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5 Things to Make Today BETTER

Simple ways to transform your life at work and at home.

A ROOM-BY-ROOM CLEANING GUIDE

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BETTER Guides

Cleaning? This interactive room-by-room guide will make it easier

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Bedroom

Refresh your mattress and carpet with this simple solution

How to deep clean your kitchen quickly
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Kitchen

Time-saving cleaning hacks for your kitchen

Living Room

Try these hacks to clean and deodorize your living room

Bathroom

How to clean your shower head and shower door

Coping During COVID-19

Mental health tips and advice to help you through pandemic
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How's your mental health? 1 year into pandemic, experts offer advice

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Think all stress is bad? Some of it comes with a lot of benefits

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Never alone: How to claim some ‘me time’ in quarantine

Gaetano DiNardi

Music is getting me through this pandemic — a hobby can do the same for you

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Why you're so exhausted and unfocused working from home

When working from home isn't work out
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A better way to deal with uncertainty of the coronavirus outbreak

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Americans are unhappier than ever — here's how to find joy in troubled times

6 weird things you're probably feeling right now that are perfectly normal

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How to survive coronavirus anxiety

What to Cook This WeekSEE ALL

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Make herb-roasted chicken and use the leftovers in a harissa-spiced pasta

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Cut the sugar and fat with these oven-baked Korean chicken wings

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Make Iraqi-spiced salmon for dinner and use the leftovers on tartines

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3 speedy sheet-pan suppers that will be your weeknight superheroes

Yumna Jawad / FeelGoodFoodie

Stuff healthy bell peppers with classic taco fillings

Pickled Red Onions with Thyme leaves
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This 5-minute pickled onion recipe will transform any meal

This soup is scented with chili, cumin and coriander, and topped with all kinds of deliciousness, like avocado and tortilla crisps.
Courtesy of Katie Workman/Mom 100

Mexican chicken tortilla soup

Like most noodle dishes, this red curry recipe is ripe for improvisation. Halibut, cod, salmon or chicken make great swaps for the shrimp. Or, go vegan with tofu or chickpeas.
Serena Wolf

Thai red curry

Trini-Chinese Chicken

Trini-Chinese chicken

Instant Pot Vegetarian Chili
Cheyenne Cohen

Instant Pot vegetable chili

This is the perfect dish if you need to feed a crowd on the quick.
David Malosh

Steak and Guinness stew

Broccoli mac and cheese
Alix Turoff Nutrition

Mac and cheese

Fried, baked or broiled, no matter how you cook your fish, it can always be improved with a simple salsa and some lime-flecked crema.
David Malosh

Fish tacos with salsa and lime crema

Crispy chicken parm is an ideal candidate for the air fryer — you just need to make a few modifications.
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Air fried chicken parm

Roasted brussels sprouts.
Daniel J. van Ackere

Crispy 'fried' Brussels sprouts

Melissa Clark's Easy Weeknight Pressure-Cooker Chili

Easy Instant Pot chili

The roasted garlic and a few of the cauliflower florets are used to make a garlic yogurt sauce to finish the dish.
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Chicken and cauliflower traybake with garlic sauce

Chungah Rhee's Instant Pot Beef Stew is the perfect laid-back St. Patrick's Day Sunday meal.
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A beef stew you can make in your Instant Pot

Just a two to four minutes under the broiler yields a crispy wing that's bursting with flavor.
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Spicy Instant Pot wings

Lively Table

Moroccan chickpea salad

ICYMI

Shop BETTERSEE ALL

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Best shampoos for dry scalp, according to these dermatologists

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The best workout shoes for women, according to fitness experts

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Want to live like a Scandinavian? Here's how to bring 'hygge' into your home

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16 gifts and gadgets for a smarter home

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KitchenAid

11 best gifts and gadgets for home cooks

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16 thoughtful gifts under $30 for every person on your list

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18 gifts that make traveling better and easier

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13 inexpensive gifts for coworkers of all kinds

Robert Houser

19 best fitness gifts for people who (want to) work out

DEBT DIARIES

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A BETTER Way

Do this to get out of debt and build a 'wealth snowball'

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I Tried It

What I learned when I gave up my credit card for a month

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A Bright Idea

Want to get out of debt and save money? Try the 50-20-30 rule

Debt-Free Lifestyle

How the '50/50 path' can help you pay off your mortgage

One-Two Punch

The method that helped a couple pay off $65,000 in debt in five years

A BETTER DAY

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Morning Mantras

Do this in the morning to make your whole day more productive

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Stay Woke

This 30-minute morning routine will change the tone of your day

Turn your post-workout stretch routine into a meditation by simply focusing on your breathing while stretching.
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60-second hacks

6 ways to improve your health in one minute flat

Quick Fixes

Running on empty? These energy-boosting tips will get you through

Spark Joy

How to pack a suitcase with organizational guru Marie Kondo

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Pro Tips

The strong morning routine that helps this Broadway star face her fears

Dig Deeper

CAREER STRATEGIES
Transform your life with tips for improving your career path, productivity and more from NBCNews BETTER.
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CLEANING GUIDES
Hate cleaning? This room-by-room cleaning guide will help you get it done fast.
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FITNESS PLANS
These month-long workout plans will tone your body, build muscle and torch calories.
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RECIPES
Recipes: 100+ healthy, easy recipes to try this week
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MONEY TIPS
Transform your life with easy tips for financial success and money management from NBCNews BETTER.
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SLEEP TIPS
Can't sleep? Unlock the secrets to better sleep with tips and tricks from sleep experts.
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HOLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE
Recipe ideas, cleaning tips and coping strategies to help you survive holiday 2019 from NBC News BETTER.
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Your Brain On

How exercise benefits your brain as well as your body

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SCROLL ON

Batch Cocktails: Make-Ahead Pitcher Drinks for Every Occasion

Inspired Sips

4 make-ahead batch cocktails for easy entertaining

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Kelly Puleio

Spring Spritzer

All Birds: A low-alcohol cocktail recipe you can make in batches

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Kelly Puleio

Mocktail Party

The Blaylock: A non-alcoholic cocktail for summer parties

Play Ball

Riled and Wrangled: A cocktail recipe for baseball season

Sips of Summer

Infinity Pool: A batch cocktail that's perfect for the beach