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Calling All Sun Worshippers

Waking up to the sun shining brings happiness to me and an eagerness to soak up as much of the sun’s rays as possible.  Now that Spring has arrived, I’m sure bright sunshiny days are in my future.  When the weather is nice it provides the opportunity to get outside and enjoy the great outdoors.  […]

WRITTEN BY: Lorrissa Dunfee

REVIEWED BY: Pat Brinkman

SOURCES:

  • Have a Sun-Safe Summer. American Cancer Society. May 1, 2017. https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/stay-sun-safe-this-summer.html
  • Sun Safety Tips for Families. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. December 12, 2017. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/basic_info/sun-safety-tips-families.htm
  • Sun Cancer. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. November 13, 2017. https://www.cdc.gov/cancer/skin/

Let’s Buy a House!

So you want to buy your first house! Jumping into the housing market can be an exciting, scary, and stressful process (I know)! There is so much information that, for a first time home buyer, the process can be overwhelming. Homes can be expensive! Down payments, closing costs, and inspections; there are a lot of […]

Safe Snacks for Traveling

Are you trying to eat healthy, but struggling with snacks? During my baby-steps to a healthier me, I’ve been struggling with snacks, especially when I travel. I think of all these great snacks that I can take with me, but then food safety realization sets in and suddenly I find myself at a loss. You […]

WRITTEN BY: Amanda Bohlen, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Washington County.

REVIEWED BY: Misty Harmon, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Perry County.

SOURCES:

  • Bohlen, A. (2018). Healthy Snacks. Live Healthy, Live Well. https://livehealthyosu.com/2018/03/01/healthy-snacks/
  • The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (2018). Patient Education. https://patienteducation.osumc.edu/Pages/Home.aspx

Who is In Your Household?

The population of the United States is aging, and the aging population is growing at an unprecedented rate. Since 1990, the percent of Americans over the age of 65 has tripled, and the trend is not slowing down! In the next few decades, the number of Americans over the age of 65 is projected to […]

WRITTEN BY: Jenny Lobb, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Franklin County

REVIEWED BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Lucas County

SOURCES:

  • Brubaker, T.H. and Brubacker, E. (1999). The Four Rs of Intergenerational Relationships: Implications for Practice. Michigan Family Review, 4(1): 5-15. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/mfr/4919087.0004.102/--four-rs-of-intergenerational-relationships-implications-for?rgn=main;view=fulltext.
  • Mather, M. (2016). Fact Sheet: Aging in the United States. Population Reference Bureau. http://www.prb.org/Publications/Media-Guides/2016/aging-unitedstates-fact-sheet.aspx.
  • Spence, L. and Radunovich, H.L. (2016). Developing Intergenerational Relationships. University of Florida IFAS Extension. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fy1007.

What’s Your Line?

I am a clothesline fanatic. I love hanging laundry outdoors.  It makes me feel patriotic and environmentally conscious all at the same time.  When my sister went to Paris a few years ago, she brought home a postcard for me that showed laundry hanging from the side of a Parisian apartment building.  She knew I […]

WRITTEN BY: Donna Green, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Erie County

REVIEWED BY: Candace J. Heer, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Morrow County

SOURCES:

  • laundrylist.org/why-line-dry.html
  • www.thespruce.com/reasons-to-line-dry-laundry-2145997
  • www.home-ec101.com/sunlight-as-a-disinfectant-for-laundry/

Personal finance blogs (and beyond): Blog that I read regularly

Blogs are a great way of getting new ideas and staying up to date on topics of interest – our LiveSmartOhio blog certainly falls into this category! There are also a few personal finance blogs that I read carefully, and often use in my student teaching. I wanted to share three of them with you […]

WRITTEN BY: Cäzilia Loibl

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods

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