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Live music and the resumption of public schools have become a flashpoint (1, 2) in the battle about masks and vaccines in the public sector. My son is homeschooled so I cannot speak to that, but I can speak about live music. A little background: I am a live music photographer. I attend concerts at least twice a week and maybe a dozen multi-day festivals every year. Most years this borders on the mundane. It’s a lot of flights, a lot of waiting around to shoot three songs, no flash, then out. But now, the average concert shoot has been...

We've KonMaried. We've arranged our books in rainbow ordered and adopted clear bins for storing all the things per The Home Edit. We've bagged hand-me-downs and mustered the energy to declutter all the things. We know we're not alone with our urges to redecorate and restyle our entire home. But one never-ending quest? Finding stylish and functional places for all our kids' toys and books.Honestly, why didn't anyone tell us that along with having kids, you'd also acquire SO. MUCH. STUFF?! Tackling your kids' clutter is no easy feat. That's why we're big fans of toy minimalism whenever possible, but...

A hearty thank you to all the teachers and librarians who are off and running in a new school year! We certainly wish you the best. Educational settings of all types have seen wild change and plenty of challenges in the last year and a half, but educators continue to rally, adapt, instruct, and inspire. For those of you on the lookout for ways to offer your middle grade writers new and creative ideas, here are some suggestions to try! These ideas: Capitalize upon and promote students’ start-of-the-year enthusiasm and excitement. Can be used as icebreakers and in peer-response circles...

Over the past year, various public health measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 have forced people into isolation, pried them away from friends, family and other support networks and propagated a sense of uncertainty and anxiety about what lies ahead in the future.  It’s not surprising then that the world we live in today has adversely affected people’s mental health. In fact, one of our recent studies found the impact of the pandemic has left Australians feeling stressed – not only mentally but physically and financially as well.  With happiness, productivity and overall well-being on the line, more and...