** Perhaps it takes a paradigm shift for us to equate efficiency with something that could also, well, delight. To be fair, a lot of us grew up in the time when “if it stings, that means it’s working” was an uncontested household rule. We came of age with first-generation dandruff systems—those straightforward, dreadfully unsexy zinc-filled bottles that actually had their medicated strength (the higher, gulp, the better) listed boldly on the front labels....

the trick is all in the presentation! Grab these {or similar} items: a cookie sheet, a kitchen hand towel, a napkin or two, one sheet of colored scrapbook paper, and a typed or handwritten note for your honey. Put ’em all together, and whattaya get? A little breakfast tray! The best part is that you can whip this up in like 60 seconds FLAT. Step 1 ~ drape kitchen hand towel over cookie sheet {ooh, tough one!...

The Penn State basketball team, like the Seattle Seahawks, have started a meditation regimen to help maintain focus and improve play. From the article: Pat Chambers, the Penn State men’s basketball coach, also said meditation has helped his teams cut through the clutter of daily life. “There are so many distractions with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. that I think you need a solution on how you can rid yourself of all that for a few minutes to refocus,” he said....

This comment comes from a brilliant young autistic woman who was told by her doctor that mindfulness would be good for her anxiety. She said it did the opposite: Mindfulness worsened her anxiety. In fact, it was a very negative experience that left her feeling like a failure. Unfortunately, I hear things like this often. I am part of a mindfulness research program at the Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in Toronto, where in the course of the research, a large number of neurodiverse people have told me they are mindfulness “drop-outs....

Since just about everyone is considering a little haircut therapy (especially these days!), it’s pretty rad that this particular look is a stunner on just about anyone who dons it. This versatile look is all about the specific way it’s cut to make it flatter your face shape and hair type! ** To eliminate the guesswork, we’ve outlined a few key ideas to help bring lob haircuts to life, as well as a bunch of inspirational pics to hopefully get you on your way....