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Good Spending vs. Bad?

Everyone can be easily distracted by shiny objects. Advertising and marketing attempts to put chrome on everything and shine it up for us all to see. It's always good to have a plan and think about your important goals, remembering to keep first things first requires strength and focus so you don't get distracted. "Don’t Believe Everything You See," was posted at Gail Val-Oxlade's blog and is an excellent guide to the way most of us manage our needs, wants and money. Most of us think in ... [more]

6 Types of Play: How We Learn to Work Together

Play is a serious business. The pioneering developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky thought that, in the preschool years, play is the leading source of development. Through play children learn and practice many basic social skills. They develop a sense of self, learn to interact with other children, how to make friends, how to lie and how to role-play. The classic study of how play develops in children was carried out by Mildred Parten in the late 1920s at the Institute of Child ... [more]

How Does Your Dream Career Compare on the List of Best Jobs for 2014

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- As an increasing number of people seek career changes in the new year, U.S. News & World Report today released its Best Jobs of 2014, featuring rankings and information on 100 jobs in category-specific lists. For the first time ever, the No. 1 Best Job isn't in the health care sector. Software developer jumped 6 slots from last year to claim the top spot, thanks to a combination of excellent job prospects, faster than average job growth, low ... [more]

The five worst fitness trends of 2013 we hope don’t return Year-end review.

Workouts can get boring from time to time but these ideas on how to switch things up missed the mark this year. It’s not a bad idea to switch up your workout routine every now and then to challenge your muscles and stay motivated. But in the quest for new ways to do old exercises, some trends might be a tad questionable. Backwards Running Sure, running can get monotonous, but is running backwards the answer? There’s a reason why people are doing it: According to a study by the U.S. ... [more]

The Art of Doing Nothing… Aaaggghhh!!! Can We Handle it?

How long is it safe to stay outside? Can your skin take a burn? It is risky out there... Maybe you're better off just staying inside? Don't worry about sun block and forget the travel insurance! We're not talking outdoors versus indoors on holidays here, nope this vacation should all be in your head - literally. Headspace, mindfulness, meditation and all other stimuli directed to the mind (inside the brain most of us have in our heads) is avoided, cut-out, peace and quiet has become the ... [more]