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Health & Fitness | Sleep

How to Whiten White Sheets With 2 Ingredients

I could never get my white sheets really clean, until I tried this.

Home Improvement | DIY

I Tried 5 Methods for Cleaning Tile Grout — And the Winner Was Ridiculously Effective

A writer tests out five cleaning methods to clean up the blackened tile grout in her kitchen, and found a clear winner!

Home Improvement | In the Garden

Planning a Garden from Scratch: Notes from Designing a Painter’s Garden

I usually seek out design challenges, but when faced with planning a garden from scratch, I felt overwhelmed.

Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY

5 New Habits to Keep Your Kitchen Mess-Free Since You’re Always at Home Now

This new set of housekeeping habits will help you keep your kitchen pretty close to the way you want it, even when life in general is upside down.

Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY

The Reason You Shouldn’t Kill the Spiders in Your House, According to an Entomologist | Mental Floss

Even if you don’t usually see them, spiders are likely always in your house. And they’re paying rent, sort of.

Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY

Cool ways to skip the air conditioning and still keep your home chill

There are many ways to keep your space cool without relying on energy-sucking air conditioning to do the job. Here are 8 ways to cool off without AC this summer.

Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY

This is What Gives the Mr Clean Magic Eraser Its Superpowers | Kitchn

What exactly is the Mr Clean Magic Eraser made of? And why is it so darn good at cleaning? We got the answers!

Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY

17 Handy Hints that Make Doing the Laundry Less of a Hassle

It's laundry day again! It might not be your favorite day, but these hacks will help you out.

Home Improvement | DIY

How to Wire an Electrical Three Prong Plug | Hunker

Three-prong electrical plugs are standard on all household appliances, and the plugs are used to connect them to three-prong outlets. When a power cord ages, the insulation may begin to crack or peel off, exposing the internal wires which then becomes a f

Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY

17 Items Any Self-Professed "Neat Freak" Will Find Super Satisfying

You know what my favorite thing to do on a Saturday night is? Organize the mug cabinet so all the handles are facing in the same direction. Sometimes, things get out of control and I end up taking everything out of the pantry just so I can put it…

News | Interesting Links

Every woman should know these 15 tricks with Baking soda

People knew about useful properties of baking soda from the times of Ancient Egypt. Now we know about 300 ways of its usage, which housewives from all over the world have used for many centuries. In this article you will learn fifteen most popular of them

Recipes | Recipes

The Pioneer Woman: 10 Tips for Keeping Your Kitchen Clean!

I’m going to start out this post with a full disclosure: I am not an expert at kitchen cleaning, nor is my kitchen perfectly sparkling clean at every moment. I cook 3 meals a day, work part-t…