Today's solution to all my household woes is... duct tape.

Granted, it's an extremely cliched thing these days. It still works, though, and at the moment that's all I'm caring about. Not only will it seal baseboards and dishwasher leaks, it keeps diapers on my squiggly toddler. And is capable of fixing her screens. And is even, on occasion, useful for things like ducts.

I've never tried to duct tape a duck though. Sounds messy. Plus, as someone who once witnessed a grown man trying to blow dry a cat, I choose not to inflict that sort of mental image to my offspring. Or my husband. Or the rest of the Net.