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A few years ago, my brother-in-law, his wife, and their kids relocated to Sarasota, Florida. Not long after, my husband’s aunt and mother followed.So every summer since, my husband, our two daughters, and I visit for a week to catch up and hang out. On our first trip, though, something…
There are three seasons in any parent-child school life that make us all want to run away and hide. The first is in May, when the school calendar is jam-packed with special dress days, award ceremonies, and graduations. The second is December, right before a two-week holiday break, where once…
Positano, Italy, is known for its colorful, picturesque buildings nestled into the cliffs.This charming village boasts stunning architecture, quaint boutiques, vibrant pottery, fresh seafood, and wine tastings in unique places like converted caves.Experiencing all of this — and more — is exactly why I chose Positano as the home base…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Graeme Kennedy, a Canadian photographer based in Shanghai. His words have been edited for length and clarity.I grew up in a small town in the Canadian Rockies in the kind of place where you help your neighbor shovel snow off their…
Two startups with the goal of keeping couples in love got hitched.Arya, a relationship wellness AI startup, recently acquired Flamme, an app with activities for couples like quizzes and milestones, Business Insider has learned exclusively.Arya and Flamme “complement each other,” Arya’s CEO, Offer Yehudai, told Business Insider.While Flamme is for…
As part of her morning routine, Karen Murray wakes up and immediately turns on the TV at her mother’s assisted living home in New Jersey, 40 minutes away.At the crack of dawn, she puts Pandora on through the TV in her mother Marion’s room. Around 11 a.m., she calls into the TV…
At age 54, one of the top soccer players in history is still thinking about how she should have listened to her mom as a young athlete.”She told me all the time to stretch,” Mia Hamm told Business Insider. “As a young player, my warmup was much shorter, and the…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lana Ng, a 35-year-old stay-at-home mother based in Houston. It has been edited for length and clarity.I used to work as a marketing coordinator at a local hospital in Houston. I worked in a hybrid role, spending three days working from…
The last time I left my house for a nighttime event that had me awake past midnight was Elton John’s concert in Detroit during his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour. By the time my spouse and I were seated at 8 p.m., during the opening bars of “Bennie and the…
As record-breaking temperatures and severe heat waves become the new normal, air conditioning has become a necessity.On Tuesday, France experienced its hottest day on record, while the United Kingdom recorded its highest temperature ever for June, the Associated Press reported.And in the US, the nine hottest years on record have…
