Category: MENTAL HEALTH
Design Your Home Like a Gardener
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What if you treated your home less like a product and more like a living thing? We’ve been trained to think of design as an event. A reveal. A before-and-after. Something you knock out in a weekend with a credit card and a shopping list. But real homes—the ones that feel soulful, layered, and alive—don’t…
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Greenwashing Is the New Glitter: Shiny, Useless, and Everywhere Let’s get something straight: just because it’s beige doesn’t mean it’s sustainable. Everywhere you look, design brands are shouting their eco-virtues: “Made with recycled materials!” “Natural finishes!” “Conscious collection!” But dig even a little beneath the surface and it’s all marketing mulch. This is greenwashing—the art…
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Let’s Talk About Hand-Me-Downs Not every gift is a treasure. That’s where we start. Because when we talk about “Gifted” in the TGIF philosophy—Thrifted, Gifted, Invented, or Found—we’re not just talking about things people gave us. We’re talking about the complicated reality of inherited stuff. The hand-me-downs. The heirlooms. The boxes of “perfectly good” decor…
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Most of us don’t think twice about grabbing a new desk online or upgrading a sofa when the style feels stale. But behind every shiny new furniture purchase is a web of environmental damage that’s easy to ignore—and costly to the planet. Here are five reasons to rethink the cycle of buying new: 1. It’s…
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Saying these are challenging times doesn’t quite capture it. But since simply checking out isn’t an option, I’ve been finding comfort in quieter, simpler routines that bring a little peace and normalcy back into my days. This week, I’ve found myself spending more time with my plants. Watching the pothos cuttings grow their small white…