Dear Annie: I'm the mother of a 14-year-old daughter, and lately TikTok has me genuinely frightened. At first, I thought it was mostly dancing, makeup tutorials and funny videos. But over time, I started hearing about dangerous "challenges," extreme dieting advice, risky stunts and videos ...
Dear Heloise: Whenever you prepare to paint a room in your house, one of the things that you should do is remove all switch plates and outlet covers, as well as any masking. Then, when the painting is done, write the date on the back side of one of the switch plate covers. This could also work ...
Dear Heloise: My husband and I recycle and compost as much as we can; consequently, we have less trash to put out for trash collection. We found that at least one trash collector in our area has a "bag collection." We buy a roll of extra-large trash bags (about the size of leaf bags) at our ...
Dear Annie: I have been married to my husband for a little over 50 years, and lately I find myself wondering whether I am becoming too sensitive or whether something in our marriage has changed. More and more, I feel as though my feelings, needs and wishes are being overlooked. If I speak up ...
There is nothing better than the crisp morning air. Standing on the porch taking a deep breath, followed by that very first sip of coffee, Up North Roast, of course! There is truly nothing more enjoyable to me than those quiet five minutes before the house comes alive with kids, taking that ...
Dear Heloise: As a person over 70, I'm committed to only adopting older pets (cats in my case) and making sure that they'll have someone to take care of them if something happens to me. This is because one of my two cats originally belonged to a friend who died unexpectedly, and nobody in his ...
