Dear Home-Ec 101, I noticed tiny, tiny insects on my sheer curtains about 3 weeks ago. Then I noticed one or two on my white tissue box holder. I decided to take the lamp shade off to see better and saw ALL these teeny tiny insects sitting under and even on the CFL bulb. I …
Hi Heather, I don’t recall when I subscribed to your site, but I do recall having found your site at a time when all my children would eat for breakfast was pancakes and I knew there had to be a way to freeze them. Lifesaver! Thank you! But, anyhow, to the point. I know you …
Dear Home-Ec 101, I need help! I like my milk very, very cold, so the temperature in my fridge is very low (38 degrees), but my produce keeps freezing. I do keep some produce in the produce drawers, and some I put on the top shelf to see if that worked better, and the jury …
Dear Home Ec 101, I was putting a puzzle together with one of my kids the other day and noticed that some tiny little bugs were moving around while looking for a corner piece. I didn’t freak out. I want to know what they are and if there is a way I can get rid …
Heather says: The official start to Hurricane Season was yesterday, June 1, 2014. Last year, I had so much happen that I feel very lucky not to have had any hurricanes even pose a threat. This year, I’m taking stock and getting ready, not because I expect a hurricane but because emergency preparedness is an …
Dear Home Ec 101, I have always followed my Mom’s advice about running hot water in the kitchen sink before (and while) turning my dishwasher on. She also says that if you run the cold water at any point while your dishwasher is running, the water in your dishwasher will be cold. My husband recently …
Dear Home Ec 101, When I am in the basement, my allergies kick in, immediately, with all the typical allergy symptoms! It may be associated with dampness in an 1880’s basement. We keep it very clean, and no moisture seems to be present, except on a wall or two in which the paint is affected. …
Dear Home-Ec 101,I was visiting my MIL recently, and she told me that they have hard water, so she had to put a lot of extra soap in the washer because otherwise, she didn’t get any bubbles, and it wouldn’t clean the laundry. This confuses me because I always thought you weren’t supposed to have …
Heather says After becoming very frustrated with my so called programmable thermostat the first chilly morning of the year, I said to heck with this and bought a Nest Learning Thermostat – 2nd Generation T200577. This has been a purchase I was procrastinating after the expense of my move this summer, but I finally reached the …
Heather says: Not too long ago on Facebook, I got a question about acrylic flooring that had become cloudy. First I want to note that acrylic is a broad chemical term that simply means made of polymers or resins. So acrylic flooring can come in many forms, but in general people either mean linoleum, laminate, …