In January 2017, President Barack Obama, along with Michelle, Malia and Sasha transitioned out of the White House, but they didn't return to their former Chicago home. Instead, they remained in Washington D.C. Let's take a peak inside the $8.1 million mansion that the Obamas call home.
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If you think a toilet seat is the most disgusting thing out there, think again. State Food Safety warns that if you were to compare a toilet set, doorknob, and mobile phone in terms of bacteria per square inch, it would be no contest, with phones carrying a whopping 25,127 bacteria per square inch.
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Once 2020 comes to an end, there are words we'll never want to hear again. Like COVID-19. Or coronavirus. But one Indian mother who gave birth to twins during the country's lockdown apparently felt a bit differently.
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Because COVID-19 is a new illness, it shouldn't come as a surprise that the CDC and the WHO need to make policy changes over how we can protect ourselves against the illness. Along with social distancing and hand washing, the government now recommends that people use cloth masks in public.
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Why is there no toilet paper to be had, when we were promised no disruption in the supply chain? Is it all down to panic-buying? While panic-buying is not to be discounted as a factor in shortages of this kind it turns out that toilet paper hoarding isn't the only issue at stake here.
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We know them by commercial names like Windex and Clorox. But if we check the labels of our cleaning supplies more closely, we might find that most are made with one of two ingredients — ammonia or bleach. Both household cleaners share a few qualities, but are they both good at killing germs?
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The word "ikigai" could mean "life's purpose," but that definition may be too broad, according to some. And apparently there's some disagreement about what ikigai even is. So what does this Japanese life philosophy really mean and why is it so important?
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According to Forbes, a survey done by Mental Health America found that "70 percent of the current workforce is searching for other jobs, and roughly 50 percent are checked out." To see if you're feeling this way, here are some symptoms to look out for.
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It's always a good time to give some attention to the grounding power that is your root chakra (or Muladhara). When broken down, the word means root (mula) and support or base (adhara) in Sanskrit, and the root chakra is the foundation for stability and security.
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It's allergy season, and everyone around you is suspicious your sniffles are contagious. But the aggravation doesn't end there — you get home and find that once the sun goes to sleep you can't seem to do the same because your symptoms worsen. Why do allergies get worse at night?
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With more and more people suggesting we try burning sage, we can't help but feel the need to jump on board immediately. But not before we get some questions answered, like what's the real reason you should have sage in your home? What does it do and, more importantly, how does it actually work?
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If you are a Gemini, that means you were born under the sign of the celestial twins and that you may have a tendency towards... well, being kind of hard to pin down. And Geminis aren't always the easiest people to get along with. Here are some traits that can make a Gemini a bad friend.
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Not all pillows are created equal. Take, for example, the MyPillow pillow which, according to the guarantee on its website, is the most comfortable pillow out there. If you've ever stayed up late at night flipping through TV channels, there's a good chance you've run across a MyPillow informercial.
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Etsy has grown from a tiny startup to a company worth billions, but there's more you need to know. This is the untold truth of Etsy.
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If anyone has ever told you that you could be a lightworker, you just may be. A lightworker is someone who naturally helps others through challenges, usually without even knowing it. Here's how you'll know you're one.
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Did you recently visit your cat lady friend and notice you felt a little itchy and sneezy afterward? Unfortunately, you may be allergic to the cute pets. About 10 percent of people are thought to be allergic to our cats, and one in seven kids seem to have childhood allergies related to felines.
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Working from home has its benefits. There's free coffee, your meals are literally a few steps from where you are, and your computer won't judge you if you are working off a lap tray in bed or at the kitchen table in your pajamas. Best of all? You never need to put on uncomfortable pants again.
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If you're a longtime lover of healing crystals, you know all about the importance of recharging them. You'll need to cleanse a crystal in order to benefit from it, just as you do when you first receive it. So, how do you recharge healing crystals?
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Does someone's face shape really impact their personality and carry deep meaning with it? Well, it turns out that it just might. Each face shape means something totally different, and you might find out more about yourself than you ever knew before. Here's the meaning behind every face shape.
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With the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, spreading across the world, a lot of people are starting to panic. While it's understandable that people are stocking up on food, why are they stocking up on water, even in places that have access to safe and clean drinking water from the tap?
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Good news for those of us who never took down our holiday lights in the first place -- it's time to put them back up! The newest trends sweeping social media and the Twitterverse currently involve putting your holiday lights back up and turning them on to shed a little light into darker times.
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After a few days cooped up at home, things might start to get tense — especially if you and your significant other are both working from home and aren't used to spending so much time together.
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By now we've all heard horror stories of empty store shelves — hand sanitizer is not to be had for love nor money (or at least not a reasonable amount of either commodity), while toilet paper shortages are bringing out some truly reprehensible behavior. What items should you not bother hoarding?
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has a lot of people practicing social distancing. For many, that means working remotely from home. There's a lot more to working from home, though, than the ability to start your day in bed and go about your day without even putting pants on if you don't feel like it.
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The impact of the COVID-19 has hit some industries harder than others. One industry, in particular, that's been hit hard is the travel and tourism industry. Understandably, people are asking for refunds for upcoming hotel stays. But will hotels refund your money due to the coronavirus?
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Thanks to social distancing measures and #flattenthecurve-related lockdowns arising from attempts to curb the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, most of us are facing the possibility of spending the next few weeks at home. If you're looking to start or grow your family, you might be in luck.
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