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I Tried Swedish Death Cleaning (And It Changed How I Declutter)
I Tried Swedish Death Cleaning — And It Totally Changed How I Declutter My front room has been decluttered like never before. By Katie MortramPublished: Dec 29, 2024 We’ve been independently researching and testing products for over 120 years. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more about our review…
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Is Your Dream Home an Old Library? This Place Is For You – Book Riot
This former Carnegie library is full of details about its role as a community library–and it’s now looking for its next owner. Periodically, a real estate listing pops up that is custom-made for book lovers. That’s the case with this listing from Alma, Nebraska. If ever you’ve dreamed of living in an old library, this…
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Surprising Things After Moving From the US to Ireland | Insider | Home | Lifestyle
By Alexis McSparren, Feb 6, 2022, 5:00 AM I first fell in love with the idea of moving abroad five years ago after spending a semester in England. I met incredible people, tried new things, and focused on what I wanted most out of life while temporarily letting go of everything stressing me out at…
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The Washington Post: How smart tech around the home can help seniors and their caregivers
By Christina Sturdivant Sani, January 20, 2022, at 7:00 a.m. EST Amy Goyer has been a caregiver most of her adult life. At 20, she began caring for her ailing grandparents. Then her mom had a stroke at 63, and her dad developed Alzheimer’s. Later, her sister was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease. Over the years,…
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How to Make Your Home Safer as You Age – Consumer Reports
Simple changes can help protect you from fires, falls, and more By Consumer Reports, December 11, 2021 A few smart steps can help you keep it that way by protecting you against potential hazards. What’s nice about home modifications is that the changes don’t have to be huge to make a huge impact, says Allysin…
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6 tips to help you manage your day AND your anxiety when working from home
Mar 17, 2021 / Morra Aarons-Mele When I first began working at home, I couldn’t believe I was getting away with such a racket.No one told me what to do or where to be! I could work in my bed, go to the grocery store in the middle of the day, and my clients were…
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After the Year of No Bras, Things Are Looking Up | Vanity Fair
When the shutdown left us stranded at home, some women clamored for a tangible sense of freedom. A year later, one writer reassesses the bra with help from an O.G. expert, an Instagram-savvy start-up, and Seinfeld. By Laura Regensdorf, March 10, 2021 It took me 351 days to take off my shirt for a stranger…
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Walk through Hemingway’s Ketchum home in a 360° Idaho Experience tour | Idaho Statesman
By Idaho Public Television February 26, 2021, 11:50 AM Walk through the Hemingway House with Idaho Public Television’s 360-degree tour of author Ernest Hemingway’s retreat in Ketchum, Idaho. Source: Walk through Hemingway’s Ketchum home in a 360° Idaho Experience tour | Idaho Statesman
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Analysis | We’ve been cooped up with our families for almost a year. This is the result.
When the pandemic forced us into our homes to spend extended periods in contact only with a small circle of family members, it was one of the fastest, largest shifts of human behavior in memory. We’re just starting to understand the fallout. About 1 in 8 were home alone. Almost 2 in 5 were home…
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‘Dream of a House’ tours the eclectic home of writer Reynolds Price – LA Times
“What can things — furniture, everyday objects, art — really tell us about someone? If this book is any indication, plenty. What Price chose to surround himself with tells us about his obsessions, his affections, and perhaps even his perception of himself.” Source: ‘Dream of a House’ tours the eclectic home of writer Reynolds Price…
