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Never Dry These Clothing Items on High Heat
Even though I’ve been doing my own laundry for 20-odd years, and laundry is at minimum a thrice weekly household duty of mine, there are some — ok, a lot of — care instructions that I never bothered to learn. As long as my whites weren’t coming out grey or being shrunk to the size…
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How to Groom Your Dog at Home Without Traumatising Them
When your dog gets a little stinky, shaggy, or long in the nail, you know it’s time to groom them…but it can be hard to find the money or time to bring them to a professional. The semi-good news: Unless the fur situation is wildly out of control, you can do some maintenance grooming all…
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Fix Your Wobbly Furniture for Good (Without Using Matchbooks)
Wobbly furniture can lead to all sorts of minor tragedies, from sloshed drinks to scratched floors — but you can make your furniture more stable with just the use of the humble hammer, screwdriver, and drill.
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7 of the Best Ways to Detangle Your Child’s Wild Mane
Any parent with a child whose hair is moderately-to-aggressively tangly will know the struggle that smoothing out that follicular majesty entails. Even the sweetest child can turn into a stomping, hysterical demon hurling the meanest words they know when that brush touches their flowing tresses. It doesn’t have to be quite so bad, though, in…