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I have a pretty hard-bound notebook I purchased at Barnes and Noble that is my “book” notebook. In this notebook I keep track of what I’ve read and what I want to read. I have pages with book wish lists for me, for my husband, and for my kids.
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The economic downturn of recent years has inspired a deeper appreciation for home sweet home. People spend more time on the homefront and this has prompted a trend towards making it a haven of color, comfort and creativity. Those three C's will be the most important words in home decor and interior design in 2012.
Whether we'd like to admit it or not, for most of us, December centers around the holidays for homemakers. It is the Maximum Opus for the year for all of us Domestic Goddesses out there. We spend our days juggling family recipes, picky eaters, the Perfect Gift and holiday cards. Normal day-to-day living such as laundry or organizing can fall by the wayside...
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I like to organize the laundry room and laundry load rotation so that I don't have to think much from day to day, just put in the load I want (or need). I do one or two loads per day because I find it fits in...
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I do my best thinking in the shower. Yup, right there in the hot water and the quiet. I think that is the key…quiet. With two young kids running around and having screaming as a favorite pastime ..
You can decorate your home on any income and in any economy without breaking the budget, or even bending it. You can decorate rich on a shoestring. Sadly, all the marketing techniques, commercials, and media make everyone feel that when they want or need home furnishings...
There is an ideal I have in mind when it comes to the cleanliness of my home. Whether I clean a lot or a little, I can feel frantic or guilty about living up to that ideal.
A couple of years ago I was struggling with weevils in my dry foods. Food that I bought from the store would be infested with weevils within as little as a few weeks. Frustrated, I began buying plastic storage...
Many products emit fumes that can be inhaled. Make your home cleaner and safer and the air inside will be.
A family of 8 can cost plenty of money to dine out even with the specials. It is a special treat for my family to eat that is usually done to celebrate good grades on report cards...
Someone once told me that next to death, moving can be one of the most traumatic experiences a family can go through. With that thought in mind, my family and I prepared to move halfway across the country with my husband's new job transfer.
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The key to your financial success might be right under your nose, but if you have never used your computer’s spreadsheet you might not know how powerful it can be.
Invest in tools that will allow you to provide for yourself. Example: sewing machine, freezer, tools for building things and repairing the car. Check to see if buying these items used wouldn't serve your purposes just as well.
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