I preach about the importance of having a solid organizational structure for your home a lot, relying often on the guiding rules of the Organizational Triangle—that similar items must be stored together and have a designated spot—and Core 4, which outlines the value of putting everything you own into containers using a categorization system. While […]

The times are always changing, and that means Americans are using physical payment methods less and less—forget cash; a majority of us are using digital wallets and other, safer ways of paying for stuff more than credit or debit cards these days. But you can’t always avoid using a physical card at a store checkout […]

Amazing news—you’ve just joined a new gym, and it has a sauna! Or maybe you’ve been walking past it for months, never sure exactly how you’re supposed to use it. Do you need to wear clothes? Are you supposed to do it before or after your workout? Can you bring your phone with you?  The […]

You think you just fell out of the coconut tree? Buddy, do I have news for you. If you’re like me, you found out about Joe Biden ending his presidential campaign and endorsing Kamala Harris not through an official news alert, but through a meme texted into a group chat filled with 25-year-olds. The meme […]

There’s plenty of advice out there about how to pare down and declutter your wardrobe, but what do you do when that’s over? You still need to organize and store all your clothes—here are the best ways to choose the right layout for your space and stay organized going forward. Choose a closet layout (and […]

When it comes time to sell your car, you obviously want to get the most money possible for it to invest in a new vehicle (or meet your other financial goals). Your job as the seller is to show prospective buyers that your car has been taken care of and is worth the price, which […]

You can get an Instant Pot Duo on sale for $79.99 right now (reg. $99) until July 28. The Instant Pot Duo is a 7-in-1 pressure cooker with 13 customizable Smart Programs like pressure cooking, slow cooking, rice cooking, yogurt making, steaming, sautéing, and food warming. The lining is stainless steel and dishwasher safe, and […]

If you have an iPhone, you now have an even easier lifeline to Slack—which, depending on how you feel about your job, may or may not be a good thing. The company just rolled out Home Screen widgets for its app on iOS, which is a bit of a surprise given the feature has been […]

If you were looking forward to an internet free of cookies, I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news: Google is officially cancelling its plans to kill cookies. The company announced the decision in a blog post Monday, citing feedback from regulators, publishers, developers, and individuals in the advertising industry. Google says that, while […]

You can get an HP Pavilion Desktop on sale right now for $349.99 (reg. $599). This HP Pavilion features an Intel Core i5-12400 processor, 12GB of memory, and a 512GB SSD. It also includes integrated Intel UHD Graphics 730 and supports 5.1 surround sound. Windows 11 Home comes pre-installed, and there are multiple front-facing ports […]

I’m always looking for ways to pad boxes with trash. I do this for two reasons: I refuse to spend the money to buy fresh boxes and new packing material, and I believe in sustainability, so I try to find ways to box and pack with excess materials that already exist in my home. Reusable […]

It’s become a common refrain: Please let me live in precedented times. The roller-coaster ride of the daily news has come to feel like too much, much too fast. Case in point: the weekend’s surprise nomination (presumptive) of Kamala Harris for the Democratic party’s presidential ticket. It feels like a net gain, no matter where […]

Right about now, you should put down the margarita and sunscreen (for a moment) and consider fall planting. While there are a wealth of vegetables to consider so you can continue to harvest into fall—and even have some that will be ready in early spring—it won’t change the fact that the garden looks sad most […]

By definition, perennial flowers come back on their own, year after year. Annual flowers usually don’t, and last only for a season. Except some annual flowers can, under the right conditions, reseed themselves each year. That doesn’t make them perennials—these blooms are less reliable, and because they’re reseeding instead of re-sprouting like perennials, they may […]