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Liz is back to the morning show tomorrow after taking a week to be with the kids for the "back to school" week. There are always great stories about how the week went.

I'll be away on vacation next week...and while normally the thought of vacation is relaxing, I'm totally STRESSED about it. Turns out I'm not the only one.

According to a report in the American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, as reported by news-medical.net, commuting more than 10 miles was associated with high blood pressure. Those who travel 15 miles or more had a higher likelihood of obesity.

According to a new survey by the Daily Mail, men think think women fuss too much over the holidays, and they think they could do a better job of managing the situation. Well there's a shock...a man thinks he can do the job better than a woman??

Last weekend, Diane and I went to choose the tree we'd decorate in the front yard this year. We picked a beauty, brought it home and I set it in place. Monday, I picked up the lights and some outside decorations and got to work. The lights worked on the first try, the decorations were perfect and I was done in 45 minutes. Perfect!  But that tree wasn't done with me.

Christopher Furlong, Getty Images It's another holiday weekend. Time to decorate! Inevitably, there's going to be some stress, right? Anything from broken decorations to faulty lights can set you off. So, is there anything you can do to ease the tension? Yahoo.com reports that Christmas Decor president Blake Smith says yes there is. Among his suggestions, use quality products, keep it simple and h

William Thomas Cain, Getty Images A report in the Dayton Business Journal confirms what we probably already know. 34% of managers think workers are less productive this week with Thanksgiving just a couple of days away. But there is some good news for workers. That number is down from 44% in 2005, so either we're working harder, or our manager just thinks we are!

Is it possible that Monday is not the worst day of the week?