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housework

Wildly inspiring use of a small space for habitation

October 5, 2011

This is the kind of thing that gets me so excited I can’t sleep:

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Underwriter’s knot

December 20, 2010

Ms. Fix-It is at it again, working on a broken lamp this time, and in the process I learned how to tie an “underwriter’s knot.” I’ve scoured the web to learn why it might be called this, to no avail. My best guess is this: if you tie this knot, used in both light sockets [...]

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Fix it yourself (and translate it yourself)

November 4, 2010

It’s been an autumn of breakage: glassware, appliances large and small, the exhaust on a car, one of the heaters, light bulbs fizzling out in every direction, a couple of hard drives. The toilet handle was only the latest thing to go, and my husband, with a sigh of resignation, started to dial the plumber. [...]

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Don’t rake your leaves

October 1, 2010

The lawn is way too beautiful like this.

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