Surf’s Up. The Temperature Isn’t.

It’s a cold Friday morning in late January. The snow has been falling all night. With two friends, Curtis Eichenberger and Brian McElroy, I’m heading northwest from the town of Collingwood, Ontario, to the shores of Lake Huron in Bruce Country. It’s a two-hour drive, and we’re hoping the ice has taken hold of the…

Hello, Golden Globes Red Carpet — We Missed You

Forget the Zoom shirt; welcome to the Zoom evening gown. Also the Zoom tux. If the Golden Globes red carpet wasn’t exactly the red carpet we were used to, nor was it the dressed-down stars-in-their-jammies-pretending-to-be-just-like-us reveal that marked the celebrity-packed fund-raisers of the pandemic past. Instead, the first of the big award shows of 2021…

What Should You Do With Your Savings?

Tori Dunlap, founder of Her First $100K, a financial advice blog, agreed. “One of the most common questions I receive: ‘Should I save first, or pay off debt first?’ If this year has taught us anything, it’s the importance of saving an emergency fund. So even if you have a good chunk of debt, prioritize…

How To Ritualize Tea Time

Here’s how to develop a tea ritual all your own. Forget the fuss. This is not “Downton Abbey” cosplay. While ceremony, protocol and ritual infuse tea practices worldwide, the manner of teatime is personal. Mister Rogers drank hot cranberry juice out of his mugs, so you can do anything (just avoid the hallucinogenic ayahuasca). The…

Dances to Learn At Home

In the early days of the pandemic, a strutting, hip-shaking dance trend took over social media: the J. Lo TikTok Challenge, a roughly 30-second piece of choreography from Jennifer Lopez’s Super Bowl halftime performance last year. It was hard to watch the routine and not want to learn it; in video after video, the energy…

Show Thanks With A Gratitude Letter

Gather your supplies. Decide your letter-writing method and get your supplies, such as stationery or notecards. Handwritten letters are the gold standard because your handwriting is an extension of you. It’s personal and tactile. And don’t let messy penmanship be a deterrent: No one is expecting calligraphy. But there’s nothing wrong with typed letters; Ms.…