Weddings are beautiful celebrations of love with great perks – food, drinks, dancing, and fun memories with family and friends. Weddings have also become big events with a lacy and tulle-covered maze of new and old etiquette rules. One area of weddings that can be confusing is gift giving. How…
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Wouldn’t it be great if our most difficult days came with Hollywood-happy endings? In the movies, when faced with the worst possible situations, our heroes rise to the occasion and find the strength they never knew they had. But those who experience real-life traumas are just as likely to end…
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There is no one specific self-defense technique that is “better” to know or “worse” to know than another because it’s impossible to predict which self-defense technique could factor into an attack. It is because of this that Krav Maga Worldwide training utilizes the body’s natural reaction to being attacked...essentially your…
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The weather’s not the only thing that heats up in summer. So do our bodies, which makes this time of year a great time to transition to a healthier diet. If we aren’t careful, foods we eat during the summer can affect our bodies and digestion through Thanksgiving and beyond,…
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I’m busy. I mean really busy. There are more things on my plate now than when my four kids were little and I was working full-time as an admissions officer and Latin teacher. The kids are mostly grown, I’m a writer now, and yet somehow I still feel busier than…
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It is no secret divorces can get downright contentious – often because the stakes are so high financially and emotionally. But those already high stakes are raised dramatically when children are involved and one or both parents try to use them as pawns in their never-ending battle with each other.…