Take Your Kids to Deliver Valentines to a Nursing Home

Valentine’s Day is sort of a confusing holiday. It’s a modern “Hallmark Holiday” that is probably rooted in an ancient bloody Pagan goat- and dog-sacrificing festival of sorts. But do we need to get into all of that with our kids? I vote no. That is one thing they can figure out on their own, in due time. For now, we…

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Author: Meghan Moravcik Walbert on Offspring, shared by Meghan Moravcik Walbert to Lifehacker

The Best Workout Videos to Do Alone

There’s nothing like a YouTube video when you want to do a workout but just want everybody to leave you the heck alone. No classmates, no passers-by on the sidewalk, and you can even ignore the people you live with if you find a room to yourself and close the door. Ahh, peace. Now queue up one of these:

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Author: Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Beth Skwarecki to Lifehacker

How to Enjoy Living Alone

When I moved out of the home I had been sharing with my ex-husband just over four years ago, I was completely wrecked. I had been in a committed relationship with him since I was 19, and had moved directly from my mother’s home into his just before my 21st birthday. We lived apart during the two years I was wrapping…

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Author: Claire Lower