Pandemic Holiday Tips For More Joy and Connection

For many people, life as they knew it has been put on hold due to the restrictions we all must adhere to with COVID-19. The days of waiting patiently for life to return to “normal” have passed. In fact, there has been enough time that has passed since the virus hit in early 2020, that we can confidently say, we have developed a new normal.

2021 Trends: The Future of E-commerce

Cyber Monday recently cemented its reign as the biggest online spending event, with U.S. retailers raking in a record $10.8 billion. This comes as Black Friday became the second-largest online spending day in U.S. history, setting the pace for what analysts are coining “Cyber Months”.

This year has witnessed retail rules rewritten, with cross-border e-commerce sales soaring 21% in the first half.

7 Ways Your Mind Is Keeping You From Happiness

What’s getting in the way of your peace and happiness? Stressing you out? Creating a roller coaster of emotions, drama, and chaos? You might think your inner turmoil is directly due to what’s happening in the world around you, but Karen McGregor says the truth is quite different. It’s not what happens to you, but what you perpetually think and do in response. And that is due to the nature of your mind.

Salice Rose Raises Money For Breast Cancer Awareness

One in eight women in the United States will develop breast cancer in her lifetime according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. While 2020 is still plagued with coronavirus worries, an estimated 276,480 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women in America.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is the second most common cancer in American women, except for skin cancer, and while it is most prevalent in women, men can get breast cancer as well.

4 Ways To Make A Seasonal Business Work

An ever-changing economy creates new opportunities for entrepreneurs, even during these rocky times that COVID-19 has caused. Whether people are looking for a better work-life balance, a new job after having lost one, or an extra source of income, opening a seasonal business is one strategy that fits those goals.

Women: Transform A Dismal Year Into A Happier Personal Journey

COVID-19 has played havoc with many people’s careers, but it may have been especially detrimental to women.

Research shows that working mothers are dropping out of the workforce much faster than working fathers, at least in part because many schools switched to remote learning and at least one adult needed to be in the home with the children. One study by McKinsey & Company and Lean In also found that one-fourth of women they surveyed at 317 companies are considering downshifting their careers or leaving the workforce entirely.

7 Essential Work From Home Tips

COVID-19 has created a nation of telecommuters virtually overnight. At first, it feels like working from home may be temporary. Since it is August, many of us have come to realized that this new work arrangement can go on much longer. Here are some tips for getting set up and organized.

Reserved MasterCard For Wine Enthusiasts

Grand Reserve World Mastercard has launched and designed exclusively around one's interest in wine. They boasts a distinctive rewards program, bonus points on wine purchases, over 400 partner wineries, a complimentary wine tasting pass (priority wine pass), cardholder linked offers, exclusive access to special tastings and events, and more.

Why Cosmetic Surgery Is Booming During The Pandemic

Cosmetic surgery was on an upward trend for several years before the pandemic, and the outbreak of the coronavirus hasn’t hurt its popularity. Since the lifting of lockdown and shelter-in-place orders across the country, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has reported an increased demand in patients considering cosmetic enhancements.

Help For Parents Quarantining With Teenagers

Parents everywhere are trying to figure things out post-COVID-19. Many of your efforts involve trial and error. While you are feeling the shift, so are the kids, particularly teens. Understanding what everyone is going through and raising two teens herself, parenting expert and licensed educational psychologist, Reena B. Patel is going through the same struggles with her own.