This post is NOT about how long you should keep a pillow. If anything, I can only tell you that you probably shouldn’t keep it as long as I do. It seems to take months to get it just like I want it, with the lumps in all the right … keep reading
My husband gets all the credit for this craft storage idea. I used to use old yogurt cups, Tupperware, sour cream containers, anything I could find with a lid to put all my little “pretties” in. My husband is a problem solver and a few years ago he put a … keep reading
My mom gave me this plant a couple years ago. You usually see them in the store around St. Patty’s Day. It’s an Oxalis Triangularis, but I call it my Shamrock plant. I had it inside, as a houseplant for a few months and it got sickly looking. Then it … keep reading
I used to take boxing and kickboxing classes at my local Title Boxing Club (fantastic workout!). My hand wraps and clothes would be soaking with sweat and stink. Yep. I’m admitting it. I sweat AND I smell bad when I do. Anyway, I would do laundry and still notice some … keep reading
I have been saving (or hoarding) glass jars all year. There are so many projects that you can do with a good sized spaghetti sauce or pickle jar. Not sure how many times I have saved a jar from the recycling bin because I knew I could do something with … keep reading
I usually use cooking spray when baking, but sometimes I have to go the alternative way and grease the pan with Crisco aka vegetable shortening. If you are like me, you hate getting your hands dirty…or greasy. Plus it takes a lot of soap to get the Crisco out of … keep reading
Rubbing Alcohol (Isopropyl) is inexpensive and I did not realize its full potential until the last few years. While I was growing up, the bottle would sit under the sink or on the shelf and collect layers of dust from un-use. Now it is used weekly for various cleaning projects … keep reading
A garbage disposal can stink really bad, and it can make the whole kitchen and even the house smell like the city dump. At a grocery store, I asked one of the workers how they kept their area from smelling (they worked in the Fresh Seafood Department) . They told … keep reading
