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Apr 5, 2018

  Spring is here! In my house, we have a totally different name for this time of year, and it’s “Allergy Season.” I have really terrible allergies all year round, but when the warmer weather hits I have to add a couple Benadryl a night and a Flonase spritz in the morning to my allergy […]

Mar 23, 2018

  If you, like me, have a big family and a lot of sports equipment to tote around, the arrival of spring and inevitable coming of summer mean that whatever gear you’ve been toting around is about to multiply and start to smell. Really, really smell. But there’s a definite art in separating out the […]

Mar 2, 2018

  Spring is springing and that means it’s time to get your car in shape again after the winter we’ve just had. It’s easy – check out this great guide to spring car maintenance that you can do yourself! Start with your tires, even if you drive on “all season” tires. Heavy, consistent snow and […]

Feb 16, 2018

  Do you have blind spots in your vehicle? It’s common – and easy to remedy! One way to get rid of those blind spots is to stick convex mirrors on to your wing mirrors in the outer corners. You can find these small mirrors at your local auto parts store. Make sure your mirrors […]

Feb 9, 2018

  How often do you check your oil? Let me guess – you don’t, really, unless someone specifically asks you to. Well, let me ask you to do it at least once a month. Take your phone out right now and set a recurring monthly calendar event to check your oil. How about Saturday morning? […]

Jan 26, 2018

  There’s a secret about car maintenance that I am about to tell you – and unlike other secrets, you should tell literally everyone you know. The reason this is secret? Nobody really knows about it! But you will, and even though we can’t give you a cool pin or badge or anything to signify […]

Dec 14, 2017

  Are you gripped with dread, fear, and horror at even the thought of your check engine light coming on? How do you feel when it actually does come on? I know that I am immediately thrown into panic and my brain says something like “well, I guess your car is broken forever now.” Not […]

Nov 16, 2017

  We’re all trying to get better fuel economy these days. It’s just a fact of life – we want to not spend as much on gas, and we’re also probably a bit more environmentally conscious than we used to be (as a society). So, we’ve put together some tips for increasing your fuel economy. […]

Nov 10, 2017

  I don’t know about you, but this morning I woke up with frost on my windshield. This is just a sign that winter is coming, maybe sooner than we wanted. Regardless, this means there’ll be many more mornings of frost, snow, and ice on our cars in the future, and if we want to […]

Oct 20, 2017

  Is it time for you to get an oil change? Facts: if you’ve got a light on your dashboard that says you have maintenance required, then yes! It is time. But I bet you don’t know how to calculate that frequency yourself, or what you need to be doing to maintain the health of […]