• Travel Finds to Keep You Moving (Not Untangling Cords)

    Travel Finds to Keep You Moving (Not Untangling Cords)

    Whether with friends, family, or a special someone, traveling well can be one of life’s most satisfying endeavors. But what does it mean to travel well, exactly? I don’t think it means staying in the most expensive hotels and booking first-class flights around the globe, though some might say so. I think traveling well is…

  • Nine Ways to Rock Jeans in the Workplace This Spring

    Nine Ways to Rock Jeans in the Workplace This Spring

    It’s just about time to put away your sweaters and pack up the cashmere. Spring is almost here! We often think of spring as the time for flowers and little birdies in their little baths. But the truth is spring is messy, especially for commuting professionals. Even if you drive to work, one must navigate…

  • Coffee Bliss: 7 Paths to the Perfect Morning Cup

    Coffee Bliss: 7 Paths to the Perfect Morning Cup

    It is said that Thomas Jefferson once called coffee “the favorite drink of the civilized world.” I suspect he might have been right, especially seeing as how one feels so uncivilized before a freshly brewed cup in the early hours of the day. For me, the effect seems to bring all the seeming chaos and…

  • Six Games to Help You Bring Back Game Night

    Six Games to Help You Bring Back Game Night

    If you’re like me, you have (mostly) pleasant memories of spending the mid-’90s huddled around a board game in the kitchen, plotting against family members and friends, assured of your Napoleon-level strategic abilities. Now is the perfect opportunity to relive some of those memories and create new ones — at least until it warms up…

  • Sleep Essentials for More Restful, Productive Hours

    Sleep Essentials for More Restful, Productive Hours

    Getting a good night’s rest is crucial to performing well at work. It’s also essential to a long and healthy life, especially for men with a family history of heart disease. If you have trouble getting to sleep easily at night, try to limit your activity in bed to sleep. Studies show that people who…

  • Take Back Your Space: 13 Ways to Eradicate Clutter in Your Home

    Take Back Your Space: 13 Ways to Eradicate Clutter in Your Home

    Life requires a ton of … stuff. One hundred percent true. We wear a thousand different hats each day, moving from home to the schools, then off to the office, and then home again with a giant mess waiting for us. It doesn’t seem to matter that we were once seriously organized! Here are some…

  • Valentine’s Day Gifts She’ll (Actually) Love

    Valentine’s Day Gifts She’ll (Actually) Love

    This Valentine’s Day, I’m forgetting all your typical cupid kitsch and going with (mostly) practical choices that I hope will bring joy, comfort, or some utility into your home/relationship. But don’t forget that the best present one can receive on Valentine’s Day is the gift of quality time. Pencil in a date night and lock…

  • Bring a Little Spring: Plants to Enliven Your Work Space

    Bring a Little Spring: Plants to Enliven Your Work Space

    This week brought a little taste of warm weather into our lives and – wouldn’t you know it – I simply cannot stop thinking spring. Flower beds, fresh mulch, and pastel sundresses feel like they are just around the corner, but the wonder of spring isn’t quite here yet. IN THE MEANTIME I put together…

  • Phillies Gear Ideas to Get You Excited for Opening Day

    Phillies Gear Ideas to Get You Excited for Opening Day

    And just like that football season is finally over. We can’t win them all, so in the spirit of good sportsmanship, I wish congratulations to the New England Patriots on another (super boring) Super Bowl win. Moving on. The Phillies return to the diamond for regular season play on March 28 and we cannot stop…

  • Self-Love Gift Ideas Sure to Make 2019 Sweeter

    Self-Love Gift Ideas Sure to Make 2019 Sweeter

    Okay. Ready or not, 2019 is really, truly here. Soon, it will be February, so you might as well embrace it. There’s one thing I’ve found always makes the self-flagellation of the new year resolution schlep go over more smoothly, and that’s a little gift buying for yourself. Call it self-love, call it personal spending…