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Last week marked the official First Day of Summer. Finally, as the days reach their longest, it seems that even the very latest schools are out for the season. I’ve written before about the pros and cons of summer vacation. Free time for the kids means long hours for parents at home, but after nine long months, that final day of school always feels like a celebration. In Matchmaker Logistics’ home state of North Carolina, some end-of-school celebrations have been less about pomp and circumstance and more about song and dance. Take this high school receptionist, for

From the Not-All-Heroes-Wear-Capes files (some of our favorite files, here at Matchmaker Logistics,) I bring you all the recent story of Mamoudou Gassama, “The French Spider-Man,” and last week’s real-life superhero. It was a normal day in Paris when the 22-year-old saw an alarming sight – a baby dangling off of a fourth-story building facing the street. So, he did what any of us would do – scaled four stories of an apartment complex, bare-handed, to save a child. It sounds completely unbelievable, and I might not believe it myself, if it weren’t for

The internet’s newest superhero might not have a movie about him like Captain America, or Batman. He doesn’t have magical gadgets or a billion-dollar supercar. In fact, he doesn’t even have his driver’s license. He does, however, have a great big heart, a cool hashtag (#ShowLove), and a super supportive dad. Austin Perrine of Birmingham, AL, or President Austin, as he styles himself, would swim in Spider-Man’s glove and boots. And, his legs are too short to reach the pedals on the Batmobile. After all, Austin is only four years old. He was called to the

Do you believe in magic? Not the kind where bunnies pop out of hats, or wizards do stuff in movies. Okay, so maybe it’s not magic, but I don’t know what else to call what happened recently when I was in Las Vegas for a pool tournament. It all started when Blair, a fellow pool player, was missing a pair of pants. No, they weren’t the ones that she had been wearing (though if they had been, you know what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas!) Unexpectedly, she made it to the Final Four

When Easter and April Fool’s Day Fall on the Same Day Happy Easter Monday! If you’re a little tired this Monday, don’t worry, we’re forgiving around here. As yesterday was both Easter Sunday and April Fools’ Day, you may be exhausted from spending your day playing both Easter Bunny and April Fool Prankster. It’s possible that in the interest of saving time, your Easter Bunny was a bit of a prankster. An Easter Basket full of canned veggies and math worksheets? Hiding plastic eggs full of dental floss and toothpaste instead of candy? Whoopie

It’s almost here – the first day of Spring – and it couldn’t be more welcome after the crazy winter we’ve had. I couldn’t be more ready to put up the heavy coats and blankets and spring into action – spring cleaning action, that is. I’ve written before about my love of spring cleaning. I’m a self-admitted clean freak, and I don’t do it all alone. I love to recruit the whole family to help with different chores, but this year, I’m wondering if there’s another way I can get some help… Robots. (After all,

This might come as a surprise to my regular readers, but I’m not usually the most hip when it comes to popular lingo. Text talk and memes seem to evolve a lot faster than I can keep up with, so I don’t exactly try. So you can imagine my surprise when I saw my boys using a new text message slang term I could actually recognize – BOL! “How’s the BOL, dudes?” I asked. I felt hip, for once, like I would surprise my sons by speaking their own language. I wasn’t sure why

If you had a hot date this past Valentine’s Day, I hope you had a great time. And, if you didn’t – I hope you’re enjoying those half-price chocolate sales! As for me, I got a pre-Valentine’s mani-pedi before celebrating with my husband, Dale. There’s something about being stuck somewhere with my shoes off and toes soaking that immobilizes me enough to actually relax and read. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not lugging copies of War and Peace to the nail salon. When I get my toesies done, I can’t help but reach for

Each year, the Matchmaker Logistics team creates a mantra to focus our group for the year ahead. For 2018, we chose “Radiate Positivity.” Now for a 3PL broker, this might sound a little like: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” but I assure you – thinking positive has big rewards! According to a TED Talk by positive psychology expert Shawn Achor (a 12-minute “must watch” if you ask me), when it comes to determining happiness, the things we think would make a person happy – fast cars, big paychecks, even a glowing family – don’t necessarily mean a person is happy. In fact, 90%