Plus, you might notice that some of the markdowns you saw on Friday have an even steeper discount right now. Just think of this Cyber Week as your last chance to save loads on all the things you need for your home as well as clothing and beauty items ahead of the big holidays. So if you missed out on Black Friday, you’ll want for nothing after this sale....
21 Bachelorette Party Games Everyone Can Play Bachelorette parties typically include a few things – drinking, boys, something raunchy, and girls having embarrassing fun. Since I don’t drink and wouldn’t ever just go make out with some random guy like in many of the bachelorette party scavenger hunts out there, these bachelorette party games are my solution for people like me. No drinking or bars required – just good hilarious fun themed in typical bachelorette party style with dirty names....
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Baked Camembert and Balsamic Strawberries Look no further than the latest food trend of the season: baked Camembert cheese with balsamic strawberries. This is one of those show-stopping appetizers that is perfect for entertaining, and tastes just as good as it looks. Camembert, like brie, is a soft cheese with a sometimes wrinkly rind, and has a smooth, earthy, buttery flavor. It pairs wonderfully with fruit, pecans, and hazelnuts. This appetizer combo is warm, comforting, savory, sweet, and the balsamic strawberries are bursting with zingy bright flavor....
Part of what makes decluttering difficult (besides the time it takes and the literal heavy lifting required), is the emotional weight objects carry. Letting go of a gift may make us feel guilty, while throwing away childhood belongings may make us feel sad or nostalgic. To deal with your clutter and finally let it go, begin by identifying the types of emotional clutter in your home, using the list below as a starting point....
Read on to find what you’ll reap from your favorite chocolate desserts, like Chocolate-covered strawberries, Hot chocolate bombs, Truffles, and Flourless spiced hot chocolate cake (yes, please). And a quick word to the wise: Going overboard on the sugary stuff will counteract cacao’s health-promoting properties. For the biggest flavonoid bang for your caloric buck, Gellman recommends choosing high quality, semi-sweet dark chocolate with the highest cocoa content that suits your palate....
Suzanne Holmes, a manager of the Product Evaluation Laboratory at Cotton Incorporated (a research and promotion company for the U.S. cotton industry), has five easy laundry routine changes that can extend the lives of clothes—no special detergents, laundry hacks, or tools necessary. “They definitely are more than suggestions,” Holmes says. “Clothing items get tested based on those instructions that are included in the care labels.” Holmes says carefully reading and deciphering those laundry tag symbols—and actually doing what they say, even if that does mean hand-washing a few items—can help keep clothes, especially nicer blouses or undergarments, look newer longer....
Why is that important? “Having strong coping skills is like having a flashlight to help you navigate through the darkness. It allows you to see the path ahead much clearer and with purpose,” says Lissette LaRue, MS, NCC, LPC, CHT, a psychotherapist, trauma release specialist, and founder of Healing From Within LLC. Good coping mechanisms help reduce the physiological, physical, and social-emotional impact of whatever it is you may be going through, explains Amanda Jurist, LCSW, a board-certified licensed clinical social worker who specializes in child, adolescent, family, and adult psychotherapy....
Social media safety isn’t just about avoiding the wrong people: It’s also about avoiding crossing personal and private boundaries with your workmates, clients, or other professional associations. The last thing you want is your income affected by a stupid post or picture. By following a few simple tips, you’ll be able to navigate these potentially awkward situations on social media more easily. Every social media app or website has different privacy permissions, and some have more specific options that allow you to tailor which posts are shared even among your followers and friends....
We tend to ask ourselves the wrong questions when deciding what to keep and get rid of: “Could this be useful one day? Did someone give this to me? Did I pay a lot of money for this item?” Instead, Shira Gill, a professional organizer known for her transformative closet makeovers, asks us to think differently. “These questions are rooted in guilt, obligation, and fear,” she says, “and will provide you with the justification to keep just about anything!...
Drop the Pretenses The main misconception people have about plant-based BBQ recipes is that they’re only for summer side dishes. But no, “vegans do not only grill limp zucchini slices,” says Jörg Mayer, co-founder of Eat this! vegan food blog and co-author of the cookbook VBQ—The Ultimate Vegan BBQ Cookbook. Grilled vegetables can serve as hearty main dishes, too, when prepared the right way. Choose Your Non-Meat Protein Meat substitutes are incredibly versatile and have come a long way in the taste department over the last few years....
But climatarians—people who stick to a diet that’s focused on reducing their carbon footprint—shop a bit differently. And as it turns out, transforming your trip to the store into a more productive and eco-friendly activity is much easier than you might think. Here are a few simple ways to ditch wasteful habits and start shopping like a true climatarian. Perhaps the most challenging part of using reusable bags is making sure you don’t forget them at home....
Kantrowitz recommends allocated investments in the 529 based on how old your child is. This means choosing a more aggressive investment mix—like 80 percent or more in stocks— when your kid is young, so if the market does crash, you have time to recover and the losses will be minimal. “As college approaches, you should shift into a mix of investments where there is low or no risk of loss, to lock in the savings,” says Kantrowitz....
Make miso broth. Flavor packet? Fine. But miso paste is perfection. Next time you make ramen, skip the sodium-filled spice packet and use a spoonful of miso paste to flavor your broth instead. Miso will add a heavy hit of (salty, savory, seriously addictive) umami flavor to your ramen, plus it’s a natural source of gut-healthy probiotics. Look for miso paste at Japanese grocery stores, Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, and most mainstream supermarkets....
“The trend has found staying power as people realize they can more efficiently use their spaces in sustainable ways,” says Cameron Johnson, founder and CEO of Nickson, an apartment-furnishing service. Flex spaces are intended to help your home better accommodate your day-to-day life. Guest bedrooms, for example, can often be reimagined for more frequent and flexible use. “People are realizing that an entire room in their home dedicated to an occasional houseguest may not be the best use of space—a commodity that has become decidedly more precious,” says Los Angeles designer Stefani Stein....
However, drinking the recommended 64 ounces (or so) of water a day can feel like a lot! Saying you hate drinking water isn’t an option—it’s too important and there are plenty of easysolutions. Flavored waters or seltzers that don’t contain added salt, sugars, or preservatives can help you meet your daily water intake. Another way to stay hydrated is with homemade infused waters, which are a healthy—and affordable—alternative and require no kitchen skills....
What exactly is an Instant Pot, anyway? This wonder machine is a programmable, electric pressure-cooker, which means it combines heat and pressure to cook food in about half the time of traditional methods. Most models also have settings for sear, sauté, steam, slow-cook, and simmer. You can also use the Instant Pot to cook rice, make yogurt, and walk your dog. OK, that last one was just wishful thinking, but the Instant Pot really can cook almost anything....
Despite the fact that you’ll be using it in small doses, if you bake every day or only once a month, you’ll likely be utilizing vanilla extract fairly often. So next time you run out unexpectedly or if you prefer another vanilla-flavored option, consider one of these vanilla extract substitutes. Unlike imitation vanilla, most of these subs for vanilla extract can stand toe-to-toe with the real thing and deliver a familiar rich, rounded flavor that can complement the other dessert recipe components....
But before you start stripping off the old paint, sanding, and priming, the most important part of any kitchen cabinet makeover is deciding on a paint color. Rather than hunting through thousands of paint chips at the home improvement store, why not turn to social media to see beautiful paint colors in real-life kitchens? After browsing Instagram for beautiful kitchens, we’ve rounded up some of the most inspiring kitchen cabinet paint colors the internet has to offer....
So what makes a workout clothing item “sustainable”? There are organic cottons, recycled materials, and plant-based materials like Tencel, plus manufacturing methods that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, water, and energy for each item. Luckily, the eco-friendly and ethical activewear brands we’ve collected below are all about using sustainability—from the materials they use to the manufacturing process—to ensure you’re doing your body and the Earth a favor when you hit the gym....
