I Kept a Walking Streak for a Full Year — Here's How I Did It
And seven surprising benefits I learned along the way.
Jan 23, 2021
This $20 Fitness App Is My Secret to Sticking With a Workout Routine
Best of all, the workouts can be completed in 30 minutes or less.
Jan 22, 2021
11 Little Ways to Ensure a Home Gym Increases Your Property's Value
Putting your place on the market this year? Here's what to know.
Jan 19, 2021
This App Can Help You Fall Asleep During Your Nightly Doomscroll
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It replaces your social media feeds with content that is specially designed to actually help you sleep.
Jan 15, 2021
You Don't Need to Spend $2,000 to Do a Peloton Workout
The Peloton app might be your home workout one-stop shop.
Jan 15, 2021
6 Easy Habits That Helped Me Finally Become a "Breakfast Person"
Stop the mid-morning hunger pangs before they start.
Jan 15, 2021
7 Low-Cost Ways to Make Your At-Home Workout Less Boring
According to personal and group fitness trainers.
Jan 14, 2021
6 Easy and Effective Life Changes Anyone Can Make in the New Year
From budgeting tips to picking up a new hobby, career, life, and financial coaches share their advice.
Jan 11, 2021
If You Have a Slow Cooker, You Already Have a Humidifier—Here's How
It can replace a common cold-weather staple. And bonus: You won't have to clean a filter!
Jan 11, 2021
Valspar’s New Multi-Sensory Experience Lets You Listen to Their 2021 Colors of the Year
Allow "The Sound of Color" to bring you into a state of tranquility.
Jan 10, 2021
This Body-Neutral Workout App Focuses on How You Want to Feel
And it costs only $10 a month.
Jan 8, 2021
This Is the Anti-Resolution I'm Using to Slow Down and Appreciate 2021
Being kinder to yourself isn't always easy, but it's worth it.
Jan 7, 2021
7 Easy Ways to Make Sure Your New Year’s Resolution Survives the February Slump
80 percent of resolutions fail—but yours don't have to.
Jan 6, 2021
7 Tips to Actually Stick to Bullet Journaling This Year
According to people who say the practice changed their lives.
Jan 6, 2021
7 Easy Ways to Organize Your Personal Life This Year
According to professional organizers.
Jan 5, 2021
Faking a Commute Could Be Exactly What Your Brain Needs Right Now
NEWS
If you find yourself missing the daily grind, faking your old commute could be the jumpstart you need to get back into a positive headspace.
Jan 4, 2021
Here's Which New Year’s Resolution You Should Make, Based on Your Enneagram Type
This may be the key to helping you redefine resolutions from something dreaded into something meaningful.
Jan 4, 2021
6 Little Life Upgrades You Can Make From the Comfort of Your Couch
According to life coaches.
Jan 3, 2021
This Is the Simple Phrase a Positivity Expert Swears By
If you want to be more mindful this year, here's a good place to start.
Dec 21, 2020
7 Habits That Are Scientifically Proven to Help You Beat Procrastination
Number three is so simple, but so effective.
Jan 1, 2021
This One 5-Minute Effort Will Set Your New Year Off Right
Weekend Projects
This weekend, you're going to act on a bit of your new perspective and put love into action.
Jan 1, 2021
Write a Letter to Your Future Self With This Website
Have it delivered in two months, 20 years, or whenever you like.
Dec 25, 2020
We Asked 15 People What One Habit They're Taking into the New Year
Their answers are so heartwarming.
Dec 22, 2020
Seniors Are Embracing This Millennial and Gen Z Pastime In Quarantine
Don't rule out a Netflix watch party with your grandparents.
Dec 20, 2020
How Families Are Keeping Busy at Home in Quarantine, According to a Study
Parents are having a moment on TikTok.
Dec 20, 2020
6 Habits That'll Protect Your Mental Health If You Can't Log Off
According to a political reporter.
Dec 14, 2020
10 Ways to Beat Holiday Stress and Feel Better in 15 Minutes or Less
According to therapists.
Dec 15, 2020
Use This Simple Winter Solstice Ritual to Help You Reset Before the New Year
It's time to clear the air and set intentions for the season to come.
Dec 17, 2020
5 Easy Habits That Helped Me Get My Morning Routine Back When I Was Depressed
From investing in an alarm clock to managing your expectations.
Dec 11, 2020
You Already Own What You Need to Remove Your Address From Shipping Labels
Ripping the packing label off the box is often far from the neatest way to obscure the box's initial use, so when TikTok's algorithm served me with a useful hack for removing printer ink from labels, I was intrigued.
Dec 14, 2020
The Color-Coding Hack that Saved Me from My Overflowing Email Inbox
It's no inbox-zero, but it's a start.
Dec 10, 2020
Melissa Joan Hart Loves this Holiday Movie Just as Much as You Do
Her current reading list is also pretty great!
Dec 11, 2020
I Upgraded My Sheets and Started Sleeping Better Than I Have All Year
Here's why doctors say it works.
Dec 10, 2020
7 Tips for Spending the Holidays Alone, From Someone Who Does It Every Year
You can still make your space festive, even if you're the only one who sees it.
Dec 9, 2020
I Started Steeping My Coffee With Tea Bags and I'm Never Going Back
These single-use, compostable bags make it so easy.
Dec 9, 2020
Google Play’s Best Apps of 2020 Reflect a Year of Personal Growth
Physical and mental wellness apps reigned supreme this year.
Dec 6, 2020
Take Care of This Quick Task to Calm Your Anxieties and Get Ready for 2021
Weekend Projects
I can help you take one big thing off your plate for 2021, something you may not have even thought of yet.
Dec 4, 2020
5 Mistakes You’re Probably Making with Hand Sanitizer
Here's a refresher on what you should know, and what you should avoid, when using hand sanitizer.
Dec 2, 2020
Don’t Worry, You’re Not the Only One With a Clutter Room In Your Home
According to a new poll, the top stressor among Americans during the holidays is cleaning their home.
Nov 29, 2020
14 Ways I’ve Found “Me Time” in a 470-Square-Foot Studio
Sharing a space doesn't mean sacrificing your solo time.
Nov 29, 2020
I Haven't Seen My Family in a Year—This Is the One Rule We Follow to Stay Close
Thankfully technology makes it easier than ever.
Nov 24, 2020
I Just Got a Peloton—Here Are 7 Things I Learned Along the Way
From budgeting out the purchase to carving out space in my home for the bike.
Nov 25, 2020
You Don’t Have to Be an Editor or Influencer to Enjoy This Year-End Ritual
Holiday Cure
It will help you reassess your priorities for the new year.
Nov 23, 2020
This Playlist Serves Up Sounds From the Most Relaxing Locations in the World
You can “virtually experience sounds across the globe from the comfort of your home.”
Nov 20, 2020
This One Habit is the Key to Destressing When You Live With Other People
We asked 14 people, and most agreed on how they're coping with being home all the time.
Nov 19, 2020
14 Surprising, Useful Things Doctors Keep In Their Personal First-Aid Kits
From superglue to stickers.
Nov 18, 2020
3 Ways You're Benefiting From All Those Zoom Hangouts, According to Therapists
Powering through your FaceTime fatigue is worth it.
Nov 15, 2020
How to Build Better Habits at Home, According to Your Enneagram Type
Shaking up your routine has never been easier.
Nov 12, 2020
Want to be a More Ethical Plant Parent? A Biologist Answers 4 Questions You Didn’t Think to Ask
A simple tweak in your perspective could protect vulnerable ecosystems—and help garden-variety plant parents grow, too.
Nov 10, 2020
The 3 Habits Experts Swear By For the Best Winter Sleep
Prepare for total hibernation.
Nov 9, 2020
These Candles Offer An Immersive Experience With Poetry Readings
Spoken Flames offers the immersive candle experience you never knew you needed.
Nov 7, 2020
We Asked, Activists Answered: How to Stay Engaged In Your Community Right Now
How to keep the momentum going, from people putting in the work.
Nov 4, 2020
Still Stressed? Try These 11 Habits and Hobbies to Channel That Energy For Good
There are plenty of things you can do around your house and in your community.
Nov 4, 2020
“Flaneuring” Might Be the French Trend You Need to Boost Your Wellbeing
NEWS
Next time you go for a walk, try and leave your phone at home.
Nov 3, 2020
51 Ways to Destress, Calm Down, and Feel Less Lonely Right Now
Because this year has been a lot.
Nov 3, 2020
5 Unexpected Things Happy People Have in Their Homes
Oh, you're not interested in getting happier?
Nov 3, 2020
I Asked A Therapist How To Stop Doomscrolling and Get Some Sleep
Refreshing social media can do more harm than good.
Nov 2, 2020
Why It’s So Hard for You to Finish Even the Smallest Half-Done Home Projects
I have the pulls, I have the dresser, I have the screwdriver, and I have the time. But I haven’t been able to find one thing to get the job done: the motivation to simply do it.
Oct 30, 2020
I’m On a 34-Week Home Workout Streak—Here Are 5 Easy Habits That Helped
They're professional trainer-approved.
Oct 29, 2020
This Device Turns Your Bed into a Cradle for Adults
NEWS
It'll help you sleep like, well, a baby.
Oct 28, 2020
Yes, Mirrors are Creepy—Here's How to Unlearn and Work Around It
Mirrors show up as a plot device in everything from scary movies to carnival fun houses and sleepovers. And that unsettling, creepy feeling can work its way into your modern home.
Oct 23, 2020
Cow Cuddling Can Improve Your Mental Health—Here’s Where You Can Book a Hugging Session
NEWS
This activity will surely improve your moo-d.
Oct 26, 2020
56 Small Habits To Keep You Happier at Home
If you do small things to bring yourself to a less stressful or more grateful place, you'll harness the power—little by little and instance by instance—to paint your life with a sunnier hue.
Oct 26, 2020
How Bad is It If You Don’t Wash Your Reusable Water Bottle Daily?
Whether its composed of stainless steel, thick plastic, or aluminum, here is what our experts say about water bottle care.
Oct 19, 2020
I Asked a Psychologist to Explain MASH—Turns Out It’s More Than Just a Game
Think of it as "a dress rehearsal for our future."
Oct 20, 2020
6 Ways To Make (Extra) Sure Your Mail-In Ballot Counts This Election
Here's your guide to deadlines, details, and to-do's.
Oct 20, 2020
The 6 Best Things to Say to Yourself in the Mirror, According to Mental Health Pros
Wherever it is you’re going, affirming yourself in the mirror can set you up for a positive day.
Oct 19, 2020
Mercury Is Retrograde Again—Here’s What You Need For Your Survival Kit
The last of three retrogrades this year is here.
Oct 1, 2020
I Asked a Therapist in Alaska About How to Cope at Home During Dark Winter Days
SAD isn't all in your head—and there are ways to feel better.
Oct 13, 2020