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Show your support for the fight against heart disease and the American Heart Association by wearing RED today!
You’ll join millions of other men, women and children (even cities!) who will support the cause by wearing red on National Wear Red Day.  And, if you only have a few spare minutes on February 1st, here are two quick ways to encourage heart […]
One more expert to recommend today: This week, Jane Brody - the New York Times award-winning Personal Health columnist - is taking questions online about diet and nutrition. Brody, reporter for The Times and author of several books on medicine and science, is a great resource to answer any questions you may have about healthy eating.Â
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It would be hard to miss all the heart icons in our stores and on the Let’s Dish! website as we “Go Red” in February. As Jeremy wrote yesterday, we’ve pledged to learn more about healthy living and do all we can to prevent heart disease.
And, we can do a lot - nutritious meals and heart-health awareness to thousands of families to start. We partnered with the American […]
It’s time for us to move our focus for Food for Thought to heart health for American Heart Month, but we hope our month-long series of Resolution Solutions has been helpful to you. Whether you stay firm to your goals and achieve them or forgive yourself for faltering, the key is that your resolutions should […]
As we wind down our month of Resolution Solutions, I think it’s important to recognize that it’s not always about what you need “to do” or “to be”. Sometimes it’s about what you don’t do that can help you achieve your goal. Here’s one idea from Sharon Rainey:
I also give myself permission NOT to answer […]
Reading Jeremy’s post earlier reminded me of what I consider “vital records” and are just as important to organize and protect - digital photos of family and friends!
We’ve spent most of the month sharing Resolution Solutions on clutter control, time-management and goal-setting tips, but Mel Rosche passes on several very useful tips on how to […]
If you’ve got kids, you’ve got plates, bowls, cups and silverware for kids. You’ll most often find these items emblazoned with a cartoon character on the top or side, smiling at you as you load Beauty and the Beast into the dishwasher. (And, why is that they seem to endure forever when my Villeroy & Boch […]
We got another tip on how to minimize the magically-reproducing paperwork in your house.  Sharon’s advice certainly relates to processing mail and more, so I thought we’d add it to today’s Resolution Solutions:Â
I try to pick up a piece of paper only once. So once I pick it up, I try to do something: write the check, file […]
When in our Let’s Dish! stores, I often hear customers struggle whether to prepare full or split dishes – 6 servings is a little more than you need but a half portion may leave you hungry. I personally always opt for a full portion (even when our youngest was not yet eating solids) because I […]
Well, it’s been a week since you made your New Year’s Resolutions - and 7 days of Food for Thought postings with tips from organizers and life coaches to keeping your resolutions. I thought instead of asking how you’re doing (no one likes a report card) or hinting at the failure statistics, I’d share Rachel […]
It’s the new year - we’re safely distanced from all those holidays and have a little more time on our hands. But will you fall into your old habits? (My hand is raised as a classic procrastinator over here.)
Here’s a tip to help us all start the year off right:
Do things right away. Do you […]
As I was revamping my Resolutions into “To Be’s” after contemplating yesterday’s Resolution Solution, a New York Times article came zinging across my email:
HEALTH | January 1, 2008
Well: A Clutter Too Deep for Mere Bins and Shelves
By TARA PARKER-POPE
Disorganization may be a person problem, not a house problem.
Taking “to be” to a much deeper […]
Since we’re all still putting away post-holiday goodies, here’s a pair of timely Resolution Solutions that help reduce clutter AND do something good for others:
Did you get a new coat from your spouse? A new sweater from your mom? Or did you just get those great new shoes as a special gift for yourself? With […]
When we decided to focus on Resolution Solutions for January, it became very clear that our idea list was long, but time - especially during the holidays - was short. Let’s Dish! can help address so many different resolutions that we could go in almost any direction. We also wanted to provide valuable tips to […]
