Mindful Living

Here's how you can learn to re-frame cleaning as "morally neutral."

This "necessary" paper clutter is still clutter. Here's how to halt the cycle and reclaim your space — and money.

The first step is acknowledging that, sure, this is a little strange.

The app breaks down the science behind each item you’re considering, then decodes why it matters, category by category.

This weekend, you're going to take some time to think about your morning routine and make it a purposeful part of a well-planned start to the day.

Five tips, straight from an expert.

In the process, I discovered four surprising things about myself, my relationship to TV, and home living.

These minimalist principles can help you enhance the life you’re already living (yes, even if you want to own more than 10 pairs of shoes... for each season)

After all, not everyone has space for one of those Instagram-ready meditation rooms.

Just because you can venture out in this post-lockdown era doesn’t mean that quiet time at home isn’t still important; in fact, it might be more essential than ever.

A weekend spent relaxing at home might not only sound unreachable, but sometimes seems more stressful than one in which you try, once again, to do all the things before a new week starts.

According to therapists and other mental health experts.

Experts weigh in on what you can do about it.

Whether you have a mint plant growing on your windowsill or a bottle of mint essential oil that you’re not sure what to do with, there are several household uses for the herb. Below, six household uses for mint you may not have thought of before.While you’re at it, also be sure to check out our guides on how to grow herbs indoors, what the best indoor herb growing kits are, and the 10 easiest herbs to grow.

The very nature of internet browsers makes it easy to order anything, anytime with the click of a button. Here are three tips for saving money by curbing your online impulse purchasing, one item at a time.

Too busy during the week to tidy up, and then too checked out on the weekends to clean. It feels like an inescapable cycle — but here's my solution.

Vocabulary-minded apps are great for those of us searching for a more cerebral distraction from our days.

If it's still in your house, it's not potential money.

I'm an influencer, so the app is literally my job.

Career, life, and money coaches weigh in.

I'm giving you a super low-lift, completely easy-effort home task that you can do from the hammock at your cousin's house, one-handed with an icy beverage in the other.

Last summer I finished 32 different books!

It'll mean your home can achieve a higher state of cleanliness—with much less foot-dragging on your part.

Some of them might require a little imagination or getting outside your comfort zone, though. All in the name of fun!

A quick scroll of my Instagram newsfeed seals the deal: Other parents can raise kids and keep their homes clean. What am I doing wrong?

Grab a pen and paper and get ready to mark the start of a new season — and make your summer dreams come true.

Here's how it helped me be more intentional with my mornings.

I consider my Grandma Gigi’s 9 commandments unbreakable.

These home organizing tips are grounded in learning how to feel comfortable choosing to keep what brings you joy, and getting rid of the rest.

Read them, remember them, and get to work on making your home a more functional space.

And 4 experts want you to leave out.

And it's under $6!

According to six Black business owners.

If you're tired of going to bed with solid plans for the next day... only to wake up exhausted and already feeling like you’re “behind,” you’re not alone.

It helped me fall asleep faster, and read 75 books in a year.

This method puts you, not your things, in the driver's seat.

It's a way I can accept myself the way I am, and ultimately, make my home a more pleasant place to be.

"That familiar ritual of putting on an LP reminds me that home isn’t just a place or a destination, but a feeling that’s only one song away."

With a cleaning framework in place, you not only know where to start, but you get motivated by watching your mess shrink along the way.

So you want to have fun this summer, but you're not exactly swimming in money or willing to blow your budget. (Relatable.)

Celebrating Shabbat has helped me shift my home from a workplace to my own little weekend sanctuary.

This is a game-changer.

Getting rid of stuff is nice, I know. Just think twice before donating these items.

Plus, what experts want you to keep in mind about the rest of your makeup and skincare stash.

According to people who read all the time.

When in doubt, just add water.

Above all, don't be afraid to ask!

Mother knows best!

According to real-life cooks and experts alike.

Here are some ways to take even your already-organized spaces up a notch, to a deeper level.

If you're buying bamboo toothbrushes and dish cloths to help the planet, here are a few things you should know to make sure your eco-friendly intentions actually help the environment.

The Pomodoro Technique is popular, because it works.

All you need is a fork!

Whenever we want.

According to experts.

It's getting me through the pandemic

It's okay to mourn.

From cleaning out your closet to planning a picnic.

Yes, you need wash your loofah!

Patric Richardson wants you to love laundry day: “Something I always say is that you get to do laundry, you don’t have to do laundry."

From avoiding kitchen smells to starting a freezer inventory list.

The Keep, Fix, Toss, Donate method works for mental clutter, too.

It's made me so much more productive and I'm not going back.

According to experts.

If it does a job well, that's reason enough to keep it around.

The pressure is off, and I've never felt better.

You don't have to be a "morning person" to have a good morning.

The first step is understanding why you procrastinate. The second is...

Nothing's worse than sharing a space with someone who doesn't carry their weight in housekeeping duties.

To you, love you.

And what to opt for instead.

A little gratitude can go a long way when you feel stuck in a rut.