We all shed hair on a regular basis. In fact, it’s considered completely normal to lose 50-100 hairs every day. With all that hair falling out, where should it go? If you have pets, you’re probably used to seeing even more hair, or fur, all over the place. We have two dogs that shed like …

Coffee is a staple in our house, just like many households throughout the world. It’s something that helps wake us up and gives many of us something to look forward to each morning as we head to work to start our day. Whether you grind your own beans or buy pre-ground coffee, you’re left with …

My wife and I have each had our identities stolen recently, so keeping our personal information private has become a priority for us. In both of our cases, the identity theft was due to national breaches. However, that still put a spotlight on how easily information can get in the wrong hands. Growing up, my …

Aluminum foil has been a go-to in our household for baking for as long as I can remember. Although it’s relatively expensive, the convenience factor more than makes up for it. Whether we’re baking cookies, fries, or just about anything else, we simply throw our food on some foil, throw it in the oven, and …

Snakes are pretty incredible animals. They have no limbs, they smell with their tongues, they don’t have external ears, and they can swallow something much bigger than their head. But how exactly do they swallow something bigger than their head? Have you ever wondered how wide a snake can open its mouth?  Personally, I have …

Between my wife and I, we go through a lot of coffee at our house. With that being said, we go through plenty of coffee filters as well. For as long as we’ve been drinking coffee, we’ve been tossing our filters directly into our trash bin, but is that really the right thing to do? …

At our house, we go through a lot of eggs, which means we end up with a lot of eggshells. Growing up as children, my wife and I were always told to throw these in the trash bin. Now that we’re older, we’re questioning whether or not that’s the best place for our scraps. One …

If you’re like my younger son, you go through bananas faster than a primate. He’s not a picky eater by any means, but there are certain things that he absolutely loves. Bananas are one of them. While bananas make for a quick and easy snack, they also produce a lot of waste with the leftover, …

My wife and I seem to always be changing our diets, and recently, we started incorporating more olive oil into our meals. We regularly use it as a healthy dressing on salads and often use it for any low-heat frying or baking that requires oil as well. We’ve always poured our used oil (of any …

A common question that used to be asked when going to the grocery store was “paper or plastic?” These days, at least in our area, most stores default to plastic. Most of us like to do what we can to cut down on the amount of waste that ends up in the landfill. So, can …