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Stories in Lifehack that you'll love, handpicked by our team.
Depressed? Try Building a House for Faeries!. Top Story - June 2021.
If I hadn’t gotten appendicitis at the beginning of December, 2020, I'm pretty certain I never would have spent seventy hours building a tiny little faerie house as a gift for my stepmom. That’s right, if my appendix, that vestigial organ of the bowels, hadn’t decided to get infected and inflamed and try to kill me, she would have instead gotten a pillow or a scarf or something I found on Etsy— some thirty-dollar tops purchase (times were tough) —and I would have gone another month (or two, or maybe eighteen) before I again hunkered down with my tools at my little workbench building little things meant for magical, imaginary, tiny people.
By Michael "Mickey" Sasso5 years ago in Lifehack
Beginners Guide To a Thrifty and Appealing Backyard Garden. Top Story - June 2021.
Your social media keeps flaunting pictures of stunning vegetable gardens! "Victory gardens" some of your friends called them when the pandemic started and everyone rushed to hoard seeds and baby chicks!
By Maria Calderoni5 years ago in Lifehack
Wrapper’s Delight!. Top Story - June 2021.
When Maria Von Trapp (through the beautiful prism of Julie Andrews) sang about brown paper packages tied up with string in ‘The Sound of Music’, I knew she was my people. I get an obscene amount of pleasure from wrapping - gifts, parcels, cards, I don’t care - if it sits still long enough, I will wrap it.
By Kate Holderness5 years ago in Lifehack
Upcycling: Cloth-Covered Journal. Top Story - June 2021.
Eight years ago, I began journaling for the first time in my life. It is no coincidence that this decision came shortly after dating the woman who is now my amazing wife. We worked together in the same public library. Positive changes were happening in every aspect of my life and I wanted to document the journey – the good, the bad, and the embarrassingly funny. The great thing about journaling is that I feel it is not only therapeutic, but it helps maintain perspective when I need a reminder of how far I have come in my journey to become a better person and all the goals I have achieved.
By Luis Aponte5 years ago in Lifehack
Garden Chess. Top Story - June 2021.
I once heard it said that happiness, or the lack thereof, is a state of contentment influenced by outside stimuli. Conversely, I have also heard it said that joy is a state of inner contentment or delight that resists outside influences. For example, I found that when I was outside working in my garden, I experienced happiness. When I discovered that the backyard groundhog (nicknamed “ground cow”) breached my fence and ravished my snap peas, I was unhappy. Obviously, this beast was not related to the well-behaved Punxsutawney Phil on the television. Truthfully, I was angry when my plants were invaded – but my joy for gardening remained. That inner joy was a sign of the creative life inside me. I have learned to enjoy that creative aspect manifested as the intersection of a woman and her dirt.
By Karen Bouknight5 years ago in Lifehack
My Creative Journey Combining Multiple Hobbies. Top Story - June 2021.
Growing up I was never interested in being a creator. I preferred dealing with facts and majored in finance where my day job involves numbers with no need for a creative side. Since I'm a data-driven person, what was the catalyst that sparked my interest in creative endeavors?
By Mad For Fabric5 years ago in Lifehack
I Didn’t Know I Was Sleep Deprived Until I Tried Lull. Top Story - June 2021. Created with: Lull.
For the past few months, I’ve been feeling completely out of sorts but couldn’t put my finger on the exact reason. The red flags were there; brain fog, grogginess, anxiety. It wasn’t until my watch-style sleep tracker spelled it out for me that I realized: I wasn’t getting enough shut-eye. On top of that, the quality of sleep I was getting ranked in the low, low digits. I know I’m not alone in the struggle to get great sleep. Sleep deprivation takes a toll on your health, happiness, and overall energy levels. In a constant virtual and homebound lifestyle, restfulness often takes a backseat to productivity. So, in an effort to upgrade my personal wellbeing and my sleep, I began the hunt for a new mattress. I was determined to get the best mattress to get the best night’s sleep possible, so I did the research and read all the reviews on the best-rated mattress options out there. All of my research kept leading me back to one brand: Lull. After reading their raving reviews and hearing about how easy the buying process was, I upgraded to an Original Lull Mattress and couldn’t be happier with my decision. Once I started sleeping on my new mattress, I knew with certainty that I was sleep deprived on my old mattress. Here’s how my experience with Lull went.
By Mariam Makatsaria5 years ago in Lifehack
The Ultimate Guide to Better Sleep . Top Story - June 2021. Created with: Lull.
Do you remember the quote that was passed around on t-shirts, plaques, and mugs that said, “You have the same amount of hours in a day as Beyoncé”? No judgment if you owned or still own an item with this quote on it. This is “hustle culture” at its finest. Although I never bought the mug, I always applied way too much pressure on myself to be busy and have some type of project brewing at all times. Over the last year, however, I’ve been challenged to rethink “the hustle” mindset and part of this process has included changing my mentality about sleep. I’ve gone from someone who used to pride themselves on not needing a lot of sleep, to now fully valuing the need for quality rest and allowing myself to be indulgent in it. It wasn’t until I upgraded to Lull that I realized what I’ve been missing out on all these years! Since sleeping on a Lull Mattress, I’ve become obsessed with getting the best sleep ever. Lucky for you, I’ve done the research to curate the ultimate guide to better sleep! Here are some tips that I practice that may help lead you on the path to healthier and more gratifying sleep habits.
By Mikki Hernandez5 years ago in Lifehack
4 Things Consistency Kills. Top Story - June 2021.
I'm not the best person to talk about consistency but I am the best person to talk about consistency at this time. I coupled consistency and discipline together because I hate what they both require, but love the results they produce. Consistency has long been a thorn in my heel and I had to make up my mind to rock with it no matter what was going on in my life. Here is a list of the 4 things that being consistent killed for me.
By LATANYA N CHATFIELD5 years ago in Lifehack
I’m No Marie Kondo. Top Story - May 2021.
On the spectrum from Hoarder to Minimalist, let’s just say that Marie Kondo and I are not soul mates. Not. Even. Close. Now, I’m not on the verge of being featured on a reality show and I don’t need an intervention. But I do have a lot of stuff. A lot. More than most people. But it’s good stuff. I don’t have precarious piles of decades-old junk mail or garbage. I don’t save every plastic bag or newspaper. And there are no small pets or children buried under a deluge of flotsam and jetsam.
By Donna L. Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)5 years ago in Lifehack
Have You Any Wool?. Top Story - May 2021.
We have horses. Many of our friends have horses too. If you have horses, you most likely have a menagerie of other pets and farm animals. When the word got out to our horsey friends that I had taken up spinning as a hobby, I was suddenly inundated with fleece from my friend's barnyard buddies.
By Mary Chris Foxworthy5 years ago in Lifehack
