Photo: Shutterstock; Design: Canva Amazon This best-selling GentleSoft Blanket from Bedsure is luxuriously soft and perfect for adding a touch of warmth and coziness to any space—but don’t just take our word for it. More than 10,000 shoppers have picked up this fleece throw in the past month. Choose from 29 colors, starting as cheap as $18. Amazon Amazon Look up cozy in the dictionary and you’ll find these Fuzzy Fleece Socks ....

11 Best IKEA Valentine’s Day Finds Selling Out Fast This Week Photo: Shutterstock; Design: Canva Brainstorming your Galentine’s Day tablescape? Looking for something special to add to your Valentine’s gift basket ? Fortunately, you don’t have to search high and low for a good Valentine’s Day deal at IKEA . The retailer has red and pink decor, gift finds, and cozy essentials that will make your V-Day that much sweeter. Shop the 11 best Valentine’s Day finds at IKEA, with prices starting at just $1....

11 Best Marshalls Christmas Gifts That Don’t Look Last-Minute Shutterstock I love Marshalls , especially for holiday gifts. The discount store has everything imaginable for everyone on your list, including men, women, and children. Even with just over a week until Christmas Day, there is still time to get thoughtful gifts at the best prices. What should you buy? Here are the 11 best Marshalls Christmas gifts that don’t look last-minute....

11 Best New Hobby Lobby Arrivals Hitting Shelves End of Month Shutterstock We are only one month into the new year, and Hobby Lobby is already bringing out the good stuff! The arts, crafts, home decor, and furniture store is filling up with fabulous merchandise this year. So many of the items I am finding are so affordable and look like they are out of the pages of a Pottery Barn or Ballard Designs catalogue....

11 Best New HomeGoods Christmas Decor Finds Flying Off Shelves This Week Shutterstock Yesterday I made my bi-weekly pilgrimage to HomeGoods , and I have some exciting news: The home store’s Christmas decoration section is at full-peak. Since so many people start decorating for the holidays the day after Thanksgiving, the store has been fully stocked with everything you need to get your house fully festive. There are gorgeous stockings and stocking holders, ornaments, trees, wreaths, nutcrackers, and more, in so many colors and various design aesthetics....

11 Best New Ross Dress for Less Christmas Gifts Hitting Shelves This Week Shutterstock Have you started shopping for Christmas gifts? I ran into my local Ross Dress for Less store this week and found so many fantastic gift ideas for everyone on your list. Are you shopping for kids? How about their teachers and bus drivers? Obviously, friends and family are on there, too. What should you check out at your store this week?...

11 Best Spring Home Finds Hitting HomeGoods This Month Shutterstock Have you been to your local HomeGoods store lately? I visited mine over the weekend and was pleasantly surprised to find that spring is springing! There are so many great products hitting the store aisles, ranging from Valentine’s Day and Easter decor to fresh furniture. What should you shop for? Here are the 11 best spring home finds hitting HomeGoods this month....

11 Costco Home Decor Finds That Look Expensive This February Shutterstock Have you shopped the home decor section at Costco recently? There are so many bougie finds at the warehouse and on the Costco website, home furnishings and decorations that look a lot more expensive than they actually are. From faux flowers and plants to sofas and designer candles, I found lots of amazing items this month. Here are 11 Costco home decor finds that look expensive....

118 Muslim Girl Names (With Meanings!) Shutterstock / Prostock-studio Many Muslim parents look forward to selecting an Arabic name for a new daughter —one that speaks to their cultural identity and leaves a lasting impression. If you’ve recently welcomed a cute little baby girl into the world, then be sure to keep reading. We’ve put together a list of popular Muslim girl names to help celebrate Islamic culture. Whether you’re interested in something a little outside of the box, or something a bit more traditional, we hope the list below helps you settle on the perfect name for your beloved daughter....

13 Fascinating Historical Photos We Wish Our Teachers Showed Us in School Wikimedia Commons From the photo of Neil Armstrong taking his first steps on the moon to the image of a sailor’s steamy Times Square kiss celebrating the end of World War II, some visuals from U.S. history are seared in our memory. But for each image found in our textbooks, there are countless others that remain unseen and unstudied....

15 Best Family Dinner Conversation Topics iStock Eating dinner together is a long-held tradition in countless households. It’s one of the best ways to bond as a family , but that’s only if you’re taking the time to cultivate fun and meaningful conversations. When you’re prone to arguments or long silences, family dinners can become more of a pain point than something they look forward to. That’s why it’s a good idea to keep some go-to family dinner conversation topics in your back pocket....

15 Must-Have Items That Are on Sale This Week Shutterstock/Champiofoto Who says you need to spend top dollar for top brands and products? Now is your chance to save big on everything from home décor to beauty products to gorgeous clothes and accessories, just in time for spring. This week’s sale roundup has great buys for absolutely everyone in the family— including the dog ! Best Life’s editors have scoured the internet to bring you the best products out there, and we’re hoping you’ll love them as much as we do....

15 Simple Ways to Maximize Burning Fat While Walking mapodile / iStock Walking is one of the simplest yet most effective ways to burn fat and improve overall health. As Dr. Milica McDowell , a doctor of physical therapy and VP of Operations at Gait Happens , explains, walking can be optimized for maximum fat-burning with the right techniques. With 20 years of experience in physical therapy and a background in biomechanics and exercise physiology, Dr....

17 Best Last-Minute Style Gifts For Dad Shutterstock/Prostock-studio Fact: There’s no harder person to shop for than Dad. That’s probably why, year after year, he consistently comes last on the shopping to-do list. And then he gets, what, another novelty tie? Another copy of The People’s History of the United States ? (Come on: He already has five.) Something from the Sharper Image he’ll only use once and then discard forever?...

20 Insanely Fast Cars You’ll Find in A-Listers’ Garages Shutterstock The low purr of a Maserati. The clean lines on a Lambo. The sanguine hues of a classic Ferrari. If there’s one thing that can bring together men from all walks of life, it’s insanely fast cars—celebrities included. Where else would you find guys like Patrick Dempsey, LeBron James, and Matt LeBlanc all comfortably grouped together? And no, it’s not because they may or may not have all purchased their Porsches from Jerry Seinfeld (spoiler alert: the guy’s got a ton of Porsches)....

21 Ways You’re Washing Your Clothes All Wrong, According to Experts Trzykropy / Shutterstock For most people, tossing a load of laundry in the washing machine is such a standard part of their weekly routine it’s practically done on autopilot. After all, how difficult is it to pour in some detergent and press a button? However, it’s the deceptive simplicity of this everyday task that can cause serious problems in the long run—and not just for your clothing, but for your appliances themselves....

23 Photos of Animals in Love That Will Make You Literally Melt Shutterstock If you’ve ever fallen in love, you know just how exciting, mesmerizing, and, let’s be honest, scary it can be. And while you’ve no doubt spoken to your pet about your most recent crush (haven’t we all?!), you might have wondered if our animal companions have the same capacity for love as we do. And, before we show you these photos that prove they definitely do, we’ll give you the facts....

30 Incredible Gifts Your Girlfriend Actually Wants Nordstrom If shopping for gifts for your girlfriend makes you stressed, you’re not alone. After all, gift giving can be tough. What does she want? What doe she need? What’s a gift she’ll actually use ? Finding that perfect (but equally thoughtful) gift can be an endless game of buyer’s remorse. Luckily, we’ve taken the guesswork out of what to get for your girlfriend with this list of the gifts she definitely wants....

30 Items You Should Never Pay Full Price For Shutterstock Fact: unless it’s something marked with the words “Louis Vuitton” or “American Girl,” you probably shouldn’t be paying full price for it. It’s true. In today’s discount-shopping era, there are simply too many easy ways to score a mark down on just about anything. Is it not on sale? Negotiate. (How? Easy. Step one is to simply and politely ask what “extra promotions” the sales associate can offer—some home improvement stores, in fact, allow cashiers to cut $50 off to close a sale to prevent a customer from defecting to a rival....

30 Oscars Telecast Jokes That Totally Bombed When a joke bombs during the Academy Awards ceremony, it bombs hard . It’s not like an open-mic night at some comedy club, where at most you’re going to humiliate yourself in front of a few dozen people. The Oscars are watched by an estimated 33 million people (as of last year), and not all of them are rooting for the rich and handsome entertainers....