I've always been a big sleeper; as a kid, I could sleep 12+ hours a day, and I still can when left to my own devices. On average, though, between hobbies and social plans, I'm normally getting around ...

I had a routine every morning. I’d turn on the light, get out of bed, make my bed, put on my clothes, go to the bathroom and ...

Early rising is widely celebrated—but the practice can come with a cost.

It is 4:30 p.m. and the kids are still running wildly through the house. There is a 5-year-old who’s exhausted from a full day of schoolwork, a 3-and-a-half year-old who has recently decided to give ...

This includes about 20 minutes of overseeing the toothbrushing and general bedtime prep, and then I spend about 20 minutes of ...

When I was growing up, one of our house rules was this: Make your own bed every morning. With one exception: Your birthday. It became such a routine that I continued making my bed straight through my ...

A cleaning expert on TikTok explained that it's actually a bad idea to make the bed first thing in the morning. TikTok / @cleanhome_cleanmind For a lot of people, starting the day by making the bed is ...

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Lottie Gross is a freelance travel writer and author who has been working from home for years. She rejects advice — spurred by the pandemic — about separating work and personal spaces at home. Gross ...

If, like me, you’ve spent any time on social media over the past couple of months you probably would have spotted podcast host, motivational speaker, and bestselling author, Mel Robbins’ viral morning ...