Mostly in our kids, they’re dirt balls. Can be viral and/or bacterial. Joy. It generally resolves on its own within a couple weeks. Don’t want to get the drops or ointment with with petroleum, alcohol, mineral oil, lactose, borate, silver sulphate, sodium nitrate from Walgreens or your kid refuses it? Let’s fix that shit. Hygiene….
Get a Neti pot. Fill with warm water, a pinch of sea salt, and another pinch of baking soda. Stir gently to dissolve the salt and baking soda. Breathe through your mouth as you tip your head to one side and pour the solution through one nostril until it runs out the other side. Repeat…
These will do for your eyes what push-up bras did for your boobs in the 90s. The secret is to use two different ones. I use RevitaLash for lengthening and WooLash for conditioning. One in the morning, and one at night. You have to be a bit patient and wait for the results. It takes…
We all want happy plants. And you don’t need to buy all those various pre-made soils. All you need are a few ingredients, and your plants will probably do better. Plants want the water to run through and drain out for each watering. The hard truth: some plants just need to be watered more often,…
Chances are, if your dishwasher isn’t working well, it’s probably just clogged. Empty out the dishwasher. Take out the racks. There might be a flap to flip back to unlock the rack at the bottom front of the top one. Get a yoga mat for your knees. By hand, unscrew the plastic screw holding the…
Grab your Phillips #2 screwdriver (the medium one with a ‘+’), standard lightbulb, and a ladder. Put your screwdriver and lightbulb in a cross-body bag as you scale the ladder. Open the garage door if you need light. There will only be one or two screws to unscrew. Just unscrew them enough to let the…
Often things go down the sink. Or it gets clogged. Get a grabber and easily remove offending items without having to take the whole thing apart.
Clean the area to be glued with alcohol. Cloth and water will do. Apply some Goop, wipe off any excess. I these long toothpicks for spreading all things glue. Use masking tape to hold it together while it cures, and take it off in the morning. Wear, and enjoy not hearing your shoe flap around.
That DIY can’t cut. If the pain makes you want to throw up or pass out, go to Urgent Care or the ER. Mom’s tired of cleaning up that mess and you’re too big now for her to lift up onto the bed.
Roll it around on a tennis or lacrosse ball, and apply your favorite CBD salve to it afterwards. Do this as needed.