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Should You Downsize Your Empty Nest?
The kids have left and now it’s only you and your partner left or maybe just you for all us single parents. You wonder around all those empty rooms and now the house that seemed full and too small now feels massive. Funny, isn’t it, how a home which was perennially too small is now too big? That’s life for you though, and part of life is to adapt when changes happen. No parent wants their kids to leave, but they have to spread their wings. While they’re doing flying off into their new adult lives, it’s essential for you to figure out what you want the second half…
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Lugz, Hip Hop, and Yo! MTV Raps with Giveaway ends 8/29
The history of Lugz is the history of Hip Hop from Birdman, to Kid Capri to Snoop Dogg it's all there in their timeline.
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Caring for Aging Parents: The Hard Questions
As we age so do our parents. The ones we turned to for support now need ours. It is very hard to deal with aging parents as it makes us face our own mortality. For those who did not have supportive parents, it can be even harder.
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5 Reasons You Need a Dog
Dogs are amazing, they are our best friends, they show us love each and every day, and they become the most amazing companions throughout our lives. I love my dog and would not trade her for the world, but if you are thinking about getting a dog and need some reasons, here are five. They reduce anxiety Dogs are great at reducing our stress levels and they can also help with feelings of depression and anxiety. The reason for this is that they show us love every single day, they are always there for us when we need them, and they always cuddle us after a long, hard day.…
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The Art Of Expanding Your Spirit Through Travel
Travel is quite obviously beneficial for many people. To enjoy this process is to grasp it with both hands, and to take advantage of all opportunities afforded to you. However, it might be that your usual vacations are starting to feel a little flat. We all know how package vacations are sold to us, with neat schedules and catering options, sterilized resorts, and overcrowded beaches. Is there more to the world than this? Absolutely. First, you need to think of why you’re traveling. Is it to gain a tan? To see the ocean? To relax and drink a cocktail on the beach? All these options are of course valid,…
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What are Ramps and How Do You Cook Them?
Call them ramps, spring onions, ramsons, wild leeks or wild garlic, as Mamaw Flotie would say "hit don't matter what ya call'em they'll cure what ails ye". Recipes for Spring Tonic and Ramp Shrimp Scampi included.
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Fire Trucks are for Boys
This was the first time I realized that boys could do things that girls were not allowed to do and it was so not fair. My mom agreed and so her and my maternal Grandfather went out and bought me a tricycle
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Coal Camp Stranger
Mr. Anders had seen a family tossed out by hired men just hours after the father had been killed in a mine explosion. A woman heavy with child and four little children with nowhere to go tossed out like garbage. He could still hear her crying and screaming in Italian not understanding what was happening.
