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The Mental Health Benefits of Having a Pet
Pet ownership has been shown to provide both mental and physical health benefits—benefits that go above and beyond daily companionship. Here are some of the science-backed benefits of pet ownership and a few of the many ways your pet could be making you a happier and healthier person.
10 Best Hikes on Oahu
The island of Oahu is an outdoor recreational paradise. If you are looking for things to do while staying in Honolulu, or wanting to explore the island of Oahu better, we definitely recommend getting in a few of the amazing hikes that the island has to offer in order to fully experience Hawaii!
7 Tricks to Be a Better Morning Person
Hate mornings? Is it hard to get out of bed in the morning? Changing your morning routine can be as easy as these 7 tips to help you wake up better.
10 Must See Austin Murals on South Congress
South Congress is the perfect combination of walkability and location to create a street art + mural walking tour route (feel free to use ours below!) and find those Instagram-worthy spots.
Book of the Month: Eat Pray Love
Everyone has heard the phrase “Eat Pray Love” or watched the film adaptation starring Julia Roberts, but what about the book behind these references?
14 Things to Improve a Really Bad Day
These 14 things can be easy ways to help you improve a really bad day and get back to better, more positive, mindset.
Book of the Month: The Girl on the Train
The Girl on the Train is the kind of book that you can’t put down until your eyes have devoured every line from cover to cover. It is a psychological thriller that immediately draws you in with its mysteries, twists, and turns.
Why is Travel Important?
We travel, not because we are discontent with where we currently are in life, but because there is a deep instinct in every person to seek and experience the unknown. People are always seeking, always changing, always restless, and our curiosity has no bounds. That restlessness is expressed in different ways, but for many, it takes shape in the ache to MOVE, to travel!
We Did A Pantry Clean Out Challenge - Here's What Happened
It goes by many names: empty fridge challenge, pantry purge, pantry freeze. Simply put: how long can you go without grocery shopping? Could you go for a 30-day no grocery freeze?
7 Ways To Boost Your Career Skills
If you’re serious about your career and are ready to get a promotion or raise, you should never stop learning about what you can do and start taking action.
Book of the Month: The Glass Castle
Published in 2005, The Glass Castle follows Jeannette Walls’ tumultuous and nomadic youth, from four years old into adulthood.
Book of the Month: The Robber Bride
In place of a true romance novel for this month full of chocolates, hearts, and roses (yuck!), here is a novel rife with despair, ruined relationships, treachery, and triumph! Margaret Atwood’s The Robber Bride is fraught with turbulence and tension as readers follow the intertwining stories of four very contrasting women.
King Cake Recipe With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Filling
King Cake is an oval-shaped, twisted pastry ring that is commonly covered in icing or sprinkles. Some variations have fruit or cream cheese fillings or praline. While this easy King Cake recipe is made with cinnamon cream cheese filling to satisfy that Mardi Gras cake craving any time of the year!
Homemade Raspberry Soft Sugar Cookie Recipe
This soft and chewy homemade sugar cookie is made with cream cheese, a spin on the old-fashioned Christmas sugar cookie recipe. Fluffy and moist, this cookie dough can be rolled to make cut out sugar cookies or baked to make the perfect cookie to glaze or add frosting.
7 Healthy Steps to Have The Most Productive Day Ever
It is easy to struggle to be productive at home. With so many tasks to do daily, it can be anxiety-causing to calculate how best to spend your day effectively.
30+ Gift Ideas For Mom And Dad
When it comes to gift ideas, it seems gifts for Mom and Dad often fall to the bottom of the list. Sure, on Mother’s Day you find a gift for Mom and the same is true for Father’s Day for Dad gifts, but what do you do the rest of the year?
How Meditative Running Can Impact Your Mental Health
Running and meditating help maintains mental health and calms the mind to keep you going. Mindful running improves spiritual, mental, and physical strength.
Peloton Bike Review: What You Need To Know
This comprehensive Peloton Bike review will answer any questions you have about this at-home bike to help you to make an informed decision before purchasing.
10 Books You Need To Read For Personal Growth + Self Development
Looking to add a new book into your rotation? These are 10 books you need to read for personal growth and self-development.
Untamed Book Review
Untamed is the story for all women. For women who are trapped in unhappy relationships. For women who are continually silenced. For women who yearn to exist, to live fully. Untamed encourages women to break free of the social confinements and live their truest life — a life unburdened by boundaries, cultural conditioning, and expectations. Glennon Doyle encourages us all to let it burn in order to be free.