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How To (Finally) Organize Your Inbox

AP | By JENNIFER FORKER | Posted 05.05.2013 | Technology

Ask friends how many emails they have sitting in their inbox or how many photos are saved to their laptop, and don't be surprised if the numbers tally...

5 Fantastic Mail-Order Cookies To Give As Gifts

Real Simple | Posted 12.10.2012 | Taste

No need to turn on the oven -- just click "send" and these handmade treats will be on their way.

The Best Boxed Wines

Real Simple | Posted 12.04.2012 | Taste

Think outside the bottle with these affordable, taste and environmentally friendly wines.

Wines And Beers For Thanksgiving Dinner

Real Simple | Posted 10.29.2012 | Taste

Find out what to serve with your turkey this Thanksgiving.

A Guide To Natural And Artificial Sweeteners

Real Simple | Posted 10.15.2012 | Taste

Choosing a sweetener has never been stickier. Here’s a look at seven common ones.

The Best Slow Cookers

Real Simple | Posted 11.25.2012 | Taste

When it comes to setting it and forgetting it, these slow cookers are your best bet....

How To Cook Kale, Chard And Collard Greens

Real Simple | Posted 09.25.2012 | Taste

Learn how to clean, prep, and cook your favorite greens....

New Uses For Kitchen Items

Real Simple | Posted 09.25.2012 | Taste

Inspiring new ways to use a bundt pan, cake stand, chip clips, and more....

It's the Cult of Mom

Morra Aarons-Mele | Posted 11.11.2012 | Politics
Morra Aarons-Mele

Politicians are hoping that if they flatter our inner "momliness," we will forget many of them have tried to strip our rights as humans and as women, or at the very least that women are far from equally represented in government.

10 Recipes That Use Vanilla Ice Cream

Real Simple | Sara Quessenberry | Posted 08.31.2012 | Taste

Your favorite dessert doesn’t have to be so. . .vanilla. Try these cool options....

Why Can't We Just Relax?

Jessica Pearce Rotondi | Posted 05.07.2012 | Women
Jessica Pearce Rotondi

All of the ways women share how they spent their "free time" on social media just add to the pressure to fill that free time in interesting ways.

Why Your View of Free Time May Be Out of Sync with Reality

Ellen Galinsky | Posted 05.07.2012 | Women
Ellen Galinsky

When we do get help and take some time for ourselves in the midst of our busy lives, we feel much better about ourselves.

5 Painting Tricks And Time-Savers

Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

Five ways to make sure you don't waste time, energy, or paint. Dip It Don't submerge a brush more than a third of the way into the paint. Excess...

PHOTOS: The Best Color Combinations For Your Home

Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

The fastest way to jump-start any makeover? Introduce colors that suit your rooms, your style, and your life. Here are exciting, foolproof paint picks...

PHOTOS: Finally, Easy Ways To Organize Small Spaces

Real Simple | Real Simple | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

It's the little things that drive you nuts... And by little things, we mean: junk-drawer items, food-storage containers, gift wrap, craft supplies,...

Get Three Looks Out Of Your Living Room...Free

Real Simple | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

One decorating trick that we all forget seems to be that...furniture can be rearranged. And though some people say that paint is the quickest way to g...

PHOTOS: Expert Interior Lighting Tips

Real Simple | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

It's easy to light a room—after all, you really just have to plug in a few lamps and call it a day. But getting it done right is a whole different s...

PHOTOS: 18 Clever Storage Ideas

Real Simple | Real Simple | Posted 10.11.2012 | HuffPost Home

Despite the existence of The Container Store and organizing experts, our junk always seems to outpace our available storage methods. To solve this pro...

10 Things To Know About Love

Real Simple | Posted 08.23.2011 | Women

What Rules Attraction? In general, you gravitate toward people like you. Good-looking people tend to go for similarly good-looking types, and those...

Fashion Week: What the Editors Are Wearing

Meredith Barnett | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Meredith Barnett

As any fashion follower knows, what happens in the seats at Fashion Week is just as important as what's on the runways. Stylists, models off duty and, of course, the editors make almost as many headlines as the clothes they come to see.

Simplifying Life: Toss Out, Look Out, Live Out

Roger Fransecky | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Roger Fransecky

We are all victims of more and more lint, some liabilities, and the "little murders" of daily life, and we often have to cut through all of that to get work done.

Can Career Women Be Successful Mothers?

Kristin van Ogtrop | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Kristin van Ogtrop

I seem to have experienced a role (model) reversal: after working for women I thought--in my naiveté and lack of experience--were "bad" mothers, I've turned into exactly the sort of mother I said I would never be.

Why I'd Rather Stand Up Straight Than Lean In

Kristin van Ogtrop | Posted 04.02.2013 | Women
Kristin van Ogtrop

If a well-lived life is one of small triumphs, unexpected moments of beauty, and an abiding personal satisfaction, then most of us are on the right path. And it's a joyful path.