When mice get inside your home, they can cause a whole host of problems. These rodents will gnaw at the wiring inside your walls, which is a potential fire hazard, and borrow inside your insulation. Mice also love to chew,…
Pixabay Fall is fast creeping up on us, and many people are ready for sweaters and pumpkin spice, but some flower-loving folk may not be ready to move past the color and blooms of warmer seasons. Luckily, mums — aka…
About 70 million Americans have learning or thinking disabilities, which include difficulties like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia (via Understood). Sometimes it can be hard to spot signs of a learning or thinking disability in a child since they…
Growing your plants in top-notch soil is vital to producing a healthy garden. Of course, you could buy fertilizer to boost nourishment, but all you really need may be right in your kitchen. If you combine black tea and dry…
Screen time is still a relatively new phenomenon, with studies just beginning to explore its impact on children’s developing brains (via American Psychological Association). While more long-term studies are needed to truly understand how the use of phones, tablets, and…
Although we don’t always realize it, scrolling through social media can take up a large chunk of our day if we let it. Consistently opening Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter to check levels of engagement with our content can be an…
If you want to plant a few more trees before the end of the season, then you need a few supplies handy in order to do so. Specifically, you need a shovel to dig an appropriately sized hole for your…
In July of 2024, the 1-800-273-TALK number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline was shortened to just three digits in order to help make the service more accessible and more easily memorized by callers (via Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
Onions are a versatile and essential ingredient in many dishes, providing flavor and complexity to recipes. Growing onions from seed allows you to choose from a wide variety of onion types, including short-day or long-day varieties, for optimal growth in…
If you have a brick home, you probably already know that the growth of plants along the brick face — such as moss or ivy — can be more destructive than attractive. We’ve all seen the picturesque old buildings covered…