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Last updated: July 20th, 2021I suck at hanging up pictures. I’m the eye ball it type of gal. Put the nail in and oops, it really isn’t very level. The problem is I can’t always wait for my husband to come home and hang up a new painting or frame I’ve purchased. Besides, if I […]

Last updated: July 24th, 2021I have some holiday money that has been burning a hole in my pocket and believe it or not I keep eyeing a Dyson vacuum. You’re probably thinking I’m nuts. I’ve been drooling over one for some time now. I’ve read the reviews; I’ve asked on Twitter and talked to other

Last updated: July 21st, 2021Children tend to break things. Just the other day my daughter dropped our Xoom tablet and broke it. We went 2 years without a protective case and it withstood several drops and bangs but I should have known that there would be a final drop and a new tablet on our

Last updated: July 24th, 2021 Where I live we often have snow from October until April. I’m used to the snow but I’ve never gotten used to the winter driving. It scares me. There’s something about being stuck in a snow bank at below zero wind chills that gives me nightmares. My jeep or van

Last updated: July 24th, 2021 My family camps as much as possible. In fact, we’re having a little staycation this weekend to celebrate school ending at our local KOA! I can’t wait to tell you all about it! Usually, when we camp there isn’t a heated pool, cable and free WiFi! In fact, we didn’t

Last updated: July 24th, 2021 If you have a dog or more than one dog, have you ever had someone visit your home and complain that it smelled like your animal? This is common and I noticed on a Great Dane forum I’m part of that a few pet owners had this issue. Even though

Last updated: July 31st, 2012If you like to hit the thrift stores like I do you’ll appreciate finding a bargain or an item that seems like junk to someone else but to you, it is more than a treasure. It brings back childhood memories and makes you want to call your cousin and talk for

Last updated: July 24th, 2021 Natural odor eaters or air fresheners can be hard to come by or expensive. Having a stinky Great Dane, two children who come home from day camp dirty as can be a husband who works hard – there is dirt and well smelly stuff. I like to make the air

Last updated: July 24th, 2021Household cleaning product –related injuries happen on a daily basis with calls to poison control centers, visits to urgent care, family doctors and to US emergency departments. The number of household cleaning product-related injuries treated in US emergency departments are estimated to be 267 a year and mostly for those under

Last updated: July 24th, 2021Have you ever wondered what will happen to all the animals when the earth gets warmer. (It is already!) You can generally expect that animals will be affected by global warming in many of the same ways as humans. They will have to deal with extreme weather as well as changing

Last updated: July 24th, 2021I’ve always wanted to create a bucket list, something that was written down and I could refer back to. A list of things that I want to do before I croak or “kick the bucket”.  They say if you put something out into the Universe it is more likely to happen.

Last updated: July 24th, 2021With the current state of the economy and many people getting laid off from their job or getting hours cut, budgets for many are getting tighter and tighter. Even if the current economic crisis hasn’t much affected you personally, you may still be taking proactive measures to be more frugal. You may be

Last updated: July 24th, 2021I’ve said this before but I love PBS! My daughter and I like to watch Sid the Science Kid (award-winning) together and this week there are lots of science themes related to the environment! Who Is Sid The Science Kid? If you haven’t watched Sid the Science Kid before, you’re missing out!

Last updated: July 21st, 2021With a new puppy, accidents happen and if you are not careful your home can end up smelling  like urine. With our Ellie, we’ve had accidents and most of these all of these are from us not paying close enough attention to her cues and signs that she needs to attend

Last updated: January 6th, 2019As promised, I told you I would tell you all about the Shark Steam Cleaner; after trying the Shark Navigator. This was sent to me by the company as a thank you product to review, if I chose to, after attending an event Euro Pro hosted in New York City. Steam cleaning

Last updated: August 2nd, 2021Update: After tweeting this and having my @thesmartmama, Jennifer Taggart on my team and investigating the product it has come to my attention that this product is made of PVC and contains harmful toxic phthalates that are released while we are washing our clothing. The manufacture confirmed to Jennifer that DINP

Last updated: July 21st, 2021 I love shopping. Don’t most women? I really love finding something organic and fashionable when doing some local downtown shopping. I spied this cute handbag maybe a week ago from Bungalow360.com and now I have one. I couldn’t resist, I had to have it for it’s perfect size (mom carries