Newsletter 7/4/18: 🎉The Best Fireworks In The U.S.🎉

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Baby You’re A Firework

If you wanna go big this July 4th, don’t miss the best fireworks displays in the country. San Diego’s Big Bay Boom’s display on the waterfront will leave you starry-eyed while the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular offers a larger-than-life experience, accompanied by a concert. [Swirled]

Life Hack Of The Day: Banana Edition

Peel a banana more easily by pinching the bottom as you do it.

Power Up

Don’t Stress

While stress is a normal part of human existence, bottling it up could do some serious damage to your body. Excess stress can increase anxiety, give you breakouts and it could even result in stomach ulcers and heart attacks down the road. [Swirled]

Here Comes The Sun

We bet you’re planning to catch some rays today with your favorite alcoholic bevvy in hand, and while we want you to have a blast on this gorgeous holiday, keep your drink inside or under an umbrella. Metabolized alcohol turns carcinogenic, which can put you at greater risk for skin cancer. Stay in the shade, friend! [Swirled]

Mind Over Matter

If you’re looking to strengthen your mental health and mindfulness, you don’t have to do it alone. Download useful apps like What’s Up, which helps people deal with depression, anxiety, stress or anger through habit tracking and journaling. The app also offers calming breathing exercises. [ABC News]

Get It Done

Font It!

When it comes to your resume, font choice is huge. (That means no Comic Sans no matter what!) So, what should you use instead? Arial is a tried-and-true classic that will never steer you wrong while Georgia gives you a modern twist without seeming too bold. [Swirled]

Keep Us On Read

There’s no worse feeling than sending an email and getting the feeling that the person you contacted didn’t even read it. Thankfully, you can follow small tips to keep your emails top priority. Be straightforward in the subject line, send at the beginning of the workday and close out with thanks instead of a more formal ending. [Refinery29]

(Pod)Cast That Net

If you’re a podcast lover, pick one that will feel as fresh as the summer breeze around you. Advice to my Younger Me, for example, offers career pointers successful women would give to their younger selves. It’s light enough for a beach listen, but substantive enough to make you think. [Silicon Republic]

Savor Each Bite

Ice, Ice, Cocktail!

Yeah, yeah, we know there’s enough rosé to go around this summer. Instead, try an easy-to-make Icelandic cocktail that will cool you down. The Reyka Vodka cocktail is a great one even if you don’t have the Reyka brand. Just pair your fave vodka with pomegranate juice, mint, honey and sparkling wine. [Swirled]

We’re So Jelly

Do jelly beans strike your fancy? We bet you didn’t know that 1,680 Jelly Belly beans are made every second and the amount made in a day weighs as much as 24 elephants. Also, more than 15 million beans are eaten every year. Wow. [Swirled]

Recipe Of The Day

Stay cool this July 4th by making a round of easy, refreshing raspberry mojitos! They take less than five minutes to whip up, which means you and your loved ones will be on your way to summer bliss in no time. [Spicy Southern Kitchen]

Pack Your Bags

Appy To Be Here

Don’t travel the world empty-handed. And by that, we mean without the essential apps you need to have a killer time on vacay. SayHi Translate is a free app that works like Google Translate, only you can speak into the app and it will pop out the phrase in the language you request. [Swirled]

Deal Of The Day

Say Aloha to the travel deal of a lifetime. You can score a roundtrip flight from cities like Phoenix, Dallas, Seattle and Atlanta to Kailua-Kona and Lihue, Hawaii starting at $325. The deal is on for traveling between August and December. [The Points Guy]

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