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Traveling and being away from home for business or pleasure offers new sources of stress in ways we can’t necessarily prepare for. However, if we consistently practice staying healthy and fit before we venture out on a trip for a while, we’ll have a set of tools in the form of lifetime fitness that offer us invaluable assets to get the most out of traveling successfully, writes Napa fitness expert Sean McCawley. 

This year Vichy Elementary was named a winner of the JD Fullner Recycling Leadership Award for the third time. This recognition, bestowed by Napa County, the city of Napa, and Napa Recycling, honors local organizations and businesses that demonstrate leadership in landfill reduction, composting, and recycling.

If you are new to gardening, an herb garden is an excellent entry-level activity. It doesn’t require much space, success is almost guaranteed, and most herbs attain their full size relatively quickly, which is gratifying, writes Cindy Watter, a UC Master Gardener of Napa County. 

The smartphone is a list game changer, but that still doesn’t mean that accomplishing items on the to-do list or achieving goals on the projects lists happen. What made the difference for me here is learning the importance of identifying the next tangible, specific action that moves a project forward, writes professional organizer Angela Hoxsey.

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“Right plant, right place” isn’t just about making sure the mature plant will have enough space. Before you purchase a plant, consider its habitat of origin, what the conditions are like there and whether you can offer similar conditions in your garden, writes Marcy Nielsen-Berruezo, a UC Master Gardener of Napa County. 

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