Research shows that helping others will make you happy. Be selfish. Give yourself some happiness during the holiday season. Click To Tweet Goodness knows we all need it. But, wait. There’s more! The added benefit of doing community service after…
After Your Move
You’re new in town and it’s been a while since you’ve needed to impress anyone. Well, since you’re starting over, it’s time to brush off those social skills. Listen to your mother’s advice: You only get one chance to make…
When you’re looking for a new place to live, you might consider factors like safety, schools, and resale value. You’ll want to add proximity to nature to your list. Research shows that it’ll make you happier. You can consider it…
Getting medical care in a foreign country is scary. I recently met with a group of international women who moved to Chicago. Not knowing about the U.S. healthcare system cost them money and untold grief. They paid high fees for going…
Amanda is no stranger to starting over. She’s lived internationally and throughout the U.S. With each sequential move, she learns more about how to meet people and make friends. It can be difficult to make friends when you’re single in…
My Facebook feed is filled with happy back-to-school photos. Smiling kids looking their finest in clean sneakers and snazzy outfits. If only the photos came with audio. “Come on, kids. Just one quick picture.” “How are you not ready yet?!”…
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Absolutely brilliant. I wish I invented Pokémon Go and not because of the fame and fortune, though that would be nice, too. I just wish I created the perfect way to meet people after moving…
We worry so much about the kids when moving. I worried about how my three kids would adjust to leaving friends behind and to living in our new home. I worried about whether they would make friends at their new…
You’re lucky you are moving. You found the quick way to lose weight, exercise more, and build better relationships. If you want to change your habits, you’re way ahead of the game. A whopping 36% of successful habit changes are…
Welcome to Chicago! Chicago is hands down the best place to live in the U.S. Well, except if you’ve just had your first baby and the thermometer reads below zero. When we first moved to Chicago from California, I needed to…
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