Helpful Household Hints for the Domestically Challenged

SHE IS NOT A DOMESTIC GODDESS

And she's never been accused of being a Happy Homemaker. But through her years as a single mother and beyond, Carma has learned many things about domestic activities, and she's willing to share with you the lessons she learned the hard way so you don't have to make the same mistakes. These are mostly hints you won't find in Heloise's column or on Martha Stewart's show, but they are definitely household blunders you want to avoid.