If you’re looking for a gift they will remember, gift experiences are the way to go. Giving experiences like a bungee jumping trip, a spa day, or helping someone fulfill something on their bucket list, will make your gift (and you) all the more memorable. Gift experiences are perfect for the people you love and want to do something special for. They’re also great for the friend who has everything and your hard-to-shop for…
Arline Bronzaft, PhD is an environmental psychologist in New York City who studies the impact of noise on mental and physical well-being. Bronzaft and other environmental psychologists believe that big city noise pollution is a hidden threat to our wellbeing. Bronzaft works with urban planners and city governments to find ways to reduce noise such as planting more trees and passing legislations to limit honking and other noises. In study after study, it has been…
Wanna know one of the best ways to beat the Monday Blues? The answer is so simple that you might want to pooh-pooh the idea. But in a Quartz article, psychologist Tony Crabbe writes that when it comes to our leisure time, “the more we put into it, the more we get out of it.” He writes that too much rest on the weekend can leave you feeling stressed on Mondays. Other experts back…
More than any other room in your home, I believe the bedroom is the room you should truly love. After all, you spend one-third of your life in it! Now, if what you want to feel is relaxed and at peace as you drift off to sleep, I think I have the perfect thing—an all-white bedroom. A white bedroom can help to put your overthinking mind on pause. It makes decorating simpler while still able…
When you personalize your home, they feel more authentic and give you more pride in your home. A personalized room is so much more interesting to me. It pulls me in with a glimpse into the homeowners’ life. These rooms feel warm, comfortable, and unique. There are some good style-based reasons to personalize your home — you have a vision to follow, for example — but did you know that personalizing your space is actually…
