Women's Overalls

If you grip your hammer too close to the striker, you'll make at least twice the strokes to sink your nail as you would if you gripped the hammer toward the end of its handle — away from the striker.

Try it; you'll never choke up again.

Through trial and error, I learned not to skimp when running a bead of caulk — but not to gush it in there either. Once the bead is run, the absolute best way I have found to smooth it out is to wet my finger in some soapy water. I add dish detergent (Dawn) to a bowl full of water, making it really soapy.

With my soapy finger, I run it along the bead with as smooth a motion as I can make. During the smoothing process, I have an old rag or newspaper to wipe caulk off of my finger before I re-soap it. It will build up on the finger and mess up the work if the finger isn't kept wiped off. So, I re-soap my finger often, wipe my finger off often, and keep on smoothing until the job is done. :)