After basking in the euphoria of our successful yardsale, I thought it might be nice to outline what I felt were the keys to our success. PRE-SALE Make it a neighborly affair Prior to my sale, I emailed my neighbors to see if anyone else wanted to join in. I didn’t get any takers,...
This week’s Works For Me Wednesday is recession-inspired and frugally focused. My tip relates to foaming hand soap. I love the Method brand. It’s “green”, it’s attractive and it’s reasonably affordable. However, it’s neither green nor affordable if you have to buy a new pump every time it runs out. Method sells larger refill...
It’s been a while since I particiated in “Works for Me Wednesday”, so it may be cheating to resume with this “backwards” edition. But the idea this week is instead of posting a solution, I post a problem and YOU, faithful readers (and anyone else who wanders in) – share your solution. My delimma...
Phil Vischer, co-creator of Veggie Tales, has come out with a new concept called “Jelly Telly.” Phil explains that when Veggie Tales was created, VHS was the new cutting-edge technology taking America by storm. But today, kids are exposed to media a variety of ways — iPods, online sites, cable, etc. He had a...
We have a small cabinet in our mudroom that contains, among other things, our winter accessories, such as hats and gloves. I had been keeping these items in bins – and this works fine when they are out of season. However, when winter weather rolls around and my kids go looking for gloves, the...
If you’re like us, you probably added a few electronic doodads to your home this Christmas. If you’re smart, you’ll label them now, before you forget what the heck they are for. Over the summer, I got fed up with the random cords to random chargers and things I would find lying around my...
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