Growing up with two parents in healthcare, I was no stranger to the ‘concept’ of compression socks: supportive hosiery you’d find at a podiatrist’s office that wouldn’t win you any style points. Which is why I was surprised to see Comrad Socks marketing them on my instagram feed last year.
A bit more research on the brand it dawned on me: the benefits of compression are in fact universal: young and old can wear and reap the rewards of these socks.
These self described “socks with benefits” are the real deal. Comrad socks massage muscles to stimulate blood flow + boost energy levels while sitting or standing, making them a go-to for my new WFH uniform. Treat your feet, but make it fashion, right? Comrad extended our readers a 20% discount with code TQE20.
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There’s been lots of lounging around the apartment in quarantine, which thankfully means I’ve been spending all my time in this waffle robe from the folks at home-essentials brand Parachute.
The Waffle Robe features lightweight, softly textured Turkish cotton. It’s soft and airy and makes you feel like a million bucks each time you throw it on. My girlfriend got it for me as a birthday gift, and I love it so much that I gifted her her own for her birthday a few months later.
Parachute now has a full line of everything you could dream to make your home a comfortable, beautiful space: bedding and bath products are their staples, and they’ve added home decor + tabletop products to their assortment. The brand ‘gets me’ -- I love the clean aesthetic: a neutral color palate with a focus on understated luxury.
It’s hard to remember back to life at the office -- gone are the days of fighting over conference rooms and sitting through slightly awkward overshares at the office lunch table. That's been replaced with all-time high screen time establishing new WFH habits.
I noticed my near constant Zoom meetings were taking a toll on my body -- my eyes and head would be pounding by the end of the day. That’s when a friend turned me on to Look Optics blue-light collection. I literally wear them all day now and can’t imagine working without them. Look Optics’ collection of 4 frame styles in many colorways will have you looking your workplace best: business on top, sweats on the bottom.
Feals launched their line of premium hemp oil products last year, and I started using them a few months ago after testing a few others in this crowded market.
What stood out to me about Feals was the strength and quality of their ingredients. Every batch (literally every single bottle) is tested by an independent third party, ensuring consistency every time.
I also really loved their ‘Flight’ offering, a $20 sampling of different strengths to find your optimal dosage. 1200 mg is effective to ease my anxiety, allowing me to stay productive and optimistic even in the face of all of this uncertainty.
I’m a coffee guy. I love the ritual of my morning brew; the day doesn’t feel right without a caffeine kick start. And so when a friend was raving about this mushroom infused coffee she was hooked on, after a bit of confusion, I decided to give Four Sigmatic’s Ground Mushroom Coffee With Lion's Mane a whirl. I’m glad I did.
I couldn’t notice any meaningful difference between Four Sigmatic’s taste profile and your regular cuppa joe: it brews dark and nutty, and finishes smooth.
Four Sigmatic combines the energy benefits of the caffeine boost from coffee with Lion’s Mane and Chaga mushrooms, ingredients for optimal brain function and immune boosting properties. I’ll be adding their Think Coffee to my quarantine morning rotation!
Everyone seems to be joking that their dishwasher is running literally non-stop these days -- and for good reason! In that vein, I had my eye on a workhorse cooking pan that could keep up with my new cooking habit. Something that versatile, non-stick, and looked attractive enough to keep out on my range all the time. The team at Our Place delivered on all fronts with their design -- it’s just deep enough for my weekly Bolognese (In Marcella Hazan’s Recipe I trust), has really high quality non-stick coating to cook morning eggs with ease, and has this genius little basket insert to steam your daily dose of veggies. It’s like a mad scientist did a focus group with millennial at-home chefs and birthed this creation from the heavens.
