TODAY IS:
National Making Life Beautiful Day
- Who is someone in your life that makes life beautiful for you?
National Corn on the Cob Day
National German Chocolate Cake Day
Somebody’s baby …Babynames.com is a website that helps parents pick out a name for their baby. But it is now using its platform to make a statement about racial injustice. The site’s homepage has a black box listing more than 100 names of African-Americans who were killed by the police or other civilians. "Each of these names was somebody's baby," it reads. Babynames.com founder Jennifer Moss told HuffPost, “I am a parent, and it just came from my heart. … My goal was to make people understand that they aren’t just names. They are human beings and were loved.”
Lockdown has been good for love …Seems spending time at home together has made relationships stronger. A new survey found that 51% of respondents said their relationship is stronger since staying at home, 28% said it is A LOT stronger, and 23% said it was a little stronger. The survey also found that 59% said they were "extremely satisfied" with their relationship, and 33% said they were "very satisfied." (Best Life)
Get paid to travel … virtually. With travel pretty much halted during COVID-19, many travel destinations across the globe – from national parks to museums -- have made their attractions available for virtual viewing. Well, now one travel company want to pay someone to decide which of these virtual travel tours is best. Travel website Upgraded Points will pay one lucky “traveler” $1,000 to take 10 virtual tours and decide which one is best. The person selected will have a month to take the tours, write a review of each one, and then pick the winner. According to the company’s website the ideal candidate will have a “healthy amount of wanderlust” as well as a love for travel and culture. Interested? Apply here before June 30th. (Insider)