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Helping You Help Yourself #20

Thank you notes, ripening avocados, what happens if you file your taxes late, some very chill situations, and more!

Rachel

Feb 8, 2016

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Helping You Help Yourself #13

Untangle your necklace, can your extra tomatoes, use up the last of the mustard productively,…

Rachel

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Sep 21, 2015

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Helping You Help Yourself #12

How to make tiny boxes! Iron your shirts! Get a better password! Figure out how…

Rachel

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Sep 7, 2015

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We’re All About It: Roomba Is The WALL-E To My EVE, I Just Want to Hold His Hand

My girlfriend and I never argue about vacuuming now, and the cat keeps us safe.

Heather Hogan

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Aug 31, 2015

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Helping You Help Yourself #11

Cooking al dente pasta, what to do when you get into a car accident, finding…

Rachel

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Aug 24, 2015

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Helping You Help Yourself #13

Untangle your necklace, can your extra tomatoes, use up the last of the mustard productively, make your customer service phone calls less terrible and more!

Rachel —

Sep 21, 2015

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Helping You Help Yourself #12

How to make tiny boxes! Iron your shirts! Get a better password! Figure out how your oven works! There’s a baby tapir in here somewhere!

Rachel —

Sep 7, 2015

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We’re All About It: Roomba Is The WALL-E To My EVE, I Just Want to Hold His Hand

My girlfriend and I never argue about vacuuming now, and the cat keeps us safe.

Heather Hogan —

Aug 31, 2015

A manicured pair of hands forms a pie crusts into a baking tin.

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Tricking Lesbians Into Eating Gluten-Free Pie

Their approval puffed me up like the topping on a lemon meringue pie, but I didn’t have the heart to tell anyone that it was gluten-free.

Shana —

Mar 14, 2022

killing eve

Villanelle (Jodie Comer) is serving Eve some shepherd's pie out of a tupperware

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22 Savory Pies to Eat With Your Nemesis

Remember when Eve served Villanelle shepherd’s pie? And then Villanelle demanded the recipe from Niko? I certainly do.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 14, 2022

90s nostalgia

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10 Beverages That Meant a Lot To Me In the 90s

There is no taste I associate more with being 13 than a lukewarm Clearly Canadian.

Riese —

Mar 11, 2022

It's Time To Get Into

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It’s Time To Get Into Tinned Fish

Welcome to It’s Time To Get Into, a new snacking series where I help you spice up your grocery shopping list by telling you what to buy and how to…

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Mar 6, 2022

#affiliatemarketing

collage of kitchen products: mealtime app, onion goggles, always pan, storage containers and diswashing gloves

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10 Kitchen Tools, Apps and Storage Tricks For Neurotic Solo Cooks

The products and apps that have helped me stop ordering Postmates and instead chop onions without crying, keep food fresh and accessible through strategic storage, plan meals and cook them!

Riese —

Mar 4, 2022

notes for a queer homemaker

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Notes for a Queer Homemaker: Welcome to the Worldmaking Series

If you’ve ever wanted step by step instructions about how to deep clean your room, this is the post for you.

Ari —

Feb 25, 2022

Colcannon (chunky potatoes with leek, kale and butter) in a wooden bowl

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Lesbians, Love & Colcannon — 48 hours in Dublin

I’d found the ultimate comfort food on a spur-of-the-moment trip, it was the cherry on top of a sweet Valentine’s Day.

Shana —

Feb 14, 2022

Cupcakes and a cake are decorated in a queer pastel rainbow color scheme

food and drink

20 Queer Bakers To Follow on Instagram

Fill your Instagram feed with allllllll the pastries, breads, and sweet treats by following these queer bakers and queer-owned bakeries.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Feb 12, 2022

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What Supplies To Buy for All Kinds of DIY Holiday Gift Projects

From clay projects to candle making, here's what you need to DIY your holiday gifts this year!

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What Supplies To Buy for All Kinds of DIY Holiday Gift Projects

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A List of Small Things You’ll Never Regret Doing

Easy and free (or inexpensive) things to do that’ll make you feel like a whole new person.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 28, 2024

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What’s Your Favorite + Least Favorite Household Chore?

Turns out a lot of us hate folding laundry.

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Nov 22, 2024

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30 Winter Mocktails To Get Cozy With

Queue up a fake fire on your TV and have mocktails by a mockfire.

Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya —

Nov 22, 2024

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32 Fruits, Ranked By Fruits

There comes a time in everybody’s life when you wonder…. what is the best fruit? And if you are surrounded by fruits, it’s time to settle this once and for…

Riese —

Nov 14, 2024

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