If pulling weeds by hand from your yard seems like the only organic method for a weed-free lawn, think again: Just mow differently. Set the blades on your lawnmower to a higher setting and mow more often. Leave the grass clippings on the lawn to return the nutrients back into the soil. The higher grass and grass clippings will make it harder for weeds to thrive, since the grass blades will be stronger and denser. Now that it's the end of summer, add organic corn gluten meal to the lawn since it's a natural weed killer that won't hurt your grass. Adding this natural additive to your lawn will help reduce weeds by as much as 80 percent over the course of several years.

It's tempting to toss a pair of smelly sneakers into the washing machine to get them clean and smelling fresh again. But washing sneakers can take a lot of time since the drying process after washing can take hours, if not days. The reality is the odor from smelly sneaks usually comes from the insoles, which are removable and washable on their own. To clean them, just slip them out of the sneaker and wash them with warm water and liquid laundry detergent. Allow them air dry completely before placing back into the sneaker. If they still smell, toss them into a zipper plastic bag and sprinkle baking soda inside. Zip the bag closed and let it sit for 24 hours. This will absorb odors and usually does the trick to make them smell (almost) as good as new.

With so many food fads going in and out of the public consciousness every day, it can be hard to figure out what's really good for you and what's just trendy. Timeless pantry staples to consider are "ancient grains." These are grains like quinoa, amaranth, teff, spelt and khorasan wheat. They get their name not only because they've been around for centuries, but also because they've been unchanged in their composition. The added benefit of eating ancient grains is that since they've been part of the human diet for hundreds of years, even the ancient grains that are technically not gluten-free can often be tolerated by those with gluten intolerance.