-
December 24 National Eggnog Day #NationalEggnogDay
Merry Christmas Eve if you celebrate Christmas. I wanted to let you know December 24th is another #Holiday that allows us to celebrate a fun beverage. Join us on December 24th as people celebrate National Eggnog Day #NationalEggnogDay. I don’t know about you but my family is going to pass on Eggnog. In fact, the only person I know who liked Eggnog was my Ex Everett-Suzzane’s stepdad who had to have Braum’s Eggnog every year. I thought I would share fun facts about National Eggnog Day and a recipe you can make to share with your friends and family. Facts to help you celebrate National Eggnog Day You picked the…
-
Buying Your 10-14 Year Old A Cell Phone This Holiday Season? Non-Profit Introduces “The Social Media Driver’s License” To Tackle Today’s Teen Mental Health Crisis By Teaching Best Ways To Navigate Smartphones & Social Media
As you know, The American Psychological Association and U.S. Surgeon General have tied social media to an alarming and ongoing teen mental health crisis. Fortunately, a tireless and longtime teen advocate and Media Literacy Expert named Jennifer Berger – Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit Ready Set Screen – has introduced a timely and important new resource called “The Social Media Driver’s License,” a first-of-its-kind program to prepare kids 10-14 for the adoption of smartphones and the use of social media in their lives. And with millions of young people able to get cell phones as holiday gifts, the need for this program couldn’t be more timely. …
-
The “Good Mother” Myths That Rob Women of Joy During the Holidays by Angela Close
Every year around this time, I hear a familiar experience from the moms I work with as a psychotherapist. Despite working themselves to exhaustion trying to meet the expectations of being a “good mom,” their inner critic still manages to point out where they’re falling short. The calendar fills, the to-do list doubles, and every commercial, school event, and family gathering whispers the same message: Make it magical. Make it meaningful. Make it perfect. This pressure isn’t personal to a rare few, and it’s not imagined. It comes from deeply rooted cultural myths about what a “good mother” is supposed to be — myths woven into Western culture for generations.…
Living a simple lifestyle from the front porch
