Better Homes & Gardens
When you consider a plant a weed because you didn't plant it, don’t pull it out just yet: Many of those untamed plants are not only edible, but delicious and healthy for you, too.
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Shape
Everyone's trying to make the most of the food they have right now. A compost bin is a smart way to put those leftover food scraps to good use—and no, it won't smell up your apartment.
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Openfit
Gardening can be a great way to help relieve stress, and herb gardens are relatively low-maintenance and easy to harvest.
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Midwest Living
For the Life page, I wrote about the Little Free Garden program across the U.S., a delicious-yet-healthy bakery in Chicago, a must-read for summer and a super-effective Midwestern soap.
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Shape
Here's how to get fresh produce, canned goods, treats and more delivered to your doorstep, stat.
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Real Simple
Your stylish pair may not be protecting your eyes as well as you think. Get the scoop on what to look for, and when to trust the label (or not).
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Real Simple
While a virtual bridal shower will never be the same as one held in person, it’s still possible to help the bride feel special by banding together friends and family from afar.
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Better Homes & Gardens
A concept developed during wartime in the past is cultivating great hope right now.
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MyRecipes
Putting together special Easter baskets for the ones you’re quarantined with is a sweet way to celebrate at home—and a smart way to support small businesses, too.
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Real Simple
These video call apps and platforms (many of them free!) are the easiest way to catch up with loved ones and host work meetings from afar.
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Better Homes & Gardens
While no one knows for sure how long this situation will last, one thing is indisputable: Knowing your neighbors has never been more critical.
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Shape
People working from home with spouses and/or children are lamenting endless distractions right now—but for singles, the self-quarantine situation has a different set of challenges.
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Better Homes & Gardens
AARP’s new 2020 Travel Trends report lays out many ways that Millennials and Boomers differ when they travel, all of which can affect how you plan a trip together.
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Midwest Living
A Milwaukee animal-lover is dressing up pups (and helping other ones), one bandana at a time.
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Midwest Living
I wrote about Indy's largest plant-based food showcase, a terrible/funny podcast and my favorite flaxseed heating bags.
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Better Homes & Gardens
In families where both parents work, fathers are more likely to share household duties, says a new Gallup poll.
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Men’s Book
When temps dip and courses close, get your golf fix indoors at these two new Topgolf Swing Suites in Chicago, inside 900 North Michigan Shops and Chicago Athletic Association hotel.
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Shape
If you've ever experienced strong aversion, fear or disgust while looking at objects or photos of objects with lots of little holes, you might have a condition called trypophobia.
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