We may receive a portion of sales if you purchase a product through a link in this article. Between the winter social events, weekend plans, and all the activities that fill our calendars during the coldest months, our plates are full. And while managing a packed schedule can feel overwhelming, I’m excited about having reasons […]
Rare earth elements, a series of chemically very similar elements, have been much in the news in recent years because they are critical in many high-tech applications. This deposit at Mountain Pass, California, was discovered in the late 1940s and supplied much of the global demand for decades. However, the uses of rare earths were
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In early December, my husband and I did something brave: We took our toddler on a cruise — specifically, the inaugural sailing of the Disney Treasure. Don’t get me wrong, we made so many wonderful new memories, and the three of us still talk about the trip often. But man, taking a 3.5-year-old onto a
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I love New Year’s resolutions. I love the celebratory feeling of starting a new year, and I love the kiss goodbye (or curse, I don’t judge) we give to a year just finished. While I still maintain that, as a mom, my “real” New Year begins with the back-to-school season, there’s something about making resolutions
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When I opened the door to two police officers responding to a 911 call from my stepson, I realized stepmom life would never look like I had imagined. I thought I understood the assignment when I married my husband, a father of four. I was ecstatic to form an “instant” family. After all, I’d played
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It’s a tale as old as time: Some houses are naked houses and some houses just aren’t. The real trouble arises when the two parents living in the house don’t agree on having a naked house or not. This is the issue for one mom on Reddit, who turned to the site’s parenting subgroup with
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Parents looking to find and hire a nanny to help take care of their kids are burdened with no easy task. The job typically requires multiple interviews, background checks, and trial runs. Some parents even ask to drive around with a potential nanny to see how they are behind the wheel. However, potential nannies also
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Reading novels is so back in style after more than a few years of declining interest. Women especially have returned full-force to novels, memoirs, and non-fiction, joining book clubs, scrolling BookTok, and getting super into revitalized genres like contemporary romance, romantasy, and speculative fiction. It is super, super fun and 2024 was a great year.
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Japan is a treasure trove of movie theaters. While many boast decades of history, most of such old cinemas have been rebuilt, renovated, or relocated in response to the needs of the times. But in the city of Motomiya in Fukushima Prefecture, there is a century-old theater preserved just the way it once was. Built
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Sometimes the guilt I still carry from my divorce hits me on a random Sunday morning when the house is empty and quiet. There have been many times when my eyes have teared up in the grocery store while watching another couple. And of course I’ll have pangs of longing during the holidays. It’s been
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