TODAY IS:
Volunteer Recognition Day: A good time to celebrate all the selfless volunteers out there helping others.
Lookalike Day: Do look like someone famous? How often are you asked if you are that person? Have you ever just gone along when someone thought you were that famous person – taking a picture, giving an autograph?
Turning up the heat ...Just when we needed something new to stream, Netflix turns up the heat with its new reality dating showToo Hot to Handle. The premise is nothing new: a bunch of hot singles are on a beach resort together. But there’s a catch – one that they don’t learn until after they get there. They are banned from hooking up -- no sexual or physical contact of any kind. The contestants are offered a potential prize of $100,000 at the end— but if any of them break the rules, that number goes down. (BuzzFeed)
Staying at home is making us closer …A newsurveyfound that 90% of parents say sheltering at home has brought their family closer together, with parents saying they are playing board games, doing puzzles, cooking, and gardening with their kids. And according to the survey, it’s brought parents closer together too ... with many using the time to get “lockdown and dirty.” One in five of the parents surveyed said their bedroom activities have doubled since they have been spending so much time at home together, with 21% saying they are doing it every day.
Don’t sweat it …AnLA Times fashion writer wrote a piece telling people they should stop wearing sweat pants and other casual wear while working from home, and instead “dress like the adult you're getting paid to be.” His take didn’t go over well with the Twittersphere.
Missing the food from your favorite restaurants?If you can’t order from them, you can try and make the recipes at home. From Disneyland’s Dole Whip and DoubleTree hotels’ chocolate chip cookies, to McDonald’s hash browns and Cheesecake Factory’s Korean fried cauliflower, restaurants are sharing some of their top secret recipes for people at home to re-create and share. Check out the full list here.