Meagan Shelley

Start New Summer Hobbies With These 7 Beginner Kits

Solo Backpacking Tips + Trips for Beginners

For the uninitiated, backpacking is the process of hiking long distances over the course of multiple days or weeks. Think hiking the Appalachian Tr...

Plant These To Complement Your Summer Grilling

Grill masters rejoice: The weather’s improving, the trees are growing new leaves, and it’s time to break out the propane tanks. But to truly up...

5 Vegetables To Plant for Summer Grilling

These summer veggies don’t just taste great on a grill — they are some of the easiest things to plant around the yard. Here are five easy optio...

5 Herbs You’ll Want To Plant This Summer

Vegetables are excellent, but when it comes to flavor, the following succulent herbs are the cream of the crop. Here are my suggestions for the bes...

5 Must-Have Patio Items for Summer Entertaining

Summertime is swiftly approaching, and that includes all the outdoor parties you’ve been dying to host. If you feel a little out of practice (or...

Become Beach Ready With These 5 Suits For Any Body Type

Five Father’s Day Traditions You Can Start This Year

Of all the holidays that summertime will bring, few are as neglected as Father's Day. I mean, just think about it — what do you do for Father’s...

5 Ways To Support Mothers and Wives on Memorial Day

Recognized as far back as 1868, Memorial Day honors the more than 1 million men and women who have died in military service since the Civil War beg...

Overcoming Generational Trauma - Ashley's Journey

Trauma is an intrinsic part of the human experience. Shaping our lives, our goals, and even our families, the wounds we receive at a young age will...

Fancy, Sweet Treats for Mom

Baking from scratch can sometimes be intimidating, but these simple recipes have few ingredients and will be ready in 30 minutes or less. So, surpr...

Healthy Chocolate Truffles Recipe

Homemade Scones Recipe

Easy Macarons Recipe

Plant a Tree in Honor of Arbor Day. Here’s What You Need To Know

Spring has sprung and Arbor Day is here. The holiday is a reminder to appreciate the beauty of nature and ... plant some trees, too. Here’s how y...

5 Hidden Beaches Perfect for Summer Getaways

In addition to the sentimental aspects of Memorial Day, the holiday also represents our first foray into summertime, and the magical adventures tha...

7 Go-To Graduation Gifts For Less Than $50

Thousands of students around the country are counting the days to their springtime commencement ceremonies. From high school seniors to fourth year...

7 Boot Styles To Get Through Spring Showers

April showers bring May flowers, but it sure feels like a long time until then. While we wait for the clouds to pass and the mud to clear up, inves...

Join Foraging Groups To Save The Planet

Foraging for edible weeds, flowers, and nuts is becoming an increasingly popular trend. Not only is it a long-term solution to decades of monocultu...

10 Perennial Plants To Buy For The Growing Season

Warm weather is finally on the horizon, and with it the arrival of delicate flowers, buds, and leaves. However, buying annual plants year over year...

Turn Your Creative Hobby Into A Full-Time Career

If you can make it, bake it, or create it, you might be able to turn your hobby into a proverbial pot of gold. In 2021, 5.4 million people started...

Start a Spring Garden From Anywhere

From purple crocuses to large flocks of robins, everything’s pointing to a brand-new growing season. And if you’re anything like me, you’re g...

How Credit Scores are Changing Forever and What That Means for Women

Worried about your credit this year? You’re not alone. Roughly 44% of Americans, or 146.3 million people to be precise, are looking to boost thei...

5 Ways To Unplug From More Than Just Technology

March 6th marks the National Day of Unplugging here in the US, prompting millions of people to unplug technology for a period of at least 24 hours....

Bake Plant-Based Brownies Better Than The Real Thing

What if I said you could eat brownies that were 100% plant-based and extremely good for you? I was introduced to this beauty just a couple of month...

Going Grey in Your 20s? This Might Help.

I spotted my first gray hair a few months after my 23rd birthday. Standing in front of my bathroom mirror, I was shocked to see that the tiny vellu...

Maximize Intermittent Fasting by Understanding its Limitations

Take it from someone who’s done it before: Intermittent fasting is not a cure-all to your weight loss goals. About two years ago, I embarked on a...

"Be a Santa for a Senior" Changed My Holiday Forever

I was 17 the first time I volunteered for the Santa to a Senior program. I had spent the previous day doing nothing but wrapping — adding bows, c...

The Wonderful World of Drinking Custard

We’ve all drunk a creamy glass of eggnog during the holidays. No one can resist taking silky-smooth sips of this seasonal drink.

A Surprising History Of National Wear Your Pearls Day

December 15th marks the halfway point for the final month of the year. As we approach the end of the past 12 months and herald the coming of a bran...

Reevaluating the Holidays After a Near-Death Experience

When I drove to work the morning of my wreck, I’d never have been able to guess how drastically my perspectives on life would change. It was the...

Zero-Waste Gifts For Everyone On Your List

As much as it hurts to hear, the vast majority of gifts we give during the holidays are just plain wasteful.  That gag gift from last year? Totall...

5 Women-Focused Charities That Deserve Your Attention On Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday, November 30, is on the horizon, and with it some serious opportunities to make a difference. Giving Tuesday (sometimes called #Givi...

How To Start A Business In Your 20s

I was 23 years old when I launched my first business. I had no idea what to expect. I knew nothing about tax paperwork. All I knew is that I had a...

Spaetzle: The Thanksgiving Side Dish That No One's Heard Of

So hear me out: Boiled dough for Thanksgiving is actually pretty good. I’d never heard of spaetzle (pronounced “spetch-ly”) until I hit my...

Embrace The Awkward: 3 Pieces Of Advice For Academic Girls

Let’s address the elephant in the room — being academic is awkward. I’m not just talking about being smart, keeping straight A’s, or being...

What I Wish I Knew Before I Got Stalked

The summer of 2017 was one of the most memorable of my life. As a sophomore in my undergrad years, I felt as though the world was my oyster. For th...