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WordPress is a favorite blogging tool of mine and I share tips and tricks for using WordPress here.
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How to Store Carrots So They Last Up to a Month
Carrots are one of the longest-lasting vegetables in your kitchen, but only if you store them correctly. They are an excellent source of beta-carotene, vitamin K, and potassium, and proper storage preserves those nutrients for the full shelf life. The two things that shorten carrot shelf life most are leaving the green tops on and washing before storing. Do either…
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The Pros and Cons of Getting a HELOC From a Credit Union vs. a Bank
If you are considering tapping your home equity through a line of credit, where you borrow matters almost as much as how much you borrow. A home equity line of credit (HELOC) from a credit union and a HELOC from a traditional bank can look similar on paper but differ significantly in rates, fees, approval criteria, service quality, and long-term…
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What Happens to Your Eyebrows as You Age?
Eyebrows do a lot more than frame your eyes. They shape facial expressions, anchor your features, and contribute more to your overall look than most people realize until they start to change. While most people notice shifts in their skin or hair as the years pass, eyebrow changes tend to creep up quietly. Then one day, in bright lighting or…
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Downtown Wilmington, DE: Where to Stay, Eat, and Explore
Wilmington, Delaware is one of the most underrated cities on the East Coast. We spent a long weekend exploring downtown, staying at two remarkable hotels, eating our way through an impressive restaurant scene, and discovering why this small city deserves a spot on your travel radar. Here’s where we stayed, dined, and explored. Downtown Wilmington, DE At a Glance Location:…
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Rock Hall, Maryland: Things to Do, Where to Eat and Where to Stay
Most waterfront towns on the Chesapeake Bay have been polished into a version of themselves designed for a weekend crowd. Rock Hall, Maryland hasn’t. It’s a real working waterman’s town, settled in 1706, where the harbor still goes out in the morning and the welcome sign says “Nice people live here” because the residents put it there themselves. It has…
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Does Prosciutto Need to Be Refrigerated?
You bought a whole prosciutto leg from a specialty shop and are wondering whether it needs to go straight in the fridge or can hang in your pantry like it was hanging at the store. Next to it in the bag is a package of sliced prosciutto from the deli counter. Same shopping trip, two very different answers. Does prosciutto…
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Best Water Bottles for Athletes: Skip the Cheap Ones
A cheap water bottle looks like a $5 problem and turns into a $50 one. The bottle you grabbed at the airport or pulled off an Amazon bestseller list rarely lasts more than a year of real use. The valve goes soft, the cap starts dripping, the inside gets cloudy, and the water starts tasting like the bottle. A year…
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How to Get Berry Stains Out of Clothes: What Actually Works
The smoothie incident was my fault entirely. I make the same one most summer mornings: frozen blueberries, raspberries, a scoop of collagen, oat milk. I’ve made it probably three hundred times without incident. But on this particular morning I reached for the blender lid at the exact wrong moment, the kind of move you know is wrong even as you’re…
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How to Get Soy Sauce Out of Clothes. What Actually Works
It was a sushi night at home, and I didn’t expect it to end in learning how to get soy sauce out of clothes. I had set up the whole spread (the rice, the rolls, the pickled ginger, a small bowl of soy sauce for dipping) and I was feeling very pleased about it. Then I reached across the table…
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How to Get Ink Out of Clothes: 4 Methods Tested by Ink Type
The pen had been in my jacket pocket for weeks. I knew it was there. I just kept forgetting to take it out before laundry. Then I forgot one too many times. I pulled my favorite gray cotton jacket out of the washing machine and found a dark blue explosion across the inside pocket, the pocket lining, and a long…
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