Katie and Dan Sullivan’s four teenagers had thoughts about their home’s decor: They all said it looked frumpy. And they were right. “I grew up in my father’s 1800s childhood home with my grandmother’s ...

There’s a specific kind of outfit disappointment that doesn’t get talked about enough. You put on clothes that technically fit. They’re comfortable. They’re the kind of pieces that are supposed to be ...

I recently wrote a column in which I specifically told you all not to send me diet tips. Well, what do you think happened? That’s right. You immediately sent me diet tips. Lots of them. Even though I ...

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If I ever want to know where my son is, all I have to do is follow the trail of opened, half-eaten food containers. This trail starts in the kitchen near the refrigerator and wends its way through the ...

I have to confess that I never had the slightest desire to move to the North Pole, at least not until this past week. It felt like 187 degrees in my neighborhood, and the idea of living somewhere I’d ...

I don’t know if you’re familiar with a certain big-box warehouse store – hmm, let’s call it Wastco – but if not, make sure you don’t ever find out. This store is insidious and evil incarnate in so ...