Tips and Tricks to organizing your home
Fooducate is an iPhone app that can help you make some quick product comparisons with just a scan of the UPC bar code. It only works on US products at the moment. You have instant access to helpful nutritional information: Grade: Each product is given a grade with A-B representing the better choices. Calories: Lists [...]
Due to having to reformat my computer, I’ve been a bit lax on the posts. I’m back in business now and wanted to share a few cool things I found while waiting for software to install. How to save some money “9 Top Ways We Waste Money” is a great reminder of how making a [...]
Make your own spa products Natural You has a video showing how you can make your own spa-quality natural body scrubs in minutes. Making better food choices On a quest to eat healthier? Anne On Life suggests ways you can make your favorite foods healthier. Recycling items to new uses Global Recycle Products is full [...]
Party Games What a great game to play (especially for teens which are hard to entertain). Find out how to play Catch the Dragon Tail by Cecile Cinco from Cinco Online. She even has a video of the game in action. Financial Advice Looking for advice for growing your money or stretching the dollar? Find [...]
More recipes I’m always discovering some great sites for recipes. Here are a few new ones: For soup lovers: Seriously Soupy For cheap dinners: Five Dollar Dinners For chocolate lovers, like me!: Chocolate Butterscotch popcorn – can you say YUMMY?!? To even out that sweet calorie filled popcorn, find out how to make healthy popcorn [...]
The many uses of lavender Patricia knows about lavender and has a whole site dedicated to it. Check out her lavender craft ideas. Hang it on a wall I love the ideas in the article Getting My Wall Organized with Command Adhesive Products by 3M. I need that for my office. Stop and think In [...]
Back to school I went on a hunt for lunch box ideas. Since my daughter ate the same peanut butter and jelly sandwich lunch every single day last year, I decided I might venture into more variety. The truth is someone in her class has a peanut allergy which means I can no longer make [...]
Handmade gift idea Bake some delicious cookies and present them in a beautiful gift package created from a Pringles can. This is a great idea for a back-to-school gift for your child’s new teacher. Add a tag saying “Have a great year!” to the front. Find the recipe and package creation instructions at The Paper [...]
Book Mooch Bookmooch.com has an interesting concept in trading around books with other readers. You earn points to borrow other books when you lend yours. You can even donate your extra points to a couple of charities so they can purchase needed books. I’m going to try it out soon. (Available in the US, France, [...]
Easy Breakfast Casserole I made this Green Eggs and Ham Our Way breakfast casserole this week, and it was a hit. Letting kids assemble their own mini version is a great activity for a girl’s sleepover party. Are you “emotionally unprepared” for that new dress? After writing the article about irrational purchases recently, I laughed [...]
