How To Make Your House a Home
-by JoAnna Haugen
The front door stood open. Inside was a hallway covered in large, off-white tiles. On one side was a room with light brown carpet, twelve-foot ceilings and several windows with white blinds. The walls, also white, were bare.
If I didn't know differently myself, I'd say there was nothing special about the building. But the truth was that this was a very significant building in my life. It was my very first house.
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The Penguins of Phillip Island
-by Karen Banes
If you're not a native Australian, you may never have heard of Phillip Island.
If you're anything like me, however, it will sound familiar because you jotted it down on your bucket list once when you heard it's one of the few accessible places on the planet where you can have a guaranteed encounter with wild penguins.
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Stick to New-Years Resolutions All Year!
-by JoAnna Haugen
About eight months ago you likely realized that the new year was upon us. Your thinking probably went something like this: This year will be the year that I lose the extra weight, quit smoking and make more time for my family.
Well, this year has been moving right along and we're at an ideal point in time to reflect on how those new year's resolutions are coming along. It's easy for those well-intentioned goals to slowly go astray, so before you grab another cigarette or stay late at work for yet another night, consider the following suggestions for sticking with those new year's resolutions all year long.
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Squawking Over Backyard Chickens
-by Christopher Reilly
As more and more Americans become committed in ways both big and small to the idea of sustainable living, the urban chicken movement is sweeping across the country faster than you can sweep out a chicken coop. But the idea of backyard flocks of fowl is not welcomed everywhere. Fierce battles are raging in many communities, dividing the population into pro and con chicken camps.
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