The Family Hack cast will be adding a new mystery character sometime next spring (i.e. we’re pregnant!). We are still in the midst of feeling tired, apprehensive, daunted and nauseous, but with any luck, those feelings will pass sometime in the next 18-20 years.
All the excitement does have us thinking about what we love and don’t love quite so much about being parents, so I compiled this little list about my love/hate relationship with motherhood. Don’t take it all too seriously, and be sure to leave us comments when you think up your own personal additions to the list. Continue reading…
I’ve already shown you how I handle my cable clutter when we travel. But there are a much wider variety of solutions for the cables we accumulate at home. Today, I’m going to take a look at 7 options.
1. The Cable Shelf:
My choice for taming cord spaghetti is a cable shelf. I like it’s large capacity and easy access. When we travel I can easily remove the cables I need.
Life Hacker has a step-by-step article showing how they used my favorite cable shelf to whip one of their desks into shape.
2. The Cord Hog
The Cord Hog is simple to use, comes in many colors and is appropriately priced….ie: dirt cheap.
UPDATE: The Cord Hog has gone out of business.
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- 1. The “Wish List” Tip
This is one of those theoretical-meets-practical ideas that tricks you into doing the smart thing.
Oh yeah…they are featuring our “Drain Tip” on their site today so there is no question as to their impeccable taste in web sites. 
We didn’t create this…we just felt the need to ween you all off Halloween with this twisted little tech “hack”.
So, if you have a thirst for blood and a need for portable storage, you might want to get all hopped up on leftover candy and take a knife to an adorable stuffed animal. It’s cathartic, creative and more than a little bit creepy. Continue reading…
