styled living simply achieved by Jacqueline deMontravel
Bunnies may need to go into an early retirement, we’ve created an Easter basket that will rival those stuffed with neon flammable straw. First, withhold any urge to fill with trinkets and candies marketed on holiday shelves, select a basket you love and will use again, and fill with gifts regardless of what the holiday panders.
An updated basket for timeless appeal.
Truth be told, the only travel happening this approaching spring break is to a nearby dairy farm. The risk, being mom shamed, and need for a rapid test outweigh, to use COVID terms, a non-essential trip. But you don’t need twenty dollar drinks bobbing with paper umbrellas and a stretch of sand to dress for the occasion. We edited resort wear standouts you will want to wear into autumn.
It doesn’t get more one-of-a-kind than when you make it yourself. Crafts also come with countless benefits aside from making the envy of all pencil cases. When children come together in a non-competitive environment, it promotes camaraderie. Says Erika Allen, founder of Make Modern, a crafting workshop in Darien, Connecticut, “Kids are really nice to each other when they are in a crafting environment. In our model, everyone is going to leave with something fantastic. It’s different from the way we think of athletics or schoolwork.” Crafting as a group may be non-competitive but there still is that drive for success, the desire to make the best craft you can without the pressure, and everyone comes away with an art project without having a final winner.
Erika Allen of Make Modern arranging some of the featured crafts. We’re loving that penguin.
Ladies make room in the medicine cabinet for the guys in your life, they have their own skincare needs. With an onslaught of beauty products specifically targeting men, you have to wonder if this is the next bubble tea. Pamela Viglielmo, President and CEO of MËNAJI Advanced Men’s Skincare, proves otherwise. She helms a company that originated 20 years ago when a makeup artist found that the products she used for men on camera were not performing, thus is the birth story of the very first concealer and anti-shine formula for men.
Science-based beauty products loaded with healthy botanicals will benefit skin health and improve appearance.
It may not be a war out there but battling the elements and viruses can make it feel like one. Spring is sliding into some parts of the country with an onslaught of melting snow, which is why durable pieces in understated earth tones is a style we can support through the transitional seasons.
In between weather calls for styles that traverse between fashion and utility.
We feature clothes and accessories that deliver on utility, adding warmth and protection from the change in weather your app didn’t alert you to.
We are of the belief that pity parties are never much fun. While COVID-19 has been one of the most trying experiences in people’s lifetimes, without undermining the tragedy of unexplainable loss, the focus to remain positive and maintain a healthy mental outlook, notably with our youth, is something we can control.
In a recent podcast on happy healthy with Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Dr. Amanda Craig of MMFT, she reviews useful guidance on how to keep young people in a positive disposition during these unprecedented times.
Meditation may bring to mind people who do lotus positions in the wilderness and breathe out inhuman guttural sounds. I’ve considered myself too high energy to meditate, which is why Whitney Ross, Integrative Health Coach of Whit & Well, advised that it’s time to take meditation seriously. Whitney has gained insight on the practice through Yoga and Meditation expert Sarah Barrington, who guides people on how simple the process is.
Create a relaxing environment, disconnect, and focus on breathing. You are now meditating!
Resort travel may look attenuated this year but that doesn’t have to keep you from adding stylish pieces for warmer temps. It’s time to break our co-dependency with drawstring pants, this year we’re seeing a more dressed-up approach to fashion. Clothing that performs in transitional weather is also a potent element to resort wear DNA.
A few quality pieces is all you need to own a resort wear look.
Wall art has a tendency to accumulate in a speed more associated with buying earrings, it seems disloyal to keep it all stowed away. There’s an impulse to hang all the art you own like those trendy gallery walls that merit their own Pinterest board. Or cram a wall hanging into every bare space, which treads into an overly accessorized look. As an artist who paints for creative stimulation, we have many canvases to choose from and I am not inclined to sell unless there is a full-on interview. (Think getting approved by the condo board process). I’ve found that simplicity calms the design, which aptly sets off the chosen art to create a less manic space.
When deliberating on art work, arrange the candidates in the intended space to have a visual of what looks most appealing.
If the chaise lounge approach to managing stress with a therapist isn’t your style, or you just can’t get an appointment since psychoanalysis is as in-demand as adopting a rescue dog, we have some natural solutions. You may find that some of these feel-good exercises will be so effective, they’ll become a regular part of a healthy lifestyle.
Find elements that make you feel good naturally, like healing crystals, stones, and activity.
