How to Drink More Water When You Hate the Taste of Plain Water
I spent my twenties basically dehydrated. Plain water bored me. I’d drink coffee in the morning, iced tea at lunch, […]
How to Get Pen Ink Out of Dryer-Dried Clothing Even After Heat Setting
I washed and dried a pen. Not on purpose — it was hiding in a jacket pocket. The entire load […]
The Toothbrush Trick for Cleaning Grout Lines Without Scrubbing
My bathroom floor has white grout. Whoever chose white grout for a bathroom floor should be forced to clean it […]
The Pillow Between Knees Trick That Fixes Lower Back Pain While You Sleep
I woke up with lower back pain every morning for about a year. Not the kind that sends you to […]
The Trick to Keeping Mosquitoes Out of Your Yard All Summer
I have the kind of blood mosquitoes love. I’ll be at a backyard cookout with eight other people and I’m […]
How to Dry Wet Sneakers Overnight Without a Dryer or Newspaper
I stepped in a puddle that was deeper than it looked. Like, ankle-deep. My sneakers were squelching with every step […]
The Ice Maker That Produces 26 Pounds of Ice a Day — and I Tested It
I hosted a Fourth of July cookout for about twenty people. We ran out of ice by 3 PM. Someone […]
The Shower Filter That Stopped My Hair From Falling Out in Clumps
I moved into an apartment with hard water and within three months my hair was breaking off and my scalp […]
Why You Should Restart Your Router Once a Month and How to Schedule It
My internet was getting sluggish. Pages loaded with a half-second hesitation. Video calls would freeze for three seconds then catch […]
The Best Time of Day to Water Your Lawn During a Heatwave
My neighbor waters his lawn at noon. Every day. The water runs down the driveway in little rivers while the […]