My freezer is where I have the basics for throwing together a quick meal. Chopped onions, celery, carrots, and peppers. Bags of assorted frozen vegetables. Cooked dried beans and brown rice. And an...

I not only cook beans on the weekend, but brown rice as well. Both the beans and the rice freeze well if you don’t want to eat them all in the next few days.

My daughter’s boyfriend is a musician. They purchased “sound blankets” from the music store. They hung them up, and then went to their neighbor's apartment and, while talking to h...

I have lived with the washer and dryer in my kitchen for the last ten years. We recently moved to a small bungalow that had a laundry closet that was off a hallway leading from the kitchen to the b...

My father used to love to tell us that when he was a kid an air conditioner was a block of ice sitting in front of the running fan.

I can understand the landlord’s concern about being paid. It will take him about 60 days to evict you if he has to take you to court. You might offer to put up a 2-month security deposit, so ...

Invest in the proper moving supplies. A couple of mover’s dollies and pads can save a lot of money in the long run. Cut cardboard to fit the tops bottom and sides of any piece of furniture th...

When my son was deployed in Iraq, one of the things he noticed was that many of the homes had gravel walkways and gravel borders surrounding the home. Try walking on gravel, you can’t be sile...