Rate this post We all need a good wash now and then — but it doesn’t always have to be from shampoo in a bottle. More and more, brands are releasing plastic-free alternatives that are as eco-friendly as they are effective at giving us shiny and smooth hair. We’ve found these shampoo bars that tackle…
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Rate this post My partner recently took me up to visit his alma mater with the friends he made there. One of his friends spent the train ride there crocheting, and on the way back, I joined her with a new embroidery project of my own. It was 10 years after their graduation, and you’d…
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Rate this post As I lay face down on the massage table, my right hand began to quake. Gently at first, then more and more forcefully. I tried to stop, thinking I might be doing it on purpose, but no — it turned out I wasn’t controlling my shaking hand. Of course, I could have…
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Rate this post Think about the last time something snapped you so fully into the present moment that you paused to smile. Maybe your favorite song came on the radio, or the moon was full and huge, or you had an ice cream cone. These moments that inspire a flicker of joy are called glimmers — and…
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Rate this post The written word is a place of refuge for me. It’s a space where I cannot be interrupted, corrected, or needlessly criticized, a place where I can feel my feelings without judgment. But lately, my words liquefy and fail me when I need them most, especially in the face of war, persistent human…
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Rate this post Journals don’t have to be perfect. My childhood diary is nowhere near picture-perfect. Sporadic and strewn throughout various half-empty journals and pieces of scrap paper, its entries live alongside to-do lists and incomprehensible doodles. Many entries are dripping with woe about unrequited crushes, and some are insightful captures of important days, both…
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Rate this post Our editors have tested sustainable and eco-friendly products for over a decade — these are our top picks for reusable paper towel brands that are absorbent yet cut down on waste. According to the Sierra Club, we cut down up to 110,000,000 trees per year for various goods, including paper, toilet paper, and paper towels….
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Rate this post I taught my first craft class when I was eight years old. A few nights prior, after I finished sipping water from a vintage dixie cup emblazoned with seashells, I folded the base up and flattened the paper cup. Hmmm it kind of looks like an old man, I thought. Instead of tossing the…
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Rate this post Our editors have tested and researched dozens of sulfate-free shampoos — these are our top picks for clean and natural ingredients, as well as efficacy. By now, you probably know all about the benefits of using sulfate-free shampoo to help preserve your hair’s shine and color and to reduce irritation. Sulfates can also be potential…
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Rate this post The waters of self-care have ebbed and flowed throughout my life, and during a particularly long ebb (a drought, if you will), I spoke these words to myself every day: I am hopeful. I am healing. I am happy. When my heart felt broken, I found wholeness in opening it up again….
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