Drum up some good luck for the new year
The idea of a new year just naturally suggests new beginnings. Here are some ideas for making the new year lucky. Lucky food: Grapes: Eat 12 grapes at…
Category: Home & Family
Calculating how much paint you will need
Painting your home’s interior is not only a lot of work, it’s expensive. And because the color must be custom-mixed in some cases, you want to be sure you…
Move clothes easily
Here is an easy way to move your clothes to your new home. Simply grab a small bunch of hanging clothes and wrap the hanger hooks with a zip tie or wire….
A DIY speaker
Handy tips DIY phone speaker You have probably been in a situation where more than one person was listening to a phone conversation on speaker mode. If…
What is trash?
Don’t feel in any way guilty or hesitant about throwing out these items: * Anything broken or torn. * Anything stained. * Anything that smells, especially…
Remove candle wax from carpet
Freeze it. Fill a metal pan with ice cubes and press it on the wax until it freezes solid. Shatter the frozen wax with a small hammer, then vacuum it up….
Make a fan-cleaning tool with items you already have
Cleaning ceiling fans is an aggravating job. You can get the blades clean, but the dust falls below onto the kitchen table or the living room floor. And…
A quirky take on the Christmas tree has deep roots in history
If you have a quirky sense of humor and a big house, or maybe a tiny house and no space, you might consider the latest and strangest Christmas trend: An…
Does mold lurk in your pipes?
Just about every homeowner probably knows that mold is an opportunist, ready to move in wherever it can find a dark and damp spot that goes undisturbed…
Teach your kids to cook for life
Cooking skills are about more than just eating or following recipes — we cook to nourish ourselves and our loved ones, to connect with others, and…