I don't know about you, but my brain feels like utter mush. Remember when we were kids and we had underwear with the days of the week printed on them? I feel like those would come in really handy these days because I can't even remember what day it is. Everything is all jumbled together.

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I can't help you with all of your problems because it's just a thing that we're all going through, but I can give you a nugget of knowledge that might make your day more bearable especially because it will give you a reason to indulge your sweet tooth under the guise of needing to chow down for brainpower.

Researchers at the University of Maine claim that chocolate has the ability to make us substantially smarter. The university claims that there is a positive relationship between eating chocolate and a boost in brain function. So, now might be a good time to start hunting to see if the kids have any leftover chocolate from the last few holidays that you can commander. Hey, you need it to make your brain function better so you can keep working from home. That as good an excuse as any!

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