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October 9, 2015

World Egg Day Have some eggs! The Health Benefits  of Eggs I love having egg and avocado together, yum! The Only 40 Egg Recipes You'll Ever Need Top 10 Quiche Recipes Curious Events Day What's a curious event you have always wondered about? 10 Strange Mysteries That Remain Unsolved 10 Bizarre Mysteries From Around The World The world’s biggest mysteries scientists still can’t solve Here Are 7 Unsolved Mysteries That Will Send Chills Down Your Spine Fire Prevention Day Safety Tip Sheets for all kinds of fire topics Did you know that if a fire starts in your home, you may have just two minutes to escape? Take today and go through your home and check for fire safety, this list can help . Make a Home Fire Escape Plan  for a single family home , multi-family dwelling , or high rise apartment complex . How to Put Out a Grease Fire How to Put Out an Electrical Fire Tips on Putting Out Fires Without an Extinguisher Leif Erikson Day The first Europea...

Day 180: Make a Move Events

What in the world, you may be asking, is a "Make a Move" event? Well it's something I initiated a couple of years ago, inspired by my friend Lori.  Basically we send out an invite for people to join us in assembling "blessing" bags for the homeless. We fill gallon sized Ziploc bags with hygiene items, socks, non-perishable food items, and my hub and I add in Subway gift cards.  We send out a list of what we are looking for, we take donations and buy suggested items with those donations, and then we take an hour on a designated Saturday and make up as many bags for men, women, and even children that we can.  It's AWESOME. Piles of socks, piles of razors, stacks of granola bars and tuna kits, full size bottles of soaps, travel sized bottles of soaps, piles of toothbrushes and toothpaste, etc.  And in about 30 minutes we can deplete those piles and stacks and make these bags up! I keep some of the bags in my car and look for opportunities to hand them out.  In ...