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Unclog a Drain With a Plunger, a Snake and Ten Minutes

Skip the caustic bottle. Diagnose the clog first, then work through the stopper, the plunger and the trap in that order.

GuideMarriageCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The First Year After the Kids Leave Is Harder Than Anyone Says

The quiet isn't the problem. The missing job description is. What to do with the twenty years you just got handed back.

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GuideMomsNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

The Empty Nest Is a Job Change, Not a Layoff

A practical plan for the first ninety days after the last one moves out, from the Tuesday you cry in the car to the calendar you rebuild on purpose.

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Can You Fix It6 min read

Why Your Garage Door Stops Halfway and What to Fix First

Five minutes of diagnosis tells you whether this is an eight-dollar can of lubricant or a call to a spring guy.

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GuideMarriageCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Get The Phones Out Of Your Bedroom And Off Your Table

A cheap alarm clock, a charger in the kitchen, and a rule you both agreed to. That's most of it. The hard part is the first two weeks.

GuideMomsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

The Home Business That Survives Being Interrupted

Nap time is 75 unpredictable minutes, and most side businesses can't live there. One that can, what it pays, and how to land the first client.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your Furnace Won't Fire. Check These Three Things First

A cold house at 6 a.m. usually comes down to a dead thermostat, a choked filter or a flame sensor with a film on it. Fifteen dollars and an hour.

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GuideMarriageCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How to Know You Need a Marriage Counselor and How to Find One

Most couples wait years too long, then pick the first name their insurance spits out. Do it the other way around.

GuideMomsNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Real Mom Friendships Start When Somebody Goes First

A park bench conversation isn't a friendship yet. What turns it into one is an invitation, a repeat, and the nerve to be the one who asks.

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GuideBoys & GirlsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

First Tools for Kids Start With a 10-Ounce Hammer

Buy the real hammer, not the plastic one, then give your kid a job that actually needed doing. Here's what fits small hands and what goes wrong.

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GuideMarriageCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Ten Conversations to Have in Your First Year of Marriage

The first real fight is almost never about the thing you're fighting about. Handle these ten while you're still in a good mood.

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GuideMomsNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

A Boy Mom's Guide to Noise, Scrapes and Big Hearts

How to spend their energy before it spends you, what actually belongs in the first aid drawer, and why your son talks more when you aren't looking at him.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

Stop Rescuing Your Kids From Boredom

The whining is the toll booth, not the destination. What to say, what to stock the house with, and why the first two weeks are so loud.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

What To Do When Somebody Gets Hurt Two Miles From the Truck

Sprains, blisters and burns are what actually happens on trail. Here's how to handle them, and how to know when the day is over.

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Moms5 min

What Actually Matters the First Six Weeks Home

Boys & Girls6 min

The Bedtime Routine That Ends the Fourth Trip Downstairs

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GuideDatingMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to end it without making her wonder what she did wrong

Do it in person, say it in the first minute, and don't leave the door cracked open because you feel bad.

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Cars6 min read

Getting your motorcycle license and choosing a first bike

The weekend course, the endorsement, the gear budget, and the short list of bikes that won't put a new rider in a ditch.

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