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As home cooks, it’s easy to fall into a rut.  We head to the grocery store, we go to the same aisles, we grab the same foods. We cook what we know how to cook. Our family eats it. Unless...

While a random act of kindness is great in theory, we believe that kindness is even more powerful when it’s intentional. By practicing kindness, we can make it more impactful for ourselves, the people around us, and the areas where...

If you’ve ever tried to commit to healthy eating, or you’re on a weight loss journey, you know there’s nothing that can threaten your progress more than the office. (No, we don’t mean binge-watching Jim and Pam’s relationship, though that...

Millennials can’t ever seem to catch a break, can we?  Even as one of the first generations to grow up in the digital age, we’re either the subject of mockery or the victims of actual challenges. From the Washington Post...

When you’re trying to advance as an artist, drawing challenges are an ideal way to motivate yourself. I, for one, always got a little lazy as a cartoonist. I’d draw the same poses and the same setups, and I eventually...

If you’re still stuck on the idea of drinking eight glasses of water a day to stay hydrated, we don’t blame you. It’s a hard myth to strike down. Organizations ranging from Healthline and the Washington Post to the New...

It’s that time of year again – the Oscars are here! For some, the announcement of the Oscars begins a mad dash to catch up on all the films they didn’t see throughout the year.  For others, it’s the time...

There are two kinds of adulting gifts. There's the regular "gift" gift that congratulates and expresses encouragement for leaving your parents' house, in your own place paying your own bills. There's also the "gag" adulting gift, when you want to...

How do you maintain the routine necessary for fitness goals without everything feeling so, well... routine? What may come as a surprise is why our motivation slips away in the first place. It’s often connected to these six reasons, according...

While signing up to take on a race can seem like enough of a running challenge, it never hurts to have some extra motivation along the way. After all, training schedules can stretch from 10 weeks to 16, 20, and...

The holidays came to a close with festivities and fun as we gathered around with friends and loved ones to celebrate the start of a new year. During that celebration, many of us grabbed our board games and cards and...

Pushing yourself past the 5k to a new race distance this year? You’re not alone! Millions of runners will be signing up for races this year as they test their limits and go beyond the 5k to the 10k, half-marathon,...