Combing through junk has become a quintessential New York experience. And when we say junk, we mean midcentury dressers, velvet couches, and tables and chairs of all shapes and sizes that would look absolutely perfect in your apartment. Apparently, the Big Apple is awash with marvelous items sitting on the sidewalks, up for grabs for … Read more
If you’re stingy and you know it, clap your hands! *clap clap* Don’t you just love working for a company for multiple years, dedicating a good chunk of your day (or life), putting in the effort to be the best you can be, only to find out that new hires will be earning more than … Read more
Having a cool 12th birthday party is a big deal, you know? You want to be the coolest person in your class, for everybody to be talking about your birthday and for only the coolest people to be able to attend. However, when you are 12, sometimes moms may get in the way and destroy … Read more
Deserts are probably one of the harshest environments out there. With very little water and often extreme temperatures, they certainly aren’t places many ordinary people want to explore. Or are they? You might be surprised to hear this, but today more than one billion people (yes, “billion” with a b) live in and around deserts. … Read more
If you have real friends who you can trust, who you know will always be there for you and with them you can be yourself, you are very lucky. However, imagine finding out your friend is extremely rich and you had no idea about that – how would you react? When you think like that, … Read more
No matter how many books you read or videos you watch, you will never be fully prepared for raising your kids before you actually have them. Parenting is very much a “you’ll learn while on the job” kind of situation. However, when you’re neck-deep in diapers, with the Baby Shark song on loop in the … Read more
Fairy tales depict stepmothers as evil people who care only about their own children because they draw inspiration from real life. Sometimes children don’t accept their new family member because they just don’t like them, but it can happen that the new mom or dad doesn’t really care about their stepchild and it’s more damaging … Read more
Work relationships can be tricky. After all, a workplace is a bunch of different people with different personalities trying to work together to reach a common goal. However, no matter how singular the goal is, people are bound to have quirks and attitudes that don’t mesh with everyone. That’s where work tensions arise that can … Read more
The smallest gesture can sometimes do more good than you could ever imagine. In fact, hospitality personnel have several subtle methods for conveying their concern about the safety and well-being of customers, methods that are discreet and make a great impact. In February 2022, a Starbucks barista in Texas intervened by inscribing a message on … Read more
Louis C.K. famously once said “Did you fly through the air incredibly, like a bird? Did you partake in the miracle of human flight, you non-contributing zero?! You’re flying! It’s amazing!” Despite this comedic, yet positively spot-on reality check, flight is, more often than not, a pain in the back. Maybe it’s the change in … Read more