How to Stop Stewing About Something
Photo: Yara Slep (Shutterstock) Everyone has their own proverbial buttons that, when pushed, really set them off: So-called “sore spots” that trigger particularly strong reactions. People close to us typically…
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How to Get Blood Stains Out of Clothing
Photo: FotoDuets (Shutterstock) Blood stains on clothing can be difficult to remove—especially if they’ve had time to soak into the fabric. Fortunately, there are a few techniques that you can…
How to Involve Teens in Basic Family Caregiving (and Why You Should)
Photo: Lisa F. Young (Shutterstock) For many older adults, the high costs of assisted living and other long-term care facilities, as well as home health aides, are financially out of…
Use the ‘Spotlight Technique’ to Stop a Cycle of Worry and Anxiety
Photo: Matusciac Alexandru (Shutterstock) As humans, when we don’t know how something is going to turn out, it’s normal for us to worry. Sometimes, that worry takes the form of…
How to Reduce Your Chances of Hitting a Deer
Photo: Michael Tatman (Shutterstock) Humans aren’t the only ones looking for someone to cozy up with as temperatures drop. Fall is officially deer mating season, making them particularly active this…
The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide to Kid Culture: What the Hell is ‘Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared?’
It’s hard to truly understand what younger people are into these days, because the relentless algorithms that shape our culture have divided us all into ever smaller, ever more insular…
Your Air Fryer May Have Been Recalled
Photo: Francisco Zeledon (Shutterstock) We expect our air fryers to cook our food quickly—but not itself in the process. But that’s what the Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning could…
You Need to Do This Before Switching to Your New Pixel 7
Photo: ymgerman (Shutterstock) Whenever you buy a new Android phone, say, the Pixel 7, you want to get it up and running as soon as possible. Any time you spend…
You Too Can Roast a Whole Fish
Photo: Claire Lower Fish has a reputation for being difficult to prepare, and I’m not sure why. With the exception of fried fish—which requires extremely hot cooking oil—cooking whole, head-on…
Clean and Decorate for Halloween Simultaneously With a ‘Broomba’
Screenshot: @hauz.and.co/TikTok Getting motivated to clean in anticipation for the fall holiday season is hard enough. At the same time, you also have to decorate and find a way to…
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