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A Thriving Relationship

If you want your garden to grow, you have to care for it. The same is true for your important relationships—if you want them to grow, you must nurture them. Thus, you must cultivate your relationships with the people about whom you care the most: significant others, spouses, or children. What follows are some strategies […]

WRITTEN BY: Joseph Maiorano PhD Candidate, College of Education and Hum Ecol, Dept. of Teaching and Learning, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, College of Food, Ag, and Env Sci, Dept. of Extension

REVIEWED BY: Amanda Woods, M.Ed. Healthy Finances Program Specialist, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • pixabay.com

SOURCES:

  • Ellis, A. & Harper, R. A. 1997. A Guide to Rational Living. New York: Wilshire Book Company.
  • Goddard, H. W. & Marshall, J. P. 2010. The Marriage Garden. New York: Jossey-Bass.

Are You One of the 47%?

The Federal Reserve Board conducts a survey every year to “monitor the financial and economic status of American consumers.” One of the questions asked on this year’s survey was “how would you pay for a $400 emergency?” 47% of survey takers responded that the only way they could cover the expense would be to (1) […]

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

REVIEWED BY: Melissa Welker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Fulton County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • http://search.creativecommons.org/

Learn to Feel Happy at Work – Your Health Depends on It

A new Ohio State University study indicates that the level of satisfaction you have with your job in your 20’s and 30’s is linked to your overall health in your early 40’s. With this in mind, dissatisfied young workers thinking they have plenty of time to figure out their career may want to learn how […]

WRITTEN BY: Joanna Fifner, Extension Educator, Ohio State University Extension, fifner.2@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Shawna Hite, Healthy People Program Specialist, OSU Extension Family & Consumer Sciences

SOURCES:

  • https://hbr.org/ideacast/2016/01/being-happier-at-work
  • http://www.happify.com/hd/happiness-at-work-infographic/
  • https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/08/22/lousy-jobs/

REFERENCES:

  • https://news.osu.edu/news/2016/08/22/lousy-jobs/

Enjoy #LocalFoodsOH Throughout the Year

September is my favorite month to visit the farmer’s market. There is still late-summer produce available this time of the year, but fall vegetables are starting to come on, too. The variety and abundance of locally grown produce makes September an ideal time to stock up on fresh fruits and veggies and preserve them for […]

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

REVIEWED BY: Joanna Fifner, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, , Ohio State University Extension, County, Medina County

SOURCES:

  • Kidd B (2015). Freezing Vegetables. Ohioline. http://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5333.
  • Lobb J (2016). CSA: What, How and Why. Live Smart Ohio. https://livesmartohio.osu.edu/food/lobb-3osu-edu/csa-what-how-and-why/.
  • Ohio State University Extension Family & Consumer Sciences (2016). Food Preservation. http://fcs.osu.edu/programs/major-program-areas/healthy-people/food-preservation.
  • Ohio State University Extension Local Foods (2016). Online Local Food Directories for Ohio Consumers. http://localfoods.osu.edu/resources/ohio-local-food-directories.

Living in Perennial Debt?

The average U.S. household carries credit card debt.  But what habits set those with debt apart from those who stay in the black? Some of the most common causes for indebtedness include underemployment or medical expenses.  If you find yourself in perpetual debt, but these two aren’t the culprits, look a little further for behaviors that might be […]

WRITTEN BY: Nancy Stehulak, M.Ed, Family and Consumer Science Educator

REVIEWED BY: Dr. Caezilia Loibl

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • pixabay.com

SOURCES:

  • https://www.federalreserveconsumerhelp.gov/

Refrigerator Storage – What Goes Where

The other day, I opened the refrigerator at home and saw a package of fresh (raw) sausage on the top shelf.  Knowing I didn’t put it there, I moved it to the bottom shelf, grabbed what I was looking for and shut the door.  My husband saw this and gave me the “What did I […]

WRITTEN BY: Kate Shumaker, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Holmes County, shumaker.68@osu.edu

REVIEWED BY: Christine Kendle, Extension Educator, Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Tuscarawas County

PHOTO CREDITS:

  • United States Department of Agriculture

SOURCES:

  • United State Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, http://www.fsis.usda.gov/shared/PDF/Refrigeration_and_Food_Safety.pdf
  • FoodSafety.gov, https://www.foodsafety.gov/blog/2016/04/reduce-food-waste-and-prevent-illness.html
  • United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service, http://www.fsis.usda.gov/shared/PDF/Danger_Zone.pdf

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