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    Yes, You Can Redecorate Your Bathroom On A Budget

    We all get tired of looking at the same décor day after day.  When the urge to redecorate strikes but funds are low, you can still redecorate your bathroom on a budget.  This is a great room to choose to redecorate because it is one of, if not the smallest rooms in the house so […] More

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    Common Baking Soda Uses for Around the House

    Baking soda is something I always have to have in my home; it’s something I learned from both my mom and my grandmother. It’s not just an ingredient in the amazing chocolate chip cookie recipe my grandmother taught me; it’s a household product that has many different jobs. I promise you I think I use […] More

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    Dealing with Annoying Neighbors the Correct Way

    Annoying neighbors, unfortunately, happen to the best of us. We build or buy a home in a neighborhood that seems perfect for our growing families and our personal tastes only to discover within a few weeks of moving in that the neighbors are beyond annoying. Perhaps they leave their trash can at the end of […] More

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    7 Tips To Lower Your Heat Bill

    Along with falling leaves, pumpkin patches and apple cider comes the cooler weather (at least here in the NW). This means furnaces will be firing up and gas or electric bills rising. In an effort to keep our home cozy and not bust the budget here are a seven simple adjustments you can make this […] More

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    Handy Items To Have In Your Car To Make Your Life Easier

    We are a people who live life on the go.  Life is just so busy that we find ourselves spending more and more time in our cars.  It only makes sense that we keep these handy items in the car to make our travels easier. A box of Kleenex is an invaluable resource.  At our house, […] More

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    Tips To Help Your Clothing Look Professionally Ironed

    We all love for our clothing to look as if it has been professionally pressed but who can afford that luxury?  Besides that, there is really no need to pay for that service when you can get the perfectly pressed look yourself like utilizing one of those personalised coat hangers. The first step starts in […] More

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    3 Healthy Living Lessons Learned From Loss

    I’m lucky that I’ve always been moderately healthy despite having a rocky start in life. I was three months premature and weighed 1 pound 12 ounces when I was born. (My sister and I are proof that, yes, smoking during pregnancy does cause lower birth weights in babies. To my mom’s credit, she did “cut […] More

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    5 Tips to Save on Laundry

    I have a love hate relationship with laundry. I love the smell of fresh clean laundry and folding it, but I hate sorting it and putting away the folded clothes. Aside from that I hate the cost of laundry detergent, it is a pet peeve. Here are few ways to reduce that expense. 1. Don’t […] More

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    Removing Hard Water Stains the Cheap Green Way

    If you’ve never had to deal with hard water stains count your blessings. When we moved to the desert in 2003 I began my quest to find a solution to hard water and soap scum build up on glass shower doors. I tried everything from expensive shower cleaners and magic erasers to CLR and straight […] More

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