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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008Removing Unwanted Perfume Scents
Perfume is one of the most memorable things about a person. It is sometimes much easier to remember people by the way that they smell, at times it’s even easier than the way they look. A lot of figures from ‘Miss Saigon’ to Bon Jovi have immortalized the experience of memorable smells. [...]
Household Cleaning Uses For Salt
Friday, September 12th, 2008By: Chris Wilhelm
There are many safe and effective uses for salt for household use. Here is a list of salt uses by category.
Salt and Laundry:
soak stained hankies in salt water before washing
boil clothes pins in salt water before using them and they will last longer
eliminate excess suds with a sprinkle of salt
soak your clothes line [...]
Organized and Loving It
Wednesday, September 10th, 2008Over the years, I’ve tried it all- different ways to get organized. Trial and error. Some worked, some didn’t. I tried some of those fancy looking matching desk sets. They looked beautiful and for some, I’m sure they are perfect. But for me, they took up too much valuable space. Space I needed to proof [...]
Organizing the “Little People’s” Art Work Tips…
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008I found this great article and thought I should share with my fellow wannabes! I do not know about you, but I have a 4 year old who draws a LOT of pics and wants them all hung up! ROFL! She even hangs them herself in piles on the fridge!!!!
OK…let’s see what an expert has [...]
Overwhelmed? Take ONE step at a Time!
Sunday, July 13th, 2008If you are like me, you know that it is WAY too easy to let disorganization and clutter take over the house. It can be down right overwhelming. If you want to get control back, it is important to make a plan on how you will get the house organized again. Walk through [...]
Tips on how to organize your piles of papers forever
Friday, July 11th, 2008By: Marilyn Bohn
As a kid did you love to play a game where you would all pile on top of each other and the bottom person would be yelling, “Get off, I can’t breathe”?
Do you ever feel like the paper in your home is making it so you can’t breathe? Paper piles in homes and [...]
Household Tips – Cleaning With Baking Soda
Monday, March 24th, 2008By Clarissa Clemens
Created as a raising agent used in bakery, baking soda, or sodium bicarbonate, has a multitude of household uses. Being only slightly alkaline and gently abrasive, this most versatile of substances is non-toxic and safe for most surfaces/fabrics.
Baking soda is an effective deodorizer. Place an open box on a shelf in the refrigerator [...]