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Weekend projects, the garden, cleaning and organizing, hosting and the holidays, tech made easy and staying safe: 335 practical guides, most of them by D.J. Wilson.
This month’s checklist
October around the house
- Get fall crops and bulbs in the ground What to Plant in Your Fall Garden · 2024 Garden
- Keep the mums blooming Caring For Mums · 2023 Garden
- Carve, paint or stack the pumpkins Fun Pumpkin Projects · 2023 Home
- Plan a Halloween party Host Like a Ghoul: Your Guide to a Scarily Good Halloween Party · 2025 Hosting
- Check the space heaters before the first cold night What Everyone Should Know About Space Heater Safety · 2022 Safety
- Get ahead of the heating bill Three Main Ways to Save on Home Heating · 2023 Home
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Weekend projects · decorating & DIY
Something to make by Sunday night
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Five Fun Fall Decorating Ideas -
Fun Pumpkin Projects -
Budget-Friendly Ways to Give Your Home Farmhouse Appeal Love farmhouse design but on a budget? Learn how to bring cozy charm into your home with affordable touches like sage green cabinets, antique furnishings, and natural materials.
More projects
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DIY Versus Hiring a Professional -
DIY Home Decorating Tips -
Five Cool Items to Repurpose -
Five Trends in Home Design -
Outdoor Project Tips -
Step Into Spring -
Welcoming Spring Into Your Home -
How to Save Money on Your Interior Paint Job
Garden & backyard
What to plant, grow and feed this fall
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What to Plant in Your Fall Garden This fall · 2024 -
Caring For Mums This fall · 2023 -
Stylish and Creative Ways to Decorate With Mums This fall · 2023 -
The Rewilding Trend 2025
- Your Guide to Keeping Your Garden Alive This Summer
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Choosing the Perfect Planter -
The Thrill, Fill, and Spill Planting Method -
Pink Inspiration -
Adding a Garden Trellis -
12 Essential Garden Tools for Newbies -
Spring to Life: Gardening Tips for Beds, Soil & Seasonal Stars -
Benefits of Composting
Clean & organize
Room by room
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Kitchen & fridge11
- Why Cleaning Your Refrigerator and Pantry Is Essential
- Ways to Tame Kitchen Chaos
- 12 Kitchen Storage Gadgets That Organized People Love!
- How to Clean the Refrigerator
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Closets & clothes7
- 10 Terrific Must-Try Laundry Hacks
- Easy Closet Organizing
- Tips to Donating Clothes
- What to Keep, Toss, or Donate
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Bath & bedroom3
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Garage & outdoors2
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Paper, mail & schedules4
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The whole house23
- Quick Home Organizing Tips
- Top Tips for a Clean Home
- Benefits of an Organized Home
- How To Be More Organized
Hosting & holidays
Coming up: Halloween and Thanksgiving
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Year-round: gifts, tables, grandkids & etiquette
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Family-Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Activities for All Ages -
52 Best Birthday Quotes for Everyone in Your Life -
Outdoor Summer Brunch Tips -
Crafting the Perfect Invitation -
Invitation Etiquette -
One Dozen Hosting Tips -
Holiday Decorating on a Budget - Festive Fun on a Budget: Celebrate Without Breaking the Bank
Tech made easy
Phones, email and computers, in plain English
Our guides
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These pieces come from an outside partner, not from the AMAC newsroom.
- Everyday Computer Habits You Should Break Before Your PC Gives Up On You
- Online Privacy: A Simple Setting That Stops Facebook And Instagram From Following You Around The Internet
- PC Audio Problems Troubleshooting Guide
- Passkeys: What They Are and How They Work
- How to Transfer Files from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in 2025
- Is Your Computer Stuck Restarting? Here's What To Do
- Simple Ways to Find Out Your Windows Version
- Want to Keep Your PC Running 24/7? Review Our Insights
Safe at home & on the road
Storms, fire, theft and the drive home
At home
- Trick-or-Treating Safety: Keeping Halloween Fun and Secure
- 7 Practical Ways to Make Your Home Safer While Aging in Place
- Kitchen Safety for Seniors
- Wildfires
- Avoiding Conflict: A Guide to Effective Self-Defense Strategies
- Ways to Protect Your Delivered Packages
- How to Choose a Firearms Instructor
- Hurricane Safety
- What to Do in a Lightning Storm
- Emergency Preparedness – Why Being Prepared Matters
Buying, selling & moving
Downsizing, staging and the work on the house
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Downsizing After Retirement: Tips for a Smooth Move -
Preparing for Your Move -
What’s New When Buying a Washer and Dryer! -
Car Buying Tips -
Prioritizing House Projects -
Tips to Attract Home Buyers
Everyday life
Hobbies, pets, style and the small stuff
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Please Hold the Line: Troubleshooting Customer Service -
Ride Shares for Seniors -
Volunteering After Retirement: Where and How to do it -
Seniors and Pet Adoption -
Seniors & Online Dating -
Photography as a Hobby
Every Home guide, by drawer
Decorating & DIY43 · 2021–2026
- DIY Versus Hiring a Professional
- Budget-Friendly Ways to Give Your Home Farmhouse Appeal
- DIY Home Decorating Tips
- Five Cool Items to Repurpose
- Five Trends in Home Design
- Five Fun Fall Decorating Ideas
- Outdoor Project Tips
- Step Into Spring
- Welcoming Spring Into Your Home
- How to Save Money on Your Interior Paint Job
- Helpful Tips to Decorate the Home
- Fun Pumpkin Projects
- Decorating in Earth Tones – Why It’s All the Rage!
- Seven Exceptional Ways to Decorate for Spring & Summertime
- Adding an Abundance of Natural Beauty to Your Space
- Saint Patrick’s Day – Decorating Ideas & Fun Facts
- Inspiring Ideas for a Kitchen Refresh
- Tips for Creating a Well-Designed Kitchen Space
- Kitchen Islands
- Repurposing Everyday Items
- Copying High-End Home Designs
- Mancaves, She-Sheds and More…Making the Most of Our Home Spaces!
- Best Ways to Display Family Photos
- Choosing the Right Lamps for Your Home
- Decorating With Antiques and Vintage Treasures
- Three Crafty Ways to Bring Spring & Nature Into Your Home
- Seven Sensational Ways to Let the Sunshine In
- Best Furniture Moving Ideas
- Three Awesome Renovation Shows on HGTV
- Breaking Traditions in Furniture Placement
- Eight Tips to Turn Your Home Into a Luxurious Spa
- Ask The Home Design Expert - Q&A
- Three New Decorating Trends that Provide Huge Impact
- Fun With Fall Decorating
- Crafting with Cans
- Decorating Inspiration – How Antiques Can Bring Out the Best in Any Home
- Bringing Out the Best In Your Home by Designing a Gallery Wall of Art
- Decorating the Front Porch
- Creating a DIY Reading Nook
- Three Ways to Add European Flair to Any Décor
- Three Ways to Incorporate Spring into your Home
- Decorating a Courtyard or Patio for Spring
- Three Ways to Incorporate Color Trends into your Home without Going Broke
Garden & backyard43 · 2021–2025
- Your Guide to Keeping Your Garden Alive This Summer
- The Rewilding Trend
- Choosing the Perfect Planter
- The Thrill, Fill, and Spill Planting Method
- Pink Inspiration
- Adding a Garden Trellis
- 12 Essential Garden Tools for Newbies
- Spring to Life: Gardening Tips for Beds, Soil & Seasonal Stars
- Benefits of Composting
- Adopting Composting Practices
- Tips for Feeding Our Feathered Friends
- Feeding Backyard Birds
- DIY Homemade Pinecone Bird Feeders
- What to Plant in Your Fall Garden
- What to Plant in Your Fall Garden
- Glamping in Your Own Backyard
- All About Birding
- Five Must-Have Backyard Upgrades
- A Home Inspired by English Gardens
- Tips for Growing a Vibrant Garden
- Spring pansies
- The Magic of Mistletoe
- Poinsettias in Bloom
- Caring For Mums
- Stylish and Creative Ways to Decorate With Mums
- Popular Herbs Chart
- The Allure of Lilacs
- Growing Herbs – Good Stuff to Know
- Blooming Beauty: Sunflowers
- Planting and Growing a Productive Herb Garden
- Lighting up the Yard With Solar Lights
- Planting Wildflowers
- How to Create a Butterfly Garden
- Getting a Head Start on Your Outdoor Spring Garden
- The Wonderful World of Cardinals
- A DIY Bird Feeder Using a Repurposed Water Bottle
- Growing Succulents
- How to Entice and View Amazing Hummingbirds
- Orchids – Powerfully Beautiful and Utterly Unique
- How to Make Cut Flowers Last Longer
- Five Family-Fun Yard Games!
- Planting a Springtime Vegetable Garden
- The Psychological Magic of Houseplants
Clean & organize50 · 2021–2026
- Why Cleaning Your Refrigerator and Pantry Is Essential
- Quick Home Organizing Tips
- Top Tips for a Clean Home
- 10 Terrific Must-Try Laundry Hacks
- Easy Closet Organizing
- Tips to Donating Clothes
- Benefits of an Organized Home
- Ways to Tame Kitchen Chaos
- 12 Kitchen Storage Gadgets That Organized People Love!
- What to Keep, Toss, or Donate
- How To Be More Organized
- Closet Redesigns
- Clever Ways to Streamline Cleaning
- Spring Cleaning Tips
- How to Clean the Refrigerator
- Smart Ways to Organize the Fridge
- Closet Organizing Dos and Don’ts!
- Organizing Paperwork
- Organizing the Kitchen
- Easy Ways to Organize the Bathroom
- Great Organizing Ideas for the Bedroom
- Preholiday Household Organizing
- Tips for Effectively Cleaning and Organizing Your Fridge
- Organizing a Busy To-Do Schedule
- Five Quick and Easy Cleaning Tips
- Cleaning Shortcuts
- How To Organize: Tips from a Professional
- Four Genius Ideas to Improve Household Organization
- The Dangers of Clutter
- The First Step in Home Organization
- Best Ways to Declutter & Organize a Home
- Spring Cleaning With Vinegar
- Benefits of a Space-Saving Desk
- More Organizing Mishaps & How to Avoid Them
- Three Inspiring Ideas For a Neat Garage & Pitfalls to Watch Out For!
- Avoiding Fridge Fiascos Organizing Hacks From a Pro
- Organizing at Home Using Multipurpose Storage Solutions
- Spring Cleaning 101
- Achieving Clutter-Free Countertops What Three Professional Organizers Are Willing Share...
- Organizing Your Clothes Closet the Easy Way
- Powder Room Organization
- Is Professional Organizer Marie Kondo onto something special?
- Refrigerator Organization 101
- Achieving the Clean Garage of Your Dreams
- Best Ways to Organize Paper Mail
- Nine “Neglected” Areas of the Home to Clean
- Five Fabulous House Cleaning Tips from a Pro!
- Creating a Home Sanitizing Station
- 8 Quick Steps to a Clean Refrigerator
- A Mini-Guide to Decluttering your Home
Hosting & holidays49 · 2020–2026
- Family-Friendly St. Patrick’s Day Activities for All Ages
- 52 Best Birthday Quotes for Everyone in Your Life
- Host Like a Ghoul: Your Guide to a Scarily Good Halloween Party
- Outdoor Summer Brunch Tips
- Crafting the Perfect Invitation
- Invitation Etiquette
- One Dozen Hosting Tips
- Holiday Decorating on a Budget
- Festive Fun on a Budget: Celebrate Without Breaking the Bank
- Homemade Holiday Gifts
- Finding Holiday Gift Inspirations
- Holiday Gift Guide
- The Lowdown on Black Friday
- Welcome Small Business Saturday
- Setting a Perfect Table for Your Outdoor Event
- Hosting a Successful Yard Sale: Part II
- Hosting a Successful Yard Sale
- Candy Cane Place Cards
- Christmas Tablescapes
- Top Gifts for Teachers
- Easy Homemade Christmas Tree Ornaments
- Thanksgiving Hosting Tips
- How to Create Halloween Tablescapes
- AMAC’s Ultimate Father’s Day Gift Guide
- How to Make Planning a Family Reunion Online Simpler
- Hobbies for Seniors Who Watch Their Grandkids
- Three Etiquette Mistakes to Avoid
- Should I Buy My Grandchild a Pet for Easter?
- How to Host a Clothing Swap
- Five Fabulous Holiday Activities to Do With Grandkids
- Unofficial Rules of Holiday Gift Giving
- Three Budget-Friendly Tablescape Ideas
- Holiday Gift-Giving Dos and Don’ts
- DIY Spooktacular Halloween Table
- To Tip or Not to Tip? And How Much…
- Three Terrific Tips for a Great Labor Day Picnic
- How to Have the Best Picnic Ever (Including Top Hacks!)
- Seven Steps to Being a Good Neighbor
- Ask Santa... Holiday Advice Column
- Five Creative Uses For Old Christmas Cards
- Holiday Decorating Ideas
- Three Cheap & Fabulous Decorating Ideas for Your Thanksgiving Table
- Four Fun Last-Minute DIY Decorating Ideas for Halloween
- Three Fabulous Ways to Welcome House Guests
- Bringing Red, White and Blue to Your Fourth of July Table
- Three DIY Easter Centerpieces
- Three Fun Family Activities for Home
- Eight great ways to stay entertained at home
- Valentine’s Day Gifts by Personality Type
Tech made easy41 · 2020–2025
- Easy Guide to Texting
- Easy Guide to Using Email for Seniors
- Easy Guide to Using Zoom
- Two Ways to Take Notes on Your iPhone
- Cool iPhone Features Everyone Should Know
- Transitioning From Paper to Virtual Cards
- 5 Ways Smartphones Can Boost Your Productivity
- Top Tips for Online Shopping
- Is It Safe to Use Public WI-Fi?
- Why Podcasts Are Worth Your Time
- Three Great New Inventions That Have WOW Power!
- Using Apps to Stay on Task
- Text Abbreviations List for Tech Savvy Seniors
- Three Smart Products that can Improve your Life
- Everyday Computer Habits You Should Break Before Your PC Gives Up On You
- Online Privacy: A Simple Setting That Stops Facebook And Instagram From Following You Around The Internet
- PC Audio Problems Troubleshooting Guide
- Passkeys: What They Are and How They Work
- How to Transfer Files from Windows 10 to Windows 11 in 2025
- Is Your Computer Stuck Restarting? Here's What To Do
- Simple Ways to Find Out Your Windows Version
- Want to Keep Your PC Running 24/7? Review Our Insights
- Contending With Pop-Ups That Won't Close? Here’s What To Do
- Here’s What to Do When Your Computer Won’t Turn On
- Did Microsoft Change Windows 11 Requirements? – Here’s the Truth
- Digital Spring Cleaning: It’s Time to Organize Your Apps!
- Tech Made Easy: The Best Apps You Didn’t Know You Needed
- Make Life Easier With These Helpful Phone Hacks!
- How to Check if your PC is Healthy
- How to Keep Your Text Messages Secure
- How To Scan a QR code from your Phone!
- Browser Tab Clutter: Are Too Many Tabs Open Slowing Down Your Computer?
- Is Browser Tab Clutter Slowing Down Your Computer
- Give Your Computer a Fresh Look! Easy Ways to Change Your Desktop Background!
- What Your Computer Screen Is Trying to Tell You
- Internet Down Again? These Easy Fixes Will Get You Back Online in Minutes!
- The World’s Most Common Weak Passwords: Is Yours on the List?
- The Ultimate Guide to Chrome Ad Blockers
- Drowning in Junk Email? Here's How to Stop It!
- What to do When Locked out of Your PC
- 3 Tech Tips for a Fun & Safe Summer
Safe at home & on the road27 · 2019–2025
- Driving Safely in the Snow
- Trick-or-Treating Safety: Keeping Halloween Fun and Secure
- 7 Practical Ways to Make Your Home Safer While Aging in Place
- Drowsy Driving
- Kitchen Safety for Seniors
- Auto Theft Prevention & More
- Wildfires
- Avoiding Conflict: A Guide to Effective Self-Defense Strategies
- Ways to Protect Your Delivered Packages
- How to Choose a Firearms Instructor
- Hurricane Safety
- What to Do in a Lightning Storm
- Why Driving the Legal Speed Limit Matters
- Holiday Driving Safety Tips
- Driving Causes of Household Disorganization
- Emergency Preparedness – Why Being Prepared Matters
- One Dozen Holiday Safety Tips
- Have Yourself A Very Merry Fire-Free Christmas
- Maintaining Safety & Quality of Life When Moving
- Hurricane Preparedness
- What You Need to Know About National Dog Bite Awareness Week
- What Everyone Should Know About Space Heater Safety
- Increasing Fire Safety at Home Over The Holidays
- Increasing Fire Safety at Home
- How to Hide a Spare Key
- Porch Pirates: How to Prevent Package Theft
- Aging in Place: A Safety Checklist for Aging at Home
Buying, selling & moving22 · 2020–2025
- Downsizing After Retirement: Tips for a Smooth Move
- Preparing for Your Move
- What’s New When Buying a Washer and Dryer!
- Car Buying Tips
- Prioritizing House Projects
- Tips to Attract Home Buyers
- How to Stage a Home for Sale
- Keys to Staging a Home
- Three Main Ways to Save on Home Heating
- HOAs – What’s Important to Know!
- Three Important Considerations Before Hiring a Contractor
- Buying or Selling a Home? Beneficial Information on Disclosures
- Selling Your House? Here Are Three Issues That Buyers Strongly Dislike!
- Three Practical Ways to Save Money in the Long Run Around the House
- The Often-Neglected Area of a Home That Matters
- Should I Buy a Fixer-Upper?
- Ten Home Staging Blunders to Avoid Plus, Staging Secrets!
- Three Kitchen Don’ts!
- Five Dynamite Tips to Sell a Home Fast! (The 5 Ds)
- 5 Tips to Make Moving Easier
- AMAC Members Get Special Pricing on Service Line and Plumbing Protection from American Water Resources
- American Water Resources Offers Service Line and Plumbing Protection with AMAC Member Pricing
Everyday life41 · 2019–2026
- Please Hold the Line: Troubleshooting Customer Service
- Ride Shares for Seniors
- Volunteering After Retirement: Where and How to do it
- Seniors and Pet Adoption
- Seniors & Online Dating
- Photography as a Hobby
- Magazine Care & Maintenance
- Ways to Save Money on Clothing
- Summer Décor Inspiration
- Finding Quality Items for Free
- Shopping Secondhand
- Foundation Makeup Types & Tips
- Testing Makeup Foundations
- Anti-aging Makeup Suggestions
- Benefits of Anti-aging Products
- Makeup Hacks for Mature Skin
- Hobbies for Seniors
- More Hobbies for Senior Men
- Anti-aging Beauty Tips
- Anti-Aging Tips for 40s Women
- Hobbies for Senior Men
- Hobbies for Seniors at Home
- Hobbies for Seniors With Low Energy
- Should We Get Our Dog a Life Jacket?
- Taking Great Photos – Advice for Non-Professionals
- Adopt a Senior Pet Month – Giving Homes to Deserving Pets in Need
- Five Fab Ways to Turn Summer Wardrobe Into Fall Apparel
- Tips to Help Pets Get Through Fireworks
- Three Clothing Shopping Tips to Enhance Your Experience - Plus, Bonus Tips to Save $$$
- Five Easy Steps to Refresh a Tired Wardrobe & Project Confidence
- Three Great Makeup Hacks to Save You $$
- Should I Go Gray, Yay, or Nay?
- A Living Will For Your Dying Wish
- Grocery Shopping Troubleshooting
- Three Timeless Skills That Everyone Should Have
- The U.S. Flag Code – What It is and Why It Matters
- Choosing the Right Eyeglasses for your Face
- Should I Get a Cuddly Canine? Four Main Questions to Ask Oneself…
- Reinventing the Next Chapter at Latitude Margaritaville
- From Mishaps to Triumphs: How a Spot Pet Insurance Plan Reimbursed a Pet Parent over $12K in Vet Bills
- Affordable Resort Lifestyle Can Be Yours
Quizzes & trivia19 · 2021–2026
- Nature Quiz II
- Name That American Entrepreneur Quiz
- Nature Quiz
- New Year’s Trivia
- Gardening Quiz
- Cat v. Dog Trivia
- Drowsy Driving Quiz
- AMAC Magazine Lifestyle Exclusive: Bird-Watching Quiz
- Travel Trivia Part III
- Travel Trivia Part II
- Travel Trivia Part I
- Finance Trivia
- Nature and the Environment Trivia #4
- Nature and the Environment Trivia #3
- Nature and the Environment Trivia #2
- Nature and the Environment Trivia
- Test Your Knowledge on U.S. Dining Etiquette
- Weather-Related Driving Safety Quiz
- Your Questions on Clutter Answered & The Clutter Quiz: Do I Have Clutter?
Older pieces8 · 2021–2025
Kept for the record: dated tech advice, pandemic-era pieces and a veterans column that belongs elsewhere.
- Prepare for Your Memorial Day – Behind Friendly Lines
- Get Paid to Go to Your VA appointment? – Behind Friendly Lines
- Veterans Legacy Memorial: Digital Platform to Honor Legacy of Veterans - Behind Friendly Lines
- Prepare for VA’s Sign-in Changes - Behind Friendly Lines
- Abbreviation for Construction- Meaning & Definition AMAC Blog
- More and More Seniors are Using Online Dating as a Way to Offset the Loneliness of the Pandemic
- Windows 12 Rumors: Sorting Facts from Fiction
- With Windows 10 EOL On the Horizon, It's Time to Replace Rather Than Upgrade