Author: candacebd
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The 5 Best Candle Making Kits for Beginners (& Supplies to Buy, All Tested with Photos)
If you want to make scented candles at home, you need to try one of these tested-firsthand candle-making kits from Siblings, Paddywax, Makesy and more. They’re worth every penny.
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The Top Places You Need to Visit in the Florida Keys (Especially If You Have 48 Hours or Less)
If you’re thinking about visiting the Florida Keys, go NOW. Consider this your bucket list of what to eat (including the best pie!), where to go and what to do while you’re there, from shopping to beaches to moments that will leave you breathless (and not just because you’re paddling like crazy).
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The Makesy Candle-Making Supplies I’d Recommend to Everyone (Beginner or Pro)
Over the past five years, I’ve tried all kinds of Makesy waxes, fragrance oils, vessels, wicks and accessories. Here’s what’s worth it.
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50 Things You Can Do Instead of Doomscrolling
When the tyranny of choice grips you, and you’re not sure what to do with your free time, consult this list of some of my favorite hobbies, diversions and creative pick-me-ups. It’ll leave you feeling inspired and refreshed.
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Elizabeth McCracken’s ‘The Long Game’ Makes a Compelling Case for a ‘Minorly Fulfilling Career’
Elizabeth McCracken’s ‘The Long Game’ features hundreds of great notes on fiction writing (280, to be exact), but one—on finding “minorly fulfilling” work to support you—really stood out to me.
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Crudi-Tots Platters: The Easy App Your Super Bowl Party’s Been Missing
Crudité is great, but have you tried a crudi-tots platter? It’s the easy Super Bowl app everyone will devour first at your party. Trust.
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My Life Was My Career, So I Rebuilt it Around People—And Hobbies
Committing to hobbies and showing up for others, no matter how awkward, helped me defeat the Sunday Scaries and develop an identity outside of my ambition.
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LH Agenda, Reviewed: Is This the World’s Chicest Planner?
The LH Agenda is the prettiest planner we’ve come across (seriously, we’ve never gotten so many compliments). But it’s truly HELPFUL too. Here’s what makes the undated planner stand out.
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Easy Oreo Truffles (No Double Boiler Needed!)
Oreo truffles taste way more involved and decadent than you’d expect, and yet they’re so easy to make that your kids can get involved with this project!
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Let’s Plan Your 2026 Goals with 3 Easy Questions
Need help with your 2026 goals planning? Searching for ideas and inspo to truly conquer the year ahead. Start with these three questions.
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There’s Comfort in Shouting into the Void (AKA Why I Haven’t Gotten on Substack)
Dissecting my strange desire to be seen and anonymous at the same time. Have you ever felt this way too?
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Joanna Gaines & the Inevitable Awkwardness of Building Community
Why is it so hard to build community? I’ll explore what holds us back, as well as Joanna Gaines’s ideas from ‘Magnolia Journal.’
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