With the holidays coming up, I’ve been thinking about hot cocoa, how to get into the spirit of the ...

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

Filling out paperwork. Making travel reservations. Paying bills. Shopping for groceries. Returning ...

Because of the coincidental confluence of two books coming into my life at the same time — Home ...

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

Now that warmer weather has arrived, mosquitos are beginning to show up as well.  I’ve done ...

“Household management” has become something of an interest and a watchword for me this year, due to ...

It's a tough job to manage a household. Things need to be regularly fixed, maintained, and cleaned. How do ...

Once or twice a year, I've got to mount something heavy on my walls. Could be a heavy picture frame, a ...

Thanks to an arctic blast sweeping down from the Great North, it’s going to be cold in most parts of the ...

Note: This is a rebroadcast. You want to declutter. You want to downsize. You want to live more simply. ...

It’s estimated that more than a third of Americans have found a mouse in their house in the last ...

When Kate and I were shopping for a home more than a decade back, I remember feeling clueless about what I ...

A surprising number of folks reach adulthood without ever learning that there's more than one kind of ...

Whether you're moving across town or across the country, there are a lot of factors to consider in ...

During my decade as a homeowner, I’ve noticed that there are a handful of tools I turn to on the regular ...

This past week, we had our first cold snap of the season in Oklahoma. It got down to a blustery 27 degrees ...

Note: For fall break, the McKays are attempting their first familial backpacking trip. Kate and I have ...

In The Safety Trap by security expert Spencer Coursen, he mentions that a surprising number of burglaries ...

My war against annoying flying pests continues.  The battle against mosquitoes seems to be going ...