Morning Mindbender

According to a new survey, this is the number one regret of first time home buyers about the house that they bought.   That it is too small   Most first time home buyers say they have no regrets about their house, but among those who do have regrets, the house being too small is […]

According to a new study, the average American would only want $1000 to quit using this for one year.    Facebook   When asked how much it would take to quit using Facebook for a year, the average response was just $1000. That can’t be good news for Facebook! I guess people are tired enough […]

According to a new study, Indiana is the 33rd best state in the nation for you to have these.   Kids   Doing the math, that means we are the 17th worst state in the nation to have kids! The study looked at everything from education to health to activities for kids to come up […]

Yesterday was the busiest day of the year for people using this type of website or app.   A dating site or app   The first Sunday after the New Year is the busiest day of the year for dating websites and apps for three reasons. Single people have just spent the holidays without a […]

According to a new survey, 78{f08af400499f49ebebec43b71545de24d0cbb35d14a8bc084edd71717d793f40} of the people who have not yet done this, plan to do it this weekend.   Take down Christmas decorations   Most people plan to take down their Christmas decorations this weekend. About 14{f08af400499f49ebebec43b71545de24d0cbb35d14a8bc084edd71717d793f40} plan to keep them up one more week, another 6{f08af400499f49ebebec43b71545de24d0cbb35d14a8bc084edd71717d793f40} say they’ll take them down […]

According to a new survey, 90{f08af400499f49ebebec43b71545de24d0cbb35d14a8bc084edd71717d793f40} of couples with kids, do this at least one night a week. Order take-out or delivery for dinner That’s pretty much all parents eating at least one take-out or delivery meal a week. We just did on New Year’s Day! We ordered Chinese food from our favorite local place. […]

According to a new survey, the top New Year’s resolutions for 2019 are no surprise. They are eat healthier in first place, followed by get more exercise, save more money and this resolution which would be nearly impossible for Dave and Casey to keep!   Get more sleep   Getting more sleep is fourth on […]

According to a new survey, this Christmas song, with an Indiana connection, is the favorite Christmas song for singing in the car by yourself.   “Jingle Bell Rock”   “Jingle Bell Rock” was released in 1957 by Indiana native Bobby Helms. Helms was born in Helmsburg, Indiana in Brown County and spent his later years […]

According to a new survey, 46{f08af400499f49ebebec43b71545de24d0cbb35d14a8bc084edd71717d793f40} of Americans have one or more of these in their home and 3{f08af400499f49ebebec43b71545de24d0cbb35d14a8bc084edd71717d793f40} have used them for Christmas shopping.   A Smart speaker like Alexa or Google Home   We have an Alexa, a Google Home and an Echo View in our house! I have yet to use any […]

According to a new survey, Americans bought 27.4 million of these this year at an average cost of $75 each.   Real Christmas trees   Americans bought 27.4 million real Christmas trees and another 21 million artificial Christmas trees this year. There are about three times as many artificial trees decorated each year as real […]