housewife on October 27th, 2008

The predicted low by the weekend is 31 degrees. It’s getting downright chilly and that means it is time to get ready for winter. There are a few things that we do each year to winterize our home that helps to save energy and cut down costs.
First we check for drafts. We live in a [...]

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housewife on October 22nd, 2008

Did you know that October is Energy Awareness Month? With the cooler temperatures, we have already had to turn on our heat. I’m already dreading those high energy bills and thinking of ways to save energy. I’m sure I’m not the only one who is thinking how to lower their energy bills this winter. For [...]

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housewife on October 18th, 2008

It seems that every white shirt that we own winds up with some sort of grease stain on it. While the stain may fade after treatment and washes, it is always still there. When I was asked if I would like to try Greased Lightning, an all purpose cleaner and de-greaser, I was eager [...]

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housewife on October 14th, 2008

This week I have my motivation for cleaning my house - the DirectV installer is coming Thursday. Now I have a strict deadline for getting my house finally in order.
Monday I worked exclusively on laundry. With the weather turning cooler, we need less summer clothes readily available. So I sacked up a lot of summer [...]

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housewife on October 7th, 2008

I’ve used plastic colored clothes hangers for years. I hang my husband’s clothes on white ones and mine on green ones. Lately, though, that’s hasn’t been the case as it has been just grab, hang, and get done with the laundry. We tend to wear the same clothes each week and have a lot of [...]

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housewife on October 6th, 2008

While researching a good rust remover, I found this interesting article on a homebrew rust remover that uses something you might have in your kitchen right now- molasses.
I bought some molasses to make some ginger cookies and haven’t used it since. This might be the perfect test to see if it actually works. You use [...]

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housewife on October 3rd, 2008

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housewife on October 2nd, 2008

When asked if I would like to review the new Oral B Pulsonic toothbrush, I was kind of excited to try a new electronic toothbrush. And knowing that it was from Oral B and already loving my Pulsar toothbrush, I had little doubt that the Pulsonic would disappoint. And I was right.

This sleek, rechargeable toothbrush [...]

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