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What are Habits?
Understanding Your Habits What are habits? Are you aware of how many habits you actually have? Chances are you’re not, because a habit is something that is performed subconsciously. It is only when you’re trying to form or break a habit that you become really aware of your actions. Habits…
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New Year – New Life
I have a plaque hanging over my kitchen sink that says, “Today is the first day of the rest of your life.” When I first started seeing that saying on posters, in ads, etc. I was a little mystified. Isn’t that stating the obvious? But now that I am older…
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Tips for Handling Debt
If you’re looking for the coming year to be a better one for you financially, make the decision to let 2016 be the time you choose to get out of debt for good and stay out. Here are some tips for handling debt: Knowledge is power. Don’t avoid knowing where…
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Thoughts from Scrooge in A Christmas Carol
Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol, the classic Dickens story, sees a ghost. Skeptic that he is, he does not believe what he sees. When the ghost asks him why he doubts his senses, he replies: . “Because, a little thing affects them. A slight disorder of the stomach makes…
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How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies
We did a lot of canning this year. Tomato soup. Pickled beets. Chili sauce. Tomato sauce. We will eat well this winter, for sure. Unfortunately, all that goodness comes with a downside. If you’ve ever done any canning, you know that there can be a horrific aftermath of fruit flies.…