It all started with a Facebook post by Joy Ollinger, a Humane Officer at the San Diego County Department of Animal Services in Carlsbad. To give them the attention they needed, Ollinger posted pictures of pups ready to be adopted from their shelter, adding how they would make excellent pets in her caption. One of … Read more
Will you stay in a towerhouse on a remote island in the Arctic to see the Northern Lights? Håvard Lund of Gildeskål, Nordland, Norway, said he came up with building a collaborative, rentable facility for artists years ago. Although it was never intended, his towerhouse, which he called The Njalla, reached Airbnb. Håvard ‘s Airbnb … Read more
This modern tiny house in New Zealand has everything—a spacious full kitchen, comfortable sleeping lofts, and a huge bathroom with an incinerating toilet. Jonny’s choice of moving into a tiny home was a financial decision brought about by the rising housing market. Luckily for him, he has found a great parking spot owned by landlords … Read more
A NICU nurse adopted a teenage mother so she wouldn’t be separated from her premature triplets, which she used to care for in the neonatal intensive care unit for months. Shariya Small’s teenage life turned upside down when she gave birth to triplets at 14 years old. She just became a teenager but she had … Read more
What are you willing to do to help a total stranger in trouble? Jason James Boudreaux and Kevin Jones’ friendship began at a grocery store when Jason’s debit card got declined at the checkout counter, and Kevin, a then stranger, stepped up to pay for his groceries. Jason, 46, claimed he deposited his paycheck an … Read more
A few resources and a little creativity are all you need to help you slash a large chunk of your expenses. This is what a woman from Atlanta, Georgia did when she realized she had a good space in her backyard. Precious Price bought a 1,400-square-foot, three-bedroom house in Atlanta, Georgia, for $196,000. She rented … Read more
The 5,500 square-foot private property, known as the “Invisible House,” was designed by American Psycho film producer Chris Hanley and artist and architect Tomas Osinski, who has worked with the likes of Frank Gehry (designer of the Guggenheim Museum). The 22-story HORIZONTAL structure is located in the middle of the desert and is almost entirely … Read more
Originally recorded in 2018, a video posted on Tiktok has gone viral as it showed the emotional reunion between a Utah mom and a daughter she placed for adoption 29 years ago. The video was posted by Allie Seabock, one of the four children the mom later had after the first born daughter that she … Read more
How many times have we texted the wrong number? It’s quite an easy mistake to make, but in Brenda Stearns’ case, a text sent to the wrong number changed her life forever. In 2009, Brenda Stearns, who moved to the U.S. from Mexico when she was 12, would send out positive messages daily to people in … Read more
Back in 2017, 66-year-old Meredith Stannard was nearing retirement. Many others her age would sell their houses and move into a retirement community. But she and her partner had another plan. They knew they wanted to downsize, and they did it the best way possible – by living in a ‘granny pod’ in her daughter’s … Read more
Big isn’t always better—at least that’s what couple Russel and Leah believe. The pair from Waikato, New Zealand, decided to downsize after considering their priorities and what they really wanted out of life. And they realized their goals were simple: to be able to go to the beach and live on a farm without the … Read more
Great gifts indeed come in small packages. Kayzen, an 8-year-old kid from Arkansas, has proven this after his efforts to help a Waffle House waiter get a family car. Kayzen has raised over $90,000 from over 2,000 donations for his favorite Waffle House waiter to help him buy a family car and move into a … Read more