My first Dyson vacuum had a name: The Revenge Dyson. When my ex-husband and I broke up, he spent some of his settlement on a Dyson vacuum. While we were married he thought a Dyson was a frivolous expense. Of course he did – he didn’t vacuum!
…Sometimes you have a choice. You can wipe your hands on an old fashioned, environmentally-unfriendly paper towel which you toss in the trash, or you can use one of those fancy-pants hand dryers. There’s no mess afterward and your hands dry off in record time. But a study shows that you may as well dunk your hands in the toilet. …
They prefer pinks, flouncy curtains and floral-patterned rugs. You like calm neutrals, soft lighting and the clean lines of wooden blinds. The only thing you have in common is that you both saw the same place as a space you could make into a home. They’ve moved out and now you’re moving in so it’s time to get rid of any trace of them and truly make the place your own. …
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Yesterday I tweeted a question: does anyone know of a completely silent fan? Â Not a radio fan, an actual fan. Â My newsbooth is controlled by colleagues in another room who like it warm. Â I like it cool. I would prefer the thermostat set to “meat locker” but I realize that’s not fair to everyone else. Â The only suggestion I received was to spend $300 on a Dyson. Never again. Dyson once sucked me in. Â He’s the inventor of the Dyson vacuum, you know, the one he says “doesn’t lose suction”. Â Bullspit! Â Â …