Many people prefer to sleep with the bedroom door open. After all, it ensures better air regulation and lets parents hear if their kids wake up during the night. However, a closed-door can help the occupants survive a house fire, according to 10 years of research by UL’s Fire Safety Research Institute (FSRI). However, this...
Cleaning can be stressful. No matter how often you mop, the floor gets dirty. You suddenly can’t remember the last time you changed the sheets. You used the wrong type of cleaning agent, and now the counters have a strange sheen. Everyone wants to have a neat home, but cleaning it is a whole other...
For anyone traveling abroad, hotel rooms are always a place to exercise caution. This is particularly the case for women travelers. You never know what kind of privacy or hygiene concerns there can be inside a hotel room. So it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Recently, a flight attendant took to TikTok to...
A mother’s worst nightmare – their child being accidentally locked inside of a car, unable to get out. But not for this little guy, he thought being stuck inside his mom’s vehicle was hilarious, keeping the firefighters very entertained when they rescued him! Shopping trip gone wrong After a grocery shopping trip in Bude, England,...
The love of a grandparent is a special kind of love. A love that you won’t get anywhere else. I never got a chance to meet my father’s parents, and my mother’s father died when I was just a baby; sadly, my grandmother passed away when I was 21 years old. When I was a...
Having a washer and dryer can be a lifesaver for some families. Although, if they have a toddler, it can be something else entirely. One mother made a brave post about her toddler who managed to get herself stuck in their front-load washing machine. She was scared of being “mom-shamed” online, but the need to...
Remember the run on toilet paper during the outbreak of Covid-19? This might have played out differently if everyone had turned to reusable toilet paper. They are essentially the same concept as cloth diapers or reusable menstrual pads. Many people use it as the cheaper and more eco-friendly alternative to regular toilet paper. However, this...
As the world evolves, so do our kitchens. With the rise of technology, our cooking and baking processes look very different from our grandparents’. Yes, some things haven’t changed at all, like the need for oven mitts or hiding cookies before little snackers eat them all. Our stovetop kettles haven’t evolved much, neither has our whisks, measuring cups, pots,...
Ah, the high school prom. Girls dreamed of their prom night for years. From finding the perfect date to finding the perfect dress. But of course, not every girl can afford the dress of their dreams, and this can put quite a damper on what should be a looked-forward-to event. For this high-school senior, she...
Food just seems to taste better when eaten in a social atmosphere of love and unity. Sometimes the term, ‘The good ol’ days’ holds true, and this is one of those times. There was a time when a Sunday without a family dinner wouldn’t feel like a Sunday at all. Families would only skip such...
Household chores can seem never-ending, but when you get the whole family involved it can lighten the load for everyone. As most parents know, however, getting your kids to do chores can often be a challenge, and can sometimes take some creativity. Choosing age appropriate chores can help get them into helping around the house. While...
Divorced mom Kaylie shocked a Dr. Phil audience when she revealed that she smokes marijuana with her daughter, Gabrielle. Fast-forward three years to when Hollywood A-lister Johnny Depp stood before a jury in court, defending his decision to give marijuana to his daughter when she was only eleven years old. Over the last several years,...
