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*Image via. Q: Any road trip with kids tips? We’re about to embark on one with a three year old and five year old. A: Nothing groundbreaking here, but I pack a ton of snacks and activities and specifically try to reserve a handful of them for really hairy moments, when the distraction/newness is needed. Sometimes, those hairy moments don’t come, and then you just keep them tucked away for the return trip. (Also, be sure to pack enough snacks/activities for return!) We generally try to avoid pulling out the iPad until we really need it, but I always have...

Men befriending men — it sounds like a simple endeavor, but after 200,000 years on the planet, it is still often a cold war, wherein neither side will extend themselves for fear of appearing emotionally needy. This is an obvious problem for anyone who wants more friends. But it ends up being a problem for all of us.“People with friendships live longer, happier, and healthier lives,” says Geoffrey Greif, Ph.D., a professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work and one of the foremost experts on friendship or, more precisely, horizontal relationships (relationships where both sides have roughly...

Welcome back to Free Patterns Month here at Crafting a Green World! This week, we’re focusing on entire ensembles that you can sew–all the dresses, all the jumpsuits, all the pajama sets, all the rompers. And ALL from the free patterns offered by indie pattern companies. Find your next favorite pattern from this list, then show that indie pattern company some love by buying a few patterns, too! Free Patterns for Dresses Bowen Dress by Kim Sisson for Peppermint Magazine Bowen Dress by Kim Sisson for Peppermint Magazine. Sometimes you just want to be comfy, you know? This dress is the...

Chris van Tulleken refuses to tell me what to have for breakfast. “Everyone thinks that I have a strong opinion about what they should eat,” he tells me, as I hesitate between the eggs benedict and the full English. “And I have almost no opinion.”Now, this isn’t quite true. When I tell him later that I’ve decided that the occasional full-sugar cola is probably better than multiple diet sodas every day, he replies: “Enjoy the phosphoric acid leaching the minerals out of your bones.” Which sounds a little judgmental, if I’m honest. (Soft drinks have been linked to bone fractures,...

Are you an under-packer or an over-packer? Enjoying a good vacation has everything to do with less decision making -- and packing well can help you breeze through a trip with style. These are a few of my recent travel MVPs across clean beauty, sustainable fashion, and beyond. What did I leave out? 20 Must-Pack Vacation Essentials the Oversized Belt Bag | Because you're a tourist, after all. Use Claire V's Grande Fanny as an elevated version of the ubiquitous travel dad belt pack you've seen on tourists across the globe. Keep your essentials close and use it to build...