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The Top Five Fashion Trends of 2022
According to Google, we're about to be time travelling back to the 80's. Google Trends has been tracking all of the fashion trends that are most searched - and they're all things my mom ROCKED in high school. 😛 The #1 trend so far in 2022 is BELL-BOTTOMS; but they're renamed "extreme flare jeans." They're so...
Jan 26, 2022
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North Dakota LOVES to Put This On Our Food
Instacart released a bunch of data on what kinds of foods people are ordering for delivery - and in celebration of National Hot Sauce Day this Saturday, they released which states are ordering the MOST hot sauce. Now I wasn't sure how popular hot sauce actually was, but 74% of Americans say they like to put hot sauce o...
Jan 19, 2022
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What Everyone is Naming Their Kids in 2022
We're only a few weeks into 2022, but there are already baby names that are SO popular, they're flooding hospitals all over the U.S. According to babycenter.com, the trend is showing more gender-neutral names, for both boys and girls, like Riley, Dylan, and Avery. As of right now, the number one baby name for girls in ...
Jan 17, 2022
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New Year, New Weird Eating Habit
I mean, this makes sense - but I feel like this research is only proving what most people can figure out. According to a new study out of Japan, CHEWING YOUR FOOD MORE can prevent you from becoming overweight. Basically, using your muscles to chew uses more energy, burning more calories and making it easier for your bo...
Jan 14, 2022
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How Your Case of Budweiser Could Win You a Million Dollars
I'm loving these Charlie and the Chocolate Factory vibes that Budweiser has incorporated into their new giveaway. Budweiser is hiding 10,000 GOLDEN CANS into their packs of beer country-wide, and if you find one, you've got a shot at winning ONE MILLION DOLLARS. Now you still have to post a photo of your golden can on ...
Jan 13, 2022
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DoorDash Partners With Girl Scouts to Revolutionize Cookie Delivery
IT'S GIRL SCOUT COOKIE SEASON! I always keep the freezer stocked with some of the best cookies on the planet: Girl Scout cookies. And this year, the Girl Scouts have partnered with DoorDash to make ordering your favorites even easier in 2022. Before, you had to have connections to an adorable little neighborhood Browni...
Jan 12, 2022
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The Most Anticipated Movies of 2022
It's a new year, and that means one thing - NEW MOVIES! One thing I really missed about the pre-pandemic world was getting to sit down and watch movies in THEATERS, with the comfy seats and huge tubs of popcorn. It finally looks like (as of right now) we're going to get an entire year of theater-released movies, and th...
Jan 11, 2022
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Oreo is Kicking Off 2022 With The Best Throwback
2022 is already shaping up to be better than 2021 in my book. Nabisco has announced that they're bringing back Oreo Cakesters - basically the Whoopie-pie like Oreo treat that has been discontinued since 2012. They cleverly planned a soft-release at the last Blockbuster on EARTH in Oregon - saying it's the "only pl...
Jan 10, 2022
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How to Improve Your Relationship Based on Your Zodiac Sign
The holidays are a make-it-or-break-it time for relationships; if you find yourself struggling during the next couple months, maybe take a few of these tips from The List that are personalized for you based on your zodiac sign: Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius): fire signs are a lot of things, and one of the great t...
Dec 22, 2021
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WATCH: Just Dropped Trailer for Harry Potter Reunion Special
I love Harry Potter, and have read all of the books a countless number of times. And, if you're like me, you grew up along with the main characters through the films - I was a little heartbroken when the second part to Deathly Hallows was released. But HBO Max knew EXACTLY what we needed in the world right now, giving ...
Dec 21, 2021
The Most Dangerous Age to Drink Alcohol?
The holidays are a time where everyone wants to feel jolly and merry - but this year, make sure you watch your intake of alcohol. Don't get me wrong - almost all of us have experienced some negative effects of alcohol in our lives (especially me in college - once I learned how to take a shot of tequila, it all went dow...
Dec 20, 2021
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Ultimate Gift Guide for Christmas Procrastinators
We've all been there - all of a sudden, it's two weeks before Christmas and you missed someone on your list. Stores are picked over, online shopping isn't reliable because it may not get shipped on time, and it seems like your only option is something homemade or impersonal, like a gift card. So here are some ideas tha...
Dec 14, 2021
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Stupid Criminals: Mother Steals DAUGHTER'S Identity
Does anyone remember that Melissa McCarthy movie where she goes back to college and hangs out with her daughter and all of her friends? This is the REAL LIFE version, but a lotttttt weirder. Laura Oglesby, a 48-year-old woman from Missouri, just plead guilty to IDENTITY FRAUD charges that are going to keep her behind b...
Dec 10, 2021
What Your Zodiac Sign Says About Your Finances
Now I'm not one for putting my faith in what the stars have planned for me - but as a proud Gemini, I'm not too mad about what this study says about my financial status. So this study was based on a survey question - would you ever make a financial decision based on your horoscope? 30% of millennials and 24% of Gen-Zer...
Dec 09, 2021
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The #1 Alcohol We're Drinking for the Holidays
The results are in: and my favorite hard liquor is making a comeback this holiday season. Drizly, an alcohol delivery platform used in the U.S. and Canada, collected data from over 500 beverage retailers to find out the trends on what people are drinking for the holidays. The main points we can take away from this data...
Dec 08, 2021
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'Queen of Christmas' Takes Office Decorating to the Next Level
I love everything about Christmas - the baking, gift-giving, decorating, and even all of the time spent with family. But even I'M not this creative. Monika Orrey from California decided she was gonna dominate the competition in her office decorating competition. She spent EIGHT HOURS constructing a life-sized gingerbre...
Dec 07, 2021
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The #1 Christmas Movie in the US is...
'Tis the season, and one of my favorite parts of the holidays is cuddling up on the couch with a steaming mug of hot cocoa, watching a Christmas movie I've already seen a million times. Which leads to the question - which Christmas movie IS the best? A new survey from Preply asked Americans to vote for their favorite m...
Dec 01, 2021
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Ignorance is Bliss, Especially When it Comes to Wine
I was having a pretty good Tuesday until I stumbled across this article. (Kidding - but seriously, as someone who loves to drink a hearty glass of wine as pictured to the right, this definitely had a sobering effect on my mood this morning.) There's been a lot of research how alcohol contributes to the world-wide obesi...
Nov 30, 2021
ND Veteran receives 50 year-old missing Vietnam memorabilia
There's been so many stories like this in the news lately, and I absolutely am here for it. There's something about being given something that seems to have been lost forever - like in this case, HALF A CENTURY - that makes you feel like anything is possible. William Retterath from Washburn, North Dakota was a helicopt...
Nov 29, 2021
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$2,500... Just To Sit On Your Couch
CALLING ALL FELLOW COUCH POTATOES! If you love Christmas movies, there is a website offering you $100 a day to watch a whole lot of them. Reviews.org is taking applications for a "Chief Holiday Cheermeister" to watch 25 Christmas movies in 25 days, adding up to earnings of $2,500. Not only that - there's an a...
Nov 24, 2021
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