How to Clean Your Blender Base Without Frying the Motor
The blender jar gets rinsed after every smoothie, but the base? I ignored mine until the buttons got sticky and […]
How to Lower Your Heating Bill With a Few Cheap Fixes
My first winter heating bill after moving into an older house made me choke on my coffee. I did not […]
How to Replace the Seal on a Fridge Door That Leaks Cold Air
My refrigerator started running constantly last summer, and the electric bill jumped with it. The culprit was a sagging door […]
The 50 30 20 Budget Explained for People Who Hate Budgeting
I have tried every budgeting app and spreadsheet system on the market, and I abandoned all of them within a […]
How to Stop Autocorrect From Embarrassing You in Every Message
I once sent my boss a message that autocorrect turned into something I would never say out loud. The worst […]
Fall Fire Pit Cooking: Foods That Cook Well Over Open Flame
There is a reason people hover around fire pits in October even when it is cold. The fire is half […]
How to Break the Afternoon Slump Without More Coffee
Two thirty hits and my brain turns to oatmeal. I used to fix it with a second coffee, which worked […]
How to Build a Walking Habit That Actually Sticks
I have started running programs maybe nine times in my life, and finished exactly none of them. Walking is the […]
How to Sleep Cooler on Hot Nights Without Cranking the AC
The worst nights of summer are the ones where the temperature drops to only eighty degrees and the bedroom turns […]
How to Use Google Maps Offline When You Lose Signal
I learned this lesson the hard way on a road trip through a mountain pass where my phone showed no […]