Heather Yamada-Hosley
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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How to Teach Your Cat Tricks
You might believe cats are impossible to train, but you’d only be about half right. While some cats do prefer to live their lives unburdened by obligations or tasks of any kind, others like a bit of a challenge—especially when treats are involved. → Read More
How to Politely Get Out of Eating Food You Don't Like
Being a gracious dinner guest means finding polite ways to navigate prickly parts of the event—whether that’s minimizing awkward conversations or finding the right way to pass on a dish that makes your stomach churn. If you’re headed to someone else’s home for the holiday feasts this year, here’s how to turn down food you don’t want to eat without coming across as rude. → Read More
What to Do If You Hate Your New Haircut
We all know someone who has a haircut horror story...or we have one of our own. You can take steps to avoid a bad haircut, but if you already have one, here’s how to get it fixed. → Read More
Get Free or Discounted Food with Lyft This Month
In September, Lyft has partnered with local restaurants in 12 major cities to offer you a free or discounted food for just showing your Lyft app. → Read More
How to Handle Personal Feedback During a Performance Review
Performance reviews can be nerve-wracking, especially if you’re not sure what you’re going to hear from your boss. And if your manager has feedback for you that is more about your personality than your work, it can be tough to know how to respond. Here’s how to handle personality-based feedback so you can move onto focusing on improving your work. → Read More
How to Survive Panel Job Interviews
A one-on-one job interview is stressful enough, add to that three to five other people all sitting across from you and firing questions your way and you have some people’s worst nightmare. It’s no one’s idea of a good time, but with a little preparation and practice, you come across as a confident, excellent candidate despite the intimidating format. → Read More
How to Get Into National Parks for Free This Fall
This year, there are ten days the National Park Service is offering free admission and the last four of those days are this fall. The next of these free days is this Friday, August 25th, so here’s how to make the most of your free fall visit. → Read More
How to Use Nextdoor to Get to Know Your Neighbors
Not all of us have an easy time getting to know the people who live above, below, or next to us. When you’ve only exchanged brief hellos, it can be tough to ask your neighbors for help or advice. Just like Facebook facilitates connecting with far flung friends and family, social network Nextdoor makes it easy to be connected to your community. → Read More
How to Take Amazing Photos in Art Museums Without Getting Kicked Out
One of the best things about visiting art museums is being able to see work that touches and inspires you, and it makes sense that you might want to snap a photo. But, many museums have rules restricting photography, and the last thing you want to do is be kicked out or damage artwork for the sake of a photo. → Read More
How to Choose an Airport for a Layover
Some airports are just better for layovers than others, both in terms of lowering your airfare costs, and adding to your overall comfort and convenience. (And some airports should simply be avoided altogether, if possible.) When I had a couple hours to kill at Honolulu’s airport, for example, I was able to relax in their tropical garden (shown above) rather than a crowded waiting area or… → Read More
How to Get Started on a Plant-Based Diet
Switching to a plant-based diet won’t mean you’re automatically super healthy. You can eat non-dairy ice cream and frozen veggie pizza every day, but that doesn’t mean you’re any healthier. There are plenty of plant-based junk foods out there, so if you want to reap the benefits of a plant-based diet, you need to commit to focusing your diet on healthy foods. → Read More
Stop Eating Lunch at Your Desk
Eating lunch at your desk seems like a good idea. After all, you get more work done, show your coworkers how hard working you are, and you still eat enough to fuel the rest of your workday, right? → Read More
Stop Eating Lunch at Your Desk
Eating lunch at your desk seems like a good idea. After all, you get more work done, show your coworkers how hard working you are, and you still eat enough to fuel the rest of your workday, right? → Read More
How to Recharge When Your Kids Zap All Your Energy
Getting time to yourself as a parent is harder than most people think. Even if you have a well-behaved kid, there’s always something they want to tell you, show you, or have you play with them. Here’s how to get some time for yourself. → Read More
Your Best Local Restaurants for Visitors to Go to Instead of Chains
We asked you what local spots people should go to in your city instead of chain restaurants, and you delivered. We’ve complied suggestions for major metro areas so tourists stop going to awful chains and instead give their money to local places you love. → Read More
Why You Need Two Chore Charts
At some point, most of us have tried to use a chore chart or wheel, or maybe just a list, to get our partners and housemates and families to do their share of the tasks that keep our homes running. But we also know the sinking feeling of seeing the dishes pile up—and then rolling up our sleeves to do it ourselves. Well, maybe the reason you’re stuck doing all the chores is because you’re using… → Read More
What Local Spots in Your City Should Visitors Go to Instead of Chain Restaurants?
If you live in a city that attracts a steady stream of tourists, you already know (and side-eye) the chain restaurants that they tend to gravitate towards, even when there are perfectly delicious local options they could eat at instead—for instance, out-of-towners in New York flocking to the Times Square Olive Garden for their Italian food fix, rather than an equally family-friendly and… → Read More
How to Greet Someone If You're Not Sure If You Know Them
Some of us just aren’t great at remembering faces, which can result in an awkward moment when we think we’re meeting someone for the first time and they say we’ve met before. Or even worse, we think we’ve met someone before and greet them that way, only to find out they have no idea who we are. Here’s a one sentence trick to avoiding these embarrassing moments. → Read More
How to Get Certified and Be a Kickass Officiant for a Friend's Wedding [Update]
We all know how easy it is to become an officiant for your friend’s wedding, right? Just a couple taps in your phone’s browser and you’re ordained! Well, turns out that route might not result in a legal marriage, which can wreak havoc on your friend’s life. Here’s how to become an official officiant, and what to say when you’re marrying two people you care about. → Read More
How to Take Your Dog on Public Transportation Safely
Not everyone who owns a dog has a car—or access to ride-sharing—to get their pup around, so they turn to buses, trains, and subways. If you find yourself considering public transportation to get your dog someplace, here’s how to do so safely. → Read More