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Archive for August 2008

August 31st, 2008

Around the Lifestyles Channel (8-31-08)

It’s been a long time since I’ve taken you on a tour of b5media’s Lifestyles Channel. Once again, I found some really informative posts that will help us in our homemaking efforts.
* Marye, at Baking Delights, made some Old Fashioned Cloverleaf Rolls
* Cyndi shares her gelato experiments at Busy Family Meals
* What can you […]

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August 29th, 2008

Recalls for Infant and Children’s Products (8-29-08)

There are several recalls and safety alerts for infant and children’s products issued in the past few days by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Some of these pose strangulation and choking hazards. So please look over these products carefully, especially if you have young children in your home.

* Infants Strangled to Death in […]

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August 28th, 2008

Decluttering Challenge: Day 14

I’m so happy to be able to get rid of several old and non-working appliances today! I have a couple of TVs and VCRs, and a burned out sump pump that have been taking up space in the garage for months now.
I’ve been finding out that it’s not easy getting rid of old appliances. […]

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August 27th, 2008

Wordless Wednesday: Look What I Pulled Out of the Bathroom Sink

Tags: bathroom sink, family adventures, homemaking, housekeeping, life with kids, missing bean, things that grow in the bathroom sink

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August 26th, 2008

Decluttering Challenge: Days 5-13

This decluttering challenge is not as easy as I thought it would be. It only requires one item per day. But it also means that there are days when I don’t actively think of finding that one item that I can either get rid of or take action on. The good thing is that this […]

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August 26th, 2008

Reader’s Digest: Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things

We know that baking soda is extremely useful for cleaning around the house. But did you also know that it can also be used to:
* tenderize meat? Rub the meat with baking soda and let is sit in the refrigerator for 3-5 hours. Rinse before cooking.
* bake better beans? A pinch of baking soda will […]

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August 24th, 2008

CVS Savings (8-24-08)

What?!? Two CVS posts in a row!!?!
Well, this week’s CVS deals are too good to have to wait till later. It’s a week for making some money with ECBs and coupons, as you can see in my transaction today:
2 Stayfree products, reg. $6.69 each, on sale for 2/$9.001 Kotex Lightdays, 16 ct., $1.492 […]

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August 23rd, 2008

CVS Savings (8-23-08)

There weren’t a lot of good deals that I could use this past week at CVS. For one thing, I’ve used up my ECBs and didn’t have a lot of coupons that I could stack with the store sales.
However, at the end of the week, I found we needed some ibuprofen and so I did […]

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