How to Make Your Own Coffee Creamer and Keep Forty Bucks a Month

I am not going to pretend my coffee habit is cheap. Between the beans and the flavored creamer bottles, I […]

How to Stop Dust From Settling So Fast on Your Furniture

I dusted my living room on a Saturday and by Tuesday the TV stand looked like it had been sitting […]

How to Stop Waking Up With a Sore Throat in Winter

Every winter I woke up with a throat that felt like I had been swallowing gravel in my sleep. I […]

How to Make Your Own Breadcrumbs from Stale Bread

I buy bread, I swear I will finish it, and then half the loaf goes stale while I reach for […]

Why You Wake Up at 3am and How to Get Back to Sleep

It is always 3am. Never 2:14 or 4:37, always that dead hour where the house is silent and your brain […]

How to Remove a Stripped Screw When the Head Is Gone

There is a screw in my hallway closet that I have been angry at for three years. The previous owner […]

The Cutting Board Mistake That Makes Your Knives Go Dull Fast

I blamed my knives for years. I bought a nicer set, and within a month they were dull again, and […]

The Trick to Negotiating Your Internet Bill Down Every Year

I paid seventy five dollars a month for internet for two years because I was convinced the price was the […]

How to Remove Pet Hair from Furniture Without a Lint Roller

I have a golden retriever mix who sheds like it is her part time job. My couch collects her fur […]

How to Quiet Squeaky Stairs From the Basement Side

My stairs announce every single person who walks on them. You can hear someone coming from two rooms away, which […]