9/3/18 Newsletter: The Ultimate Labor Day Dessert

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Life Hack Of The Day: Chill Edition

If you need to chill multiple bottles at once, toss them into a small tub along with ice and water. Next, add salt — yes, salt — to the tub, which will lower the water’s freezing point and leave you with significantly colder beers!

Health

Is your sunscreen really working for your skin? We’ve got the scoop. First, be wary of sunscreens with more than SPF 50 since they don’t protect you any more than SPF 50 would. Lotions offer better coverage than sprays do, and the recommended amount to put on all exposed areas of the skin is one ounce per area (which looks like a shot glass full of sunscreen). [Swirled]

Career + Finance

Even those whose careers rely on tech can do a digital detox this holiday. Turn off phone notifications, keep your phone out of reach and enjoy the day off! If you are working today (womp), you can still detox. Don’t touch those social media platforms before work, and hand-write those notes when you’re in the office. [Swirled]

Food + Drink

You can make the best tasting ice cream for dessert in a snap (and it’s not even really ice cream). Chop up some ripe bananas, freeze them and blend them with a nut butter of your choice, cocoa powder, coconut oil and some spices. Yep, your favorite cold treat just got healthified without compromising on that creamy, satisfying flavor. [Swirled]

Travel

If you’re wondering where to go for a fall vacay this year, we’ve got you covered. You can walk along Chicago’s Navy Pier during the Windy City’s peak season or hit up the Ozark National Forest in Arkansas to get an eyeful of gorgeous fall foliage. Feel like taking a trip across the pond instead? Thailand’s Chang Mai offers delicious food, unmatchable architecture and the opportunity to visit elephant sanctuaries and interact with the gentle giants. [Swirled]

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