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chia-pudding

I’ve been reading a lot about the incredible benefits of chia seeds.  I was just amazed at how versatile these little seeds are!  There are so many different ways to use them.  This pudding is so simple and packed with nutrients!  Some people aren’t crazy about the texture of the seeds so you could put this in the blender for a smoother texture.

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Anyone can be a time management master, but imagine the ability to ameliorate cancelled meetings, clients, or events. You have a busy life and those spare moments to do you should feel like winning the lottery. The best exhortation isn’t to “get busy” in those moments of spare time, instead be mindful and optimize this time. After studying many highly successful people we have gathered 10 ways to optimize spare time.

Whether you’re a serious athlete or just want to add some cool new tricks to your repertoire, plyometric exercises are the key to increasing your power, improving your reaction time, and taking your athleticism to the next level.

Here are seven plyo exercises to help you build power quickly:

1. Box Jumps

Box jumps build power, speed, and agility.

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As long as we make efforts to take care of ourselves and live healthy, there is a good chance that our bodies will serve us well for a long time. Our bodies truly are amazing. You might be surprised at what your body is capable of after reading these 50 weird facts about the human body:

(With Dos and Don’ts)

Deterimine your grocery budget, lower your grocery bill, and get what you want and need with these 7 tips

1. Do Meal Plan Before Writing Your Grocery List

When I’ve meal planned for the week before writing my grocery list, I can buy more purposefully. Rather than buying an ingredient for one meal, I can make sure a food item can carry into at least one more. For instance, instead of buying two steaks, I can pick up a small roast. We can have roast vegetables and meat the first night, and a stir-fry with beef the next.

 

Step into any supermarket and you'll see thousands of labels shouting good-health claims: Whole grains! No trans fats! Essential vitamins and minerals! But figuring out what really is part of a healthy diet is getting harder and harder in these days of information overload. And it shows in the sobering statistics: 68% of Americans are overweight or obese—which is a big reason more of us are developing diseases such as diabetes, and at younger ages.

1. Cleopatra is credited with the invention of the vibrator. She is said to have taken insects and placed them inside a hollow sphere. The insects would become agitated and begin buzzing around, causing the sphere to vibrate.

Are you the type to cut your sandwich in half or portion it into triangles? What about dog-earring a book page rather than using a bookmark? Depending on your personality, you’ll probably have a distinct preference for both those scenarios. The clever Tumblr called 2 Kinds of People is full of these situations that show the simple yet wildly different ways in doing things.

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This is one of those ‘I-need-a-cookie-right-now-or-I-die’ recipes that can be prepared in almost no time.

We all know that kind of situation, don’t we? I definitely do, I confess.

When you've been in a relationship for a while, it's easy to reminisce about your carefree, no-strings-attached "Single" Days, and it's even easier to completely forget how much your carefree no-strings-attached "Single" Days actually totally sucked...

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enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to…

Cajun Baked Sweet Potato Fries! Simple ingredients, quick and SO flavorful! #vegan #glutenfree

I’m kind of a sweet potato fiend. Sweet potato oats, granola, muffins, tater tots, smoothies, salads, soups, chips, burgers, Mediterranean style, CHOCOLATE COVERED. How have I not made fries on Minimalist Baker before? This has to change.

 
1. Keep makeup remover next to your bed so you have zero excuses not to take off your makeup before you go to sleep. Sleeping with your makeup on can cause breakouts and infections. So on nights when you're exhausted and can't imagine standing at the sink for longer than 30 seconds, you'll be thankful to have this stuff stashed next to your bed. (But really, help your face and reserve this hack for extreme lazy emergencies only.)

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Serves 2-4
Preparation time 15 minutes
Cooking time 5 minutes

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As I grow older (and I’m writing about this as though I’m about to turn 70), I’ve hit certain moments in a woman’s life that aren’t often discussed, but at some point, happen to every woman.

The moment when…

I know what you’re thinking… are these more fashion snaps from coachella? no indeed! these are high school fashions in 1969 photographed by arthur shatz for life magazine.

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It’s no surprise that beauty has fast grown into a multi-billion-dollar industry over the decades. As most women know, the range of hair products, skin potions, and cosmetics available at any drugstore or mall is enormous. In this infographic, the folks at Ogle School reveal 6 amazing beauty hacks.

 Six Amazing Beauty Hacks

 

Coconut Oil Shareable

There are hundreds of ways to incorporate coconut oil into your daily cruelty-free routine. Love the smell of coconut? Try unrefined oil for a light fragrance, or use refined oil when you prefer no scent. Here are our top 30 ways to use coconut oil:

Making food can sometimes be boring – but we found 21 food tricks that will turn any meal into an awesome experience !

1 : Awesome cheesy bread with a twist – this is delicious

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Standing lamps in corners often feel a bit like round pegs in square holes, not quite fitting the space in a way that would feel intentional.