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Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Dishes Need to Be Dirty for Detergent to Work, So Here’s How to Properly Use a Dishwasher

My husband and I have disagreed on this point for quite some time – while he spends twenty minutes rinsing all of the dishes clean before loading the dishwasher, it turns out I’m the one who’s right! Well, this time, anyway… Here’s why: the dishwasher detergent can’t do its job unless your dishes are dirty....

This Incredibly Frugal Social Worker Left Behind $11 Million for Children’s Charities

Washington State social worker Alan Naiman was a frugal man – his friends and coworkers remember him as a man with old shoes held together with duct tape and clothes bought from a grocery store who drove to cheap restaurants in his old cars. But when the 63-year-old died of cancer in January of 2018,...

Bilinguals Share Their Awkward “I Can Actually Understand You” Stories

This moment has been played for laughs and for tears on the big and small screen – the one where people are speaking another language under the assumption they won’t be overheard, only to find out that the other person in the room understood them the entire time. The moments below kind of run the...

12 Girl Power Tweets That Might Make You Feel Empowered

Remember 2018? What a weird year for women, right? Some really, really important things happened, and as women started to go into 2019, a lot of gals online had their gloves up. These 12 tweets definitely prove that there’s still a long way to go to reach equality, even online. Let’s get to it, read...

13+ People Dish on the One Thing They’ll Never Agree with Their Parents About

For many people, our relationships with our parents can be tough to navigate for any number or reasons. Even if your relationship with your parents is good, there are still bound to be things you disagree about (the number of dogs one rescues, for example, ahem). You might see your issue on the list below...

Learn The ‘Rub + Friction’ Method For Threading Needles

Everyone has their little ways of getting the thread through the eye of a needle — wetting it, twisting it, using a magnifying glass — but there’s no guaranteeing it’s going to work on the first (or fifth) try. You’ve probably even said, “There has to be an easier way!” while in the middle of...

Every Parent Should Read These 5 Recent Studies About Vaccinations

Vaccines and children are a huge topic of debate these days, even though doctors and scientists struggle with why since there’s no evidence at all that supports the anti-vaccination position. Unfortunately for the public health, there is no federal law that requires vaccination – it’s left up to every state how they want to handle...

15 People Share Stories About When They Knew They Were in Love

Sometimes you know in the moment and sometimes you don’t – but looking back, these 15 lucky people can pinpoint the exact moment they knew they were in love for real. #15. His happiness really means the world. “When I truly, genuinely realised that I valued his happiness as much as my own. He was...

Mom Shares Eerie Reincarnation Story Her Son Told Her, Others Reply and Share Their Similar Stories

Kids say the darndest things – and sometimes, those things are downright creepy. If half of the stories in this viral Twitter thread are true, then idk know you guys…so is reincarnation, I guess? It started like this. Valerie has a son. And one night, he told her a little story that went something like...

5 More Riddles That Might Have Stumped Even Sherlock Holmes

There’s no shortage of mysteries in this world, and if you can solve the 5 crime scene stumpers below, you’re way ahead of most people! #5. What’s in a name? A rich man named Mr. Ronald Green who lived on Baker Street was kidnapped. At the scene, there’s a note written by Mr. Green that...

Emma Thompson Becomes a Dame in Style

In November 2018, Emma Thompson became Dame Emma Thompson and the way she went about receiving her title is, honestly, #goals. I mean, she asked Prince William for a kiss while at Buckingham Palace. Y’all. You gotta go for that when you’ve got your once in a lifetime shot, as far as I’m concerned. According...

Looking for a New Job? Here Are 15 Workplace Red Flags These Employees Wish They Had Seen

Searching for a new job is rough, and sometimes it’s hard to know what to look for. I mean, how can you accurately assess an environment before you’re part of the every day there? Below are some red flags that people wish they had seen for what they are before they’d taken the job. #15....

15 People Recall Something They Hated As a Kid But Have Come to Appreciate As an Adult

Brussels sprouts. My grandparents (too much?). Creamed corn can still go straight to Hades, though. What are some things that five-year-old you wouldn’t believe adult you likes? The 15 people below have some doozies! #15. It was a blessing. “Being sent to my room was a blessing that I couldn’t appreciate.” #14. All the greens! “Brussel...

13-Year-Old ‘Clean Teeth’ Lollipop Inventor Is Outselling Tootsie, Dum Dums, and Blow Pop on Amazon

When Alina Morse was just nine years old, her father explained to her why she might want to think twice about eating the free lollipops offered at the bank. The precocious child didn’t just ditch sugar cause it’s bad for her health, she actually went on a research spree that eventually led her to invent...

10 Things Only People with Raynaud’s Will Understand

Raynaud’s disease is an odd affliction that causes a person’s extremities to feel numb and cold in response to cold temperatures and stress. I mean, everyone’s extremities feel numb and cold in the cold, but this goes above and beyond. And if you suffer from the disease, then these 10 pictures are going to make...