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PLUMBING MAINTENANCE TIPS AND TRICKS FOR THIS HOLIDAY SEASON In my household, the holidays represent a time when my family and my extended family all gather under one roof for multiple holiday events — Thanksgiving, and Christmas through the New years. And with more people under one roof than the whole year combined, it’s essential […]

CLEANING OUT A SMELLY GARBAGE DISPOSAL: DIY EDITION Recently, someone in my family (not going to name names or say that it was my son who recently got into cooking) thought it was appropriate to put eggshells down the garbage disposal. And of course, no one knew until eventually, a strong stench lingered in the […]

WHAT TO DO WITH PUMPKIN GUTS, IF YOU HAVEN’T ALREADY CLOGGED YOUR GARBAGE DISPOSAL What I expected was for my family to make a huge mess when we decided to carve pumpkins, after all, are you really carving pumpkins if there’s no mess? What I wasn’t expecting was to spend the better half of an […]

HOW TO SAVE WATER AT HOME: START WITH YOUR PIPES Why Pipes? “Take shorter showers.” “Turn off the faucet while you brush your teeth.” “Manually water your garden.” I have been offered pretty much the same few lines of advice as to how I can conserve water. And while they are all true, these few […]