Labor Day Relaxation

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This coming Monday we'll be celebrating Labor Day! This is the day we recognize all of us hard-workers out there and we commemorate the day by not doing any hard work whatsoever. How do you plan on relaxing? Beach day? Family picnic? Exhilarating hike through the wilderness? Whatever it may be we hope it's relaxing. If you're unfamiliar with the practice you can head to Lifehacker to check out these and more tips on how to unwind.

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We're celebrating Labor Day here in the states (or "Labour Day" in Canada), which means the government's celebrating your hard work by giving you the day off. While long weekends are great, if you don't take a moment to unwind they don't do you much good. Make your day off count and check out some of our favorite ways to relax and recharge.

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