We talk about travel a lot because it’s fun and it’s scary. We know that transiting between places is where dangers lie, and the strategies that can keep us safe on long journeys also apply to the shorter ones we take from day to day. We haven’t talked as much at OHO about the part …
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When I collect news stories to post on Instagram and Twitter (are you following me there? @onherownlife for both), themes often pop up. Whether it’s the media paying more attention to a certain type of oddball event after they’ve seen it once, me doing the same, or some kind of weird zeitgeist where a kind …
One of the most common pieces of home safety advice is to not tell anybody when you will be out of town, because then they will know when your home is empty and easier to steal from. It makes a lot of intuitive and logical sense. After all, nobody wants to work harder than they …
A fire swept through a converted rowhouse in Philadelphia on Wednesday. A dozen people died, more than half of them children. It’s one of the worst residential fires in living memory, both in Philadelphia and across the United States. We don’t yet know exactly why or how, and with this fresh of a tragedy, that …
One of the most dangerous moments in a woman’s life is if and when she is leaving an abusive partner. The topic came up recently in one of the groups I’m in and it reminded me that with the holidays, this is a time of year when that happens. Spending time with loved ones can …
Once again, I am in the never-ending saga of moving. You’ve all done it at least once, I’m sure, and are probably all quite rather familiar with the hassles that ensue. When the move has started, it’s too late to worry about the safety of your new neighborhood, but there are things you can do …
How many of you are planning to travel over the next weeks or months? Whether it’s trying to take advantage of holiday time off, or obligations to see family during this time of year, it seems that many people hit the road in November and December and they’re not always regular travelers. It’s a fun …
Amazon Prime Days are happening now, and I took the opportunity to pick up a little something for home security: an August Smart Lock (affiliate link for Prime Member deal). Smart locks and “Internet of Things” devices sometimes get a bit of a bad rap for security, but I thought you might be interested in …
