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Now that you've signed your lease, it's time to go through a moving checklist: 1. Contact your current landlord to set up a move out time. You might need to schedule a walk through or exit appointment. 2. Contact your new landlord to set up a time to receive keys, establish procedure to pay your rent and deposit, and find out moving procedures. 3. Set up your utilities, including electric, gas, trash, water and telephone/cable/internet. 4. Change your address. You can do this easily at usps.com/move 5. Collect boxes and start packing! Enlist help from friends and family for your moving day or call a moving company. 6. Clean your current house or apartment thoroughly for the next person. 7. Relax! You have it all under control. Now it's time to move furniture and decorate your new place!

January 20: National Soup Month It makes sense that January is national soup month. After all, what better way to stay cozy than to wrap up in a blanket and eat hot soup and crusty bread for dinner? And if you have a cold, then chicken noodle soup or broth is the best way to get nutrients and warm your insides. My kids love it when I make pizza soup in the crockpot or take the time to make Italian wedding soup with mini meatballs. I’m always looking for new soup recipes, what is your favorite soup?!

January 13: Rubber Duckie Day Everyone loves the rubber duckie—the iconic yellow rubber toy is a favorite with children and adults. Even Queen Elizabeth II is rumored to have a rubber duckie sporting a crown in her bathroom, sparking a national obsession with rubber duckies a few years back in Great Britain. January 13 is Rubber Duckie Day because a 1973 Sesame Street episode showed a calendar with Rubber Duckie’s birthday reported as January 13th. So today, enjoy a nice bubble bath with a rubber duckie or purchase one for a special person in your life!

January 6: National Hobby Month Hobbies are a great way to relieve stress and find enjoyment in our everyday lives. In January we often take stock of our lives and try to plan out the best way to approach the new year, often with a new outlook on life. So take time today to think about your hobbies and consider trying something new in 2020. What is your favorite hobby?

December 30: Time to wrap up the year and start our New Year resolutions! In two days, January 1st will be here again, and we will declare 2020 our best year yet. Here are some ideas to make this year better for you and your family: https://daringtolivefully.com/new-year-resolution-ideas

December 24: Eggnog Day Eggnog is a sweet egg milk punch often mixed with alcohol that is traditionally served at Christmas. Take time today to whip up a batch to serve tomorrow for Christmas Eve and National Eggnog Day! Eggnog Recipe Ingredients • 3 1/2 cups milk • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon • 1 cinnamon stick • generous pinch of ground clove • 6 egg yolks • 3/4 cup granulated sugar • 1 cup rum (optional) • 1 cup heavy cream • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg Directions • Over low heat combine milk, vanilla extract, cinnamon, cinnamon stick and clove in a medium saucepan. Rise the heat slowly and bring to a slow boil (it takes about 7 minutes to bring to a boil.) Once the milk mixture starts to boil take off heat and let the cinnamon stick seep for 2 minutes, remove cinnamon stick. • In the bowl of a standing mixer combine egg yolks and sugar. Whisk together until pale and fluffy. With the mixer on low, pour the hot milk mixture into the egg yolks (tempering the yolks) whisk until well incorporated. Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and heat on med/med-low for about 5 minutes, continually stirring, until thickened and creamy. Do not let it boil, or the nog will curdle. • Stir in the rum, heavy cream and nutmeg and refrigerate over night. When ready to serve garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon.

In the midst of the holiday season comes another day that allows us to indulge in sweet treats. Today is the day in which you are welcome to cover anything in sweet chocolate, making everything better! Here is a milk chocolate fondue recipe so you can smother it on strawberries, cookies, marshmallows, pretzels and so much more: https://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/milk-chocolate-fondue/1929fee5-9b3f-4b01-bfad-10009a520099

December 9: Today is Homemade Gift Day In the midst of the holiday season, it is easy to get wrapped up in commercialism as you try to find the best gifts for your loved ones. But nothing expresses love more than a homemade gift. Here are some ideas for inexpensive gifts you can give to everyone in your life: https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/homemade-gift-ideas-1251561

December 2: International Day for the Abolition of Slavery This yearly event was organized by the United Nations General Assembly and was first celebrated in 1986. While many see slavery as a terrible practice from the past, modern aspects of slavery continue today. The focus of this day is on eradicating contemporary forms of slavery, such as human trafficking, sexual exploitation, forms of child labor, forced marriage, and the forced recruitment of children for use in armed conflict. This day exists to increase awareness of modern slavery and how we can help stop these horrific practices.