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Keeping the Castle - Housekeeping & Homemaking Tips

Archive for the ‘Home Making’ Category

August 7th, 2007

Back to School Bento

I love Japanese food. Eating at an authentic Japanese restaurant is one of the pleasures of life for me. I just adore the bento boxes, with the assortment of yummy foods in them.
A couple of weeks ago, I realized that bento boxes would make even ordinary school lunches seem extra-ordinary. I know I would enjoy […]

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April 3rd, 2007

Dan Ho on Simplifying Life

Dan Ho, the lifestyle guru, preaches simplicity and stress-free style. His alternative to redecorating one’s home? Clean it:

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December 11th, 2006

Watching the Duggar Family

Last night, I watched the show “16 Children and Moving In” on TLC . It’s a documentary of the Duggar family’s adventures in building their own home. If you have never heard of them till now, you might wonder why they’re special.
Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar have 16 children (all biological). Ever since I saw […]

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December 7th, 2006

Cool Gifts for the Holidays

We’ve had our list of odd gifts for the homemaker. Now it’s time to be less funny and more serious with our gift lists. Here are a couple that caught my eye:

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December 6th, 2006

How to Light a Christmas Tree

SJ Reidhead, writing for Blog Critics, has a post about how to professionally light a Christmas tree.
If you have an artificial tree, like we do, you’re supposed to put the lights on the tree before you fluff the branches. You do end up using a large number of Christmas lights, if you do it this […]

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December 1st, 2006

Reading “A Readable Feast”

Today’s hectic lifestyle makes it even harder for children and their parents to keep up with what’s going on in each other’s lives. Beyond gathering at dinner most times of the week, there are other ways to foster togetherness and a sense of family.
Anne-Marie Nichols gives some ideas in her blog, A Readable Feast. She […]

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November 22nd, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving!

Tomorrow is celebrated in the U.S. as Thanksgiving Day. Lots of food and time with family and friends. We’re going to a cousin’s house for lunch, which will most probably extend until the afternoon. It’s a time of getting together and catching up.
And let’s not forget the reason for the holiday. Thanksgiving!
There are so many […]

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November 8th, 2006

Stacy Julian: Homemaking Inspiration

Inspiration may come from any source.
I was watching one of the first episodes of Clique TV, featuring Stacy Julian, founding editor of Simple Scrapbooks. Stacy is one crazy busy mother, wife, working woman and serious scrapbooker. She has 4 sons and just recently adopted a precious baby girl! On top of that, she runs her […]

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