Beth Skwarecki
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10 Fast-Growing Plants for Instant Garden Gratification
There are plenty of fast-growing plants you can enjoy shortly after planting. Read on for our vegetable picks, and a few flowers, too.
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How to Choose the Best Weightlifting Straps
Lifting straps are an essential gym bag item if you do any serious amount of deadlifting or pulling exercises. But there are several different types, and it’s important to match your straps to the type of lifting you do.
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Connections Hints (and Answer) for Thursday, August 31
If you’re looking for the Connections answer for Thursday, August 31, 2023, read on—I’ll share some clues, tips, and strategies, and finally, the solutions to all four categories. Beware, there are spoilers below for August 31, NYT Connections #81! Scroll to the end if you want some hints (and then the answer) to today’s Connections…
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How Packing Cubes Can Change Your Life
I was a packing cube holdout for the longest time. Sure, people rave about them, and they are a classic travel hack. “But what would they really do for me?” I wondered, as I tightly rolled my t-shirts and tossed them into my cavern of a suitcase. “I mean, it’s a whole extra layer of…