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Dad’s Day Out: Must-Visit Destinations for Father’s Day

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Dad’s Day Out: Must-Visit Destinations for Father’s Day

When it comes to shopping for Father’s Day, it can be tricky to avoid the old clichés of a new tie or a seventh (unnecessary) screwdriver for his toolbox. Besides, what if your dad isn’t the businessman or handyman type? Instead of scouring a store for a gift, think outside the box and bring Dad on an adventure he’ll never forget instead.   Photo by Tatiana Syrikova from Pexels    For the outdoorsman If your father loves to spend his free time in nature, there are plenty of exciting activities you can conjure up for his Father’s Day celebration. Luckily, June weather is...

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Grab Your Girlfriends for Galentine’s Day Fun

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Grab Your Girlfriends for Galentine’s Day Fun

What began in the fictional land of television comedy (thank you, Parks and Recreation), has now become an increasingly celebrated event the day before Valentine’s Day—dubbed Galentine’s Day. For those who choose to forgo the giant, heart-shaped boxes of chocolates and candlelit dinners with a significant other, there is still a way to celebrate your love (if only between you and your BFFs). Here are some ideas for the ultimate Galentine’s Day with your girls! Parks and Rec-athonIf you and your friends are fans, what better way to commemorate a day founded by Leslie Knope than with a marathon of the...

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Supporting Small Businesses: Staying Connected Through the Pandemic

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Supporting Small Businesses: Staying Connected Through the Pandemic

If you've been following my journey as a small business owner, you've seen that I have been connecting with some pretty cool people who are either small business owners themselves or they run organizations that help small businesses out. I would like to spotlight a few of them so you can not only support us, but other small business owners as well. We sure appreciate any help you can give us during these unprecedented times. Go Shop Local - Las Vegas is run by Ben Burkhalter and Maxine Ross, who were directly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Las Vegas was...

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Upcycled Greetings

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Upcycled Greetings

The annual sending and receiving of holiday greeting cards starts as a pile of heartfelt messages that are proudly displayed and shared. This year, use these simple ideas to give last year’s cards a second life! All you will need is a variety of holiday greeting cards, scissors, a decorative craft punch, a hole punch, some glue, a long piece of string, and some scraps of ribbon.     Make place cards for this year’s holiday dinner.Hold your holiday card horizontally, so that the fold is at the top. Cut the card into half or even thirds, depending on the...

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How to Give Thanks All Year Long

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How to Give Thanks All Year Long

  Happy Thanksgiving to our friends visiting our website! I listened to a very informative and interesting podcast called "Stay Paid" from our partners at Reminder Media, who are in the process of creating our first issue of our digital magazine and weekly virtual events newsletter to send out to our customers on our email list. I am so excited to share it with you all! They talked about how 64% of Americans surveyed preferred a handwritten note over an email. Being that my love and passion for writing by hand is also my business, I thought I would share...

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