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Decide Where To Go (Or Stay) For Spring Break
For those of you lucky enough to still have a spring break (ah, the good old days), it’s not too late to decide to spend your spring break in a way that leaves you feeling relaxed and ready to take on the spring quarter/semester. Whether you decide to stay in town or get away, there are plenty of options to fit any budget and lifestyle.
If you decide you want to leave town this spring break (and haven’t already booked a trip), you should take a look at this Los Angeles Times article I found, Spring Break: Last-Minute Travel Deals For Students. The article lists lots of great spring break deals, as well as other websites you can decide to check out for more information and suggestions. SmarterTravel.com also has suggestions for Last-Minute Spring Break Getaways, although these aren’t necessarily targeted at student budgets.
If you decide to stay in town this spring break, either at school or in your hometown, there’s no reason you can’t still have a great time! Depending on where you live, you might want to decide to explore your town/city in ways you don’t get to during the busy semester. Visit TripAdvisor, Frommer’s, Lonely Planet, or another travel site to explore your area like a tourist. Or you may have a list of certain parks or museums you wish you had time to visit during the school year, but you are just too swamped to take advantage of them. Don’t forget to check your local paper for area festivals and events that go on during spring break, such as SXSW in Austin or Harvest of Hope in St. Augustine, Florida. For more music festivals in your area, check out Festival Outlook for a complete list of 2010 music festivals.
Whatever you decide to do, you should always make safety a top priority. Check out the CDC’s Spring Break Health and Safety Tips for information and resources that will help you stay safe, whether you are at home or away.
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Decide How To Tackle Your Taxes
For those of you struggling to decide how to tackle your taxes, I took some time to research the latest articles that give advice to help you decide how prepare for April 15. From deciding to avoid common mistakes, advice about software and IRS protection, to deciding translating the lingo, here are some of the helpful articles that caught my eye:
- 10 Most Common Tax Mistakes, WalletPop.com
- Using Tax-Prep Software? Trust Results but Verify, NYTimes.com
- Don’t Pay For IRS Protection, CNNMoney.com
- 10 Tax Terms Translated Into English, msnbc.com
Decide Whether Or Not To Go Back To Your Ex
Even before It’s Complicated hit theaters and this Valentine’s Day got people thinking about lost loves, one of the most popular user decisions has been Should I Get Back Together With My Ex?
The appeal of getting back together with an ex is obvious. There is already a built-in familiarity and comfort level, as well as a shared history and fond memories. No awkward first dates, no 20-questions about each other’s families and backgrounds. Throw in a long-standing chemistry and you face a very compelling argument for deciding to get back together. That is, of course, if you can decide to forget any painful history and to ignore the advice of concerned friends and family.
When it comes to deciding to get back together with an ex, there are many issues you should consider, from why exactly you parted ways to begin with, how you and your ex may or may not have changed, and so on. And where else to get advice but Oprah.com’s relationships page? M. Gary Neuman, a family therapist, offers his two cents in this article: “Get Back Together With Your Ex? It’s Complicated.” He addresses the pros and cons, and also offers advice for those who do decide to give it a go. If all you have in mind is a booty call, decide to read Sex and the City screenwriter Cindy Chupack’s advice about deciding to call up an ex: “Should You Sleep With An Ex?” (Spoiler: she doesn’t recommend it.)
So, what are Simonites deciding to do? As far as results go, the decision outcomes have been split pretty evenly between deciding to get back together and deciding to stay apart. What are users considering when trying to decide what to do about their exes? The #1 factor, by a long shot, is “Love,” with “Happiness” and “Avoiding pain” in a close race for second place.
Have any of you decided to get back together with an ex? How did it work out? Any advice for other Simonites?
Decide To Make Your Temporary Position a Permanent One
Interested in making your temporary title a permanent one? Then decide to read this WSJ article for some advice on how to do so: “Making a Temporary Stint Stick.” Although the author decides to give advice mainly for people in interim management positions within their companies, I think anyone in a temporary position should decide to follow this advice. Have any of you decided to turn your temporary position into a permanent one? Has it worked? If so, what advice can you offer other Simonites?
Want to Decide on a Job? Consider the “World’s Coolest Jobs”
If I ever decide to give up my career in decision making (which I can’t imagine choosing to do), perhaps I could have a future as a water-slide tester or a fried food inventor. To find out more about these 11 dream jobs, you should decide to check out this list of the World’s Coolest Jobs, which I found on msnbc’s TODAY Technology & Money page. Do you think these jobs are too good to be true?
Decide to Take Your Career “Off Autopilot”
I just read a terrific U.S. News & World Report career article by career coach and author Curt Rosengren: 4 Steps to Taking Your Career Off Autopilot. What I like about this article is that rather than decide to give vague answers and advice, the author has chosen to pose important questions that we should all decide to consider, no matter where we are in our careers or what field we work in. It’s always a good idea to take some time to check in with yourself and decide how satisfied you are with your career. If you are interested in taking Rosengren’s advice and making changes, you should check out U.S. News’s list of the 50 best careers for 2010.
Simonites Decide: Top Alternatives For Choosing a Sport
Should I be worried that my Simonites are not good team players? When it comes to deciding on a sport to play, more Simonites decide that they should take up swimming, tennis, or cycling than any other alternative. Sure, you can decide to play doubles in tennis, but should that really be called a “team” sport? I wonder if my community is full of independent-minded athletes, or if maybe after a certain age people decide that these individual sports make more sense for their lifestyles. What do you think?
Top Decisions of the Week: What Should I Decide About My Love Life?
This morning I decided to pull up a report of the most popular decisions made by Simonites in the past week–and they are ALL choices about love and relationships! At first I was surprised to see that people were not focusing on deciding what to do about their careers and jobs, as has been the case for the past few months. Instead, my community seems to have been drinking Love Potion #9–and everyone wants advice for how to decide about their love lives.
These are the top 6 decisions: 1) Should I tell him/her how I feel? 2) Should I get back together with my ex? 3) Should I dump him/her? 4) Should I have an affair? 5) Should I get married? 6) Should I ask him/her out?
My first thought was, “Huh?” But then I thought of all the lovey-dovey movies on TV this time of year (Love Actually anyone?), the mistletoe, the New Year’s Eve kiss, and the way that holidays can get us thinking about what really matters to us–the people we love. At the same time, the holiday season can make people without love in their lives feel especially lonely, which may explain why users are looking for advice that will help them decide what to do. It makes total sense that with eleven–count them–days until Christmas, these are the choices that matter most to my community. That’s one of the best parts of my job, gaining a better understanding of people’s hearts and minds through the way they decide.
House Hunters: Red Flags To Look For Before You Decide to Bid
While many of you may be focusing on your holiday shopping, some of you may decide to make a pricier purchase this December–a new home. I just came across this great article on Yahoo’s Real Estate page that I think all Simonite house hunters should decide to read for advice: 7 Red Flags for Home Buyers. You all know there’s nothing I like more than a checklist. For ultimate peace of mind (and headache prevention), you should try going down this list with a Sharpie marker to cross out red flags from ceiling stains to poor water pressure until you feel confident about what to decide.
Advice to Help You Decide How to Shop This Holiday Season
Some of you may be laughing at the title of this post, feeling so proud of yourselves for having decided to finish your shopping way back in October. Well, lucky you! I am still in the process of making my list and checking it twice. I would bet that I am not alone, either. To prove it, I recently decided to post a poll on my Simonites Say page about holiday gift shopping styles–cast your vote today!
So, for those of you who, like me, have no beautifully wrapped gifts tucked under the tree or Menorah, or wherever you keep your gifts, you should read this Wall Street Journal article for some advice: “How to Manage Holiday Shopping.” And if you’re like me and decide to do all your shopping online, their list of Online Tools to Make Holiday Shopping Easy may just keep you sane this holiday season!