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Change isn’t always easy. Whether you’re getting used to new social distancing guidelines or trying out innovative workout sessions, altering your normal habits can be complicated. We recently compiled a list of practical tips (and budget-friendly product recommendations) to help consumers make their kitchens more sustainable, and now we’re turning the “green” spotlight on your bathroom. You may not be able to march outside during this week’s 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, but you can swap or up…
almost 4 years ago
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Burned out on the idea of “self-care”? Chances are you have fallen into the void
that is self-care marketing. But the practice is actually much more attainable
than you think.
about 4 years ago
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Declutter your house and pay off those holiday debts with these online tools.
about 4 years ago
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My well of positive thinking has run dry and I struggle to see how our nation, so painfully divided, can ever come together. So this Martin Luther King Day, I’ve decided I’ll focus on replenishing my faith in the good of humankind. What better day to aim to rejuvenate hope than on a day dedicated to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the visionary and activist who helped pioneer the civil rights movement? I’ve brought this idea of recognizing MLK Day as a period to renew one’s sense of h…
about 4 years ago
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On Monday, Sam Sargent, founder of Blak International, a private charter flight company operating in Australia and New Zealand, helped conduct an emergency evacuation flight out of Canberra, one of several areas in Australia where a state of emergency has been declared since the deadly wildfires broke out this past fall. At least 24 people (including three volunteer firefighters) have been killed in the climate change-fueled disaster, and more than 6.3 million hectares (or 15.6 million acres) o…
over 4 years ago
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17 therapists share their New Year’s resolutions — and how they’ll make them
stick.
over 4 years ago
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Ten years ago, if you’d asked the average young job seeker what they wanted most in a company, you would have heard terms like “competitive salary”, “good benefits” and “opportunity to move up the ladder.” You’d have been less likely to hear phrases such as “corporate responsibility”, “diversity initiatives” and “gender pay equity”. It’s not that such details didn’t matter in the past, it’s just that they weren’t top priority the way they are for today’s millennial and Gen Z workforce. “It’s har…
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Weekend project: A step-by-guide to making your home winter-ready and
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over 4 years ago
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On Sunday, we’ll turn our clocks back an hour, marking the end of daylight saving time (DST). For many, including myself, the transition is a welcome one. Who couldn’t use a bonus hour of sleep? Sleep experts generally concur that the end of DST is a good thing — especially for those of us who suffer from sleep deprivation and might really need that extra hour to build back up their sleep bank. There’s also the scientific argument that DST is potentially disruptive to our wellbeing. “Circadian r…
over 4 years ago
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It’s 1 a.m. on Sunday, where I am dog-sitting alone for my aunt in a big, 80-year-old house nestled high in the hills of Los Angeles. I should be in bed, but the truth is I’m ever so faintly scared to death. I’m staying in a home just blocks away from one of the city’s most infamous sites: that of the hillside strangler. My aunt, whose stepfather was a cop who worked the case, has pointed out to me the near exact locations where some of the victims’ bodies were discovered. Additionally, I recent…
over 4 years ago
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How can young kids and parents tackle after school assignments without arguments
or tears? Start here.
over 4 years ago
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This past year it occurred to me that for the first time in my freelance writing and editing career, if not the entirety of my adult working life, that I am doing pretty okay financially. Big ticket moves like buying a house or even paying off the five-year car loan aren’t yet on the table, but I’ve alleviated almost all credit card debt and have contributed more to my savings into my retirement fund. “If I keep on this upward trajectory, imagine where I could be in ten years from now, when I’m…
over 4 years ago
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While the great shift to digital has greatly impacted physical book sales, consumers haven’t lost their taste for the touch of a real, tangible book: Last year, NPD BookScan reported that in 2018, sales of print books were up 1.3 percent compared to 2017. Books, it seems, are moving off the endangered species list that has claimed newspapers and other print media. But books, like all physical stuff, need a place to go, and here, dear reader is where I profoundly struggle. I’m an avid book collec…
over 4 years ago
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When President Thomas Jefferson sealed the deal on the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, he probably wasn’t predicting that in about 200 years time, the U.S would not only be 50 states wide, but that the “best state to live in” would be a thing. But here we are in 2019, and the “best state to live in” is indeed a thing, and according to WalletHub’s report on the topic, this year that state is Massachusetts. Coming in second place was Minnesota, followed by New Hampshire, respectively. Slumping in at t…
almost 5 years ago
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There’s a mental health crisis in America, and it’s not limited to the some 20 percent of U.S adults that experience anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses in a given year; it’s also impacting our children. According to the CDC, 7.1 percent of children aged three to 17 (approximately 4.4 million) have diagnosed anxiety, while 3.2 percent of children aged three to 17 (approximately 1.9 million) have diagnosed depression. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports that one in f…
almost 5 years ago
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“A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life,” said the fashion mogul Coco Chanel, who, for the record, donned a trendsetting sleek bob. Dr. Tricia Wolanin, a clinical psychologist, is inclined to agree with the iconic French designer and business mogul. “The timing of when [a woman] chooses to get a haircut is key,” she says. “Is it post-breakup to redefine a new you, and release excess burden and baggage? Is it a marking point for a new adventure such as graduation, new job or a nota…
almost 5 years ago
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Driving can be dreadful, and not only because it’s teeming with risk (nearly 1.25 million people die every year in car accidents) and the roads are increasingly crowded (ASCE’s 2017 Infrastructure Report Card found that more than two out of every five miles of U.S interstates are congested, with traffic delays costing $160 billion in wasted fuel and time), but also because it can make us pretty angry. I’m talking about road rage — and not just the dramatic potentially deadly blow-ups implied by…
almost 5 years ago
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When two people get married, they’re not just uniting their bodies, hearts and souls; they’re also joining their financial assets. It’s a terribly unromantic fact — and probably the last thing anyone wants to talk about at length when they first get engaged. Questions like “Should we get a prenuptial agreement?” can be downright buzzkills. But if you’re planning to get engaged or already are, this is an important topic to unpack together. We’ve set out to answer a number of questions you might h…
about 5 years ago
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What’s in a word? Description, expression, identity, power...the list goes on and brings us to a quintessential point: words are the pillars of language and core tools of communication and representation. Words make us human. But words are not static; like ourselves and our societies, our vocabulary grows and shifts. We adopt and develop new words. There are those that trickle in from foreign tongues, those that saunter in as slang, while others tumble down from the ivory towers of academia. The…
about 5 years ago
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We all have stress in our life, and managing it is one of the most important aspects of taking care of yourself, but as a new report by WalletHub emphasizes, stress isn’t just a personal issue — it’s a geographic one, too. The top three least-stressed states, were Minnesota, Utah and Massachusetts, which fared much better than others when it comes to stress related to money, health and family life. The top three most-stressed states were Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. What are these compar…
about 5 years ago
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Doing my taxes has always been something that I dread as a freelancer. There’s far more paperwork involved than there was when I was a salaried employee, and I need to devote time to carefully itemizing (and backing up with receipts) any qualifying deductions to lessen my tax burden. But this year I’ve been thrown a curveball: In 2018, I got married. Should my husband and I file jointly or separately? I have no idea. So, I asked tax professionals how spouses should file, and what types of situat…
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