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31 Ways to Escape Adulthood This Halloween

I was reminded the other day by my dear friend Patty that Halloween is awesome because it's just plain fun. There's no stress or hoopla associated with gift giving, wrapping presents, or coordinating family visits. It's just silly and playful...a great way to annihilate Adultitis. So, don't let this opportunity for some childlike fun during the month of October pass you by. Here are 31 ideas to help you Escape Adulthood this Halloween. 1. Put a face on a pumpkin. Get creative! (If you do it at work, have everyone vote for the best one. The winner gets a free lunch!) 2. Dig out your old …

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Celebrate More

To continue my series helping adults move “Beyond the Elementary,” in order to overcome stress and acheive success, here's lesson #3. 3. Celebrate more Are you a party animal? Apparently the students at UW Madison are and have earned the award of America's #1 party school (we're so proud). As Jason jokes, the folks handing out these awards have obviously not spent much time in a kindergarten classroom lately. Five and six-year-olds know how to celebrate! …

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A Poopy April Fool’s Day

My good friend Eliz Greene (you may remember her from this interview) taught me that when you get stressed out, a chemical builds up in your heart. When that chemical -- cortisol, to be exact -- gets too built-up, it actually attacks the blood vessels in your heart. Ouch. Considering just how stressed-out most people are these days, it's no surprise that heart disease is the biggest killer of both men and women. And Eliz knows something about all this heart stuff. She had a heart attack at the age of 35 when she was pregnant with twins. Double ouch. Eliz also knows something about …

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A LOT of Peeps

According to Julia Boorstin in Fortune (3/21/05), grown-ups spend "roughly $80 million on 1.2 billion" Marshmallow Peeps per year. And the average American consumes 2.3 Peeps each spring." I've just now discovered that you can get Peeps decorating kits, and purchase Peeps in their very own chocolate eggs. You can even join the Peeps Fan Club. I remember getting a box in my Easter basket every year when I was a kid. (Who am I kidding? My parents just got me a box THIS year for my birthday.) Not sure what this says of me, but I always liked biting their heads off. …

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