Fresh Christmas Tree Care
How to care for your fresh Christmas tree.
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Holiday Cleaning – Preparing Now For The Holidays
Get ready now for the holidays so everything goes smoothly when the rush sets in. Then you can enjoy the holidays instead of going crazy when they come!
Save Money On Your Water Bill Doing Dishes
Don’t Rinse Money Down the Drain At an average of 120.00/month, our water bill is our most expensive utility (due to private ownership of the local water company, no regulatory oversight, etc.). One way I save money is to use all of the frugal settings on my dishwasher. I use the water miser, the …
Preventing Bills From Getting Lost
I thought I'd share a short post about preventing your bills from getting lost. If you keep things organized you can save money on fees and reduce the stress of worrying about bills being late.
Don’t Worry So Much About Your Children’s Gifts
Do you worry every little thing you do might harm your children? Many parents worry about buying lots of expensive children's gifts, but it's not necessary.
Organizing Kids’ Schoolwork
How To Organize Your Children’s Schoolwork School has started in many places, which means more mounds of paper clutter to keep under control. Here are some tips to help keep all of that school paperwork from multiplying, reproducing and generally taking over your home and your life. Set a certain time and place to go …
Fancy Inexpensive Dinner Breads
An easy recipe for fancy dinner bread!
How Do I Winterize An Outside Faucet?
How Do I Winterize An Outside Faucet From: Janice J. How do you use styrofoam to protect an outside faucet? It is getting colder and I am worried. Thanks! I would duct tape a big chunk around the faucet. Maybe break it apart so it fits snugly around the faucet and then just duct tape …
Great Things To Do With Baby Food Jars
Baby food jars are amazingly useful. If you have lots of baby food jars and find yourself wondering what to do with them, check out these tips! If you have some great tips, leave yours, too!