Advice for Life: “The Best $5 (or $10, or $20) You’ll Spend This Year”

This Good Housekeeping Article recommends spend more in Four Different Ways.  You could save money, have peace of mind, make more friends and connections and improve your health by following what Good Housekeeping suggests.

The Best $5 (or $10, or $20) You’ll Spend This Year

Here, four little investments with really big payoffs

We talk so much about socking away money (which is a good thing, of course). But, the truth is, sometimes you need to spend a bit to save moolah — and to improve your life. Check out these tips, and you’ll see exactly what I mean!

Read more: How To Spend – What To Spend On – Good Housekeeping.

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Date Ideas From PearHaven: Walkable Dallas – West End Historic District

The Historic West End offers visitors a window to Dallas; past with beautifully preserved and masterfully renovated historical buildings. The West End is the heartbeat of Downtown Dallas, and only a short train ride away from the Dallas Convention Center, Fair Park, or Dallas; many suburbs.

Everyone enjoys people watching from our many sidewalk patios, shaded by tall live oak trees. It is like taking a mini-vacation during your workday. Order a glass of ice tea and the daily lunch special, sit back and feel the warm breezes, as the stresses of the day drift away.

As Dallas oldest entertainment area, the West End is still Dallas ; premier destination for special events ie., street festivals such as the West End Block Party series, your own special occasions such as birthdays and anniversaries or just a fun time out on the town with good friends.

The West End has come a long way since its days of warehouses and railroad stations. We invite you to experience the reasons why locals & visitors alike love this historical area. Enjoy 25+ award winning restaurants, bars and pubs. Experience the uniqueness of some of the best places to shop in Texas and Dallas; most popular attractions.

Whether you’re a Dallas native or visitor to our great city, come to the West End. You will be glad you did.

For more information about Dallas West End visit http://www.dallaswestend.org/.

See more about Walkable Dallas from AAA Magazine here.

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Scientific Research: How Prayer Can Help Couples’ Relationships

Power of Prayer: Studies Find Prayer Can Lead to Cooperation, Forgiveness in Relationships

“Praying for a romantic partner or close friend can lead to more cooperative and forgiving behavior toward the partner, according to a new study co-authored by a Florida State University researcher.”

•Participants who prayed more frequently for their partner were rated as less vengeful in discussing something the partner had done to upset or annoy them.

•The partners of participants who prayed for them noticed more forgiving behavior than the partners of participants who were assigned to set aside time each day to think positive thoughts about them.

•Participants assigned to pray following a partner’s hurtful behavior were more cooperative with their partners compared to participants assigned to engage in thinking about God.

•Participants who prayed for a close relationship partner on days in which conflict occurred reported higher levels of cooperative tendencies and forgiveness than on days when conflict occurred and they did not pray.

Go to ScienceDaily. Retrieved May 16, 2013, fromhttp://www.sciencedaily.com­/releases/2013/05/130514184139.htm.

Getaway: Get out of the Bay Area fog and enjoy Corte Madera, CA

Sunshine Getaway from San Francisco: Corte Madera, CA

Great Getaway:  Corte Madera is centrally located in Marin County, CA.   You can walk, bike or hike to the local parks or nearby town of Larkspur.  Mill Valley, Stinson Beach and Tiburon are an easy driving distance.  Get out of the fog and enjoy a weekend or day of sunshine in Marin County, staying in Corte Madera.

How Finding Ten Red Balloons May Help Solve the World's Problems

Ten Red Balloons and the Colbert Report


  How providing incentives to find ten red balloons around the US, people used the internet and found the balloons.  This idea may be applied to people working together on the internet to solve real world problems.

Take a look at this interesting video from the Colbert Report about finding ten red balloons.

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Date Ideas From PearHaven: Walkable Dallas – Uptown Dallas

Go with your significant other to a getaway in Dallas – you don’t even need a car! “Uptown Dallas is a walkable, urban neighborhood in the heart of Dallas. A vibrant district with a celebrated history and modern amenities.

Here you will find luxury residences, world-class office space and endless shopping, dining and entertainment options. Uptown offers the finest residential options from high-rise apartment living to luxury houses and townhomes. Looking for a night out? Uptown is home to award winning restaurants and Dallas’ hottest bars. Jump on the McKinney Avenue Trolley and explore our shopping options including home-grown retail to coveted national stores- all mall free. The neighborhood also connects to the Katy Trail, Arts District, the new Klyde Warren Park and American Airlines Center. This is truly city living at its best.”

Read more about Uptown Dallas.

“Dallas is known as a car city, the kind of place where you need four wheels to get around. That reputation, in large part, is true.  But there’s plenty to see and experience without the aid of a car. In the downtown area, you could easily fill a weekend visiting attractions that are within walking distance of the M-Line Trolleys and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail.

Dallas is making headlines this year as the country remembers the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which occurred at Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. That timing makes a visit to the Sixth Floor Museum, a permanent exhibition at the site of the tragedy, all the more compelling. The attraction is a mere two blocks from a DART stop in the West End Historic District, as are numerous other places where you can spend an afternoon.”

From AAA “Car-Free in Big D“.

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