She started bringing Lego toys to work to build things out of the colorful blocks with her colleagues. She also started playing with Silly Putty, a toy made of special rubbery material that changes colors. She said it brought her comfort. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, many adults turned to...
In this approach, you create time blocks based on your natural energy levels. For example, if you know that your most productive hours are between 9 and 11 am, you’ll create a block and handle your most important work in this period. Meanwhile, you’re at your worst from 3-5, so ...
Let's look at two basic activities that can become more purpose driven with a few minor adjustments: The Active Sit Many of us spend on average 8+ hours sitting at our desks, traveling in planes, trains and automobiles or on the couch; top that off with another 6-8 hours sleeping. ...
Don’t dive right into a max-effort sprint. Just as you accelerate off the blocks, your workout should gradually ramp in difficulty. Jog a light lap around the track or do some brief, low-effort dashes before going for your first all-out bout. ...
How To Stick To A Budget Without Going Crazy Budgeting is not a precise thing, especially at first.In order for a budget to be effective, it has to accurately project your spending. The first time you make a budget, you will probably have to use your best guess for some things.Many pe...
Whether you participated in the 2024 New York City Marathon or you are cheering on the runners who are, if you’re like us, you’re already dreaming about lining up on Staten Island for next year’s race. The 26.2-mile race through the Big Apple drew its normal 50,000-plus participan...
Other search engines have great tools but a lot of them clump your searches into month blocks. This can be really helpful for August, but not in July when you only want to search for school holiday dates and the cheapest prices will obviously be those outside of that. ...
Then you figure out how many miles your trip will take. Most RV rental companies charge a certain amount per mile. That’s from 35 to 50 cents per mile. You’ll then multiply the number of nights you’ll be renting the RV by the nightly rate and add that to the mileage times the ...
Many full moon names date back to Native Americans, of what is now the northern and eastern United States. Those tribes of a few hundred years ago kept track of the seasons by giving distinctive names to each recurringfull moonas the lunar cycle was an important method of timekeeping. Their...
The BRT had intended on building their 14th St-Eastern Line as a subway through Williamsburg and then elevated through Bushwick along the LIRR Evergreen Branch, a narrow gauge railroad running through city blocks between Wyckoff and Irving Aves. The neighborhood fought the BRT until they ag...