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WRAPPED in Reflections: Financial Wellness

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It’s THAT time of the year again: year end freezing temperatures, lots of snow and the shortest days (longest nights!) in Saratoga County, New York and around the Capital Region. Brrr… If I were to select which dimension of wellness to reflect and write first in a blog, it would be financial wellness. Why? Because a healthy budget and strategic financial planning makes an economically stable and happy family. Yes, money is not everything. And  statistics don’t usually lie; yet sometimes they are engineered to generate certain results by the publisher. So it’s good to take it with a pinch of salt just like you would with news reports. According to Statistica, a global data and business intelligence platform based in Germany: “As of 2021, there were about 690,000 divorces registered in the United States and the divorce rate stood at 2.5 per 1,000 of the population. Data on family income levels show that, in aboslute values, there are more divorces among the lowest and the very high-i...
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Holiday Travel Planning and Wellness

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A Children and Special Needs Friendly Parenting Tool Kit ARE you contemplating a short family getaway soon? Do you know that there is a positive correlation between holidays and wellness, even if you have special needs kids?       Beautiful deer spotted at Wayne, New Jersey in Fall 2023 during a road trip  The upcoming public holiday in the U.S. this year is Memorial Day which falls on Monday, May 27th. In about a month’s time, many public schools will be closing after the final exams and the summer holidays will be here again. Yeayyy! If you’re a parent blessed with kids especially those with special needs, you’ll probably be questioning: how can I travel with my special needs kid(s) and still enjoy peace of mind? Give It A Second Chance and Beyond Perhaps you might dread the idea of traveling with your kid(s) with special needs after several not-so-pleasant experiences in the past?  As much as you might want to lament those bad travel memories, you cannot...
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Secrets Behind The Scene: World Hijab Day 2024

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February News DO you know why  many Muslim women wear the hijab or head scarf also known as poncho? Do you need some inspiration to wear the hijab full time? Or do you need ideas to motivate someone to wear the hijab?  World Hijab Day 2024  To commemorate World Hijab Day 2024 on February 1st, we released a new episode on the ASK Trio About Wellness podcast entitled, World Hijab Day 2024. The topic on the significance of hijab for Muslim women was discussed effectively with a book discussion on “ Hijab: Everyday Stories of Muslim Women from Singapore and Beyond”  edited and published by Hidayah Amin of Helang Books, Singapore.      World Hijab Day 2024 (Ep. 54) Fun facts The world of podcasting is often fun and exciting! Any secrets behind the scenes? Of course! Here are some fun facts we discovered about our special guests, Hidayah Amin, editor/publisher of Helang Books (Singapore) and Malaysian university lecturer, Nadia Rose Noordin:...
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Hello 2024!

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‘Tis Good It's 2024! Welcoming a brand, new year is often exciting!  What's new with Team ASKtrioWello? First and foremost, our gratitude goes to Almighty Allah S.W.T. not just because He granted us this life and blessed us to meet 2024 but also He granted us the golden opportunity to welcome the blessed months of Rejab, Syaaban and Ramadan. These are all sacred months in the Hijri or Islamic calendar and are significant to Muslims around the world including us here. New Blog |  blog.ASKtrioWello.com We love to share happenings in our life from behind the scenes to everything in between ASKtrioWello and ASK Trio About Wellness podcast on our newly launched  Blog . Discover some fun, funny or crazy adventures as well as serious projects such as summary or highlights of recent scientific or Islamic research, book reviews, reviews of products/services. We hope to bring on some joy and laughter to cheer up your day or help you make well informed buying decisions.  ...
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