Ina Garten's New Year's Advice, Dumbbell Cleaning, Cooking Skills, and More

January 13, 2022

Tip of the Day

If you misplace your keys a lot, give them a home. Hang them on a hook inside the back door or place them in a bowl in your entryway and you’ll always know where to look.

Happy Thursday! If you’re ready for some New Year’s advice with levity, we recommend checking out Ina Garten’s advice for the coming year. Speaking of the New Year, here are some important cooking skills to focus on mastering this year if you want to up your chef game.

If you want some advice that’s a bit more fitness-focused, here’s how to keep your home gym a bit tidier by cleaning your dumbbells. Of course, if you work yourself a bit too hard with the dumbbell cleaning and subsequent use, you can grab one of these weighted heated blankets.

And water cooler trivia? You know we have some. On this day in 1968, American singer-songwriter Johnny Cash recorded his first live album, the iconic Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. The album was critically received, went on to go triple platinum, and revitalized Cash’s career.

– Jason

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A dishwasher seems like a simple enough appliance. However, there are tons of clever tricks when it comes to how to use one. The latest helps clean both the machine and your dishes. Read More »

If you’ve been on the internet during the past week, you’ve likely seen all of your friends setting goals for 2022. Well, Ina Garten is joining them with some hilarious advice thanks to none other than Reese Witherspoon. Read More »

While you might not think about it much, your jewelry needs regular cleaning. If you’re got an engagement ring or a favorite set of earrings, they’re likely worn often, and thus, they need to be cleaned. You probably already have all you need to do it. Read More »

There is no shortage of IKEA hacks on the internet. However, one of the latest to go viral might be the most impressive yet. Read More »

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Like you, we’re psyched about Wyze Cam Plus Lite, a new service that’s basically free for all Wyze Cam owners. But Wyze has another huge announcement for its customers—after years of only supporting microSD cards up to 32GB, Wyze Cams will finally support higher capacity local storage solutions. Read More »

Nuro, the autonomous delivery EV startup founded by two ex-Google engineers, announced its latest autonomous vehicle with several key improvements as it prepares to hit the streets, including external airbags for pedestrian safety. Read More »