Tag: lifestyle
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Looking to Break Up With Amazon (& Target)? Here Are 17 Alternatives That Might Better Align With Your Values
There’s been a ton of chatter in the first few months of 2025 regarding companies either leaning into or pulling away from their diversity, equity and inclusion programs—or DEI—that have been in place at the very least since 2020, but in some cases decades. There have been boycotts both ways, and while there is so…
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8 Not Ugly Dog Beds (And The Affordable One I Love Having In My Home)
I had to shop for new dog beds recently because ours were DISGUSTING, likely because we don’t wipe our dog’s feet and we have construction outside (and they were vintage patchwork denim and the pups had been abusing them for 3 years). So after shopping for a while, annoyed at all the patterns I found…
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10 Small Business Home Decor Shops That Will Make You And Your Home Feel Better (+ Caitlin Spills Her Secret Favorite Resource)
In an era where shopping has become a battleground – where we’re critiqued from every angle for where, when, and how we spend our dollars – supporting our local small businesses can feel like a quiet revolution. By buying locally or shopping small, even online, you’re investing in community, sustainability, and integrity – it’s a…
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This Year’s Presidents Day Sales Are Seriously Better Than Ever – Let Us Help You Find What You Need
It’s been a minute since I’ve done one of these sales posts. Normally, the angel we know as Caitlin Higgins is the one who takes these beasts on. But Caitlin was on vacation so I took the reins this round. The one thing I forgot about the process is that you are exposed to A…
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The EHD Portland Team’s Cute But Hardworking Raincoats and Rain Boots Recommendations (And They KNOW Rain)
Since we needed to make a last-minute change to the calendar, we got to thinking about what people might be looking for. Well, it’s definitely the rainy season… so at least for me, it’s rainwear. So since half of our team lives in the rain for over half of the year, I thought to ask…
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Caitlin Spent 3 Weeks Traveling Across Australia & New Zealand – Here’s What to Do, What to Skip, and Where to Pet a Kangaroo
That muffled garbling you hear? IT’S ME, SAYING G’DAY. FROM THE GREAT BARRIER REEF. IN AUSTRALIA. Settle in: I’m back with my yearly travel magnum opus, DOWN UNDER EDITION. Throw on your Men at Work record and grab your Vegemite toast, because we’re (temporarily) escaping to another continent! We have kangaroos. Snorkeling. Koalas. Wombats. Wallabies.…
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These Were The TOP 25 Bestselling Products This Year (#1 Was Our Biggest Seller EVER)
I think my favorite comments on the blog are the ones that say something like, “Are y’all listening in my house? I just said that I needed (insert item here) and I came to the blog and you’ve found it for me.” And while we aren’t listening in your houses – we have neither the budget nor…