Saving You Time & Money
If you’ve ever wondered if eggs can be used past their date – or how long past the date you can use them- here’s the answer! I was always taught that eggs are good a little bit past the date on the carton. We’ve had no problems cooking eggs about 10 days past the date or baking with them about a month past. This weekend a family friend mentioned an old trick she had learned to test whether eggs were {Read More}
Last Tuesday I shared with you my personal goals. The past two weeks I’ve accomplished a lot around the house, on my blogs and personally. Now, don’t get me wrong- I’ve had my bad days where I didn’t do too much, but overall I feel like I’ve done pretty good for me. I’ve also had plenty of time for playing games, visiting with friends and watching TV. Partly it’s because I’ve been more determined than ever before to do better. {Read More}
Several years ago I was scheduled to sing a solo for church one Sunday morning in December. About a week before I still hadn’t made a decision what to sing. No Christmas song seemed right. As I was passing over the track titles I saw it, and just had a peace that I was to sing this song. More than any other solo I’d ever sung, people quietly told me how much it had blessed them. How much of a {Read More}
Last summer I realized that Facebook was not sending me notifications when I received a message from someone I’m not “friends” with or haven’t otherwise interacted with on Facebook. This is yet another unknown “feature” of Facebook. While it seems like a good thing, it is frustrating when you don’t want to friend someone but know that your messages aren’t getting to them. If someone isn’t aware of this feature it could result in some hurt feelings when a message {Read More}
We love to watch TV around here. There are some good, quality shows available if you look hard enough. One of the downsides to leaving the TV on for long periods of time is the risk of developing ADD tendencies. If anyone is trying to do something other than watch the TV, they will inevitably be distracted by the TV. Even when it’s just me at home, I seem to stop what I’m doing and watch if I’ve left {Read More}
When we need to tidy up the house in a hurry, we tend to use the laundry basket trick. You know what I’m talking about- stuffing everything that’s out of place into a basket or box and hide it away. While it’s a great temporary solution, it can easily become a recipe for disaster if the baskets/boxes and room they’ve been stashed in aren’t attended to regularly. Here are a few tips for quickly organizing and cleaning up those baskets {Read More}
While having a yard sale with a friend, I spied an entertainment center someone was selling. Of course not having a stereo we didn’t need a 3 piece entertainment center. What I did need – and was pondering- was shelving to organize my daughter’s closet. So for $10 we now have this 4.5 foot tall unit in Little One’s newly organized closet. Previously there were boxes/tubs all across the bottom with miscellaneous items perched atop. Something was falling out every {Read More}
Keep all of your child’s medical records, prescription print offs and miscellaneous information from doctor appointments in a folder or binder. Carry it with you anytime you take your child for a well check or you have an appointment with a different doctor than normal. It will help you give the most accurate information to the doctors and save you from a lot of paper clutter induced headaches at home! When we were foster parents back in Arkansas, each foster {Read More}
The long plastic twist ties that hold toys to packages are some of the most simple yet versatile tools out there. Best of all – they’re free! I always save the long ones and put them in my craft bin until I need them. Here are some of the things we’ve used them for over the years: baby/toddler proofing cabinets holding pens/pencils together in a drawer emergency cotter pin makeshift bolt or hinge pin makeshift clamp for crafting attaching items {Read More}
The truth is, you use your kitchen appliances. Every day. Multiple times in fact. That fridge is opened at least 5 times a day. Gas stoves are leaking. (not gas, but they are certainly bleeding cash) They might be less expensive and fast – but energy wise, they are woefully inefficient. These things are some of the biggest uses of your home energy. And it’s certainly no wonder. When you take into consideration the state of the economy, more and {Read More}