I Am the Author Austin Cleon and I Am a Parent
Austin Cleon doesn’t sugarcoat the creative work. It’s complicated. (Hence “work.”) But the bestselling author has found ways to stay on track in the face […]
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How to Properly Dispose of Plastic Yogurt Containers
When it comes to recycling, we all make mistakes. Sometimes we throw something in the wrong basket or are not sure which basket it belongs […]
Continue reading »How Changes to ACA May Affect Your Premiums
If you haven’t followed the latest news on the Affordable Care Act, I don’t blame you. This morning, the Washington Post ran an article titled […]
Continue reading »How Packing Cubes Can Change Your Life
I have resisted the packing cube for a long time. Of course people are in awe of them and this is a classic travel hacker […]
Continue reading »How to Schedule Emails With the New Gmail Feature
Inbox for Gmail may be dead , but Google is at least making efforts to improve the core of Gmail, and since Google’s last update […]
Continue reading »Last Minute Tax Advice for Freelancers
This will not be your typical “latest tax advice” post. I am not going to advise you to remember any business expenses that you forgot, […]
Continue reading »What Should We Bake Next?
Hello everyone and welcome back to Will It Casserole ? , a column in which we see which dishes, dishes and cuisines can be rethought […]
Continue reading »How to Develop a Child’s Sense of Humor
Why did the sandwich fall out of the bath? my son once asked me when he was five years old. “Ummm, I don’t know. Why? […]
Continue reading »Check for Flight Delays Before Departure Today
Heading to the airport this morning? You may want to double (or even triple) check your flight departure times before checking into your boarding gate. […]
Continue reading »How to Get Out of Dead-End Work
What do you do when your dead-end job doesn’t give you the skills you need to escape? Human resources in this matter. Dear employees, I […]
Continue reading »Carry the Handle of the Train When Traveling With Young Children
I live in the suburbs, so I don’t feel like I constantly have to move through large crowds with small children. But it seems stressful. […]
Continue reading »What Is the Most Interesting Bar in Your City?
Every bar must have a “thing”. My all-time favorite is Burp Castle in Manhattan’s East Village, convent-style; the bartenders wear monastic robes and gently swish […]
Continue reading »What’s in Store for and Out of Netflix in the Week of April 1, 2019
Will America be able to forgive Kevin Hart for his homophobic tweets? What about The Upside ? We’re going to find out when ” Irresponsible, […]
Continue reading »Preview Google Search Results With This Browser Extension
By far the first link in my google search results is never what I’m really looking for. As a result, my typical move is to […]
Continue reading »Prevent Eye Strain When You Are Sitting at Your Computer All Day With This App
We all know that spending all day staring at a computer screen is bad news for our eyes, but how many of us actually do […]
Continue reading »Amazon Prime Members Can Use Nintendo Switch Online Free for 12 Months
If you’re an Amazon Prime user, this week you have another benefit: a free subscription to Nintendo Switch Online for the next 12 months. Amazon […]
Continue reading »Parents, You Still Need to Secure Your Flat Screen TVs
By now, we all know the dangers of old, bulky and ridiculously heavy tube TVs to young children. In recent years, most of us have […]
Continue reading »These Are the Airports Most Likely to Cancel Your Flight.
We all have one airport that we try to avoid at all costs – mine is LaGuardia. Having lived ten years in New York, I […]
Continue reading »Get Sunbathing With an Orangeberry Cocktail
If life in the Pacific Northwest has given me anything, it is understanding the seasons. While I’ve always maintained that I hate heat and love […]
Continue reading »How to Use Swipe Controls to Control Your Gmail Inbox on IOS
Google announced that starting today, Gmail iOS will have swipe gesture controls that should soon be available to all Gmail users on iOS. While the […]
Continue reading »Use Your Child’s Drawings As Greeting Cards
If you have a child, you have an endless supply of children’s drawings. The walls are limited, so what to do with all these handprint […]
Continue reading »Use a Text-to-Speech Reader to Check Written Errors
When you want to make a good impression in your cover letter or written submission, it’s incredibly frustrating to find out later that you left […]
Continue reading »Oh My God, Sinemia Has a New “unlimited” Movie Plan [Updated]
Cinema subscription service Sinemia just announced a new “unlimited” plan for $ 15 a month. You can only watch one movie a day, but you […]
Continue reading »How to Serve a Complete Food With a Two Ingredient Recipe
Now that spring has officially arrived and we get full, uninterrupted sunny days, indoor cooking seems less fun than it did in cooler times. In […]
Continue reading »Check Your Seat Before Booking Near the Weekend Flight Row
What’s worse than an average seat with zero legroom? You’ll find that your seat won’t recline – and you’re stuck flying over rough terrain, holding […]
Continue reading »Why AMP Will Matter to You and Your Emails
It’s been a year since Google announced that AMP support would be added to its mail apps and web clients, and the rollout has finally […]
Continue reading »How to Value Your Home After Your Vacation
On a good vacation, I always catch myself thinking: “Dude, it would be nice to live here.” Perhaps I’m right, but only by accident – […]
Continue reading »How Was the Resistance Band Fitness Challenge?
We’ve been experimenting with resistance bands all month , but to be honest, I haven’t found a single new exercise that I really liked. Maybe […]
Continue reading »How Do I Kick My Ex-Friend From Our Shared Google Account?
Between all this talk about Family Sharing for Apple’s new Plus services and the fact that I finally set up a home Netflix account on […]
Continue reading »This Tokyo Playground Encourages Kids to Take Risks
I like to think of myself as an anti-helicopter parent, but when I first took my daughter to the playground next door when she was […]
Continue reading »What Should You Eat While Traveling?
I don’t leave town without the Clif Bar. I can’t tell you how many times they stuffed my stomach in a pinch: all my runs […]
Continue reading »How to Switch to Dark Mode in the New IOS on Twitter
Twitter announced today that its iOS app has several advanced options for dark mode if you don’t want to go blind staring at the app’s […]
Continue reading »Steaming on the Stove Is Different From Steaming in an Instant Pot
Stovetop steaming is a gentle heat transfer method that turns your food into a cooked state, making it ideal for vegetables or proteins that tend […]
Continue reading »Why Glass Other Than a Bottle or Jar Can’t Be Recycled
Do you have an old plate or used light bulb that you are trying to get rid of? Unfortunately, the short answer is that glass […]
Continue reading »Diversify Your Stock Photos With the Broadly’s Gender Spectrum Collection.
Stock photography tends to lag behind culture. They fill business photos with only men, or they don’t represent minorities enough, or they only show people […]
Continue reading »How Much Should You Pay Your Nanny in 2019, Depending on Where You Live
Figuring out how much is too much – or too little – to pay for babysitting can be tricky. You want to pay enough (this […]
Continue reading »Can You Be an Ecotourist Without Destroying the Environment?
In theory, ecotourism has a good boost – who wouldn’t want to visit a beautiful place, enjoy the wonders of nature, and return home with […]
Continue reading »This Is the Type of Stress Your Child Needs.
As we stood outside the door to the judges’ room, the notes in my eight-year-old daughter’s hands trembled noticeably. I advised her to take on […]
Continue reading »What to Do If You’ve Booked a (Now Canceled) WOW Air Flight
A few years ago, my boyfriend and I flew to Scotland on a WOW Airlines flight. The flight was inexpensive and included a 17 hour […]
Continue reading »How to Protect Yourself From a Nesting Goose
Goose: friend or foe? It mainly depends on the nesting season. If a goose has something to defend, it will defend itself, and a goose […]
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