Quick Tip: Put together a kids’ travel kit before you hit the road, from Martha Stewart
“Be sure to include writing instruments, such as crayons or colored pencils, as well as an activity book and educational book. Always include a healthy snack, such as trail mix, and a water bottle with a top.”
Bring along things like [...]

Quick Tip: organize your sink supplies from Martha Stewart
“Don’t let kitchen rags and dishwashing gloves clutter the sink area. Instead, hang them from hooks screwed to the inside of a cabinet door.”
While I do have some concerns about the moisture build-up under the sink, it sure seems worth a try…
Just collect your supplies & get [...]

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Quick Idea: Non-toxic tub scrub from Martha Stewart
“Add one teaspoon of liquid soap and several drops of an antibacterial essential oil … to one cup of baking soda. Add just enough water to form a paste, and use it with a sponge or brush to scour bathtub surfaces.”
I love, love, love this [...]

When we celebrate Christmas in my house, we’re are sticklers for tradition. But, we’ve learned that the fun part about traditions is not observing them, but rather making them. So, when I placed my order for this year’s holiday groceries, I was sure to incorporate some new recipes into our traditional Christmas feast!
Christmas [...]

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Quick Idea: DIY compact firewood tote from Martha Stewart
“Fashion a compact firewood tote from a 22-by-42-inch piece of canvas, 1/2-inch grommets, and two 30-inch lengths of rope.”
Consider modifying the instructions to make it your own custom size. Now if  could only get back all of the time I’ve wasted looking for the [...]

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Quick Idea: Save your excess egg yolks or whites from Martha Stewart
“Save the egg yolks when a recipe calls for using only whites, or vice versa. If you don’t plan to use the eggs immediately, pour them into an airtight container and freeze.”
When it comes to making our grocery dollar go further, [...]

Whenever I plan to host a dinner party there are lots of things to do besides the basic grocery shopping & cooking. Here’s a simple list:
Four Weeks Before:
1. Invite guests & collect preliminary RSVP’s
2. Begin collecting recipes & decorating ideas
Two Weeks Before:
3. Inventory Dishware & Supplies
- Dishes, Silverware, Glassware, Napkins, Serving Utensils
- Pots, Pans, [...]

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Quick Idea: Martha Stewart Living posted this idea for keeping a Decorator’s Pouch in your car.  Having paint swatches, fabric samples & home measurements on hand will definitely simplify shopping for home decorations.
I can even imagine extending this to shopping for clothes – snip a string or a tiny piece [...]

Quick Idea: Put Reminders by the Door from Martha Stewart
“Eliminate stray notes and pieces of paper by writing important to-do tasks on an erasable board near the door.”
While this may not be the place to keep a grocery list, it would definitely help remind me to take out the trash in the morning, or to [...]

“So, what’s for dinner tonight?”

THAT IS IT!  I cannot hear that phrase again, that last-minute, spoken in a fit of hunger, desperate & cranky, “What’s for dinner tonight?”  If you are like me, living in a household with two working adults, sometimes it’s hard to coordinate who will order the take-out, let alone go grocery [...]