A carpet forms the basis for decorating the flooring in most of your rooms and if you’re like me, choosing a new carpet isn’t easy – it takes time selecting the right one. All this effort then feels wasted once that ‘new carpet smell’ has gone but there are a few tips you can deploy to make your carpet last longer:Vacuum regularlyWell, not too regularly. Vacuuming can cause some of the fibres of the carpet to be pulled up with the vacuum but not vacuuming at all leads unwanted tiny … [Read more...]
Save Money on Your Heating Bill This Winter
Do you get a shock when you read your heating bill every winter? Now that people don’t have the money to splash out and with the imminent arrival of snow, what can you do to keep yourself warm without breaking the bank? Here are 10 simple steps that will make you feel warm.1- Keep all your doors closed. We often walk through doors and forget to close them, letting all the warm air escape and the cold air enter.2- Make use of any old blankets by cutting them into strips and placing … [Read more...]
Child Proof your Bathroom
There are many things to consider when designing a family bathroom. Although safety is the major concern, you shouldn’t have to compromise on style when it comes to designing your ideal interior. The perfect environment for any homeowner is arguably an ultimately relaxing yet practical space. Here we look at ways in which to create both aspects to ensure peace of mind whilst unwinding alone or bathing the kids.Storage SolutionsStorage is a key element in any bathroom, although it serves … [Read more...]
Helping Mom Green the Day
With all the responsibilities that come with being a parent trying to be more eco-friendly sometimes falls by the wayside, especially if it’s not something that is already a part of the daily routine.That’s because at first, going green sometimes takes a little extra effort but after a while it becomes second nature and can be easily incorporated into the whirlwind which is often characterized by family life.After a while you may even look back and think how you ever did things … [Read more...]
Signazon.com Review
We’ve got a new website for you! Signazon.com makes any kind of sign you can think of! So fun! I made this banner for Halloween. It is great quality; thick and sturdy and it even comes with metal grommets. (I used 5,000 Blog Titles and Quotes to come up with a cute saying…) The color is beautiful, bright and true to what I designed. It’s also super easy- just upload your design (I made mine with MS Word, saved it as a pdf and uploaded it! So quick!) or use one of their design templates and … [Read more...]
Make Cleaning Fun and Introduce some Competition
Load sighs and complaints are probably the only things you hear when you tell your children to clean. However, cleaning doesn’t have to be a boring chore. Have you ever noticed how all those Disney movies your kids watch endlessly always involve cheerful cleaning sessions? Well, you don’t need to be in a Disney movie to make cleaning more fun. In fact, with a little bit of creativity you can make cleaning a game for your kids. You can make cleaning a game with maybe a little music and a little … [Read more...]
Creating an Outdoor Study Space for Children
Unfortunately there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to the different ways children study and learn. What works for one child doesn’t always work for another, and it’s important to understand what works best for your child. The stereotypical scene of a child staring a computer screen with a pile of books is not necessarily what’s best to aid learning. But sometimes it’s not the techniques that need changing, but the setting where your child is studying. This is especially true in the … [Read more...]
Food Storage
Food storage has been a big topic of conversation lately. For our quarterly Relief Society Meeting, a sign-up sheet went around to make a dish from our food storage for everyone to taste test. I made a simple generic rice-a-roni dish, since it was quick, easy and from items I keep in my food storage. I didn’t know they would hand out awards, but my dish won the “Most Likely to Actually Make” award! Woot!My food storage is made up of foods that we eat regularly. In my cupboard, I have … [Read more...]
Starting a Small Business From Your Home Kitchen
Economic downturns are stressful times that try the nerves and make uncertainty the normal state of daily life. People seeking to bring in extra money to supplement or replace shrinking, disappearing sources of income wonder what they can do from home. The world-wide web and the wide availability of shipping services expand cottage industry options. Starting a small business from your home kitchen is not only possible, but easier than ever before. The current economic climate is similar to other … [Read more...]
How to Encourage Good Habits in Children: Tidying
Every parent wants the perfect child who will tidy their own room without being asked and will put things away around the house when they are finished with them. But many parents seem to believe that this is just a pipe dream, that kids are kids and they will never be tidy until they hit adulthood. But the reality is, if you always go around tidying up after them, then they will let you. But if you encourage them to be tidy and organized, they will soon pick up on it. Teaching tidiness through … [Read more...]
Practical Design Solutions to Creating a Chic Child’s Bedroom
With so many décor elements available today, sometimes creating a child’s bedroom that you will love is quite challenging. Fortunately small tips will help you figure out what you’d like to do and shortly after you will be happy to begin a plan of action before your newborn baby is born! Whether your baby is on the way or you desire to revamp a toddler child’s bedroom because your child is quickly growing up, there are practical design solutions. Apply simple interior design steps to make your … [Read more...]
Easter Decor!
Since we got a jump-start on our egg dying, I went through BHG and picked out my favorite decorating ideas. I tweaked different ways of egg-dying and different décor ideas to turn them into projects that I thought we could do with supplies that we already had.The first idea is natural died eggs on a cute egg tree! We blew out our eggs by poking a hole in each end and blowing. (Super gross and messy!) Then we tried to dye our eggs from natural ingredients. To make lavender, mix 1 cup of grape … [Read more...]
Tax Time
"It's that time of year, when the world falls in love..." Oh wait, that's a different time of year! It's the time of year for stress and figuring out taxes. For me, personally, this is one of my favorite times of year. I started doing our taxes when I got married and became an independent. That first year my Dad, who was an accountant in a former life, helped me figure it out and got me all set up with TurboTax. Ever since then I have LOVED tax time, no I'm not being sarcastic, I mean it! As it … [Read more...]
