Start talking finances and my eyes glass over and my mind fogs out. It’s like talking to an Eskimo about palm trees—total disconnect. But one thing I do know about economics is that shopping locally makes good sense.
Small Business Saturday, a promotion developed by American Express in 2010 to benefit independent and small businesses, has achieved remarkable support in its three years. The concept is to balance the effects of Black Friday and Cyber Monday during the Thanksgiving weekend, the official start of the holiday shopping season. Shoppers are made aware of the many artists/crafters, independent restaurants, and “mom and pop” businesses and that give character and uniqueness to a town.
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December 5, 2012
Shopping local makes for a green holiday
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Wonder if lion meat tastes just like chicken
I saw on one of the news sites I frequent that there is a restaurant in Florida serving lion meat. I wonder if it tastes like chicken?
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Feeding families on the fly
Running a schedule with kids this time of year is hard! Your family is pulled in multiple directions between sports, “end of school year” events, and your regular scheduled events.
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Assess summer child care options
As summer looms closer, parents face a perennial question, “Who will care for the children while we are at work?”
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Spring’s been slow to arrive
I found my first two tiny, gray sponge mushrooms Thursday, April 25. With relatively warmer weather over the weekend, this should be the prime week for the Central Indiana mushroom hunter.
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Frost-free is not worry free
Gardeners’ hearts are a-thumping. Central Indiana’s frost-free date is just around the corner.
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And the award goes to. . .
Mother’s Day is coming soon. As I always do this time of year, I use the day as kind of a debriefing session for the past year. What went well? What could have gone better? What are my goals as a mother for the coming year?
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Foundational work will turn your heart into a monster
Tell me if this story sounds familiar: You strap on your shoes and head out running, but before you are even a half mile down the road your heart is jumping out of your chest and it doesn’t come down until you back off to a super-slow walk that is embarrassing.
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Strong relationships grow through patience
Not many parenting challenges match the one to simply be patient. What is it about our children’s questions, slow pace or insistence on having an opinion that drives us to snap?
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There are so many reasons to celebrate
Today is the first day of May. This day is noteworthy because it is May Day, which you probably know. It is also the anniversary of the introduction of Cheerios by General Mills in 1941, which you may know. May 1 is also Fat Bear Day, which, unless you are my dad, you don’t know.
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‘Chemical Reaction’ poses safety questions
Most claim it all started in Levittown, N.Y. After World War II, there was an immediate need for homes for the millions of returning service men and women. William Levitt saw opportunity and quickly set up thousands of mass-produced, look-alike, cracker-box homes, side by side in what has become known as the subdivision.
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