Wellness

You can still make your space festive, even if you're the only one who sees it.

These single-use, compostable bags make it so easy.

Physical and mental wellness apps reigned supreme this year.

Go ahead—do nothing.

I can help you take one big thing off your plate for 2021, something you may not have even thought of yet.

Here's a refresher on what you should know, and what you should avoid, when using hand sanitizer.

According to a new poll, the top stressor among Americans during the holidays is cleaning their home.

Sharing a space doesn't mean sacrificing your solo time.

Thankfully technology makes it easier than ever.

From budgeting out the purchase to carving out space in my home for the bike.

It will help you reassess your priorities for the new year.

You can “virtually experience sounds across the globe from the comfort of your home.”

We asked 14 people, and most agreed on how they're coping with being home all the time.

From superglue to stickers.

Powering through your FaceTime fatigue is worth it.

Shaking up your routine has never been easier.

A simple tweak in your perspective could protect vulnerable ecosystems—and help garden-variety plant parents grow, too.

Prepare for total hibernation.

Spoken Flames offers the immersive candle experience you never knew you needed.

How to keep the momentum going, from people putting in the work.

There are plenty of things you can do around your house and in your community.

Next time you go for a walk, try and leave your phone at home.

Because this year has been a lot.

Oh, you're not interested in getting happier?

Refreshing social media can do more harm than good.

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.

They're professional trainer-approved.

It'll help you sleep like, well, a baby.

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.

This activity will surely improve your moo-d.

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.

Think of it as "a dress rehearsal for our future."

Here's your guide to deadlines, details, and to-do's.

Wherever it is you’re going, affirming yourself in the mirror can set you up for a positive day.

The last of three retrogrades this year is here.

SAD isn't all in your head—and there are ways to feel better.

The one tiny change that can cut down on hair-washing time, reduce consumption and packaging waste, and save money.

You might even avoid a house call altogether.

There are plenty of ways revamp for less than $10—it just takes a little flexibility, patience, and creativity. Whether your living room, kitchen, bedroom, dining room, or laundry room is driving you absolutely nuts, here are some suggestions to freshen up the space, so you can enter another season at home feeling just a little bit more content.

Five stars. Would recommend.

Embrace open air living.

Go ahead and hit snooze.

"A World of Calm" is the perfect series for these chaotic times.

Now that it's getting dark earlier.

Save the trick-or-treating for next year.

Appreciate all the little physical details of this time in your life—the good, the bad, the ugly, and yes, the completely average, too.

If you’re contemplating a home project (even a small one) during COVID-19, it may be wise to first consider the mental health effects of changing your space.

Dubbed the “Netflix for sleep,” Restflix is a restful sleep streaming service that helps you fall asleep faster and encourages continuous, productive rest.

For people with particularly stressful jobs, sometimes there’s nothing better than letting your mind turn off for a few minutes and instead playing a mindless game on your phone.

These curtains, their color and design, were my mother’s choice, not mine.

I’ve found ideas for how to create my home are tucked into the grooves of good conversation.

After the movers left, I found myself sitting in a papasan chair that smelled faintly of smoke, both of us dropped into a new place, a new neighborhood, a new life.

I could only carry it with me, looking for and eventually creating a place where it would fit in perfectly.

Whether you recently adopted a pet or already had furry friends before the pandemic, you’re probably loving having something to snuggle and play with at all hours of the day. But for Gen Zers and millennials, having pets during the pandemic has actually been a serious source of self-care, according to a new study.

The thing about being depressed is how tired you are all the time. Day in, day out, I couldn’t muster any energy to decorate—all I could focus on was dragging myself up and breathing.

Think of it like comfort food for your living space.

Our neighbors have tennis courts, we have table tennis.

If you were to take a photo of my trendy and freshly-painted room, the chaochao would stick out like a sore, threadbare thumb.

It was a soundtrack to a simple period of time and I needed to translate it to my own kitchen.

Each trailer is crafted with sustainable materials.

Odor-busting usually comes to mind when we’re talking about garbage cans or litter boxes. But there are other areas areas that smell less than pleasant. Take your gym bag (which you may now be slinging over your shoulder more often than you did in December, go you!) for example. The thing about your gym bag and its contents is that you can’t immediately deal with offensive odors by tossing clothing in the wash or putting your sneakers in the freezer.

The world can be divided into two types of people: those who can guzzle down a bottle of red wine without any health repercussions and those who get a painful headache from just a single glass. The mystery surrounding the latter — why do some people get migraines from red wine?—involves understanding the effects of key substances found in a bottle of red. The first thing to know is the difference between a hangover headache and a red wine-induced migraine.

It’s a sad truth of housekeeping that even if you wear gloves, your hands will still wind up dry after a cleaning marathon. So we scoured Reddit and even called on a few of our favorite housekeeping experts for the inside scoop on the best hand-saving products to use during and after cleaning. From coconut oil to diaper cream, here’s what the pros say to use to keep your hands soft, smooth, and moisturized.

What’s the most important part of a nutritious diet? Most of us can automatically recite the answer: fruits and vegetables. And yet it can be tough to eat the daily recommended amount of produce, and most Americans simply don’t. I’ve certainly been among that 75 percent—the estimated percentage of us who don’t eat enough veggies. I realized, though, that part of the problem was that I didn’t really understand how much we were talking about.

For many of us, breakfast is rarely more than a cup of coffee or a piece of fruit while rushing out the door. That’s if we manage to eat anything at all: Over 31 million Americans regularly skip breakfast. There is research to back up both sides of the “To Eat or Not to Eat Breakfast” argument, but I think most of us share a wistfulness for a proper breakfast.