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19-year-old taco shop owner’s heartfelt plea to save his restaurant has been a huge success

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19-year-old taco shop owner’s heartfelt plea to save his restaurant has been a huge success

He nearly had to say goodbye to his lifelong dream. One TikTok changed everything.

By Heather Wake

Since he was twelve years old, Alexander Quinones had a dream: to open a restaurant. At 19, he invested $5,000 of his own savings, along with graduation money and support from his mother, Julie Stevens, to bring that dream to life. Thus, Detroit Loves Tacos 2 was born.

And yet, that dream was on the brink of fading. The fledgling restaurant struggled to attract customers, and Quinones was making just enough to cover daily expenses and pay his one employee. Closure seemed imminent.

“We had a difficult discussion that day. We’re gonna have to close if something doesn’t give,” Stevens told WXYZ-TV.

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7 tips to keep your house smelling good without air fresheners

Tips for how to make your house smell good.

7 tips to keep your house smelling good without air fresheners

Your home will never smell fresher.

By Emily Shiffer

There’s nothing better than walking into a clean, fresh-smelling house. Breathing in a delightful smell as soon as you walk in can make you feel right at home.

But making your house smell good without using artificial air fresheners or sprays can be challenging.

“Keeping a home smelling fresh can be difficult because odors do not just enter and leave–they accumulate in fabrics, carpets, upholstery, garbage bins, and places with moisture,” Marla Mock, president of Molly Maid, tells Upworthy. “You have to address the underlying problem, rather than just spraying a perfume to cover it up. Plug-ins, and sprays mask an odor rather than remove it.”

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13 years ago, an astronaut sang live from space with singers on Earth. It’s a must-watch.

Chris Hadfield playing guitar in space.

13 years ago, an astronaut sang live from space with singers on Earth. It’s a must-watch.

People are revisiting Chris Hadfield’s performance with Barenaked Ladies and the Wexford Gleeks choir.

By Annie Reneau

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield hasn’t seen Earth from as far away as the Artemis II astronauts who circled the Moon, but after completing three space missions, including a six-month stint as commander of the International Space Station (ISS), he is familiar with the “overview effect” in a way few humans ever experience.

In 2013, Hadfield captured what it feels like to see our home from space in a song he performed with Barenaked Ladies. While he played guitar and sang from the ISS, the band and the Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts Glee Club (aka “Wexford Gleeks”) performed alongside him from Earth.

The song is called “(I.S.S.) Is Somebody Singing,” and it’s all the more moving in light of the images from Artemis II.

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Therapist shares 3 life-changing quotes she uses ‘almost daily’ with her patients

Therapists can be great at helping us understand how our brains work.

Therapist shares 3 life-changing quotes she uses ‘almost daily’ with her patients

“Your nervous system will choose a familiar hell over an unfamiliar heaven every day of the week.”

By Annie Reneau

Millions of Americans seek the help of therapists for mental health struggles, and many more could use some psychological care but aren’t getting it due to affordability, lack of access, or other barriers. One of the positives to come out of the social media era is professionals sharing thoughts, opinions, approaches, and tools that the public might find helpful. While “TikTok therapy” is certainly not a replacement for actual therapy, you can sometimes find some useful nuggets.

For instance, clinical therapist Hattie Awe, LPC, shared a video laying out three things she tells her patients all the time, and judging by the four million views and 124,000+ saves of the video, people are finding it helpful.

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