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Extend your daily skincare routine to include all those little places that are sometimes forgotten, including your hands. It can really help delay the signs of aging.

Your hands work hard when you need them for chores, gardening, office work or even creative projects. But the skin on your hands is actually very sensitive and can sustain irreversible sun damage more easily than most people would think. With sun exposure can also come UV rays that can be harsh to the hands, too.

“The hands are not protected as well as other areas of skin (i.e. by clothing or makeup) and are exposed daily to the sun,” one dermatologist said. They can also take a beating from harsh weather conditions from cold to wind to intense sun.

Start with a similar skincare routine to what you use on your face and consider changing your hand care with the seasons.

Read more about ways to protect your hands below.

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Even when we know people’s names, why do we go for days without using them? By using someone’s name, you help them feel seen and acknowledged — and that’s an act of kindness. According to kindness.org’s research in collaboration with the University of Oxford, doing a kind act increases happiness, well-being, trust and compassion. And it can have the same powerful effect on those who receive the act. Try it, and put a smile on both your faces.

Bugs are annoying and sometimes even dangerous to your food and your friends. To avoid those unwelcome insect visitors, you can use a variety of simple and homemade products around the area and directly on the food and drinks. These are some tips from Martha Stewart to ward off bugs when you’re hosting your next barbecue beach party or park picnic:

Make your garden work for you by keeping potted or planted herbs like basil and lemongrass or specific varieties of flowers nearby. The scents from these plants may be wonderful to humans, but the fragrances are terrible to bugs, so they act as natural repellents. You can also make your own insect repellent spray from products around the house.

Keep food a little fresher and a lot less buggy by covering it up. Make some crafty beverage covers from cupcake papers or food dish covers from kitchen strainers.

Get more ideas for specific products and scents that can protect the people and food at your outside gathering from pests.