10/15/18 Newsletter: Cookie Shots Are Your New Obsession

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Spotlight

Recipe Of The Day: Cookie shots are the perfect creative project to try this week. With cookie dough and premade cookie shooters baking pan, you’ve got yourself a pretty bomb dessert that looks like it took hours to make. [Swirled]

Life Hack Of The Day: Sweater Edition

Clean the pilling off of a sweater by shaving it with a razor.

Health

Need to calm the hell down but not into meditation? Try sophrology, which helps you connect with your inner self through breathing and relaxation. Unlike meditation, which prompts you to still your mind, sophrology suggests observing and then taking control of how you react to life experiences. [Swirled]

Did You Know? Sleeping pills aren’t the answer to your slumber issues. Rest induced by drugs doesn’t have the same restorative properties that natural sleep offers. Those medications literally turn parts of the brain off, leaving you in a state of unconsciousness. Instead, seek out professional advice or try an all-natural sleep aid. [Swirled]

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Career + Finance

If you want to give back but don’t have much time or money, volunteer through Vocal ID. It helps implement human voices into screen readers (for those who can’t read screens) and GPS navigation devices. More importantly, it gives voices to vocal machines used by those who can’t use their own voices. You can volunteer your voice to help someone else speak, and you can do it all from the comfort of your own home. [Swirled]

Quote Of The Day: “All we can do to create change is work hard. That’s my advice: Just do what you do well. If you are one of those people who has that little voice in the back of her mind saying, ‘Maybe I could do [fill in the blank],’ don’t tell it to be quiet. Give it a little room to grow, and try to find an environment it can grow in.” — Reese Witherspoon [Swirled]

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Food + Drink

Quince is the fall fruit you need to add to your produce rotation. The knobby-looking fall fruit has a rich golden yellow exterior, and it’s basically a hybrid of an apple and a pear. As a raw fruit, it can be pretty bitter, so it’s best roasted or poached. [Swirled]

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Travel

Adrenaline junkies need to go on the most extreme hikes in the world. Papua New Guinea’s Kokoda Track, for example, takes about four to 10 days to complete depending on your speed, and it’s particularly dangerous because it’s remote and mountainous. The hike is secluded and filled with poisonous plants and insects. Watch your back! [Swirled]

Deal Of The Day: You can live the ultimate fairy life in a Netherlands Airbnb for just $66 per night. Located in Ermelo, the Airbnb offers accommodations for two, access to the property and garden, and a short ride to Amsterdam. We’re in! [Swirled]

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