I think the one unifying theme is to always remember that your wedding is an event in your guests’ lives, not the most important thing in their year, or maybe even their week. Make it fun, meaningful, and as low-stress as possible for those traveling or in special situations (like single friends who may not know…

JFC, don’t tell people to bathe their pets in coffee grounds! Caffeine can be toxic to dogs and cats, and they’re obviously going to lick any stray grounds off of their fur. There are plenty of pet-appropriate flea shampoos available, posting this is just stupid and irresponsible.

The part that needs to be at the top and in giant, bolded letters is the earthquake kit/supplies part. I actually used the Lifehacker “Doomsday Prep for Non-Paranoid People” list as a great basis for preparing our emergency kits, which are packed into cheap-o hiking backpacks I got on Amazon. Modern building standards…

So true -- I’ve had many dogs, and one cat I had was more attention-hungry than ANY of the dogs. She would literally try and climb up my pant leg the minute I walked in the door! I loved it :)

The big thing I think a lot of people don’t realize is that pets can be very expensive, if you want to care for them properly. I highly recommend pet insurance, but even that has limited coverage, and procedures like a routine tooth extraction (which most animals will need at least once during their lives) can easily…

Counterpoint: I have NEVER gotten one of those heart rate straps to actually work, although my husband has no problem with the one I bought for myself. I make sure it stays under my sports bra strap, and I’ve tried things like conductivity gel and putting the sensor around to the back, but it only ever works…

The “lack of books” is actually very relevant to a dilemma I’m having. I’ve used a Kindle for at least 10 years, and while I’m an avid reader, all the books currently on my shelves are those I enjoyed 10-20 years ago, but aren’t necessarily my taste now. I feel weird about giving them away and having a bookshelf of…

With any kind of hard flooring, it’s a good idea to put carpets down along all the major pathways, regardless of whether your dog is a senior or not. In fact, younger dogs are more likely to recklessly sprint up and down a slippery hallways and suffer painful (and expensive-to-treat) injuries like a torn CCL. When our…

I was big on online dating when I was single because, as a then-late-30s woman who doesn’t want kids and is sober, I wanted to pre-screen out dudes who drank heavily and were looking for someone to bear their spawn. My best advice was to ALWAYS meet up for coffee ASAP. You don’t need to worry too much about safety if…

That’s literally the definition of how most people use a dating app (and how I met my husband 10 years ago, when OKCupid was the main option). Get matched with someone and then meet them for coffee in a public place to see if there’s any chemistry. I’m an Old (47) and even I can see how dumb that comment is.

After years of convincing my parents that the adults no longer needed to exchange Christmas gifts, they made the gift of a donation in my name to the Heifer Foundation, to buy a cow for a needy family. My husband and I are both vegetarian. Granted, the recipient will probably use the cow for milk, but it was still an…

True, but I was in a meeting just last week where everyone was mocking the EY auditor for bringing a deck in Power Point rather than Google Slides, the latter of which is the only one the youngsters use. Nobody had PPT installed so they had to convert it to Slides to present it and the fonts were all wonky.

I really like my Jack LaLane Power Juicer (which sounds like a joke name), but I only use it to juice things that would be impossible for me to juice at home by other means, like beets or apples. I am very into making homemade ice cream, so most of the juice goes to flavor ice creams for maximum health benefits. :)

No. Take it from someone who is an expert at making homemade ice cream: You need to churn it, otherwise it will be relatively hard and icy, and just not very good. Take the money you would have spent on ingredients and buy some good-quality ice cream at the store or your local scoop shop, and you will be much happier.

People who are on immunosuppressants or are immuno-compromised (a lot of people) are not fully-protected, even if they’re vaccinated. How much protection they get is still being tested, and varies by health condition and type of drug. Wearing a mask indoors in places that these people can’t avoid going to or working in…

+1 on the cherry pitter, but level up by getting something better than a one-at-a-time pitter. Google “Leifheit cherry pitter” — I’ve used mine on many pounds of cherries over the past couple of years: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001MSYWQW

“Have a backup outfit + shoes that live at work. Never rely on this outfit as one that you’ll be using” — This is a great tip! I’ve been working out in the mornings for over a decade, and I can’t count the number of times I forgot to pack a bra or underpants and had to buy a backup at the CVS next to my gym before…

I don’t need to steal anyone’s nerves, I have plenty of my own. I’ll try to steel them, however!