But the costs over time are beginning to show: sick days, disengagement at work, and lack of loyalty. Researchers Emma Seppälä and Kim Cameron, writing for Harvard Business Review this week, outline how each of these areas are harmful to productivity over time.“Wellbeing comes from one place, and one place only—a positive culture,” Seppälä and Cameron write. They suggest four research-based ways for bosses to create a more positive culture at work: foster social connections, show empathy, go out of your way to help, and encourage people to talk to you (read about each in “Proof That Positive Work Cultures Are More Productive“)....

The kids are out of school, the weather is perfect, and the smell of BBQ is in the air. Ahh – SUMMER!! I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than a Group Date Splash Party. All of the backyard water games you can think of accompanied by DARLING free printables designed by one of our incredible designers: Jen at Jen T By Design! {Go ahead and click on her name and take a look....

If you’re a fellow scavenger hunt fanatic, you’re in luck. We are taking one of everyone’s favorite activities and adding a little bit of spice to it with our Sexy Scavenger Hunt! We have some super fun scavenger hunt ideas for adults below and are including free printables to go along with it, of course. Essentially, there’s nothing better than a little hunt to rev things up in the bedroom! Oh, and I should probably mention…YOU get the honor of being the special prize waiting at the end of the hunt!...

That said, I don’t mean to totally dismiss the potential pitfalls of mindfulness practice. Sometimes, when people have difficult or extensive histories of trauma or abuse, meditation practice may put them in touch with those memories and emotions, and they can sometimes feel overwhelming, particularly at first. For this reason, if you have a history like this it’s wise to be working with a therapist while exploring the practice of mindfulness....

So many wrecks occurred in this area that the New Zealand government regularly visited these islands and set up depots, stocked with food, clothing, and tools for the use of castaways waiting to be rescued. It turns out that the disappointment of being shipwrecked, which I imagine would be considerable, was survivable if one had provisions. And therein, of course, lies the moral: If we have the provisions to deal with disappointment, it is workable....