Last weekend, I was back on the fabulous Cindy Dole’s radio show, Home Wizards, to talk about my summer passion: garage sailing! Tis the season, and I’m trying to head out every weekend this summer to hunt for treasure. Cindy’s helpful show also features other handy home hits, like these great moving tips and guides [...]

Got clutter and a kind heart? Then RecycleBank is for you. Schedule a junk pick-up with the program and they’ll haul your unwanted stuff (old stereos, cracked cell phones, magazine stacks) away, making sure it’s recycled and disposed of responsibly. In return, you get points you can redeem for gift cards at RecycleBank’s website. To [...]

Canada’s Globe and Mail did a feature on me for their weekly “Guide to Your Life.” Writer Dakshana Bascaramurty (try saying that three times fast!) interviewed me and wrote what I think is the best synopsis of my greatest garage sale tactics for both buyers and sellers. Whether you’re buying or selling, here’s how you [...]

Shine your shoes and print out that wedding registry (before somebody else gets them the giant salad utensils). It’s June, and it’s officially wedding season. Even if you’re not the one tying the knot this summer, wedding season has something to offer everyone. This bride had all 110 of her dance students as her bridesmaids! [...]

Lions and Tigers and Dogs, oh my! Would you? Could you? According to the Daily Mail (where you can see Chows that are dyed to look like pandas!), apparently the latest craze in China is doggie dye doos, recrafting your pooch to look like other animals. The Chinese are quick to unleash bizarre trends, but [...]

It’s the beginning of June, and we’re all starting to sweat a little. But if you find yourself reaching for the “cooler” button on your thermostat, freeze (ha.) There are tons of small changes you should make around your home to keep things cooler and save a pile of cash. I love these Commonsense Cooling [...]

In case you missed it, this past weekend the World Beard and Moustache Championships took place in Bend, Oregon. There were four fantastic facial hair categories: 1) Best moustache; 2) Best partial beard (goatees, van dykes, sideburns, musketeers, etc.); 3) Best full beard; and 4) Freestyle. (Anything goes. Anything. Be creative.) By the “looks of [...]

The season is upon us. This weekend I’ve already got a mapped out list of my garage sale stop and shops. Refer to Facebook for Jay Blotcher’s “off-beat yard sale,” (a pop-culture smorgasbord), Ken Greene’s “Yarden Sale,” (includes delights for the garden), Stephen Gilman’s “UlsterCorp Barn Sale” (amazing stuff all for charity) and Hilton Purvis’s [...]

I love people who make lemonade out of lemons. Kevin Cotter is one such dude. His wife (of 12 years) left him and left behind her wedding dress. He asked if she wanted it back. She said, “No! Do whatever you want with it!” So, he has! He’s started a blog to find 101 uses [...]

Don’t forget it’s Mother’s Day week. You’ll want to find a way to appreciate the good way YOU turned out and thank your mom. She probably had a lot do… as Cher and Raquel explain. Ideas that will make Mother’s Day Magic: Fancy-up flowers (put flowers in unconventional containers like watering cans, crockery, and coffee [...]