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Stories from Seattle: Coming Home Has Never Felt So Good

Stories from Seattle: Coming Home Has Never Felt So Good

"Our remodeled house is everything we hoped it would be; I just never imagined that our first weeks back would be spent here 24/7"

A study worthy of all these WFH hours.

Two DIY Face Masks To Make At Home

Two DIY Face Masks To Make At Home

Staying home is still the most effective way to prevent spreading COVID-19, but if you have to step outside, these DIY fabric masks from fashion designer Luly Yang will help you stay safe and stylish

Fashion designer Luly Yang has created two DIY face masks that can be made with household items.

Jazz up Your Next Video Call With These Seattle-Themed Backgrounds

Jazz up Your Next Video Call With These Seattle-Themed Backgrounds

From Husky pride to colorful illustrations, hide your laundry pile in style

Fun backgrounds make it easy to hide your messy nest during video calls

Break a Sweat: Upper and Lower Body Workouts from Personal Trainer Easton Johnson

Break a Sweat: Upper and Lower Body Workouts from Personal Trainer Easton Johnson

This shelter-in-place-approved workout routine can be completed in 30 minutes or less, no bulky gym equipment required

These workouts from personal trainer Easton Johnson don’t require any equipment.

Seattle’s Hairstylists Give Advice for Your Quarantine Hair Care Routine

Seattle’s Hairstylists Give Advice for Your Quarantine Hair Care Routine

TL;DR: Please, don’t touch it

It was week three of quarantine—or was it week four? who can tell anymore?—when I texted one of my hairdresser friends: “I’m so bored, I’m, like, tempted to do bad things to my hair.” I added ominously: “I have bleach!” I was feeling pretty confident; after all, I had just made bread for the first…

Stories from Seattle: A Grocery Store Clerk on What It's Like to Work During COVID-19

Stories from Seattle: A Grocery Store Clerk on What It’s Like to Work During COVID-19

"I never imagined that I would be 'essential' for anything."

Rachel Reeves is a cashier and a clerk at a local grocery store

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Chill out with gummies, tinctures and more from JustCBD

Sponsored by JustCBD Whether it’s a massive bulldog or a petite chihuahua that fits in one’s pocket, Seattleites love their dogs. In most cases, it is not very difficult to tell if your puppy is stressed out. Not unlike you, your animal may breathe heavy and pace back and forth around a room. You will…

This Week Then: Washington Territory and the Civil War

This Week Then: Washington Territory and the Civil War

Plus: Join HistoryLink as it chronicles our chaotic times

Marching Forth On April 12, 1861, Washington Territory’s former governor, Isaac Stevens, returned to the Pacific Northwest to campaign for reelection to a third term as the territory’s delegate to the U. S. Congress. On that same day, the Civil War began with the Confederate shelling of Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. News of that event didn’t arrive here until more…

Stories from Seattle: Something to Keep Your Mind Off the News

Stories from Seattle: Something to Keep Your Mind Off the News

Writer Drew Zandonella-Stannard launches a free text subscription service based on light-hearted laughs—just the thing we need right now

“The sign urges our neighbors to sign up for The Good List, even though it might pigeonhole me as the local eccentric shut-in.”

Stories from Seattle: Living Alone in a Former Sanatorium

Stories from Seattle: Living Alone in a Former Sanatorium

"Alone in this pandemic, I feel anxious and fragile—two things I can’t stand."

Water views: Good for quarantining.

Stories from Seattle: How Baking Helps Kate McDermott Cope

Stories from Seattle: How Baking Helps Kate McDermott Cope

"As long as I can smell the yeast blooming, and the pie baking, I know that I’m OK."

Freshly baked apple pie.

At-Home Fitness Tips and Streaming Workouts from Local Pros

At-Home Fitness Tips and Streaming Workouts from Local Pros

Whether you need motivation to get moving or want to amp up your existing routine, here's how to achieve your work(out) from home goals

You can stream Dance Church’s popular classes from the comfort of your own home.

Get Well Soon

Get Well Soon

It’s always a good time to start building a better you. Here’s where to start.

This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue as part of the Get Well Soon cover story. Click here to subscribe. For all its trendiness, the modern wellness movement taps into an innate human desire for self-improvement—not that you aren’t perfect just the way you are. Whether you’re looking to make big changes to your diet…

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