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  • Stop Using Your Washing Machine as a Hamper

    Stop Using Your Washing Machine as a Hamper

    As our name suggests, if there’s a way to make life easier, or cut down on the time we spend doing stuff we’d rather not be doing, we’re all about it. And sometimes in our quest to find life-simplification solutions, we’ll come across certain hacks or tips that seem like they’d save time and energy,…


  • How to Clean Your Filthy Pastry Brush

    How to Clean Your Filthy Pastry Brush

    Pastry brushes are essential kitchen tools, even if you’re not much of a baker. In addition to applying egg (or mayo) washes to breads and pastries, you can use them to apply a slick sheen of mustard to a leg of lamb (to help the seasoning stick), baste a roast, or paint a whole chicken…


  • 14 Ways You Aren’t Using Your Lint Roller (But Should Be)

    14 Ways You Aren’t Using Your Lint Roller (But Should Be)

    I’m willing to bet you have a lint roller lying around your home. Hell, let’s make things more interesting: I’ll bet that you aren’t using said lint roller to its full capabilities. Sure, you know the lint roller is a must-have for ridding your outfit of pet hair, dander, and, well, lint off your clothes.…


  • How to Make Folding Laundry Way Less Annoying

    How to Make Folding Laundry Way Less Annoying

    Oh, laundry. Dreaded fucking laundry. While looking at a basket full of freshly folded threads for the whole family is an enormously satisfying — if mundane — accomplishment, getting there is often a slog through procrastination, days of using the basket as a closet, and lots of heavy sighing.