Here are some of our favorite tips for keeping your diet in check this holiday season shared to us by Coca-Cola and registered dietician Nutritionist and Certified Diabetes Educator Melissa Herman Dirks (@EatSmartRDN). It’s the time of year when office parties, family holiday celebrations and get-togethers are filling up your...
Ecommerce Holiday Shopping: The Biggest Opportunity of the Year for Online Retailers
With the holidays coming up, many people choose to buy their gifts online. Did you know that all five of the biggest online sale days take place between late November and mid-December? Some highlights: · Online black friday sales increased 26% last year while in store actually ...
It Had To Happen Around the Holidays?
With the Christmas holiday approaching, I went to TJ Maxx to buy a few things. As I was walking around, I saw two young girls between the ages of 8 and 10. They were adorable and they were buying presents for their parents. As one little girl wheeled the cart,...
Memorial Day, A Day to Remember…
Did you know that Memorial Day was first celebrated as a holiday in May 1868 to honor and remember the fallen soldiers from the Civil War? On that day, flowers were placed on the soldier’s graves who were either confederate or in the union armies. New York was the first...
Homework Over the Vacation? Are You Kidding Me?
Why do teachers give homework assignments over the breaks? It’s not like they give little projects to keep the students engaged, they always seem to give big time consuming projects during the vacation times and it’s getting a little ridiculous! I’ve been dealing with this issue now for the past...