Julia Fields

2 weeks ago | thespruce.com | Julia Fields

While a home brimming with greenery has always been an aspiration for me, I admit that I've never been great at the upkeep required to keep beautiful plants alive and healthy. Enter: gorgeous and realistic fake plants. To combat the myth that fake plants are plasticky and unattractive (which I also believed for a while), we tested 18 fake plant varieties of every shape and size, two of which I added to my own apartment's decor.

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Julia Fields

NowCathay Pacific to return to Adelaide for the winter - Economy Class & BeyondFor the winter season, Cathay Pacific will add a service between Hong Kong and Adelaide. Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900 The winter sun route will return …2 hours ago6 Smart Home Gadgets I Can't Stop Using This YearI tested dozens of smart home gadgets in 2025. These are the products I still use after the reviews are done Some products I just can't put down -- even after I'm finished reviewing them.

4 weeks ago | thespruce.com | Julia Fields

Living and sleeping in New York City is not for the faint of heart. Between honking cars, loud foot traffic, buzzing air conditioners, and clanking, building-controlled heat, there's a lot of hustle and bustle you have to shed as your head hits your pillow. But, there's a smart alarm clock that makes it easy to sleep in the city that doesn't: the Hatch Restore 3. It's my must-have for bedtime and sticking to a better routine.

1 month ago | thespruce.com | Julia Fields

If you're like me, the majority of the clothes hangers in your closet are hand-me-downs from your parents or older siblings, and include a mix of cheap wire hangers from the dry cleaners and velvet hangers that snap in half when tugged too hard. Now that I'm living in my own space (a tiny NYC apartment with an even tinier closet), finding the right clothes hangers is imperative, though, to keep my clothes organized and off the floor.

1 month ago | thespruce.com | Julia Fields

The Spruce As someone who lives in a walkable city without a car, reusable grocery bags are my best friend. You won’t find me leaving the house without a spare tote in my purse, whether I’m actually going to the grocery store or just going for a walk. I always return home with more stuff than when I set out. After living in New York City for over six years, I have plenty of experience lugging laundry and groceries across impressive distances, so I know what makes the best reusable grocery bags.