“If you are texting ‘call me’ without any more information or context cues, you are likely creating anxiety for the recipient,” says Christine Scott-Hudson, MFT, licensed psychotherapist and owner of Create Your Life Studio. Asking someone just to call you without context likely opens a “Pandora’s box of worry” for the other person, says Scott-Hudson. If they don’t have time to immediately call you, their brain will often make up and fill in possibilities of what your text could be about....

A new YouGov survey, in which participants were asked to rank their preferences in a series of food comparisons, reveals that Americans have definite opinions when it comes to their Thanksgiving feast—and not just any old dish will do. While, among a group of 1,373 people polled, many people showed an affinity for sides over main courses, there’s one food in particular that people were most likely to turn their noses up at....

In a live Q&A event on Feb. 18, Wen fielded questions from readers about the current state of the COVID crisis, including one inquiry about keeping safe amid the increased threat of new mutations. “With the variants, do we have to socially distance more than six feet and do we have to be more concerned with touching surfaces?” one reader asked. Wen answered that indeed we should be practicing enhanced precautions right now....

Experts say that morning is the worst time to shower if you work from home, Well + Good reports. Read on to see why you should hold off on rinsing off in the a.m., and for more on other things to avoid while washing up, check out If You’re Doing This in the Shower, Doctors Say to Stop Immediately. Starting your day with a shower first thing in the morning can be a great way to feel revitalized and composed as you start your day, not to mention help you look your best....

According to experts, it depends, as not wearing deodorant could result in plenty of bodily issues. That doesn’t mean people still don’t forget or just decide not to wear it, however. According to a 2019 survey from YouGov, nearly 40 percent of young adults aged 18 to 24 say they’ve gone at least a month without wearing deodorant, and 31 percent of those aged 25 to 34 acknowledge doing so as well....

RELATED: Dr. Fauci Says Doing This Could “Defeat the Purpose” of Your Booster.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb During the White House’s daily press briefing on Sept. 10, a reporter asked White House press secretary Jen Psaki if Biden had gotten his booster, since the president had emphasized the importance of these third doses. Biden received his second dose in January, meaning eight months from then would have him up for another dose last month....

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director spoke candidly about the current dire state of the pandemic across the U.S. He warned that if too many people choose not to abide by the basic health guidelines and advisories set by health officials such as social distancing and wearing face masks, a bad situation could be made far worse. “The chances are that you will see a surge superimposed on a surge,” Fauci predicted....

“Something got in my eye and it got a little infected, so I have to wear an eye patch,” Clarkson explained on Instagram. But she seemed to be taking the situation in stride. In October, Clarkson joked about her eye patch with Common on her talk show. “I’m sorry I look like a pirate. I hurt my eye and I have to wear it, so it’s ridiculous,” she said. “I think I’m just going to make it my thing....

READ THIS NEXT: If You Bought This at Home Depot or Lowe’s, Stop Using It Now, Officials Warn. Unfortunately, these are not the first recalls for Home Depot or Lowe’s in 2022. In March, Danby Products recalled certain free-standing and slide-in electric and gas ranges sold at Home Depot due to their potential to tip over and cause burn injuries. The following month, both retailers were also dealing with a recall of electric start pressure washers....

According to a statement released by Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, an uptick in hospitalizations and positive COVID-19 tests led to the drastic rollback. “I am signing an emergency order that will close restaurants (except for takeout and delivery services), along with ballrooms, banquet facilities, party venues, gyms and fitness centers, and short-term rentals,” he said. Gimenez noted that office buildings, retail stores, grooming services, condominium and hotel pools, summer camps, and child daycare centers can continue to operate “with strict social distancing and masks rules....

Melanie Shaha permanently lost her hair four years ago after radiation treatments for a recurring benign tumor. “When you wear a hat everywhere, you just stick out like a sore thumb,” she said. “I don’t mind being sick, but I do very much mind that I look sick.” Her 27-year old son, Matt, started growing out his hair in 2020; after his locks reached 12 inches, he paid $2,000 for a company to hand-tie it into a strawberry-blond wig for his mother....

And did we mention the perks? You’ll get cash-back rewards in the form of gift cards (or charity donations, if you so choose) when you buy anything from the participating companies during those dates. This applies to both online and in-person purchases. The collaboration was inspired by Alibaba’s Singles Day festival that made a whopping $38.4 billion in sales on Nov. 11, 2019. “With our research showing most consumers anticipate doing their holiday shopping earlier this year, it’s the perfect time to launch,” Coresight CEO and Founder Deborah Weinswig said in a statement....

Read the original article on Best Life. The prosed payments, called the Golden State Stimulus, would go to low-income households currently covered by the California Earned Income Tax Credit (CalEITC), for which you have to earn less than $30,000 annually. All 2019 taxpayers who received a CalEITC in 2020, as well as to 2020 taxpayers with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) who are eligible for the CalEITC in 2021, would receive the additional stimulus payment....

According to a White House official, the third stimulus checks will not include President Biden’s name, The New York Times reported. This is a change from the two previous stimulus checks, both of which had President Trump’s name, along with a signed letter accompanying the payment. Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, said on March 9 that the checks would instead be signed by a career official from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which is part of the Treasury Department....

Jakks Pacific is recalling specific versions of its Morfboard Skate & Scoot Combo scooters with “Y” handlebars, as the company has received 18 reports of the handlebars breaking. One injury has been reported so far after a child fell and got a bloody nose, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The scooters were sold in cyan, chartreuse, lava, and mint colors, all of which have been affected....

RELATED: This Is How Much the Moderna Vaccine Really Protects You, New Study Says. According to the results, which were published online by bioRxiv but have not yet been peer-reviewed nor published in a journal, the single-shot dose may be less effective against both the surging Delta variant and the emerging Lambda variant than two-dose mRNA-style vaccines Pfizer and Moderna. The study authors conclude that data suggests those who received the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine may need a follow-up shot to protect themselves....

Let’s say someone at work says to you, “You did a great job with this,” and you respond with, “I just followed the instructions,” that one word only serves to soften your achievements. According to licensed psychologist Adrienne Meier, PhD, “the word ‘just’ minimizes whatever follows it, whether it is a task, activity, attribute, and/or accomplishment. It is almost as if we are apologizing for whatever it is, instead of owning it....

READ THIS NEXT: The Most Trustworthy Zodiac Sign, According to Astrologers. You might not expect reserved Capricorn to make the list of extraordinary conversation partners. But they have a key strength: listening closely and providing practical advice. “Communication with Caps may be useful, as they give clues to solving your problems and give wise advice on what to do in this or that situation,” says Alice Alta, resident astrologer for the Futurio app....

Royal insiders have been speculating about what the Duke of Sussex will be putting in the highly anticipated book, especially after he and his wife Meghan Markle fled the country, made a home for themselves in America, and revealed shocking details about their life in England in an explosive interview with Oprah. After the death of Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, there were even more questions about the book, with many insiders claiming that the Duke of Sussex was trying to pull it from publication altogether, despite receiving an estimated $20 million advance....

1 “I Knew This Didn’t Look Right” Cessna pilot Malik Clarke had just taken off when he was instructed by air traffic control to head over the runway where a Delta flight was taking off. Both pilots spotted each other, and Clarke was understandably concerned. “I knew that this didn’t look right, so immediately, I turned right and I climbed as steeply as I could because the Boeing 757 from Delta has a much higher climb rate than the aircraft that I was flying,” Clarke told ABC 7....