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This home hack video has many cool ideas including…

• How to fill a hole
• How to smooth dents in wood
• How to hang something with holes in the back
• How to manage cords
• How to make a faux brick pattern on your wall
• How to loosen a tight screw

And many more! Let me know what your favorite hack is in the comments 🙂

What exactly is ASMR? The term itself was coined by Jennifer Allen, a nonscientist looking to create an official sounding name for a sensory phenomenon that was beginning to appear in online videos and discussions, but which at the end of the last decade still had no name. There are different ways of defining and understanding it. The letters stand for Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response and it “describes the experience of tingling sensations in the crown of the head, in response to a range of audio-visual triggers such as whispering, tapping, and hand movements” (Poerio, Blakey, Hostler, & Veltri, 2018). The Wikipedia entry on ASMR defines it as a “…term used for an experience characterized by a static-like or tingling sensation on the skin that typically begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine.” The entry gives quite a lot of information about its history and background. Fredborg, Clark, & Smith (2017) describe it as “a perceptual condition in which the presence of particular audio-visual stimuli triggers intense, pleasurable tingling sensations in the head and neck regions, which may spread to the periphery of the body”. Barratt & Davis (2015), in one of the first studies to begin a scientific investigation of ASMR defined it as “a … sensory phenomenon, in which individuals experience a tingling, static-like sensation across the scalp, back of the neck, and at times further areas in response to specific triggering audio and visual stimuli. This sensation is widely reported to be accompanied by feelings of relaxation and well-being.”  (This paragraph is from an Article in Psychology Today written by John Cline Ph.D. Read More)

1. Don’t leave clubs in the car because it melts the glue that holds the head on
2. Don’t reach down in the brush to get a lost ball, because there could be unexpected wildlife!
3. No-sweat liner for the inside of the hat
4. Soak hat in water from the water jug
5. Ultimate koozie from YETI
6. Drink lots of water
7. OF COURSE! Wear sunscreen

Finally planning that summer vacation?
Here are our top tips to give you added peace of mind while you’re away.

• One of the most effective steps is to make your home appear occupied. Use timers or an app on a few lights throughout the house, scheduling them to turn off and on at various times after dark.
• Use extra caution when communicating about your vacation dates on Facebook and other social media. And don’t post photos until you’re back. Information spreads quickly, and you don’t want it to get into the wrong hands.
• Advise friends and trusted neighbors of your travel plans. Make sure you can be reached in an emergency if necessary.
• Have the post office hold your mail and suspend any newspaper and package deliveries, or ask a neighbor to collect them for you each day. A buildup of mail or uncollected packages or papers are obvious signs that no one is home.
• Ask a neighbor to park in your driveway on occasion so it looks like there is someone at home.

Restorative yoga is a practice that is all about slowing down and opening your body through passive stretching. During the long holds of restorative yoga, your muscles are allowed to relax deeply. It’s a unique feeling!

Time: 30 Minutes

Can everyone down the street and around the block hear you coming and going? It’s probably time to grease your garage door to keep it opening and closing smoothly. Grease your door in all the right places (just stay away from that WD-40 stuff) and it’ll never get stuck the moment you’re late.

What’s in it for you?

• Reduced noise when opening and closing
• No rust build-up
• A door that doesn’t get stuck

Grease Your Garage Door to Keep It Opening and Closing Smoothly

1. Get some lithium-based spray. Don’t be tempted to grab the WD-40. We know, we know — you probably have some lying around, the label says it can be used on garage doors — it’s awfully tempting. But WD-40 is actually a degreaser that will strip your garage door joints of the lubrication they need to run smoothly. Instead, head over to your local hardware store and pick up a bottle of lithium-based grease.
2. Grease the hinges. Stand inside your garage and close the door. Find the hinges near the outer edges and middle of the door and spray them where they pivot (there should be about nine hinges). A small spritz of lithium-based grease in each spot will do the trick. Don’t forget to open and close the door a few times, spreading the grease to every part of the hinge. Pro Tip: Don’t want to get your hands dirty? Grab a long-necked, high-pressure vacuum to suck out all the dust before you start greasing.
3. Grease the ball bearings of the rollers. Look to the right, look to the left — you should see parallel tracks going from the door to the ceiling. Inside these tracks are small wheels (rollers), which have an inner circle of ball bearings that spin when the rollers are moved. Give the ball bearings a couple of sprays of lithium grease, making sure to avoid the tracks. If you’ve got plastic rollers or enclosed ball bearings, you’ll need to call in a specialist.
4. Grease the lock. Not all garage doors have locks, but if yours does, it’ll likely be in the center of the door. Give the keyhole a spritz to keep rust at bay.
5. Grease the spring. First, figure out what kind of spring you have. Is it free hanging with a pulley attached? You’ve got an extension spring, complete with a rust-prevention coating. You’ll still need to coat the ball bearings of the pulley mechanism — look for two wheels on top of the door and spritz away. If your spring is wound around a metal bar on the ceiling above the door, it’s a torsion spring. You’ll need to spray the outside of the spring with the lithium-based grease.
6. Grease the top of the rail. This is the giant slab of metal across your ceiling with a chain attached to it. The chain’s coated in a protective, anti-rust solution, but the top of the rail could use some love. Just climb up a ladder, spray some lithium grease on a cloth, and rub down the top of the rail. Easy!
7. Clean the track. Remember the ball bearings you greased in step 3? Time to clean the tracks they sit in. Use a damp cloth and a degreaser (we’re looking at you, WD-40) to clean any grime, dirt, or spiders (!!) from the tracks. Very important: Don’t grease the tracks — or you’ll end up with greasy grime. No one wants that.