Sometimes, bad, bad smells come from our garbage disposal. Running some water and turning it on doesn’t help. My friend The Maintenance Man has an easy solution: dump a handful of ice cubes in and run the disposal. How easy is that? It makes a terrible noise, but it does …
My husband is approaching a job shift that requires a wardrobe shift. Someone in our church generously donated his old wardrobe of sweaters and buttoned, collared shirts to my husband. My husband sorted through the clothes last weekend and made note of a few laundering requirements. “This needs to be …
After avoiding Pinterest for a long time, I decided to join the site a couple weeks ago. Some of you (that’s you, …
I hit up farmers’ market for my first serious visit this week. Des Moines has a huge farmer’s market every Saturday, but …
It’s a guest post! This is from my sister, and it’s really just an email she sent me. I tried this recipe, …
A place for everything, and everything in its place. Sounds great, but how does one do this? Before the kid, our living …
This isn’t really a personal blog, but…I’m going to go all “check out how cute my kid is” for a moment. I …
Is all milk the same, whether it’s name brand or not? Around here, store brand milk is frequently 20-30¢ cheaper per gallon, …
One of my sisters is about to move to a part of the world where the weather is hot and electrical energy …
Some of my relatives made a cookbook some years ago. It has some tasty recipes, but many recipes are simply a list …