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Indulge in Setting Boundaries
Self-care is about discipline. We exercise it when we do what matters most to us.
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May 2025
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Chill Out
For plenty of us, the warmer months feel like a good time to seek out colder destinations. A coolcation, if you will. So we asked some experts to name a few spots that are, um, hot—but only in the metaphorical sense.
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May 2025
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5 Brilliant Gardening Tricks That Actually Work
Each one gets two green thumbs up from us!
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May 2025
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Clever Items
Little Helpers to Make Your Life a Lot Easier
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May 2025
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Modern Manners Advice for Your Social Dilemmas
I frequently meet up with two of my friends for dinner. Last time, they mentioned a book club they've both been going to for a while.
3 min |
May 2025
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CATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT
Fix some common feline frustrations...right meow.
3 min |
May 2025
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COME OUT OF YOUR SHELL
Yes, you can cook oysters, clams, and mussels at home! So we're dishing out some tips to help you make them.
3 min |
May 2025
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Genius Beauty
Our beauty director tries all the products. These are her current faves.
1 min |
May 2025
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BIG LITTLE WINS
Small financial victories that are worth celebrating—and how to achieve them
6 min |
May 2025
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DINERS
Order up a heaping plateful of fun facts.
2 min |
May 2025
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STAY STRONG!
We naturally lose muscle mass as we age, which can lead to health issues. If you're wondering what you can do to slow the process, we've got your back (and legs, and arms...).
5 min |
May 2025
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DEVILED EGG POTATO SALAD
The spud-tastic party side gets a boost of protein in this zippy mash-up.
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April 2025
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Super Scrubbers
The REAL SIMPLE editors spend a good percentage of our working hours sharing the best ways to get stains out of clothing, banish soap scum, and chisel sticky substances off surfaces. So we have strong opinions about cleaning products. And here they are! Introducing our favorite products that won in a clean sweep.
7 min |
April 2025
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LEMON POPPY SEED BIRTHDAY CAKE
Food Network star Molly Yeh made us a cake! And we want it at every party from now until forever.
2 min |
April 2025
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WALK THIS WAY
Take Fido for a stroll without taking a tumble. (It happens. A lot.)
3 min |
April 2025
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Have Conscience, Will Travel
A sustainable vacation means spending your discretionary dollars in the right places and on the right things. Here's how to scratch your adventure itch and get home with your values intact.
4 min |
April 2025
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SWEET ON SOURS
We're toasting our birthday with the most popular cocktail in the REAL SIMPLE recipe archives: the amaretto sour. And we're keeping the party going with two more classics in the genre.
2 min |
April 2025
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Genius Beauty
Our beauty director tries all the products. These are her current faves.
1 min |
April 2025
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The Books List Top Picks for Book Club & Beyond
Mysterious Journey - In Heartwood by Amity Gaige (Sea Wife), 42-year-old Valerie is nearing the finish line of her Appalachian Trail hike when she disappears in the Maine wilderness.
2 min |
April 2025
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CLEVEREST ITEMS
Some of our all-time favorite little helpers to make your life so much easier
3 min |
April 2025
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MAGAZINES
Learn all about this very thing you're reading right now!
2 min |
April 2025
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25 years of great advice from REAL SIMPLE
In honor of our silver anniversary, we scoured the archives to bring you the smartest, most surprising advice from our pages. We hope these tips make your life a little, well, simpler.
4 min |
April 2025
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REAL SIMPLE Right Now
News You Can Use, Timely Tips & a Bit of Fun
3 min |
April 2025
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Cool-Weather Cruises
If you can't take the heat...you can still have boatloads of fun on the open seas! Just board a ship headed to one of these chill spots.
1 min |
February - March 2025
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IS IT OK TO RECLINE YOUR SEAT ON AN AIRPLANE?
Everyone's got thoughts! We collected yours, then called on the experts to settle the debate once and for all.
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February - March 2025
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THINGS COOKS KNOW CHOCOLATE 101
A short and sweet lesson on one of our favorite baking ingredients
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February - March 2025
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Fun Friendcations
No matter who's in the group, these destinations have a little something for everyone.
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February - March 2025
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Best of the Rest
Sleep is a serious business, which is why we made it our business to very seriously test the latest and greatest sleep gear. We laid our heads on pillows cushy and firm. We buried ourselves under blankets weighted and not. We dozed on sheets soft and silky and crisp. These are our favorite finds.
6 min |
February - March 2025
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SWEET & SPICY CAULIFLOWER "MEATBALLS"
Everyone's a winner when these are part of the spread!
1 min |
February - March 2025
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Modern Manners Advice for Your Social Dilemmas
My friend often reaches out with texts like \"Hey! Are you free on Saturday?\" The issue: I don't know whether she's asking if I'm free to hang out with her or if I'm free to dog-sit or babysit. And it's often the latter. How do I respond in a way that gives me the option to hang out but maybe not dog-sit?
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