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20 Organizing Essentials for Traveling and 15 Garage Hacks! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. We rounded up essentials for: Car Organization Travel Organization Garage Hacks Car Organization Essentials Seat Organizers Trunk Organizer Car Seat Organizer Trunk Pouch Car Storage with Cup Holders Air Conditioner Storage Cord Organizing Clip Backseat Ipad and Snack Holder Side Pocket Caddy Car Storage Travel Organization Travel Bag Back Seat Snack Organizer Toiletry Bag 13 Pocket Backpack Travel Checklist 6-Piece Packing Set Passport Organizer Shoe Organizer Travel Stub Diary Jewelry Roll Ball Garage Hacks...

Medium Layered Haircuts: 3 Ways to Style It 1. Loose, Layered Waves Take cues from the 1970s and style your medium layered haircut into a voluminous wavy hairstyle. Start by washing your hair with Suave Professionals Volumizing Shampoo and conditioning with Suave Professionals Volumizing Conditioner for fullness and shine. Apply Nexxus New York Plus Salon Care Styling Mousse Plus to clean damp hair and then blow-dry, focusing on the roots. Take a one-inch curling iron or hair wand and create loose waves by curling your hair away from your face....

Four Lessons on Anti-Racism from Brené Brown and Ibram X. Kendi 1. Our identity is changing from moment to moment Nobody, regardless of race, says Kendi, is simply racist or anti-racist in a static way. “What we say and do about race in each moment determines what, not who, we are.” It isn’t helpful to fall into essentialist categories around race, says Kendi, because we all have the ability to change our behavior as we gain awareness—and we have the ability to admit when we’ve made mistakes: “Essentially, to be anti-racist is to admit when we’re being racist....

If your answer to these questions is no, if you’re one of those people who spends all day breathing the lifeless output of a building-ventilation system, then you may be encountering a nature deficit. And it’s making your life less enjoyable, less healthy, and more stressed. We know intuitively that we need green. Here are three ways to reconnect with nature in the midst of a busy modern life....

2) Notice Creativity Notice the good ideas you have today, in any area of your life—a new way of doing something, a response to a question somebody asks you, your perception of another person’s behavior, your understanding of something you read, a new recipe you invent. How do those good ideas feel in your body when they arise? Write or draw about that. 3) Notice Tenderness Notice acts of tenderness between others—a couple, a parent and a child, a guardian and a pet—or bring to mind a favorite scene of tenderness from a movie, television show, or book....

1. The Breathing Book by Christopher Willard and Olivia Weisser, illustrated by Alison Oliver Sounds True Chris Willard and Olivia Weisser have published a growing number of educational, yet playful children’s books on mindfulness, of which The Breathing Book is a recent one. Like all the best children’s books, it doesn’t preach at kids, but allows them the direct opportunity to explore mindful awareness through noticing their breath. Each page offers different activities, such as tracing shapes on the page in rhythm with their inhale and exhale, or trying out some mindful body movement....

You can stock your hair styling routine with all of the products that will help mask the imperfections along your hair strands, but, it’s better to start with altering your hair care regimen. Below, we’re rounding up some of the bad hair habits you should stop doing in order to really get healthier-looking hair. 5 Bad Hair Habits to Remove from Your Hair Care Routine 1. Using the wrong brush....

2) Who’s the Teacher? Because of the huge range of teachers and retreats, you need to be sure you align with the teacher’s philosophy. If you’re skeptical of religion and wary of spiritual talk, say, look for a teacher who emphasizes secular values. Do a bit of research to make sure the teacher is respected in the meditation community. Talk to him or her. Do you feel an affinity for the way she speaks about meditation and mindfulness?...

We wanted to make sure you had all the best two player card games at your fingertips. Check out the variety of difficulty levels we found! Easy Card Games for Two – These are 2 player card games that ANYONE can play, even kids!Popular 2 Player Card Games – You might need some previous card playing skills for these 2 player card games. But with instructions and a little quality time with your sweetie, you’ll be a pro in no time!...

6 Fall Hats We Love 1. Baseball You’ve got to love a classic fall hat that’s all about easy hairstyling. Whether you’re running errands, or, eek, have a bad hair day, you’ll do so looking casual-cool in a baseball hat. Backward or frontward-facing option is totally up to you. Want an even more trending version? Check out our spotlight on dad hats. 2. Low Bucket Hat This look is great for both rainy and sunny days of fall....

Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. Things to Do in Charlotte, NC, for Families Carowinds: If you are a thrill-seeking family, then get ready to scream! This 400-acre amusement park has it all—roller coasters, water park slides, live entertainment, and so much more! K1 Speed Indoor Kart Racing: While visiting the Hollywood of Nascar, make sure to let your little ones in on the racing fun!...

Oh my goodness, please tell me that I am not the only one that just LOVES pulling out all the stops when it comes to fall decorating ideas? I love, Love, LOVE this time of year! One of my VERY favorite parts is getting my home all prepped so that it feels warm and welcoming! If you feel the same way then boy have you hit JACKPOT today! Get ready to browse the best fall printables we could find....

The moral of that story is that perhaps the best mindfulness lessons are, well, subtle. With that, we offer our list of breathing-free contemporary kids books that manage to include lessons about mindfulness without being explicitly about mindfulness. 1) The Silver Button by Bob Graham Bob Graham’s simple story recounts events happening simultaneously during a single minute in a child’s life. At 9:59 a.m., a silver button is placed on a doll’s boot, a baby is born, a jogger puffs by, and more....

These aren’t your regular overdone hair ideas; they’re new styles that are fun, easy and can really revive your look season after season. Read on to check out some of our favorite new hair ideas for long hair: 7 New Hair Ideas for Long Hair You Need to Try Out 1. Mermaid Perm If you thought perms have been done since the ’80s, you’d be wrong! Tight perms have come back in fashion (as everything does, eventually) and we think the extra tight coils look best on long hair....

Susan Cain • Crown Susan Cain wants to know if we can transform the way we love, lead, parent, talk about death, and understand each other by embracing the “hidden riches of sorrow and longing.” In looking for the answer, Cain turns to philosophers (past and present), researchers, songs, poems, and anecdotes and weaves them together in nine chapters. We’re never given a single answer to what is possible when we embrace the bitter in bittersweet emotions, partly because each of us gets to choose how and when to let sorrow in....

Whether you’re looking for some costume inspiration or are just in for a blast from the past to wear for fun, we’ve collected some of the most popular haircuts from this groovy decade. Read on to check out some of our favorite ’70s hairstyles that you can try: ’70s Hairstyles 1. Feathered Front The most quintessential of all the ’70s hairstyles is the feathered haircut. The “feathers” were actually just constructed layers that were cut into the front of the hair....

Thanks to styles like box braids and the many ways you can wear them, the look is far more than a protective hairstyle. You may opt for wearing these braids simply because you love the style and want to try something new and fun with your hair. Ready to try your hand at 90s box braids styles? Scroll down to see some of our street style favorites. Blast from The Past: 90s Box Braids Styles 1....

There’s nothing really to be said about grieving that doesn’t sound trite. There’s no simple way through it. It is extremely difficult to put the gravity or the force of grief into words. And there’s no one way to grieve. Neither is there a cure for our fragility and vulnerability. We have only one option, which is somehow to figure out a way to love and embrace it. Every goodbye is a moment of connection....

Mindfulness practice encourages nonjudgmental awareness—seeing things exactly as they are, with openness and curiosity. With sleep, as with meditation practice, intentions are easier said than done. Neither sleep routines nor mindfulness practice responds well to a heavy hand. If you set out to force yourself into sleep, you’re less likely to sleep. If you strain for some picture-perfect mindset when meditating, you’ll create more stress and uncertainty. If you set yourself up with clear-sighted planning and patient resolve—intentionally but unforced—sleep and mindfulness are both more likely to follow....

We can train our brain to notice our mental habits—some good, some bad—and in noticing these habits, we have more freedom to choose how we act. A Basic Meditation to Train Awareness Begin by getting comfortable in a seated position, one where you’re sitting up straight but you’re not sitting up rigidly straight. It’s a position of ease. You can close your eyes or lower your gaze toward the floor....