Facing Shortage, Neurosurgeon Sews Masks From Vacuum Cleaner Bags
After she and her colleagues battle COVID-19 during the day, Rachel comes home and sews surgical masks at night. Dwindling supplies are prompting these desperate measures.
11th-Hour Coronavirus Stockpiling And Emergency Prep For Non-Preppers
The ideal time to prepare for the coronavirus has passed. Still, this thing is a long way from over, and if you’re wondering if anything can still be done now, the answer is ‘yes.’
Why I Try To Furnish My Home Like I Furnish My Mind
Conservatives proclaim the important of the Permanent Things. We should also, in a throwaway culture of plastic and particle board, value permanent things.
6 Worthwhile Crafts Young Kids Can Make As Christmas Gifts
None of these crafts are expensive or elaborate, but they have the potential to allow your children to cultivate their humanity at Christmas time.
Why Women Love The Home But Not Being A Homemaker
While the return to the craft of domesticity can help a homemaker’s sense of fulfillment, ultimately undervaluing motherhood is the more persistent issue.
Knitting Site Ravelry Casts Off Trump Supporters For ‘White Supremacy’
‘If I had to guess, I would say the vast majority of women…who are crafting with their hands tend to be more conservative than average, not liberal,’ says this minority Ravelry user.
No, Masculine Skills Definitely Don’t Need Replacing For The 21st Century
Over at Ask Men, Ian Stobber wrote a list of what he considers obsolete man skills, and suggestions for replacing them. They’re ridiculous.
How Marie Kondo Might Clean Up The DC Swamp
The more I watched, the more I became convinced that Marie Kondo is the hero we need to declutter the giant, oppressive mess we’ve made of the U.S. government.
58 New Year’s Resolutions That Don’t Involve Dieting Or Exercising
It’s that time to commit to a new year’s resolution. Rather than resort to the go-to pledges of years past, such as dieting and working out, here are 58 fresh ideas.
Why You Shouldn’t Make New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s resolutions are a polite conversation piece while at a party with friends and family. It is a bunch of worthless empty talk, and the worst sort of virtue signaling possible.
How To Start Organizing Your Life With A Bullet Journal
I am the most disorganized person alive. Of all of the personal organization methods I’ve tried out, the bullet journal works best for me.
5 Things Thanksgiving Can Teach Us About Living Better All Year Long
The quintessential Thanksgiving image of friends and family gathered around a beautifully set table represents something that many no longer experience regularly yet still deeply crave.
How To Shop Second-Hand Without Wasting Time Or Money
Here’s what I learned from my mom, the garage sale queen. She knows how to find beauty in things that others no longer want.
Household Labor Is Only Degrading When You Don’t Do Your Own
As long as we continue to stigmatize household labor such as cleaning and child care, we stigmatize those to whom it falls by unavoidable extension.
10 Reasons I Still Keep A Clean House Despite Everyone Insisting It’s Stupid
It’s not that I believe plungers are more important than people, but I do think keeping a clean house best serves the mortals—big and small—that I love.
Take These 5 Steps To Better Relationships In The New Year
I have learned a particularly effective strategy that many therapists also use to help clients work through their emotional and relationship struggles.
15 Ways To Beat The Post-Christmas Winter Blahs
With a few simple household items, you have at your tongue-tip a never-ending response to the ‘I’m bored’ refrain. After all, necessity is the mother of invention.
The Man’s Guide To Wrapping Christmas Presents
Learn to be the king of wrap. There is none higher. Sucker present-wrappers will call you sire.
6 Ways To Give Great Christmas Gifts While On A Tight Budget
Your family and friends know you’re working on a budget so they’ll understand. If you put time and thought into your gift, it’ll show.
Don’t Shame The Unsung Heroism Of My Fake Christmas Tree
In times of turbulence and chaos, fake Christmas trees remain the same. They’re like the Rock of Gibraltar, if the Rock of Gibraltar were a manufactured petroleum product.
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