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The Associated Press Health and Science Department receives support from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Science and Educational Media Group and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The AP is solely responsible for all content.

. Slow food. Slow travel. And when it comes to the home, “slow decorating.”A reaction against rooms filled with mass-produced

slow decorating embraces a more deliberate approach that prioritizes a personal connection to the stuff we live with. It might mean givingor found pieces. Or buying new things that have the quality to last.The journey of creating a space is as important as the destination.

New York City designer Gideon Mendelson thinks the movement echoes the Japanese philosophy of “ikigai,” which centers around finding meaning and purpose. Applied to interiors, it’s about creating spaces that promote all-around well-being.“To me, good design makes room for living and doing. Decorating with meaningful pieces isn’t about chasing an aesthetic, but curating spaces that resonate with authenticity and personal stories,” he says.

“It’s not just about how it looks; it’s about how you want to live.”

And you don’t have to spend a lot, he says. He framed some inexpensive yet eye-catching vintage deli signs, adding a playful element to the Hamptons dining room of a family of five.Mollentine said her organization, which has a shelter in Kansas City, Kansas, is grateful for Nnadi’s help prompting adoptions. The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City has been in operation since 1912.

Puppy Bowl XXI premieres Sunday at 2 p.m. EST on Animal Planet — shortly before Nnadi takes the field with the Chiefs forChasing a loose kangaroo is getting to be part of the job for police in a southwestern Colorado city.

Irwin, the pet kangaroo, wasn’t difficult to nab when he got loose last fall in Durango. Still quite young at the time, he leaped into a bag similar to a mother kangaroo’s pouch.On Monday, Irwin got loose again. A police caller was worried he might get hit by a car.