The heat is rising, and well, so are the electricity bills. There has got to be more than just running your air conditioning day in and day out. I’ve put together a few tips and tricks that will help you to stay cool, and save money! 1. Don’t Be Stuffy! The first tip is very… Read More Cheap and Easy Ways to Cool Off This Summer
As a child, I was always digging into the can of olives when grandma was cooking, or rush to grab an olive on each finger out of the snack trays at our big family holiday meals. I’d walk around eating whole olives off of my finger tips and go back for more…. Don’t tell me… Read More Pearls Olives to Go!- Great Snack or Pre-Measured Ingredients
In fact, this recipe isn’t for a casserole at all! But it does have green beans! It’s very inexpensive, it only takes ONE dish to cook it in, and it goes a long way! It even includes bacon.. How can you go wrong with that? This green bean/bacon dish one of my absolute favorites from… Read More Recipe: Not Your Momma's Green Bean Casserole
I’m sure some of you may remember me reviewing the Rubbermaid Reveal Spray Mop not very long ago… It was great because I could use whatever cleanser I wanted. I wasn’t stuck spending crazy money on any specific brand. I could even go green with just water and vinegar! It also had a reusable microfiber… Read More Giveaway~ New & Improved Rubbermaid Reveal Spray Mop
I am not a florist, nor have I ever been. I just want to say that right up front. When the Walmart Moms went to Bentonville a couple of months ago, we had the chance to work with a professional who showed us some of the tricks of the trade, and make our own floral… Read More DIY- Beautiful Floral Arrangements on a Budget
*This giveaway is now closed! Thanks to all who participated!* Random Integer Generator Here are your random numbers: 25 Timestamp: 2010-10-10 21:09:56 UTC Our home’s first floor is almost all hard wood flooring. As pretty as it is, it’s difficult to keep completely clean. Dust shows very easily, and if there’s anything on the floor,… Read More Giveaway: Move over mop! Rubbermaid Reveal is here!
So, we’ve been through 4 weeks of some pretty sustainable living. We tried not to make things too tough… and went for the changes we thought we’d be able to stick with. We turned off the Air Conditioning… The weather was warm, but not too bad.. It was actually very comfortable to just open up… Read More Seventh Generation- Lessons Learned
Starting back up where I left off: 13. Buy from local farmers! There are so many times that I’ve gone into the grocery store and found grapes trucked in from Chile, or who knows where.. Trucking in those fruits and veggies costs the Earth some valuable air from the emissions! If you buy locally, you… Read More 9 Days until Earth Day!
Ok, so I’m a few days behind… So lets get a few ideas down here. Here are some quick and easy tips for saving the Earth!! 16: Use reusable shopping bags! You don’t need to keep taking home plastic bags. Most of them end up in the trash one way or another right? Buy a… Read More 14 days until Earth Day..
I hope you all had a super Easter Weekend!!! So, we started with clothing, and then reusable coffee cups… This post is going to be all about a cool little cutting board we found while out shopping a couple of weeks ago. Yes, I did say a cutting board. We recently got a new knife… Read More 17 Days until Earth Day:
