Mother Nature can be cruel. Young babies sometimes die in their sleep, suddenly and for no apparent reason. SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) can strike families regardless of their income, the …
Do Humidifiers Help with Allergies and Kill Germs?
One of the happier consequences of the coronavirus pandemic was that and other diseases were registered all over the world. Clearly, commonsense precautions against airborne infections work. The …
Air Mattress Q&A Guide
In case you've never seen one in action, air mattresses are pretty cool. Despite collapsing into a package no larger than a couple of rolled-up sleeping bags, they can be inflated to queen size in …
Beginner Projects to Try on Your Sewing Machine
Weird as it seems, people didn't actually die of boredom before television was invented. Instead, they had hobbies: many people could play a musical instrument at least passably well or spent their …
Dry Air Symptoms in Babies and Toddlers
When you think about it, a pediatrician's job isn't all that different from a veterinarian's. Both deal with patients that can't talk. Babies can show you when they're in obvious distress, but for the …
Reducing the Energy Use of your Space Heater
If you only want to heat one or a couple of rooms at a time, space heaters are more efficient than central heating. This is even more true if you live in a climate that makes a central heating system …
Winterizing an Above-Ground Pool
Round about the time of year when the leaves fade to brown, the days become shorter and you start seeing advertisements for pumpkin spice things, you have a decision to make. Are you going to …
Above Ground Pool Installation
The first, boldest warning in any above-ground pool's user manual should be: "Don't tell your kids that the pool will be up by a particular time." If you do, you're likely to find them watching you, …
How to Clean a Gas Grill
A good gas grill can represent a hefty investment. This is fine, though, since you generally get what you pay for. However, if you don't take care of it, you will cause it to wear out much sooner, …
What to Look for in a Trampoline
Different people have different needs when it comes to trampolines. Some people just want something their kids can bounce around on, whereas others are looking to get some exercise themselves and …
How to keep a Clean House with Pets
Keeping your home clean when you have pets can be a headache at the best of times. We love our furry little friends but that fur just doesn't agree with furniture, carpets, and linens. We love to …
Studio Apartment Decorating Ideas
If you live in a studio, chances are that you can’t afford an interior designer to decorate the apartment. Basically, you have to figure out how to do everything yourself. Decorating a studio is a …
Why Air Mattresses Deflate Overnight
All pressurized containers that are made out of polymers will lose air over time – including car tires, balloons, and air mattresses. Even if your air mattress is apparently airtight, gas molecules …
Indoor Plants that Purify the Air
Most people are worried about what effect pollution is having on their bodies, but only in a very vague, general way. With so much contradictory information surrounding the topic, many aren't quite …
How Long do Germs Live on Surfaces?
Germs – they're everywhere. A single milliliter of "fresh" water might contain as many as a million bacteria, while even NASA's clean rooms have (rather embarrassingly) been found to contain . One …