Home & Lifestyle

Save yourself some time and eat healthy meals at home this season by baking and freezing ahead of time. Stocking your freezer with pre-made meals will help curb any drive-thru stops and you'll be prepared for any holiday pot lucks.

In the third part of this series about teaching kids well, we discuss ways kids can help with cleaning around the house.

Looking for great gift ideas? There's a lot of great stuff that's just hit the shelves of Best Buy. Take a look and see what's new and amazing for December.

I’ve always loved school. In fact, throughout my entire pre-university academic career, I was what you would call a teacher’s pet. So much so, that at the end of every summer, while most kids were bemoaning the start of another school year, I was sitting on my bedroom floor, surrounded by new school supplies, getting organized for the first day of class. Yup, I was that girl. But not everyone is as school-supply obsessed as I was. So with September around the corner, here’s a breakdown of the essential supplies your kids will need to make the most out of a new school year. 

  If you read the NY Times Bestseller Wild by Cheryl Strayed, then you will learn how not to pack as she did for her hike on the Pacific Coast Trail. If you haven’t read it, I would highly recommend this true story of her over 1,000 miles hike by herself to escape the loss of her mother and a broken marriage, all with no wilderness experience whatsoever. I don’t profess to be a wilderness expert although I have done a fair number of wilderness trips of at least one night, and usually more. The trick with overnight backcountry camping is not to take too much while making sure you have what you will need so you don’t get in trouble.

The holidays shouldn't be stressful. Best Buy online makes it easy to navigate and choose perfect gifts for your loved ones, and we have some suggestions.

Living small doesn’t have to mean living with stress, because decorating small living spaces just requires a bit of imagination and some specific home pieces to maximize what you’ve got. It’s actually fun to live small because it forces you to be creative, and that’s where home décor magic can really begin.

Road trips are a ton of fun, and they can even be a peaceful if you bring along the right devices. Here’s my top picks for road trip tech.

It's a good idea to set up a dedicated work area for the kids to get their homework done in the house, and here's what you'll need to do it.

As more and more jobs move from the cubicle to the internet, the home office has become increasingly important. However, many home office spaces are crowded and disorganized. Creating a cleaner and more tranquil office space will ensure that you stay on task and be productive.