I love getting fresh flowers, but they never seemed to last very long. So, I started putting ice cubes in the vase ...

Are they actually more comfortable or just harder to get into, especially for shorter people and those who have mobility ...

I have become concerned about how frequently your readers offer hints that make life easier but aren’t good for the ...

I read your column every week and have become concerned about how frequently your readers are offering hints that make ...

Trash cans can develop odors even after you empty them, but a quick step keeps smells under control. Sprinkle a thin layer of ...

Enabling closed captions on television has greatly improved our viewing experience. Whether a character whispers, the music becomes loud, or the audio is unbalanced, captions help us follow the story.

Dear Heloise: This is to add to Karen from Michigan’s suggestion about recycling toilet paper rolls. I reuse them by cutting the rolls in half and standing them upright in the bottom of a plastic ...

I am 82. When we travel, I pack a suction-cup grab bar. In hotels or other places, I stick it to the shower wall and have ...

Dear Heloise: I used to come home from the store, only to realize I’d bought spices that I already had tucked away in the cupboard. To solve this problem, I came up with an easy system that works ...

Dear Heloise: For the past 50 years, I have kept pairs of socks together by using safety pins. I don’t know where I read this tip. It could have been in a “Hints From Heloise” column since I have been ...

Dear Heloise: Forty years ago, when I was doing Weight Watchers, I had terrible dandruff until a new hairdresser told me, “It is caused by eating too much protein.” So, I cut back, and lo and behold, ...