An Envelope of Photos

I remember Mom bringing you home to our Moscow apartment, a tiny life wrapped in a white blanket. We shared a bunk bed for years. You threw yourself to the floor, a temper tantrum — Grandma wanted you to take your summer reading seriously. We both longed for our absent fathers. You often expressed yourself fully, and I envied your fearlessness. I played a good girl: disciplined, wounded, inhibited. I moved far away. We grew apart. Until you unearthed our old pictures, mailing them for my birthday. And there we were: My hand steadfast on my little sister’s shoulder. — Gloriia Novikova

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Cleaning Rugs

1. How often should you clean area rugs?

a) Once a quarter

b) Twice a year

c) Once a year

c) While vacuuming area rugs is fine for typical maintenance, it doesn’t sterilize them, says Lynch. For that, you’ll need to use a steam vacuum, which you should do at least once a year for rugs that get regular traffic. Just be sure to dry-vacuum first — otherwise, you’ll make mud, “and mud is much harder to remove than dry dirt,” says Bruce Vance.

The rest of the time, says Richardson, the rule of thumb is to vacuum rugs on a weekly basis. In rooms that don’t get a lot of use, you can go about two weeks. Regular vacuuming prevents dirt from building up in the rug and ultimately breaking it down.

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Loungewear and Pajamas

Are loungewear and pajamas the same?Loungewear and sleepwear are two different types of clothing worn and used for different purposes. While sleepwear is used specifically for sleeping, loungewear can be worn for casual purposes like going out for a walk or running an errand.

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See the Light?

“Help Papa get off oxygen,” my toddler prays each night for my father. Before Papa’s Covid-19 hospitalization, my son was admitted with pneumonia. Only 2, he knows the prick of needles, the web of tubes, the tickle of plastic in the nostrils. “That itch your nose,” he said to Papa sympathetically. On July 4, we avoided crowded firework displays to watch amateur shows from the porch of my parents’ rural West Virginia home. The sun set, bats swooped, the sky exploded with color. My son and father held each other as they marveled at light in the darkness. — Anna Rollins

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Switch out Your Switch Plates…

Switch out Your switch plates… Grab your screwdriver and replace basic plastic covers with sleer, more substantial metal ones. Splurge on some with fund design or get plain version for little as $3 at a hardware store. You can change your outlet covers too if your feel extra motivated.

 

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