I recently entered typeamom.net’s That’s Ingenious Challenge. The challenge was to come up with an invention/solution to a sticky problem — this is not quite the wording, but that’s my interpretation anyway. My answer: I’m a consigner. I might even call myself…
Category: housekeeping
Purex: Not Just Detergent
This is one of those times when I wish I was doing a giveaway. But, I’m not. So, you will have to be satisfied by a review…but it’s a good one! I’m not a “Yay, Let’s do housework!” kind of…
Rubbermaid Rocks: A Giveaway
Hands up if you have opened a kitchen cabinet and had Rubbermaid tubs and lids fall on you? *raising hand in the air* Hands up if you have searched in vain for a Rubbermaid lid or a tub? *hands waving…
Clorox Green Works: Giveaway
Hey folks! Welcome to the first giveaway on my new blog! The first of many more to come — judging by the stack on my dining room table, not that I’m procrastinating or anything. No, not me! A week or…
Blog Housekeeping
The winner of the That Baby DVD and CD has not responded. Tomorrow I will pick a new winner. I need to pick one winner each for the Subway/NIH We Can! and DrWeigh.com giveaways. Giveaway coming for Macaroni Grill gift…
Parenting Fail
Chris writes NotesfromtheTrenches a blog I read every day. I usually leave a comment because I relate to her she has preteens and teenagers as well as younger kids. She had a post today about ways she fails as a…
Musings on Consigning Kid’s Clothes and Toys
Why do I like consigning? The plus about consigning clothes is that once the consignment shop accepts the clothes they are repsonsible for selling them. With ebay and etsy you are required to ship out items and manage auctions and…
Scaling Mt. Laundry
Is it O.K. to blog about cleaning tips while there are dishes piled in my sink, dirty laundry strewn about my children’s bedrooms, and several pairs of mismatched shoes under the didning room table? No? Well, I’m doing it anyway.…
Make Your Own Soda the Green Way
My family has had a checkered past with electronic appliances and gadgets. After months of pestering, my dad finally agreed to get a VCR — I was about 14 and ecstatic. My dad didn’t choose a Sony Betamax or a…
Momaroo — Odd Socks
I mused about odd socks over at Momaroo.
