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- Spring is finally
here and for many of us

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this is an opportunity to
do some spring cleaning

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and decluttering.

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But what if we think about
this as an opportunity to say

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out with the old and in with the new.

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On today's episode I have
three recommendations

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for things to help you zhuzh up your home.

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Hi, I'm Liz Segran and
I'm a senior staff writer

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here at Fast Company.

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We all want to be the
best versions of ourselves

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and that's why every week I come to you

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with recommendations that
will make your life happier,

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healthier and more meaningful.

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With the warm weather here,
I know that many of us

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are trying to spend as much
time outside as possible,

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and a great way to do
that is to get a fire pit.

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I love Breeo.

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The brand creates these
smokeless fire pits

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which means that you can
spend a whole evening outdoors

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without worrying about
smoke getting everywhere

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and into all of your clothes.

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What's great about these fire pits

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is that they come in all sizes and prices

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and you can even get an attachment

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that will allow you to cook on top of it

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so that you can have a barbecue
or grill with your friends

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in the backyard.

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It's really exciting that there is a light

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at the end of the tunnel
with the pandemic.

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But we still have a few more months

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where we have to be a little bit careful.

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And so a fire pit like this

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is something that will allow
you to spend time safely

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with your friends outside,

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but it's something that
you'll wanna hold on to

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for years to come, long
after this pandemic is over.

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One of my greatest sources of anxiety

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is being at the store and being like,

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Oh my gosh, did I lock my door?

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That's why I love a brand called August.

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August is a smart lock system
that is super easy to install

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but once it's on your door,

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you can start controlling
your door from your phone

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or from Alexa or Siri.

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What's really cool about this system

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is that I no longer have
to create sets of keys

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for everybody that I want
to come into my house.

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If I'm out of town and I would
like a neighbor to come over

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to water the plants or feed the dog,

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I can just unlock the door

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when I know that they're coming over.

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I have loved having this lock

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because even though it's a
relatively small upgrade,

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it's provided an incredible
amount of freedom.

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The pandemic has made us
more aware of air quality

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than ever before.

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And it's not just about germs.

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There are studies that show

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that the air quality inside our homes

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is sometimes worse than
the air quality outside.

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And that can be really scary.

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So now might be a great time

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to invest in a high quality air purifier.

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My personal choice is
a brand called Coway.

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They are super simple and
come in really fun colors

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like sage green and millennial pink,

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in addition to white.

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I've loved having an
air purifier in my space

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because I found that it actually reduces

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my family's allergies
and skin irritations,

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and it even removes
odors from small spaces.

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Over the past year,
many of us have learned

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that our homes really are a sanctuary

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and it's worth investing in a few things

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that will make it the very
best possible place for us.

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I hope that these three
recommendations give you ideas

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about how to upgrade
your home this spring.

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