A metastudy in 2017 with over 10k participants found that daily vitamin D doses reduced the chance of contracting respiratory infections by 19%.
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Songs Other Than “Happy Birthday” to Teach Your Kids to Sing While They Wash Their Hands
The coronavirus, aka COVID-19, is or will soon be at your doorstep. And while this new virus is scary for so many people (rightfully so), the truth is that everyone could use a little refresher now and then on how important it is to wash your hands properly – and for long enough – as often as necessary.
Now, the CDC and WHO have important work to do, so they’re only giving you one song option to easily count down your 20 seconds of washing time – Happy Birthday twice – but luckily, there are people all over the internet ready and willing to give you more options.
Below are 5 alternatives hand-picked for the kids in the house!
5. Mary Had a Little Lamb
Your kid probably already knows this one, it’s harmless, and hey, you only have to sing the first verse to use up your 20 seconds.
4. If You’re Happy and You Know It
Change “clap your hands” to “wash your hands” and voila! 20 seconds has passed and your kid has spent it following directions. Will miracles never cease?!
3. Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Another lyric tweak and you’ve got “wash, wash, wash your hands as well as you can!” so this takes the recommended 20 seconds and reminds your toddler what they’re supposed to be doing at the same time.
2. The Alphabet Song
This is a favorite in our house, and honestly, it usually takes more than 20 seconds (unless someone has something they’d really rather be doing).
1. The Germs Song
This one probably isn’t as easy or familiar, but it is instructive! The Kiboomers use three verses to get into the nitty-gritty gross stuff that’s stuck to your hands before you wash them, and any one of them is long enough to get you to your goal.
If your toddler is like mine, you might have to ask them to sing the song twice because they do it so fast, but there you go!
What are you singing while you wash your hands these days? We’re dying to know!
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A Stay-At-Home Mom’s Emotional Post Reminds Us That We Still Need a Village
The world is always changing. A lot a lot. Human beings used to live in villages, and when women had children, everyone helped – with the birth, caring for mom and baby and other kids postpartum, and yeah, if one mom needed a day to breathe, there were women who would take her brood for the day, no questions asked.
One day, she would do it for them.
Now? We’re isolated. I didn’t realize how much that was true until I became a mom that stays home with her children, either, but the truth is, parenting young children can be extremely lonely.
. If any of this resonated with you, I see you mama. I feel you. I will pray for you. And I BELIEVE IN YOU. Motherhood, real motherhood, isn’t filtered. It’s raw and messy and hard and so beautiful. Let yourself feel it all If you’re lucky (I am), you have parents and other family nearby and a partner that’s supportive. Friends who are in the same stage of life as you and who live near enough to help out.
Even so, it’s hard. No one warns you about how hard it will be, and worse, everyone assumes that “staying home with your kids” is the best possible life, leaving the women who do it and struggle feeling like they’re not allowed to speak up when they’re miserable.
Which is kind of exactly what mom Bridgette Anne was feeling when she posted a raw, heartbreaking post about how not-okay she is after taking on the role for the first time.
everyone thinks being a stay at home mom full time is easy.— that we are lucky to be able to not have to work.—…
Posted by Bridgette Anne on Thursday, January 30, 2020
You can’t do anything by yourself; go to the bathroom, enjoy a cup of coffee, read, hell you can’t even scrub the shit out of pants for the 3rd time in a day without someone crying or screaming at your leg.
You don’t get breaks unless they are sleeping; which even then you use that time to clean up
You struggle to come up with ways to entertain someone for literally 12 hours a day every day.
You wear the same clothes that smell like sweat and tears for days at a time because it’s already stained and no use in ruining more clothes.
You forget what it means or feels like to be an individual; because your entire existence now revolves around that child.
You look at working moms and get jealous because you wish you could have an excuse to have an adult conversation without being interrupted.
You lock yourself in the bathroom and scream into a towel while crying because you need a second to breathe; all while a child is banging on the door to get in…
I was one of those people who judged SAHM’s. But I get it now. The people who said they’d be there to help have all but disappeared, and you’re left with this overwhelming sense of failure.
My house isn’t clean, I’m not clean, the dishes aren’t done, I have screamed already today, I have cried, and I have felt so damn guilty that my child was here to witness it.
But I am alone….and I am lonely
People were quick to rally around Bridgette online, offering words of support and encouragement, but I wish there were more and easier ways for SAHMs to connect in real life. To be there for each other, to take each other’s kids for an afternoon, to meet at the part so you can have some coffee and conversation that doesn’t include constant requests for water and peeled fruit.
Being a SAHM is wonderful, but it’s also very, very hard. And until we can come to terms with the fact that both of those things can be true at the same time, moms everywhere are still going to struggle.
That’s not good for anyone, y’all, so please. Be kind, reach out, listen, be supportive. We can still be a village, but we have to try a lot harder to make it work.
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In March 2020, a coronavirus conference has been canceled due to the coronavirus.
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15 Funny ‘Karen’ Memes to Speak to Your Manager About
I feel kind of bad for anyone named Karen right now. Especially if they’re middle aged.
Surely not all Karens are a pain, but the name has come to represent the speak-to-the-manager, anti-vaxxer, essential-oil-facebook-evangelist archetype nonetheless.
Yes, the internet is running wild with Karen memes right now, and here are some of the best:
15. How dare you!
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14. We all float…
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13. The Karen cannot be appeased
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12. A Karen-proof fence
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11. She’s gone too far
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10. Selective hearing
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9. Dead giveaway
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8. They will rebuild
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7. God himself fears Karen
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6. Not today, disease
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5. I knew it
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4. When your American pride is even bigger than your hair
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3. Even the doggos, Karen?
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2. “FEUIAFHVLEAUFGUU!”
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1. Don’t worry, Karen’s got this
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What’s your favorite Karen story? And by “favorite” we mean the time when a Karen acted her absolute worst.
Tell us in the comments!
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A Navy study showed that washing….
A Navy study showed that washing hands 5 times daily reduced incidence of respiratory infections by 45% over a two year period.
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Baby Care Instructions From 1968 Show Just How Much Things Have Changed Since Then
Women continue to learn more about how our bodies work and how science can improve the way we care for tiny human beings. And let’s not forget that there have been some very real developments in the world, like cars that require safety seats, that have irrevocably altered child-rearing.
There’s nothing that illustrates that point quite like taking a look back at how we used to advise moms to care for wee ones, and this list of instructions from 1968 does a great job of showing how different things are today.
The advice here was for the care of your newborn while still in the hospital after birth.
Yeah, most of this is pretty insane, but I really wish someone would have at least considered my nipples.
My mom was going through her things and we saw this, it's rules in regards to just having a baby. It gave me a chuckle….
Posted by Micala Gabrielle Henson on Friday, March 29, 2019
I am not a fan of them not being able to see their babies whenever they want. However, again, I could have done with more sleep and actual recovery time.
Also, real question… how long did it take these women’s milk to come in on this schedule?!?
I assume, unlike many others did not, that the baby was not starving the rest of the time, but simply being bottle fed, since they mention bottles and formula.
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The list of foods you’re not allowed to eat is very curious. Like…were that many people scarfing green coconut cake on the regular?
And don’t even get me started on the smoking.
Image Credit: Pixabay
Overall, obviously this advice never killed any of us born during that timeframe, and seriously, hospitals could be a lot more mom-focused now, instead of wringing out new mothers to the point that they can hardly function by the time they’re sent home.
But I suppose that’s a soapbox for another day…
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Baby Care Instructions From 1968 Show Just How Much Things Have Changed Since Then
Women continue to learn more about how our bodies work and how science can improve the way we care for tiny human beings. And let’s not forget that there have been some very real developments in the world, like cars that require safety seats, that have irrevocably altered child-rearing.
There’s nothing that illustrates that point quite like taking a look back at how we used to advise moms to care for wee ones, and this list of instructions from 1968 does a great job of showing how different things are today.
The advice here was for the care of your newborn while still in the hospital after birth.
Yeah, most of this is pretty insane, but I really wish someone would have at least considered my nipples.
My mom was going through her things and we saw this, it's rules in regards to just having a baby. It gave me a chuckle….
Posted by Micala Gabrielle Henson on Friday, March 29, 2019
I am not a fan of them not being able to see their babies whenever they want. However, again, I could have done with more sleep and actual recovery time.
Also, real question… how long did it take these women’s milk to come in on this schedule?!?
I assume, unlike many others did not, that the baby was not starving the rest of the time, but simply being bottle fed, since they mention bottles and formula.
Image Credit: Facebook
The list of foods you’re not allowed to eat is very curious. Like…were that many people scarfing green coconut cake on the regular?
And don’t even get me started on the smoking.
Image Credit: Pixabay
Overall, obviously this advice never killed any of us born during that timeframe, and seriously, hospitals could be a lot more mom-focused now, instead of wringing out new mothers to the point that they can hardly function by the time they’re sent home.
But I suppose that’s a soapbox for another day…
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The Truth About Your “Washed and Ready-To-Eat” Vegetables
Between our work schedules, family obligations, keeping the house in some semblance of order, putting food on the table three times a day, running kids to school and activities, there just isn’t a ton of time to spare.
Especially if we also want to keep up with what everyone else is somehow finding the time to watch on Netflix.
So when someone offers us a shortcut, like produce that’s been washed and dried and is clean and ready-to-eat, we’re more than a little tempted to fork over the extra cash in exchange for the convenience.
Today ran some tests on those “ready-to-eat” vegetables and compared them to similar results on regular (less expensive) options and found that there’s a considerable amount of bacteria on the produce, regardless of the price tag.
In fact, they found that the produce that claims to have been washed contained more bacteria spores, in most cases.
Glen Pinna from Biotech Laboratories compared ready-to-eat lettuce with pieces of fresh lettuce, and broccoli with the already cut and washed florets.
The “washed” lettuce contained 9.5 million microbes per gram, compared with 470,000 microbes per gram on the loose lettuce, and the cut and washed florets contained 850,000 microbes per gram compared to around 280,000 on the unwashed heads.
Pinna went on to explain his thoughts on the findings:
“The conditions they’re creating is really promoting the growth of bacteria.
Anything that you’re chopping up and putting into a bag and sealing and not holding under five degrees, those bugs are going to increase.”
He advises buying fresh produce, and when it comes to green leafy vegetables, definitely giving them a wash yourself in order to reduce the number of microbes that could not only potentially cause illness, but cause the food to spoil.
#blueberry #raspberry #blackberry #pomagranate #antioxidants #berrymix #berrylicious #freshberries #instaberries #fresh #fruitsalad #eatinghealthy #foodie #juicy #loveemberries #berrymania #beardedreviewsSurprisingly, when it comes to fresh fruit, he said tests show that washing them does essentially nothing to decrease microbes – no word on how it affects pesticides, though, so my berries are still getting a dunking.
Does this surprise you? It does me, a little bit, but I’m certainly glad for the knowledge.
As one of the aforementioned busy parents, if I can’t save time, I’m most definitely up for saving money!
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Successful People Do These 9 Things to Boost Their Energy in the Afternoon
Are you at your best only up until about lunchtime? You definitely have company. Many people report feeling a major slump in their productivity in the afternoons. Losing your momentum may stem from sitting in front of a computer for half the day, what you ate for lunch or interrupted sleep from the night before…or a combination, plus any number of other factors.
Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of “You Can’t Be Serious! Putting Humor to Work,” says our dip in energy is also a part of our natural circadian rhythm.
Whatever causes your lack of motivation after you get back from lunch, you still need to be productive. So, what can you do to wake yourself up and get back your drive?
1. Plan your meetings in the afternoon.
Don’t waste your precious morning energy by getting sucked into a meeting.
Meetings in the afternoon allow you to interact with people and that can help you get some pep back.
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2. Get out of the office.
Take a break when you feel yourself nodding off.
Going outside in the sunlight and fresh air helps relieve eye strain, get your blood flowing and will reset your internal clock.
Photo Credit: Piqsels
3. Grab a coffee.
A mid-afternoon cup of coffee will increase your alertness, as does the physical act of walking to get the coffee and saying hello to people along the way.
Getting a green tea or a water for yourself work too.
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4. Take a power nap.
Not easily accomplished in your cubicle, but if you happen to find the opportunity to close your eyes for a 15-minute nap, you’ll likely wake feeling more creative.
Worth a mention to the boss at any rate.
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5. Exercise.
Like napping, this may be a viable option for people who work from home.
However, if you can squeeze in an afternoon workout, you’ll be rewarded with a boost of motivation.
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6. Drink water.
Kerr says dehydration leads to energy slumps.
He suggests keeping a tall, glass of water in reach.
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7. Record your gratitude.
Countless benefits come from acknowledging all the things in life for which to be grateful.
Kerr suggests starting an afternoon ritual of journaling three of them.
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8. Change up your routine.
Move your workspace from your desk to the conference room, or to your kitchen.
Change your usual meeting location. It all works to rev your brain.
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9. Be a social butterfly for a few minutes.
Add a goal to connect with someone in your office for a few minutes in the afternoon.
It will be a chance for a break from your workspace and it’ll strengthen the relationships you have with your coworkers.
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The great thing about using these strategies to get out of a midday energy slump is most of them serve more than one purpose. Not only will they wake you up, they’ll keep you healthier, help you bond with co-workers and make you more productive. Your boss will probably notice your increased energy and output too.
Lots of wins there!
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