KraftMaid – Free Inspiration Guide
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How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies
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National Consumer Panel is Open!
The National Consumer Panel is looking for consumers to use their home scan. If you’re accepted, you’ll get a free scanner that you’ll use to track the groceries and other items you purchase.
Also, you can earn some really cool prize gifts like electronics, toys, gift cards, etc. It’s all free!
Earn great gifts for scanning the products you love to buy. Thousands of choices, hundreds of brands! Make your consumer opinions heard while earning great rewards! Have strong opinions? Join the National Consumer Panel where you will voice your opinions about today’s products and earn great rewards. Dare to be different? By scanning the products you buy you will make your consumer opinions heard while earning great rewards. Join National Consumer Panel today!
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How Safe is Your Home?
Protect your family and home.
It’s not something we like to think about, but it happens. Read the news, listen to the news… it’s there… another home invasion, etc. Is your home safe? Is your family safe?
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Tightwad Group, Come Join!
I’ve recently been granted to take over the Tightwad group, a long time Yahoo tightwad living group.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tightwad
The group’s owner had disappeared long ago, leaving the group to spammers posting yucky stuff. I have deleted a lot of messages and hopefully got rid of all the nasty ones.
We are wanting to jump start the group again, bring it back to life, to what it was intended for… tightwad tips, frugal living, budgeting, freebies, and coupons. So I am asking my readers here to join up and share their freebies, tightwad tips, frugal recipes, coupons, etc. Basically any and everything that pertains to tightwad living.
The group posts are moderated to keep the icky spam out.
So come on and join and spread the word to your friends!
Tightwad
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tightwad
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It’s no secret, babies and little ones like to get their hands on everything. Sometimes it seems like decorating your home and keeping your little ones and your belonging safe, are in constant conflict.
There’s good news.
You can still keep your home stylish, while keeping your little ones from causing harm.
Start with These Ideas:
* Banish the ugly, plastic cabinet locks. There are locks that are hidden away and you simply push down the plastic to fully open your cabinet. You can even find magnetic locks that are hidden on the inside of your cabinet. You simply use a magnetic piece, stored high on your refrigerator to open the cabinet when needed.
* When you want to keep children out of certain rooms, invest in a stylish locking doorknobs know to keep the littlest ones out.
* To keep kids from pulling down shelves or playing with your favorite pieces, buy shelves that hang directly on your wall. Place the shelves where they cannot be touched by little hands. You can place decorative pieces, DVDs and even books out of their reach.
* If you want candles, but worry that your children will burn themselves, try sconces that hang on your wall.
* Purchase a stylish high-chair that matches your dining décor. There are many wood and other finishes to choose from.
* Add color to your bathroom with towels and other non-harmful decorative elements.
* If you’re worried about breaking dishes, Corel carries plenty of shatter-resistant sets in lovely patterns and styles.
* You can choose colorful tea towels, oven mitts and trivets for the kitchen.
* Add throw pillows to your couch to add some style. Choose durable materials because little ones can’t resist throwing the pillows around and playing with them.
* Wall decorating is fairly safe with kids around. Use mirrors, art pieces and picture frames to add style to your home that is well out of your little one’s reach.
* Minimize the toys in the living room. Just keep one small basket of toys in the living room and keep the rest in their play room or bedroom. Boxes and boxes of toys in the living room only encourage more toys scattered about the house and take away from the décor you’ve carefully selected.
Now there’s no more excuse for not having the décor you want. You can have style and a safe and fun home for your kids.
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Routines are great for helping us get everything done so we can get out of the house on time each morning. Did you know that you can use routines to make a house run smoother, too?
Sometimes the best morning routines start the night before. If everyone in the family can get into the habit of selecting the clothes they want to wear the next day, it will make your morning run much smoother. You may even be able to get everyone out of the house on time and with little fussing.
Take time to develop a schedule that the entire family can follow. Find a calendar that has large squares to write in. Write down all regular family events such as practices or games if your children are involved in sports, scouting activities, weekly dates with your spouse, or religious activities if your family attends.
Determine which days certain household tasks must be performed. You may want to spend time each day cleaning a certain room in your home rather than waiting until the weekend to do everything. Do laundry one day, vacuuming and dusting another, clean the bathrooms on another day. You get the idea. If you have everything planned and do it the same way every week, it will soon become routine and you won’t even have to think about it.
One day each week, create a meal plan so you know what you’re going to eat. Write down what items are needed for each meal. This will give you an idea of what you need from the store. While you’re in the “food mood,” take the time to make your grocery shopping list and gather any coupons you may need. By having a plan and a list, this will allow anyone who cooks to be able to make dinner even if you’re not home to do it.
Having your meals planned out will also make it easier for you to get your family fed each day. You’ll know what you need to take out of the freezer, you can put everything in the crock pot to cook during the day, and you won’t have to make trips to the store on the way home.
After the evening meal, plan on setting aside time to enjoy as a family. Establish one night for family fun and games. Watch a movie or play board games. Have some fun with your family and watch the dynamics of your family change.
Set a bed time for everyone. Of course, you and your spouse will be able to stay up later than your young children, but everyone will benefit from getting to bed at the same time each night.
Creating routines to help your house run smoother is something every family can do. If you’re consistent in following the routines you’ve established, your day will run smoother and so will your house. It may take time to make the routines habit but the effort will definitely be worth it.
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