Automate Your Menu Planning
You might not have had a week’s worth of meals planned the last time you did your shopping. That’s okay; a lot of us were more focused on finding toilet paper. To help you come up with great meals for
Get Happy — and Stay Happy
Professor Laurie Santos, a Yale psychologist, created a class called “The Science of Well Being,” and it became the most popular course in the Ivy’s 319 years. She’s since given shorter presentations about her findings to the wider world, but
The Enemy in Your Hand
You can glop on all the sanitizer you want, but if your phone is filthy, your hands are, too. One of the best things you can do to stay healthy is to clean up the thing that touches your fingers
Ready for Your Close-Up
Video meetings from home have a few distinct advantages, and we mean beyond the sweatpants and fuzzy slippers. If you’re using the conferencing platform Zoom, you can use a virtual background so that you seem to be broadcasting from a location somewhat
The Most Wonderful Time
If you (and your neighborhood) could use a little cheering up right now, why not recycle some holiday cheer? Some communities are hanging holiday lights to brighten front yards and spirits just as they did in the dark of December.
Planting for the Future
Ready or not, spring is here, so there’s no better time to put on the gardening gloves and plant some flowers. When you make your next (safely distanced) run for office supplies, take a quick tour through the garden section
Dinner’s in the Bag
Coronavirus precautions have radically redefined the ways New Yorkers live and do business, but there may be no industry that's suffering more than our restaurants. Fortunately, helping our friends in the food business requires something we’re already really good at: calling for
Keeping the Kids on Track
Maintaining personal momentum during this time of social distancing isn’t just for grown-ups. Millions of kids have seen their school years upended, and for their wellbeing (and ours), it’s vital to keep them from feeling adrift. Check out this free