Author: candacebd
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My Biggest Mistake as a Manager
You ever look back at life—say, when your brain pings you awake at 3 a.m.—and cringe as you relive a season of your past? No? Just me? Well, when I think of my first two years as a manager of a team, I wince. And want to reach out to those direct reports with a…
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Wednesday Addams-Inspired Costume Ideas
Even though Netflix’s series, Wednesday, didn’t premiere until a month after Thanksgiving, it was already generating tons of buzz as a Halloween costume (with searches up 120 percent then). Since then, interest in Wednesday Addams’s looks have only snowballed, inspiring the whole “soft goth” trend (aka a muted smoky eye and lip). A black collared…
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Are Chrissy Teigen’s Cravings Baking Mixes Worth It?
Baking Chrissy Teigen’s blueberry cream cheese pancakes from scratch is a process—one you’ve got to plan an hour or so for—but I love them so much, I’ll gladly put in the effort to dice cubes of cream cheese and freeze them. (I’m the type who wakes up hungry, so any breakfast recipe involving planning is…
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How to Make a Wreath for Beginners (And for $6 or Less!)
When it comes to making holiday decor, I’ve always been intimidated by wreaths. Lush ones featuring real greenery can get pricey, fast—but it turns out that learning how to make a wreath doesn’t have to be super complicated or expensive. Between a trip to the tree farm and the Dollar Tree, I was able to…
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White Elephant Gift Ideas Under $10, $25 & $50
Coming up with solid white elephant gift ideas is not easy—especially ones under $10, $25 or whatever your budget may be. That’s where we come in. After scouring what’s trending online and chatting with friends and editors about the top gifts they’ve given (and received) during these parties, we’ve broken down our top 2022 gift…
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Some People Are Just Going to Hate You—Here’s How Anne Hathaway Deals with It
As much as I know I can’t please everyone, I still try. I’ve agonized over whether people liked me, whether I offended them, whether they hated me—and why (or what I could do to change their mind about me). It’s a classic Type 9, people pleaser tendency. I’ve been working on letting go; realizing I…
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Everything Bagel Focaccia
Everyone made a huge deal about sourdough during the pandemic, but why wasn’t anyone raving about focaccia?! How did we sleep on focaccia? After baking a batch a few weeks ago, it became my instant obsession. Yes, it needs to rest overnight, and yes, it involves a ton of olive oil (the good kind), but…
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What to Serve with Biscuits and Gravy
One of my mom’s specialties growing up was biscuits and gravy. (My mom’s recipe is a riff on Pioneer Woman’s, with extra Jimmy Dean sausage.) Whether they’re made from scratch or aided with a few shortcuts—hey, Pillsbury Grands are pretty good—the Southern staple is the kind of soul-satisfying meal that’s so hearty you can skip…
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A Cozy Look Inspired by ‘Folklore’-Era Taylor Swift
With the release of Midnights, Taylor Swift is everywhere. And while you could throw on a gray floral sheet, sunglasses and cat ears and call yourself an “Anti-hero” ghost, there’s another low-effort—and equally cozy—last-minute costume to consider: A throwback to Swift’s Folklore era. While Taylor Swift once sold a sweater that looked just like the…
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The Best Cold Brew Maker I’ve Ever Tested Costs $15
I’ll drink cold brew all day, every day—even walking to the subway mid-blizzard in New York (something I’ve done more than once, oddly enough). And over the years, I’ve tested all kinds of methods for making the stuff, as well as all kinds of devices. Through it all, there’s one cold brew maker I swear…
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An Easy (Yet Spot-on) Avril Lavigne-Inspired Costume Idea
“Sk8r Boi” and “Complicated” are 20 years old?! Yeah, that made us feel old too. Whether it’s Avril Lavigne’s anniversary of hitting the TRL charts—or her meteoric rise on TikTok—I was surprised to learn from my colleagues at PureWow that Avril Lavigne costume ideas are one of the top searches this Halloween. For some, you…
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It’s Time to #FreetheNipple Light (AKA how to change a flush-mount light)
Once it’s first pointed out, you can’t unsee it: the “boob” light. Sure, they’re not officially called that, but these flush-mount lights with their domed glass covers—found in just about any apartment or quick-flip house these days—look a heck of a lot like a lone robot breast, just dangling from your ceiling. When we bought…
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