Journalingboosts creativity and helps you reflect. But it can be time consuming to write a page or two every single day. If you’re anything like me, you have huge gaps of time in between your journal entries. It starts to feel like a chore rather than a helpful habit. “One sentence is enough. One sentence is easy enough. It takes the pressure off, but it still helps you reflect. Plus, once you write that one sentence, you might find yourself inspired to keep going....

Amilk frotheralso works well for warm milk, and can also stand in for a chasen. How to Make a Matcha Latte| Yahoo!

As a general rule, most tech is more complex than it seems. you could potentially change these spots by simply nudging your router. Eventually, though, it will settle in a calm, repeating pattern. Much like the surface of a still lake. How particle accelerator maths helped me fix my Wi-Fi| The Conversation

Why pay someone else to demolish your kitchen when tearing everything down is the most fun part? Shut off all electrical, water and gas lines in preparation for the new kitchen. Check out the video above and the link below to see the process in action. If you have any cabinets or countertops that are salvageable, donate them to aHabitat for Humanity ReStore. How to Remove Kitchen Cabinets| House Improvements

Over time, couch cushions can start to get a little droopy and sad. you could perk them back up again by adding some extra fluff to the inside of each cushion. Ifa little sun bathingisnt enough to fluff those things up, you might have to add more stuffing inside. It wont cost you very much, and after that your couch should look like new. Of course, this only works for couches that allow you to unzip the cushions....

Embrace the flavor to add an interesting (and delicious!) undertone to your next soup or stew. Don’t Toss Fennel Stalks! Use Them Like Celery| The Kitchn Image fromalicehenneman.

Airlines love charging fees, but the worst is when you should probably change or cancel your reservation. Its not all bad news, though: some airlines have better policies than others. Lets break down which are the best and which are the worst. Lets start with a quick rundown of all the different policies for canceling and changing flights. For our purposes, well just take a look at non-refundable tickets. But, if youre lucky, theyll screw something up and give you an easy out....

Multitools are awesome, but multitools that integrate into your day-to-day wear are even better. Similar tosomething like the Utili-Key, the Clippa is a multitool that integrates into your daily life pretty easily. Monkey Business Clippa Mini Tools Clip($10) | Amazon viaBoingBoing

Here’s the skinny. The store card has no annual fee, fraud protection, and is backed by Synchrony Bank. Especially since they’re currently giving away a free $40 gift card once your software has been approved. New Amazon Prime Credit Card Offers 5% Cash Back| Credit.com Photo byMarla Elena.

Craigslist is a great place to find inexpensive stuff, butit can also be dangerous. To combat crimes, police departments across the country are offering safe zones for Craigslist transactions. Craigslist recently updated their safety page to encourage users to exchange high value transactions at local police stations. In these zones, police are on duty, and theres usually 24-hour surveillance. Fox News posted a map of several stations that have officially launched these zones, above....

Some spots are really tough to vacuum no matter what extension you use. Reddit userbeeanchor13found another great use to use thattoilet paper roll byproductwe all have eventually. This could be really helpful for vacuuming cars, offices, sliding door tracks, and more. Life hack: Vacuuming into those annoying gaps| Reddit viaWonderHowTo

It turns out the answer depends on your goals for that workout. An analysis in Runner’s World lays out some of the considerations. If your main goal is endurance for longer races, jogging the recoveries is a good strategy. How to Recover Between Intervals| Runner’s World Photo byEugene Kim.

Most of us agree: the world could use a little more financial literacy. Everyone talks about the need for financial education in schools. But if it were up to you, what exactly would you teach? But a lot of it is also behavioraloverspending, for example. What specific lessons would a financial literacy class entail? What basic money lessons do you think would be most helpful for people who know nothing about personal finance?...