The Firewood Buying Guide That Keeps Your Hearth Going Cheaply
My first winter with a fireplace, I bought firewood from a guy on a delivery truck and paid for a […]
How to Charge Your Phone in a Power Outage
Last winter a storm knocked out our power for almost two days. My phone died on the first evening, and […]
The Buy It For Life Items Worth Paying More For
My grandfather had a cast iron skillet that he used for fifty years and gave to my mother, who still […]
The Compression Socks That Saved My Long Flight
I used to land from long flights with ankles that looked borrowed from someone else. After a ten hour flight, […]
How to Get More Fiber Without Eating Boring Food
My doctor told me to eat more fiber and handed me a pamphlet with a drawing of a sad bran […]
The Knife Sharpener That Brought My Old Knives Back
My kitchen knives were dangerous in the worst way. Not dangerously sharp, dangerously dull. The chef knife I got as […]
The Setting That Stops Your TV From Wasting Power All Night
I got curious about my electric bill one month and bought a cheap power meter to see what was eating […]
How to Clean Your Washing Machine Detergent Drawer
I found the slime by accident. I pulled out the detergent drawer to refill it and noticed a dark, wet […]
The Electric Toothbrush That Made My Dentist Happy
I have a dentist who does not hide her feelings. For years, every cleaning started with a gentle lecture about […]
How to Clean a Greasy Range Hood Filter With One Ingredient
I will be honest with you. I cooked under a greasy range hood filter for about a year before I […]