life hacks

With as many "free days" at major attractions throughout Chicago as there are, a little preplanning can save a whole lot of stress.

I read that there's an easy way to clean your coffee grinder from the oils that build up from the beans. In this video I'll show how to do it using sugar and find out "Does this work?"

What do you use to clean your coffee pot? Have you ever tried cleaning it with Alka Seltzer? I wanted to find out "does this method work?", by showing how to do it.

Do you have shoes that are in dire need of polishing? I tried another "How To" tip using a banana, well actually the peel, to see if it really does work to polish shoes.

If you are sick of your home feeling frigid, try these seven hacks to warm things up in a hurry.

Here's a tip I read in how to get rid of box elder bugs. I'm going to find out "Does this work?"

Country Thunder wouldn't be Country Thunder is it didn't rain at least all or some of the time but what do you do with your muddy feet when you get home. Here's a life hack I did to get into the house.

Fall is awesome, until you have to clean all those one prettily colored leaves from your yard, then Fall blows. (See what I did there? Never mind.) Make leaf clean up easier this year by trying this one easy trick.

Have you ever noticed the lines on Solo Cups? Do you why they're there? It's not just for decoration.

Have you ever noticed those loops of fabric on the back of dress shirts? Do you know why they are they?