Second, boric acid powder is, indeed, a great way to get rid of many crawling critters including roaches, ants and silver ...

Dear Heloise: To easily open the freshness/safety seal on jars of peanut butter, vitamins, medicine containers, hand creams, ...

Irene from Beaverton, Oregon, wrote that she used sticky notes on her bathroom mirror to remember appointments. I ...

Dear Heloise: Unload the bottom rack of the dishwasher first to keep the items there dry. Top rack items, like coffee cup bottoms, often still have water in them and drip when they’re tipped and ...

Getting items out during the morning of a yard sale is difficult. This year, we are loading the items in the back of our SUV ...

Let’s please talk about how to cleanse animals that get skunked. I have seen people’s remedies for removing skunk ...

Irene from Beaverton, Oregon, wrote that she used sticky notes on her bathroom mirror to remember appointments. I understand her dilemma. I used to do this, too, but then I took it one step further.

Always turn your jeans inside out before washing them. Never use starch on your jeans. (And yes, some folks do.) Use a mild ...

I’ve been reading your (and previously your mother’s) column since I was in grade school. I’m 77 now, and I currently read it in the Abilene Reporter-News. I am short and often have trouble reaching ...

Dear Heloise: To easily sort laundry, I bought one tall white laundry basket and one tall black laundry basket. They sit ...

Heloise Pratt and her children will emerge with $825m in cash and assets from her settlement with Alex Waislitz, as part of a blockbuster deal negotiated by the former spouses who were due to do ...

Irene from Beaverton, Oregon, wrote that she used sticky notes on her bathroom mirror to remember appointments. I understand her dilemma. I used to do this, too, but ...