Working from home isn’t for everyone, but the last few months of lockdown, social distancing, and precautions against spreading COVID-19 have forced most office workers to switch to full-time remote work anyway. Working from home comes with many luxuries, but it also has its own challenges—including managing motivation and focus while surrounded by the comforts of home. In the last few months, most people new to the WFH life probably have developed their own working from home tips.

By Natalie Perez Nothing puts the finishing touch on a pristine just-deep-cleaned bathroom quite like a crystal clear glass shower door. Maintaining clarity and shine can be accomplished pretty easily with a quick squeegee after every shower, but it’s easy to lose the discipline (especially when you’re in a hurry). Unfortunately, consistently skipping a wipe-down allows a buildup of soap suds and hard water to develop.

By Maki Yazawa Summer is officially in full swing, which means it's time to treat yourself to some much-needed fresh air, sunlight, and bonding time with your favorite home appliance: the barbecue. Before you get started, set yourself up for success with these simple (and life-saving) grilling hacks that will make you look like a professional grill master.

By Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner After studying your walls for nearly three months, the desire to expand your boundaries, start socializing, and enjoy summer is understandable. But until a vaccine is developed and administered, the COVID-19 pandemic still rages on, and precautions are necessary to keep the curve as low as possible. We spoke with Dr. Cara Natterson, a pediatrician and award-winning author, and Vandana A.

By Betty Gold We’re more than ready to spend our days lounging on the patio, bonding with our barbecue, and sipping cooling cocktails on the patio. Warm weather and the sweet rays of the sun help hours pass blissfully by until…good god, where’d that splitting headache come from? Dehydration is an all-too-common summer woe.

By Karen Asp With COVID-19 still spreading rapidly in certain areas of the country, everything about “normal” life has been upended, travel included. In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is still recommending that people not engage in leisure travel and stay home to stop the spread, especially because the virus has hit all 50 states—and continues to spread at a growing rate in many of them.

How to Deep Clean and Disinfect Your Luggage By Brittany Loggins Even if you haven’t traveled in a while, it can be hard to know how to ensure your luggage is completely clean.

By Laura Fisher Studying, working long hours, or staying mentally engaged with your kids at home requires a steady flow of brainpower. The best way to make your brain into a powerhouse is to get a solid seven to nine hours of uninterrupted sleep, but sometimes that is just not in the cards. There are also marathon (video) meeting days or back-to-back chores that simply require a little extra support to manage.

By Betty Gold For those of us living in crowded cities or small-sized apartments, the idea of having a sprawling, spacious garden is—sorry, can't resist—an urban legend. But missing a big backyard doesn’t mean we can’t still grow our own herbs, produce, and other outdoor plants. The trick is knowing how to maximize our own small-sized patio (or rooftop garden, windowsill, or balcony), picking the proper plants to grow, and tending to them in all the right ways.

By Elizabeth Yuko Though we may have started 2020 with high hopes, the year has been one challenge after another so far. Anxiety really started to climb along with the death toll from COVID-19, and has been an issue for many for the past few months. Adding to that is the more recent acts of police violence and subsequent demonstrations around the country. Whether or not you realize it, all of this impacts the quality of your sleep—and that includes your dreams.