Use Leaves for Free Fertilizer
The more leaves the merrier in our garden. Gardeners gold is what my husband says. We have a friend who works for the city and he uses a ride on lawnmower with a grass collection bag. They use to put all the leaves and grass clippings into garbage bags and...
Halloween: "Monthly Gift" Couple Costume (Adult)
Ha, ha, ha! OMG this is the best in a long time. Excellent idea. You two are hilarious; my kind o fun. Happy Halloween! I can see a blue ribbon for the number one costume tonight.
Check Receipt Before Leaving Store
It actually pays here when you check your receipt. If the store makes a mistake. You give them the receipt and they have to give you the item plus give your money back. I walked out one day with 6 lbs of butter at over $4.00 a lb. A cool savings of $24.00. Butter...
Buy Family Members Different Socks
When I was a kid we just had a big container with a hinged lid. It was called the sock box Everybodys socks went in. The only time I ever heard anyone complain was my Dad. We would use his work-socks (the fuzzy ones) for gloves when our mittens got wet. Lol...
Recipes Using Mashed Potatoes?
My Aunt use to make these when I was a kid, many moons ago. These were so yummy. They taste just like that round chocolate bar Pep. Here in Canada they sell it in Green and silver foil. She would leave some of the filling white but then divide up 2 more bowls...
Recommendations for Vacuums?
I too recommend the Dyson. Ive owned mine for a year and its incredible. The Dyson picks up so much dust and dirt you wonder where it comes from; my old rugs look great again. My Dyson is the upright model with the ball and its especially designed for people...
Individualized Carved Pumpkins
What a wonderful idea; a truly special memory for your little guy. Happy Halloween! Thanks for sharing.
Roses Fed with Epsom Salts
Very nice roses. Who would have ever thought salt; thanks for the great tip. Youve also given me a great idea for my new entrance to another outdoor room and a way to hide my compost area. lol
Poem for a Candy Wreath?
I found this poem on this website called; A Candy Cane Christmas and thought it was nice for your candy wreaths. Just drop the cane throughout the poem unless your using candy canes to decorate it of course. Thank you for a great gift idea and reminding me...
Logins, Passwords and Security Questions
This is where the Z in my rolodex comes in handy. Its on my desk and no one thinks to look under Z for passwords and user names. lol
Removing Email Addresses From an Email?
Copy and paste by right-clicking and holding and dragging to highlight the text. Once you have what you want to copy; (not including the email addresses) let go and right click on it again and a little box will come up, press copy. In the new email box you...
Keeping Dogs from Peeing on the Floor?
Avoid using ammonia based products to clean dog urine. One of the ingredients of dog urine is ammonia and he may well be encouraged to re-offend in the same area. Remember, your dogs sense of smell is a hundred times better than yours. I would suggest vinegar...
Iron-on Laminate Veneers?
We just did a little remodeling in our Kitchen and used some of the iron on laminate veneer around oak plywood that we use for our new island, The island looks as though its a solid peice of wood; its wonderful stuff. We bought it from our local builders store...
Christmas Card Register Book?
I use to have a christmas card registery but peoples addresss change now and again and I would forget to change it in my book and it was a hassle. My sister gave me this idea and it works wonderful. When I receive a Christmas card in the mail I just cut the...
Heart Wreath Door Decoration
Thank you for a wonderful idea. Im going to make one today for my front door. I will be cutting mine out of fun foam and adding a magnet to the back. (our door is metal) This way I will have it for next year too. I love homemade decorations and this one is...
Poll: How hot is it where you live?
Where I live in BC we have been the hot spot in Canada two days in a row. Its been 41.8 Celsius or 107 fahrenheit; I love it. I can remember when we were kids and A/C wasnt heard of back then; me, my brother and sister would soak our sheets in the bathtub or...
Poll: Do you have more debt than savings?
Yahoo!, we just made our last mortgage payment on May 30th and it sure feels good to know we are debt free and we are at a great age to still enjoy it. I just turned 44 and my husband is 47. We did this all on one income as well. What really helped us was adding...
Poll: Do you own a bread machine?
I use to make bread by scratch long ago. Every Monday was my bread day. I would clear my kitchen table off and fill my house with that wonderful aroma that would make my whole family smile. Then I couldnt do it anymore because of medical reasons it just hurt...
One Pot Recipes?
I make a hamburger stew that is quick and easy. My family loves it. When I was a kid, it was a recipe that my Dad would make when my Mom was away training as a lab tech. This recipe has been in my life for 40 years and its still a favorite. Brown some burger...
Old Chair for Container Gardening
Im always looking for neat ideas for container gardening and your chair is beautiful. Thanks for the excellent photo and directions.
Poll: Do you shred credit card offers?
We use a woodstove to heat our house so all our paper garbage goes into a paper bag to be burned. No personal documents ever go into the garbage that sits on the curb for pickup.
Keeping No-seeums Out of The House?
We live up north and no-seeums can be awful. I had to keep my little man indoors when he was younger because they would bite him around the back of his ears and even drew blood. This friend of mine told me about Watkins bug repellent and so we gave it a try...
Store Wrapping Paper Rolls in Old Pantyhose
Excellent tip Patricia. My favorite tips are quick and easy from something you already have laying around the house. Thank you
Do You Receive Home Newspaper Delivery?
I wish we had home newspaper delivery. It would be nice not to have to drive to the store everyday; which my husband does. There isnt any home delivery in our small town.
Recycling Junk Mail?
I save the envelopes from junk mail to use for mailing my own letters in. I make up labels using, Avery address labels on my printer. My design has a tree on the left side and across the top is my return address with a little saying underneath that says Re...
Using it Up - Lotions, Shampoo, Perfume?
Creams and lotions that come in those tubes are never quite empty even when you cant squeeze any more out. I cut the tubes half way up across the middle and there is always lots cream left to use many more times. I then slip the top part back over and it keeps...
