I was chatting with an old friend the other day, and he looked at me seriously and said, "Allison, I have to tell you about this embarrassing thing that's happening at work!" I'm not sure exactly what kind of emotional torture I imagined was going on, but as he revealed it, all I could do was laugh.

I’m not exactly sure when I became a football fan, and I’m not certain I really am a fan of the game as much I am a fan of a good reason to cook chili and lie on the couch on a Sunday afternoon. The reason I bring this up is that with the Super Bowlwrapping up the season in early February comes the stark reality that the rest of the month is going to have to work pretty hard to be interesting. (This is my current explanation for why February is so abominable, anyway.) If you’re feeling that way, too, and looking for something to bring to your next water cooler conversation, check out these fascinating finds for February!

You dropped all six of those bad habits in my “Stop It” post just like that, didn’t you? And now you’re feeling a void in your life. You’re wondering: “What will I do with myself, now?” In part two of this series, I have just the solutions for you. Read on! 

Here we are in mid February—have you taken the pulse of your New Year’s Resolutions lately? Do they even have a pulse at this point? If you’ve lost sight of your goals, don’t let that get you down. 2015 has just begun, which means there’s still plenty of time for self-improvement!

“Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.” -Lao Tzu