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A Father's Day Handbook

Not sure what to do for Father's Day? Here are some simple suggestions. Dinner Pretty much anything barbecued... Hot dogs burgers tri-tip steak ...and don't forget your dad's favorite side dish! Gifts A tie A gift card to his favorite restaurant A mug with the signatures of all his kids Something goofy with an inside joke behind it. Does he like Star Wars? Get him a light saber! Or a Darth Vader helmet! A framed family photo A scrap-book-style compilation of all his corny jokes DIY Cards Hand made cards are always cherished. Here are a few of my favorite diy card ideas from Pinterest:

Cooking through Tears

Today I mashed up 4 bananas, and embarked on the task I have been avoiding for days. Making banana bread is one of my triggers. It brings me back to the day I first met Vanessa, when she brought chocolate chip banana bread to my house warming party. We were both new to the city, and trying to make friends. We joined a blossoming community of young adults, and quickly found our tribe. She mentioned that day that she had bananas that needed to be used, and I was hosting a potluck, so she made the delightful dish to share. Before she and her husband left, she asked me if I wanted to keep the leftovers, since there were only 2 of them at home. I gladly agreed, even though there was only one of me. Money was tight, and I was stressing about how I would feed myself for the next month. With the help of my freezer, Vanessa's banana bread kept me fed until the next paycheck. Even in the midst of my anxiety attacks, when my appetite was ...

9 Ways to Cope with Boredom without Using a Screen

As we begin 2018, we all have hopes for a successful, productive year. New projects, promotions, enhanced resumes, and tight agendas are all in our dreams. Are we planning to waste time on Netflix, social media, and playing video games? Nope! But will we? Probably. Killing time with a screen is very common in 21st century American society. It is a trap that we all fall into at times, and it is painfully difficult to get out of. When we find ourselves with nothing to do, there is a whole in us, and we rush to fill it before we feel its full effect(boredom). We use our phones, TV's, and computers as fillers to keep boredom at bay, and entertainment comes to us, rather than allowing us to come find it. As I'm sure we all know, this is not a healthy, or even satisfying coping method. So how can we avoid it? First off, we need something that involves us more. Human beings are not made to sit and do nothing. We are mea...

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