our medicine cabinets as a first aid kit: band-aids for cuts, aspirin for headaches, and vitamins for prevention. But this can also be a warehouse for poison. Instead of waiting...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Push for One More
As you go through the day be cognizant of when you can push yourself just a little harder to achieve. If you exercise, strive for one more sit-up, push, or rep. Diet conscious? Drink one more glass of...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Get Recharged
Batteries can be a nuisance. You can never find them when you need them; they die at inconvenient times; and they can be expensive. Remembering to change them usually only happens at Daylight Savings...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Be the Center of Attention
When someone visits your home or encounters your work area, is there a centerpiece that says something about you? Stay away from cliché items such as floral arrangements, fruit bowls, or decanters....
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Ask “What’s Up, Doc?”
When we’re children, check-ups at the doctor are essentially beyond our control. We are weighed and measured, given our shots, and asked to turn and cough (some of us). As adults, especially when we...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Avoid Being Overdue
One under-utilized resource in your community might be the public library. When was the last time you went? Do you even have a library card? You do not even have to leave the comfort of your couch to...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Put a Lid On It!
Make a concerted effort to check your lids around the house, apartment, or condo. Check your toothpaste tubes, ketchup bottles, and trash cans. Clean up any excess goop or mess around tops and lids....
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Celebrate Christmas in July
Each year as the winter holidays roll around, I find myself scurrying to get holiday greetings out to family and friends. It even seems more and more acceptable to get them out as late as January after...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Answer the Question “Will It Blend?”
There is a series of YouTube videos that has made its mark with the title, “Will It Blend?” and experiments each segment with throwing random items into an ultra-hardcore blender to see how well things...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Make Movie Madness
If you have spent any time at all on a weekend in front of your television, you are probably aware of “marathon” sessions of shows or movies. There are familiar and recurring entries: Star Wars, Lord...
View ArticleToday’s Resolution: Dare to Be Different
Resolve to do something out of the ordinary today. Drink your coffee black if you normally do not. Change your hairstyle. Wear a color you don’t normally wear or one that is not in your wardrobe....
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