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Must-Haves for the Home Office

The home office – that emptied closet or spare room or dusty corner turned workspace – wherever your daily grind is taking place these...

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Defining a Healthy Approach to Caregiving

The 65-and-older population grew by over a third (34.2% or 13,787,044) during the past decade, and by 3.2% (1,688,924) from 2018 to 2019....

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Plaster vs. Drywall: Know Your Options

If you plan to do a remodel or pursue new construction, you’d be wise to brush up on a few important details. There’s no shortage of...

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Writing a Resumé

Whether you’re drafting a resumé for the very first time or revising one 20 years into your career, writing a resumé is rarely at the top...

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Examining Your House for Flood Dangers

All homes have some amount of flood risk. Depending on the level of risk, your lender and/or municipality may require flood insurance. Some...

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Pack Your Lunch Like a Pro

As states start to open up, more people in the workforce are returning on site. This means that after months of working from home (and...

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How to Give And Accept Constructive Criticism

Constructive criticism is valuable. When given correctly, it can bestow great benefit upon the receiver. Criticism is essential to academic...

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Building Confidence in Yourself

It’s been a year – a really long year – the kind of year that zaps your confidence in one fell swoop, and few of us are feeling like...

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Fresh Colors for Spring: Interior Decorating

Spring is a time of new beginnings. What better way to ring in the new season than to update a room in your home – Or go even bigger and...

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Charming Spring Crafts

Spring is associated with new beginnings and fresh starts. And after the long winter, it seems fitting to yearn for brighter days ahead. If...

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