Keep Wool Sweaters Looking New Season After Season
I shrunk a cashmere sweater to toddler size in the dryer. Once. It was a gift. I still feel bad […]
Reduce Eye Strain When Working on Screens All Day
By 3 PM every workday, my eyes felt like someone had rubbed sand in them. Dry, gritty, and tired. I […]
Store Brands vs Name Brands — When to Save and When to Splurge
My dad refused to buy store-brand anything. Ketchup had to be Heinz. Cereal had to be Cheerios. He would pay […]
Fix a Dripping Faucet in 15 Minutes
Drip. Drip. Drip. Every four seconds. Twenty-four hours a day. That is about twenty-one thousand drips per day — roughly […]
Remove Popcorn Ceiling the Easy Way
The living room ceiling in our house looked like cottage cheese. Every guest who came over eventually looked up and […]
Stop a Squeaky Door Hinge Without WD-40
My bedroom door has squeaked for six months. Six months. Every night when I got up to use the bathroom, […]
Fall Asleep Faster Without Melatonin
I used to lie in bed with my brain running a highlight reel of every stupid thing I ever said. […]
Natural Ways to Keep Mosquitoes Away That Actually Work
I get eaten alive every summer. Mosquitoes love me — probably because I run warm and breathe heavily, both mosquito […]
10 Hidden iPhone Features Most People Never Use
My mom has had an iPhone for six years. Last week I watched her manually type out her email address […]
Tricks to Drink More Water When You Hate the Taste
I have a friend who genuinely gags when she drinks plain water. She is not being dramatic — she just […]