Lawn & Garden Care: How-To Bring Life Back to Your Lawn- The Easy Way! PLUS $50 American Express Giveaway (Sponsored Partnership With Pennington Smart Seed)

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I’m a sponsored blog partner with Pennington and participated in their Smart Seed Program that I am so excited to share with you! (See disclosure at the bottom) I have a terrible black thumb! Seriously I struggle with keeping our yard looking nice. After the drought over the past year my poor yard is so sad. I decided last week that this is the perfect time to get out side and give it some TLC. … [Read more...]

DIY Custom Curtains: How To Make Curtains From Canvas Drop Cloths

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If you are looking for an inexpensive but creative custom look for your windows here is a great option. We have a wall of windows that I have let go without character for many months now. Since we had renovations done and the colors changed I have not found the right curtains to go on this wall. When I would start shopping for what I had in mind it quickly got very pricey. I love the look of floor … [Read more...]

Creating an organized Bill Pay Binder

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How do you keep your bills organized and paid on time? For years, I would just pay them as I would get them in the mail. Which would mean that I drug out my checkbook every few days. This worked just fine, but I felt like I was constantly paying bills, which isn’t my favorite chore. In the last couple years, I have created a bill pay binder that has worked really well for me, so I am going … [Read more...]

Homemade Granite Cleaner

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Are you like me and have beautiful granite counter tops that you struggle to keep clean?  All those specialized cleaners at the store are really expensive and don’t work as well as we would like!  I am so excited to share my Homemade Granite Cleaner with you today!  This recipe is very inexpensive to make and leaves the granite super shiny and clean!  Homemade Granite Cleaner 1/4 teaspoon … [Read more...]

Bringing Choices To Light With A Light Bulb Science Project: Which Bulb Is Best? The Conclusion #GELighting #cbias

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Over the last few months we have been switching out our bulbs from the incandescent to energy efficient bulbs. I wrote 2 months ago that we all needed to start doing this because things were about to change! I told you about the legislative changes coming in January. January is now here! I can’t believe it! But that means that changes are now in effect.  What does that mean for you and … [Read more...]

6 Easy Tips for Organizing Your Kitchen

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If you are anything like me, once the holidays are over and the Christmas tree has been taken down, you are ready to get yourself organized for the year.  Where is the best place to start?  For me, I spend most of my time in the kitchen so I like to start there.  Here are a few easy tips to get your kitchen organized! 1.  Roll your towels!  It saves a lot of room … [Read more...]

DIY All Natural Air Freshener Recipe

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January is the month where so many of us are cleaning out, organizing and getting ready for the year ahead. After we get our rooms looking clean, don't we want them to smell nice too? Now, I know that there are a lot of very inexpensive air fresheners out there that work really well, but why not try to deodorize your home naturally? I bet you have almost all (if not all) of the items you'll need … [Read more...]

Bringing Choices To Light With A Light Bulb Science Project: Which Bulb Is Best? #GELighting

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Over the last few months we have started switching out our bulbs from the incandescent to energy efficient bulbs. We started making the change this year when I heard about how much money could be saved on our electric bill. Honestly that was my only consideration and I just took the claims on the box as the whole truth and never thought about it again. I am glad I have started making the change … [Read more...]

Hoover Vacuum Celebration! Hoover Windtunnel Review, Hoover Discount Code & A Hoover Giveaway!

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Hoover Windtunnel Air Bagless Upright Review: We are very hard on our vacuums. Generally they do not last us very long. That may be because we are usually in a pinch when it is time to purchase one and that means we get the cheap ones. These are not made to take on huge messes in a big house daily! When our last one went out a few weeks ago I decided enough was enough! This time I was … [Read more...]

Cheap and Fun Holiday Season

  The quickest way to get into a holiday spirit is to decorate the home. If you are on a tight budget right now, you may wonder if you have to forget decorations this year. However, although some decorations are costly, there are many ways to cut these costs and still transform your home for any holiday. Halloween Ideas Halloween is a popular time for decorating the exterior of the home, and … [Read more...]