12/3/18 Newsletter: 🐶 Good News For Dog Lovers 🐶

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Spotlight

If you love dogs, you’re gonna flip over Friday Fluff. It’s a new newsletter that gives you the cutest dogs of the week. Seriously, it’s cuteness overload.

The Deets: Friday Fluff will hit your inbox — yep — every Friday. In addition to the insanely adorable photos, you’ll get fun facts about the pups and your favorite breeds.

The Bottom Line: If you can’t get enough doggos in your life, you need to sign up for Friday Fluff. Dog lovers, beware — our emails are almost too cute, but we know they’ll start your weekend off right. Sign up here.

Life Hack Of The Day: Tortilla Chips Edition

Give old tortilla chips their crunch back by tossing them in the oven for 10 minutes.

Health

Keep an eye on unsuspecting foods that can mess with your birth control. Alfalfa and flaxseed have similar effects on your body that estrogen does, so they can counteract your BC. Also, garlic pills can break down the estrogen in birth control pills quicker, making them less effective. [Swirled]

Did You Know? While some might say coffee dehydrates you, it’s simply not true. Even though caffeine is a diuretic, it still contributes to your daily H2O intake. Another myth about coffee that isn’t true? It can’t help you lose weight (womp womp). [Swirled]

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Career + Finance

The age at which you’re likely to get engaged or married may depend on your state. Nearly half of all engagements in the United States occur two years or less into a relationship and the average length of engagement is 14 and a half months. Check out the findings to see where your state ranks. [Swirled]

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Food + Drink

The shape of your glass can affect how you enjoy your beer.  A beer mug  is meant to keep your hands warm and the beer cold, and it’s best used for a lager or amber ale. Pilsner glasses, on the other hand, are meant to showcase the light and bubbly brew. [Swirled]

Recipe Of The Day: Homemade hot chocolate is so easy that you’ll wonder why you weren’t making it all along. With cocoa powder, heavy cream, dark chocolate, sugar and nutella, you’ll send yourself to cocoa nirvana STAT. [Swirled]

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Travel

Puerto Rico’s Vieques has one of the brightest bioluminescent bays in the world. Tiny plankton in the bay shine so bright that they appear up to 100 times their size. At night, they make the island’s dark water sparkle when anything moves in it. You can even kayak on top of that water in a clear-bottomed boat to see the spectacle. [Swirled]

You can stay by a volcano in Bali in a bungalow-themed Airbnb for just $44 a night. Nestled in the mountains of the island’s Gunung Agung volcano, the Airbnb boasts two floors, a cozy living area with a hammock, a spacious bedroom, a full kitchen and bathroom amenities. [Swirled]

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Props!

Patrick C. ran his first 5K.

Jenny W. started fostering kittens.

Beverly S. moved to a new city closer to her family.

Did you get a new job or promotion? A new puppy or run your first marathon? We want to hear about your accomplishments and give you props. Drop us a line at [email protected] and tell us about your win.