The best affordable drugstore beauty products for the softest, summeriest, not-dry-at-all summer skin.
As a Black woman with darker skin, I’m constantly fighting The Ash Monster. More skin is exposed in the summer, so I take a few extra steps, and a few extra products, to make sure my skin is healthy, moisturized, and gleaming. And it doesn’t have to be...
Could these crazy glasses be the cure for motion sickness? Here’s hoping!
As a mom to kids who can get car sick — kids who have friends and cousins who get car sick too — I never travel anywhere without anti-nausea acupuncture wrist bands (which we recently shared on our list of 12 essentials you’ll always find in our...
Ready to try camping with kids? Here are 8 camping essentials you need, and how to get them affordably
If you’re considering becoming a first-time camper (and more power to you!) you’re probably wondering exactly where to start. I’m here to help! You’re probably not going to find me back-country camping off the Appalachian Trail any time soon,...
How Wellements baby remedies help make life easier for parents | Sponsored Message
This is a sponsored message from Wellements Parenting is hard enough already, which is why the parents behind Wellements remedies and supplements wanted to make life easier for all parents doing the best for their kids every day. That’s why their products are...
How do you talk to your kids about suicide and depression? Resources + tips for a very tough subject
With the tragic, high-profile suicides of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain in the news this week, surely a lot of our kids are going to be asking questions about suicide. To top it off, they may have heard last month’s announcement about a second season of 13...
The top 10 most affordable safe sunscreens for kids, from EWG’s 2018 safer sunscreens guide
Every year, I browse the Environmental Working Group’s report on the best safe sunscreens for kids and babies. This list measures popular brands against the EWG’s standards, including everything from worrisome ingredients to false marketing claims. But...
The non-lecturey, totally realistic book about self care that I wish I’d had as a new mom.
There are tons of books — not to mention unsolicited opinions from strangers (my favorite!) — on how to raise a healthy kid, but when you think about it, there’s not much out there on how to cultivate healthy moms. Which is why social worker, writer,...
5 surprising health benefits of standing desks that you might not know
If you’re like lots of Americans, including us, you spend a whole lot of time sitting at a desk during your work day. (Hey, we’re busy!) And while many people have heard of standing desks, when you start to check out all the health and wellness benefits...
How these new temporary tattoos can be part of a self-care routine. For real.
We’re big fans of Tattly temporary tattoos, as our readers well know by now, thanks to their cool collaborations with indie artists, and all-ages designs. But their new collection, which are designed to smell great, have really caught our eyes. And noses....Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz!
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