We LOVE it when our FAB readers email us with ideas that are working in THEIR relationship!! This sort of date is an absolute MUST for any relationship, but is especially great if your spouse loves cars! It doesn’t take a lot of advanced planning, but it can sure leave a fun memory for the two of you! One of our readers, Chrishelle, sent in a couple of cute ideas:
But we each have our own rhythm and routine. I would encourage you (if you are inclined) to go ahead and try 5:00 a.m. for a week or so. See what happens. Perhaps you’ll fall asleep, or perhaps, wonder of wonders, you may fall awake instead! There is a kind of early-morning alertness that some of us possess and others only despise about us. There are morning people, and there are night people, but in fact these are just stories we tell about ourselves....
Is it more embarrassing to show up too early or too late? Who in your life has the greatest power to embarrass you? 27% are most easily embarrassed by complete strangers, followed by coworkers at 24%, romantic partners at 22%, and siblings at 11%. Parents have the greatest power to embarrass 9% of respondents, while 4% report their best friends, and 3% say their drunk uncles have the most power to trigger embarrassment....
Where do you go when you eat out on vacation? 84% Eat at where the locals eat, while 9% seek out fine dining whenever possible. 3% opt for an all-inclusive resort so they don’t have to think about it, 2% look for a recognizable chain restaurant, and 2% go the adventurous route, grabbing something from a street cart. What continent do you spend most vacations on? What’s one lesson you’ve learned about vacations from your personal experience?...
Every era has its brand of conformity. In the Information Age, where measurement is rampant and media are omnipresent, a prescriptive society has grown up that offers—through every conceivable channel, expert, pseudo-expert, and convert—a barrage of instructions for how to live each day like Steve Austin, the Bionic Man: “better, stronger, faster.” We’re told the number of steps to take each day, the number of glasses of water, vitamins, and supplements to take, glasses of wine and cups of coffee to drink or not drink, what exercises to do, what to eat and not eat for what results, the desired size and shape of feces, and yes, how often and how long to meditate....
If you live or work with kids, you’re aware that fidget spinners occupy a fleeting moment in a decade-long trend of toys geared toward burning off distraction—for kids and adults alike. These toys make claims about soothing anxiety, restoring focus, etc. With controversy mounting about the benefit of fidget toys, we took a look into the research. Our brains are all wired to work differently. Some of us need the stony silence of a library to get our work done, others need the hum of a coffee shop to stay productive....
However, the belief that waiting has no value is mistaken. In fact, the secret to a sense of personal control, general satisfaction with life, and even success lies in learning how to make peace with waiting. We’ve all heard the famous adage, “Patience is a virtue” or “Good things come to those who wait.” Easier said than done. Why? Underneath the subtle yet intolerable experience of waiting is a little anxious gremlin that fears being alone....
In this collection, we are highlighting just a few of her styles that feature the hair bow trend. If you aren’t already obsessed with this trend, prepare to be scouring the internet for a hair bow. And if you are already on the hair bow bandwagon, prepare to be even more enchanted: Hair Bows by Sarale Giter 1. Woven Through Firstly, is this intricately woven style that is a fresh and detailed take on the hair bow trend....
1. Create mindfulness reminders I have seen kids tie a string around one finger, make mindfulness bracelets of ribbons or beads, or tape a colorful sticker to their cell phones. Whenever you see them, just pause to take in what’s happening in your mind and body. 2. Implement breathing prompts Suggest to your children to practice breath awareness whenever they brush their teeth or put their socks on. Breathing prompts help kids recognise just how many things they do are on automatic pilot....
As all women with curly or wavy hair know, your strands can be slightly unpredictable. This quick hack is ideal for those days when you wake up with waves that aren’t quite working for you. It allows you to streamline your waves on those less-than-perfect hair days and leave the house with confidence. Styling Type 2A Hair Read on to see how to style type 2A hair with ease:...
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Win It in a Minute: Water Games Edition Let’s call these water party ideas Win it in a Minute: Water Games Edition! You’ve played our other fun Win it in a Minute games, but this one is extra special because it involves fun in the sun! Leslie helped us create some cute printables so that most of the work is done for you! So print the designs and you can find the supplies you need around your house!...
Overt evidence of a biological basis for doubt comes from neuroscientific findings by researchers at the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Erik Asp and colleagues presented eight different consumer advertisements to 18 patients who had suffered localized damage to an area of the brain called the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC), as well as to two other group of patients (some with damage in the brain but outside this specific area) and the other group a set of healthy control patients....
The Science Behind Awe What makes awe so transporting, overwhelming, even mystical at times? Researchers explored this question in a recent study published in the journal Human Brain Mapping by examining what the brain is doing when people have an awe experience. The University of Amsterdam’s Michiel van Elk and his colleagues used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to scan the brains of 32 participants ages 18 to 41 while they watched three different types of 30-second videos....
Sometimes a whole ‘way of being’ passes you by, because you are simply not aware that such an experiential state is possible. The classic illustration is HG Wells’s short story, “The Country of the Blind,” in which a man with vision fails to convey to the blind that there is a fifth sense, and that he can see. Instead, he is thought to be ‘unstable’ because of his ‘obsession’ with sight....
He enjoys the sessions, so I’ve felt comfortable that I’m not just forcing him to follow in my footsteps, recognizing the possibility that he may decide in time that it’s not something he wants to continue. But I hadn’t expected what happened three month ago: just when the weekly lesson began, he suddenly stopped and said: “I’m not very good at soccer, Daddy.” Where had that come from? I’ve always given him positive feedback as he played, so this sudden self-criticism, accompanied by an unwillingness to put the ball at his feet, left me stumped....
Beating the Summer Heat with Extra Firm Control Gel My mom told me that she relaxed my hair when I was younger because every time I went outside after she blowdried it, it would curl back up because of the humidity. While that’s really no reason to relax one’s hair (sorry, Mom) I understand how this was a pain. But, once you know how to style and deal with your hair, this won’t bother you at all....
But before you go and chop it all off, it’s crucial to understand how to fix dry hair and reassess those daily hair habits that you may not realize can cause serious havoc. Understanding what you’re currently doing can help you treat dry and damaged hair correctly and help you break the cycle. Read on to understand these dry hair causes better, and learn how to moisturize your locks the right way:...
This advice irks me, and the word “control” rubs me the wrong way. Has anyone ever controlled a virus? No. While we do our best to prevent infection, illness and death, to treat infection, and to prevent spread of the virus, we cannot control it, any more than we can control birth or death or falling in love. It’s not about control. Life is better without it, on the individual and collective levels....
