2/1/19 Newsletter: Best Arm Workout Ever

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1. Workout of the Week: Shifting Supermans

Strengthen your arms and upper body with exercises like shifting Supermans. Lie down on your stomach with your arms and legs stretched out long. Engaging your shoulders, lower back and glutes, lift both arms and legs off the floor into a flying Superman position. Lower slightly, move your arms into a field goal position and extend upward again. Lower slightly again, move your arms back so your hands face the sides of your thighs and extend upward again. Repeat this arm sequence for 60 seconds. [Swirled]

2. Life Hack Of The Day: Wrinkle Edition

Hang wrinkled clothes in the bathroom while you shower to de-wrinkle them seamlessly.


3. What To Watch: “Dumplin’”

Willowdean, AKA Dumplin’, is the daughter of a local celebrity beauty queen who just doesn’t feel like she fits into the world of Southern Belle Texas. But with Dolly Parton music blasting and a few unexpected friends by her side, Willowdean decides to enter the local beauty pageant to the surprise of many. While she doesn’t win the competition, she does achieve a new sense of self-confidence and inspires other young women to go for what they want, too, despite what society tells them. [Netflix]

4. What to Read: “A Ladder To The Sky” by John Boyne

John Boyne’s latest novel follows the life and career of a man whose only dream is to become a renowned author. Too bad he can’t ever come up with good story ideas of his own… but does that have to stop him? This crafty work of fiction questions the concepts of intellectual property, how much a person does or doesn’t own their ideas and the unethical lengths man will go to in order to achieve success. [Amazon]

5. App Of The Week: Mint

Mint is the app that will make you hyper-aware of your finances. It’s free and lets you connect all of your accounts in one place so you know where every dollar is at all times. Plus, it will suggest better accounts for you to stash your money in so that you can grow it even faster. [Swirled]

6. R&R: Quinoa Face Mask

Get a natural exfoliating scrub without irritating your skin or shelling out big bucks by using quinoa. Combine uncooked quinoa, water, organic yogurt and honey, and use the mixture all over your face (and even your body if you want). Leave the mask on for 10 to 15 minutes and then rinse it off. Aahhh… [Swirled]

7. What to Eat: Goat Cheese And Fig Crostini

Impress your crew with minimal effort by making goat cheese and fig crostinis. The toasted crostini, tart goat cheese and sweet fig jam make a delicious trio that everyone will think took you hours to make. Psst… it only takes 20 minutes! [Swirled]

8. What To Buy: Land O Lakes Classics Hot Chocolate Variety Bundle, 16 Packets

Never go without a prized hot chocolate stash again. We love the Land O Lakes 16-variety pack of rich hot chocolates that we can dig into on any and every cold winter day. [Amazon]

9. Dream Destination: Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire

New Hampshire’s Wildcat Mountain is an underrated ski town in the United States that will melt your heart. The town’s ski resort features intense vertical drops that are ready to attract daring skiers to hit the slopes (which are not far from the border with Maine). [Swirled]

10. Wild Card: 5 Tropical Islands To Dream About During This Polar Vortex

When it’s so cold outside that your eyelashes can freeze, it’s too cold. And that means it’s time to indulge in some wanderlust — some warm weather wanderlust, to be specific. So to keep warm, we’re dreaming about five steamy islands we’d like to be on right now, like Mexico’s Marieta Islands, which are three wild isles far from Cancún in both location and mood. They are UNESCO-protected biospheres, so you’ll be right out there soaking up as much warmth as possible without any beach interruptions. [Swirled]

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