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“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.“
-–William Shakespeare
Those who know me well know how badly I hate being late – for anything.
I guess it all started with my dad…
Although he was an avid reader, dad was no fan of the Bard. But he did take that one famous line from “The Merry Wives of Windsor” and adapt it for his own use.
Dad’s version: [Read more…]
Let’s face it, no one enjoys receiving criticism, especially when it’s dished out by someone they really care about.
It’s easy to develop hard feeling towards a person that criticizes you, and that’s perfectly understandable.
But hard feelings rarely accomplish anything other than ruining a good friendship.
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Now that summer is just around the corner it’s a perfect time to make plans for treating your kids (and yourself!) to some delicious frozen treats.
And what could be better on a hot summer day than a variety of fruity (and healthy) homemade frozen popsicles?
Surprisingly, these tasty “cool-off” snacks are some of the easiest treats you can make at home… [Read more…]
I’m sure you’re well aware of the price hikes that are seemingly taking place on a monthly basis.
Right now we’re all experiencing inflation the likes of which we haven’t seen in decades.
Inflation itself is bad enough, but there’s also something else going on that’s making the situation even worse…
In case you haven’t noticed, the quantities of many of the products we use on a regular basis are shrinking while their prices either stay the same, or even go up.
This is what’s known as “shrinkflation”, inflation’s closely-related, but extremely deceitful cousin. [Read more…]
Do you hate trying to clean every last bit of food residue out of the bottom of your blender?
As you probably know, the chopping blades make it extremely difficult and dangerous to fully clean a blender’s pitcher.
Well, here’s an extremely simple (and completely safe) solution… [Read more…]