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For Family Month, I wanted to round up a ton of adorable pets from our house tours. That's it... that's the entire premise of the post.

This will definitely liven your family’s spirits.

Yes, even turkey can pose a problem.

From superglue to stickers.

Aka through a $14,000 emergency.

The company announced it's waving the time limit on its group sessions.

According to experts.

Okay, true, not all holiday activities are pandemic-possible this year. But if you’re looking for joyful and safe ways to eat, drink, and be merry through the end of December, we’ve got that covered.

Powering through your FaceTime fatigue is worth it.

The pandemic can’t dim the light, especially not on Diwali.

Get your job search on.

When in doubt, get someone the gift they'd never buy for themselves.

Shaking up your routine has never been easier.

The social media obsession is taking a large step into mainstream television.

It projects and embodies an eco-friendly ethos.

Minimal investment, major impact.

The Japanese company recently opened a single-story wooden house in the prefecture of Yamaguchi. The sleek wooden house is designed to withstand an earthquake (while looking very Instagrammable).

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

Prepare for total hibernation.

The show that launched Emily Henderson, Tiffany Brooks, and David Bromstad is coming back.

As you improve the inside of your home for you and the people you share it with, you can take small steps to make things outside your home a tiny bit better, too.

Each one comes with a whole mini nursery setup.

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

Queen B has actual bees.

Don't wait until the end of the year to do your taxes.

She gave us her honest answers.

Where has this pillow been all of my life?

Stress less, celebrate more.

The experts had no doubts in their answer, too.

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

So many questions.

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?

"I was already impressed. Then I started using it and got more impressed!"

Welcome to 'Weird Secondhand Finds That Just Need to Be Shared."

They’re almost unrecognizable in these aerial shots.

Refreshing social media can do more harm than good.

The time to look and apply for holiday jobs is now.

Bloomscape has some elegant Christmas tree alternatives.

Give it a shot.

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.

Eating at home again? Restaurant experts share their best tricks to make yet another meal in your dinner room feel more exciting.

These guys are basically like Rosey the Robot from "The Jetsons" come to life.

Or should I say, Howl-o-ween?

If you're up for something a little cozier, I happen to think that the best place to schedule your engagement portrait session is right at home. Here's why.

This whole staying-at-home-by-public-health-order thing is important, but also exhausting, and I need a break from the monotony.

Dog DNA testing can be a fun way to learn about their ancestry. But with a growing number of kits on the market, it can be overwhelming to figure out which one to buy.

They're professional trainer-approved.

Great news: There are tons of perfect picks for these brainiacs at every price point.

Your “favorites” list will definitely double in size.

Aka goblincore, as well as feralcore and gremlincore.

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

Treat your pet to the very best.

“This Christmas Eve marks the 125th anniversary of George Vanderbilt welcoming friends and family to Biltmore House for the very first time,” the Biltmore website reads.

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.

Here's why.

This activity will surely improve your moo-d.

It's chock-full of great deals.

Even after a decade together, Michelle Race didn’t predict that her boyfriend, Shawn Warren, would propose—at least not when he did.

You can find out in advance if there's a line outside your store.

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.

The 2020 candle, which "smells like WFH and WTF," has scents of amber and mandarin.

Set yourself up for remote success the IKEA way.

Unstable times call for stable finances.

When I told people that my now-husband and I were planning on baking not one but three wedding cakes for our semi-DIY wedding reception in 2018, reactions ranged from stunned silence to varying takes on “Have you lost your mind?”

All the fun of an escape room, but in your own living room.

The 16 new shows will consist of some HGTV favorites as well as new pilots and docu-series, and this batch of fresh programming represents more than 109 episodes that will be coming in the next year.

I’ve been raising chickens for over 20 years—and here are the five tips I share with every beginner.

Try one of these cost-saving swaps.

For everyone on your list, and every budget you need to stick to.