School’s out indefinitely, and entertaining my daughters (ages 1.5 and 3.5) between my own WFH schedule is at the top of my priority list. We don’t just need a few games for kids to play on a rainy day—we need solutions to help us practice social distancing for weeks. At this point, my family has run nearly every avenue dry. We’ve spent the last six days wreaking havoc on every room in the house and blasting through every toy, book, and activity that was part of our normal stock of entertainment.
As parents, many of us are juggling our fears regarding health, coupled with the logistics of how you spend all this time with your kids indoors, and (a lot of us) with no additional childcare to help. Schools support families in endless ways and provided a great schedule for mine to live our lives by. Right now, I’m doing my best to keep my girls’ routines in place—and also my sanity in check. So in an effort to make the next few weeks a little easier, here are some easy indoor games for kids to play, along with activity ideas that only need a product or two to do. Bonus: You may even have some of these supplies already handy to hold you over for the time being. Bring on the exhaustion.
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The season of The Bachelor starring Pete Weber (aka Pilot Pete) kicked off last night, January 6, but for some reason, all I can think about is how Hannah Brown had to give back that gorgeous oval-cut engagement ring last year. I don’t know about you, but nothing cures the sting of breaking up with your guitar-wielding fiancé quite like $80,000 worth of platinum and diamonds.
According to Chris Harrison, if a Bachelor couple makes it only a few months before breaking up, the custom-made rings—often valued around $100,000—go back to their creator, the iconic celebrity jewelry designer Neil Lane.
With a price tag like that, it’s no wonder Bachelor Nation is so obsessed with these winning rocks. Even Lane himself has a favorite. “I will admit that the pear-shaped ring Bryan Abasolo gave to Rachel Lindsay holds a special place in my heart,” Lane tells Glamour. “My mother had a similar diamond that I grew up admiring, and it’s inspired a number of my pear-shaped designs in both my Couture collection and my collection at Kay Jewelers.”
Wait, so it is possible to find a ring that matches your Bachelorette-inspired Pinterest board without all those zeroes on the tag? Yup! And Lane has some thoughts on which specific rings you should look for heading into 2020 (even if you’re just planning a dream engagement in your head).
“It’s only fitting that ‘modern’ designs are one of the biggest trends of 2020,” Lane says. “They blend the old and the new, glamour and simplicity. Some of the most popular styles combine straight lines, contrasting stones, and unconventional details, adding an unconventional twist to an otherwise classic look.”
So, if you’re looking for a ring that screams, “Will you accept this rose?” here are 13 options based on Bachelor Nation favorites that won’t cost you $100,000. The best part: You don’t have to actually date more than one person at a time or sign any contracts to get them.
Becca Kufrin and Garrett Yrigoyen
Becca’s “jaw hit the sand” when she spotted these tri-oval diamonds encased in gold.
JoJo’s first engagement ring from Jordan Rogers is probably the sparkliest in Bachelor history. The oval-cut stone in a four-prong setting is just the start. (The band is also set with a few hundred more diamonds.)
If there’s one thing much of society is still not okay with, it’s women having a purpose in life other than motherhood.
As someone who just turned 42, I have been fielding questions for years about the status of my perpetually empty uterus and listening to insistence from other moms that I’ll surely change my mind like they did. I’m exhausted. I absolutely understand we need women to keep humankind going, but so few people are okay with my decision not to be one of them. Truthfully, I’m perfectly happy not having children. It’s not something I’ve ever fantasized about—my Barbies were driving Tonka Trucks, not rearing Skipper.
Maybe I will change my mind, but I refuse to even consider kids unless I’m committed to a good, feminist man who’s willing to do at least 60% of the parenting, wants kids more than I do, and who would never ask me to quit my job to have them. Even still, there would have to be a lot of convincing on his part, as there are many reasons why I could make the case that having kids isn’t a great deal for women. For starters, we do endless unpaid emotional labor; some fathers do less and get away with more; men are already our dependents; and many women are actually happier without kids or a spouse. To be honest, the bonkers bedtime routine I’ve been through as a nanny and an aunt is enough to scare me off motherhood entirely.
Because it gets harder every year to deal with invasive questions about my fertility, this year I’m going to be ready. When nosey relatives and friends ask you for the millionth time when you’re going to have kids, be ready with one of these 21 comebacks.
A Bordeaux-colored leather pantsuit is statement-making, and with monochrome, there’s never too much of a good thing: We love the commitment to the theme with the oxblood bag.
Christian Vierig
Oversized cuts dress down this 2019 take on a three-piece suit; the terra-cotta color is seriously head-turning.
Edward Berthelot
You don’t have to keep your colors muted: A bold, bright turquoise adds some splash to a gray day. A flippy skirt and party shoes keep the fun look fun from feeling overly formal.
Christian Vierig
Playing with proportions (a jacked swiped from a linebacker, the mini-est of skirts, a clutch you could carry a terrier in) adds dimension to a monochrome outfit. If you have a pair of boots for showing off, going monochromatic up top is a sure way to put them in the spotlight.
Christian Vierig
Priyanka Chopra proves that monochrome works with multiple shades: Her pink-on-pink look is an outfit we could take to the office.
Gotham
A cropped suit-style jacket might just be our new favorite thing to wear with high-waisted trousers. (Plus, it’ll keep us warmer in a freezing office.) Apple green is a make-you-look-twice shade that makes the proportions feel fresh and modern.
Edward Berthelot
Ground a bright monochromatic look with a bag or shoes in on-trend cloud white.
Looking like a figurehead on the prow of a ship that has been given consciousness, the Good Place star Manny Jacinto protested government inaction on climate change on Friday in Washington, D.C.
The appearance of the Internet’s Newest Boyfriend in circumstances that were somehow do-gooder, subversive, and literally wet has been too much for most. “Manny Jacinto’s jawline for president,” one Twitter user wrote. “How does his face just do that?” others asked. “Adding ‘Manny Jacinto holds my umbrella’ to list of PG-rated fantasies,” another wrote.
The 32-year-old actor joined in activist Jane Fonda’s ongoing “Fire Drill Fridays” protests in front of the Capitol building, and gave a speech that highlighted legal action that Filipino citizens are taking against corporate climate polluters. “Climate deniers are attempting to deflect our attention,” he said, jawline slicing through the air like a knife juggler’s tools.
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“Rather than finding policy solutions, they’re highlighting the need for our individual changes,” he continued, as falling raindrops sizzled on his skin, pooling in the hollows under his cheekbones.
“And yes, while our individual actions are important—like eating less meat or conscious transportation choices—we cannot be taken in by this deflection campaign and must push for policy reform,” he said, shimmering with sweet, hot indignation. Pausing for the audience to absorb his words, he seemed to be saying, “If our only world becomes uninhabitable, my genetic code will no longer be replicable.” Jacinto was not arrested, which hopefully means he’ll soon be back for more.
John Lamparski
For Fonda’s “Fire Drill”–themed protest Jacinto accessorized with a firetruck-red skinny scarf that matched Fonda’s own wrap coat, as well as large, round eyeglasses that made some onlookers (me) whisper the word orgasm to ourselves. When Fonda had the mic, he stood behind her nodding manfully, his extraordinary hair threatening to steal focus from the catastrophe of national inaction in the face of environmental devastation.
Ever notice how your hair hurts when you haven’t washed it in a few days? It’s not just you—greasy hair pain is a thing, according to dermatologists, and there’s a legit scientific reason for it.
Listen, we’ve all gone a few too many days between shampoos. Even with the miracle that is dry shampoo, scheduling regular full washes can sometimes fall to the bottom of the to-do list. Gross? Sure. True? Definitely. (Hey, washing and styling is time consuming.) Of course, when you don’t have time to wash your hair, you can end up with a scalp full of grease. And unfortunately, that’s not all you can get from skipping washings.
If you don’t wash your hair for awhile, oils that your scalp produces naturally accumulate around your hair shaft, promoting the overgrowth of yeast on your scalp, explains Joshua Zeichner, M.D., a New York City-based board-certified dermatologist and director of cosmetic and clinical research in dermatology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. This can lead to skin inflammation which causes redness, itchiness, and scaliness. “In some patients, inflammation may manifest most with an ache,” he says. Translation: Your hair hurts.
Before you freak out and run to the shower, getting what sounds like a yeast infection on your head doesn’t mean you’re a dirty person (even if you are a little lax on the hair-washing front). That yeast that grows on your scalp is malassezia yeast, which lives on everyone’s bodies, Zeichner explains. When levels of the yeast rise, like when you don’t wash your hair for a few days, your body is more likely to react, causing the itchiness or discomfort, says Cynthia Bailey, M.D., a diplomat of the American Board of Dermatology and president and CEO of Advanced Skin Care and Dermatology Inc.,
There can be other factors at play with greasy scalp pain, too—namely the fact that you also tend to put your hair up when it’s oily, and that can also feel uncomfortable, Bailey says.
Luckily, there’s help—maybe not shockingly, it involves washing your hair.
If you’re having scalp pain due to greasiness, you want to try to reduce yeast levels with an antifungal drugstore shampoo, like Nizoral 1 percent shampoo, Zeichner says, adding that a tar extract-based shampoo like Neutrogena T-Gel, can continue to reduce inflammation. “Remember that while these shampoos may wash hair, they should really be used as scalp treatments,” he says. That means you should apply them only to your scalp, let them sit there, and lather for the length of time that it takes to sing the alphabet. Then, wash them off and clean your hair with your regular shampoo.
That should help clear up any scalp pain, but if it persists, it’s time to see your dermatologist—it could be a sign of another scalp condition, Bailey says.
