Emergency Preparedness, Decorating a Kid's Room, How to Make Guests Feel Comfortable, Holiday Heart Health, Family Literacy, Binge-Watching Snacks, Weekend Review

Emergency Preparedness (0:00:00) Imagine this: you’re sitting in the comfort of your home after a long day of work, when suddenly the room starts to shake. After a minute of watching pictures fall off your walls and glasses shatter in your cupboards, you realize you’re in the middle of an earthquake. What you would do?  Where would you go? Do you have a plan? Natural disasters tend to impact us when we least expect it, and if we’re not prepared for what could happen, we could be in big danger.  Professional Environmental Health Scientist Chris Smoot is joining us on the show to talk with us about emergency preparedness and how we can be ready for any potential dangers. Decorating a Kid’s Room (0:14:57) Do you remember your childhood room? That room was a really important part of your young identity and defined you and your style for years to come. But if you are a parent now, you know that decorating a kid’s room can be tough, especially as they go from liking princesses and unicorns one year to loving popstars and sparkles the next. So how can you and your child decorate their bedroom in a way that works for both of you? We’ll talk about kids’ bedrooms and decorating them with a style that lasts. Joining us is interior designer Meagan Macievic. How to Make Guests Feel Comfortable (0:34:24) There’s nothing more uncomfortable than staying over at someone’s house and feeling like you’re not welcome. Another uncomfortable moment is when you’re staying at someone’s house, get out of the shower and find that there are no towels in sight. Now there’s not much you can do in either of these situations, but if you are the one hosting (especially this holiday season), there are lots of things you can do to help your guests feel at home. We have Allison Bean, the editorial director of The Spruce, to share the ins and outs of being a good host. Holiday Heart Health (0:50:34) Did you know that people are more likely to have a heart attack during the winter than any other time of year? While experts aren’t quite sure wh