New This Week: Gearing Up for St. Paddy's Day

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This Week From Allison Bean, your About This Week Editor New this week on About.com, we've got tips for celebrating St. Patrick's day and advice for getting your garden ready for spring. Plus: How much sleep do you really need? The Truth About Saint Patrick For all the millions of words written about Ireland's patron saint, we have to admit to not knowing a lot about him. While there are hundreds of stories about the man, many are either unproven, slightly dubious or simply tall tales made up by his followers. What we really know about St. Patrick. Traditional St. Patrick's Day Recipes St. Paddy's Candy Top 10 Irish Music Starter CDs Search Related Topics:  irish history and culture  saint patrick  saint patrick's day How to Successfully Start Seed Indoors In order to maximize your gardening season and ensure the success of your seedlings, it's a good idea to start seeds inside your home. Gardening this early in the growing season may seem counter-intuitive, but it's really the best thing for your plants. Here's what to do. 10 Easy Flowers to Start from Seed How to Spring Clean Your Garden Search Related Topics:  seed starting  when to plant  choosing plants Why is March Women's History Month? Today, we can all agree the notable women of American history and their many achievements deserve their place in the history books and their time in the spotlight this month. But you might be surprised to learn how long it took for everyone to get on board with the idea! Learn more about how (and when) the very first Women's History Month came to be. Powerful Women Rulers Everyone Should Know 10 Documentaries About Heroic Women Search Related Topics:  women's history month  international women's day  8 march How Much Sleep Do You REALLY Need? We've all been told that we should get eight hours of sleep per night—but is that really necessary? Some people claim they perform best with just a few hours rest while others would sleep for twelve hours (or more) if they were able to do so. So—what amount of rest is best? Top 10 Sleep Myths 14 Natural Remedies to Get a Better Night's Rest Search Related Topics:  sleep advice  sleep debt  daytime sleepiness Related Searches ST Patricks Day Irish Food Recipes Grow Plants Indoors Get Better Sleep Natural Remedy Sleep Featured Articles What to Do Around Rude Kids 10 Design Elements for Beautiful Flower Arrangements 7 Bad Feng Shui Features Share Your Home Wi-Fi Without Giving Up Your Password Is "Oil Pulling" a Real Way to Clean Teeth? 6 Ways to Ruin a Garbage Disposal   More from About.com Run Your First 5K Even couch potatoes can be ready for a 5K with just a couple months of training. Read more...> Help! I'm Too Busy Time and stress management tips to help you feel as though you have more time. Read more...>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com This Week newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com     Follow us on: Advertisement