Walk 10000 Steps Without Going to the Gym
I got a step tracker and discovered I was averaging 2,300 steps a day. Two thousand. That is the distance […]
Get Crayon Off Walls Without Ruining the Paint
My nephew visited for a weekend and left a mural on the hallway wall. A green sun, a purple dog, […]
The Only 3 Pans You Need in Your Kitchen
I inherited a set of twelve pans when I got married. Twelve. I used maybe four. When we moved, I […]
Cleaning Supplies You Only Need 3 Of
My cleaning cabinet used to have fourteen different products. Glass cleaner, granite cleaner, stainless steel cleaner, bathroom cleaner, kitchen cleaner, […]
Adjust a Door Closer So It Does Not Slam
Our back door slammed every single time someone used it. The dog would jump. The baby would wake up. I […]
Replace a Light Fixture Without an Electrician
I paid an electrician one hundred fifty dollars to replace a hallway light fixture. He was in and out in […]
Breathe New Life Into an Old Laptop for Free
I have a 2014 ThinkPad that Windows 10 abandoned. Updates took an hour. Boot time was three minutes. Opening Chrome […]
Read Before Bed Instead of Scrolling — One Week Experiment
For one week I replaced my phone with a physical book for the hour before bed. No notifications. No “one […]
Fix a Stuck Drawer With a Candle
The bottom drawer in our kitchen had been stuck for two years. Two years of tugging and yanking and eventually […]
Lower Your Electric Bill With 8 No-Cost Changes
My electric bill hit two hundred twenty dollars one August and I decided to figure out where the money was […]