Last March, my backyard garden looked like a plant graveyard. My prize-winning tomatoes were turning yellow. My hydrangeas refused to bloom. I felt like a failure as a gardener. I spent a lot of money on fancy plant food. Nothing seemed to work. I realized I was just guessing. I did not know what my … Read more

We have all been there. You wake up, look in the mirror, and see a stranger staring back. Usually, that stranger has heavy bags under their eyes and skin that looks like a crumpled paper bag. Last Tuesday, after a long night of finishing a work project, that was me. My eyes felt tight, dry, … Read more

I remember my first week on the heavy fab floor like it was yesterday. A heavy steel pipe rolled off a rack and landed right on my foot. I was lucky that day because it hit my steel toe. But the loud “clack” made me realize how close I came to a broken foot. My … Read more

Hey everyone. For a long time, I loved the idea of a calm, nice-smelling home. So, I used those standard water-based ultrasonic diffusers for years. You know the ones. You fill them with water, add a few drops of oil, and they mist. Well, I thought I loved them until my third one grew fuzzy … Read more