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Why A Home Exchange Is a Great Family Vacation

Like a lot of families, our summer vacation plans were canceled due to COVID-19. We are looking forward to the days when we can travel again. When we are able, our next vacation will be a home exchange. We got started home exchanging three years ago, and now, it's our favorite way to vacation! So…

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“Take 10” Challenge

Every time you turn around, theres another bit of technology you have to keep up with. Keeping up with old friends on Facebook, responding to e-mails, talking on the phone, browsing on Pinterest…. STOP! PUT THE PHONE DOWN! CLOSE YOUR LAPTOP! Take ten minutes and spend some quality time with your little ones.

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Nine Ways to Sneak in Those Workouts

Finding time to exercise is a challenge during any time of the year, but fitness plans really suffer especially during the holiday season. Most of us mentally wrote off or compromised our workouts during the days between Thanksgiving and the New Year — and now we’ve got the extra …

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My Terrifying Journey on J-Date… Oy!

These are some actual J-Date e-mails that I received when I was on the site, looking for a man. To amuse myself, I commented on the e-mails (but I never sent them). I also never found a man – but when you read the gems below, it won’t be hard to see why. Clearly, I thought that Id want to use these one day.