I thought I’d venture back into “deal blogging” briefly to give you the specifics of an Amazon deal that I’ve seen all over the blogosphere and on deal forums. Most of the posts I read were very vague, but I decided to take a chance and found that this deal was helpful for me. The [...]

Ringo dog has been a part of our household for several months now, and thankfully the worst of his puppy messes are only a memory. It was quite the experience housebreaking a puppy while contending with wet snow and muddy paws on top of the normal training accidents. I am simultaneously a self-professed bad housekeeper [...]

I did it! I successfully completed the Buttoned Up Challenge that saw me tackling a different organizational task for every single day in January. Some of the tasks were easy, some of them were tough. There were more than a few days when I almost forgot and then was tempted to let it slide when [...]

I’ve talked before about my struggles with housekeeping, which have inspired many a New Year’s resolution. My house certainly gets as messy as ever, but my past organizational efforts have proven fruitful–when I do clean, it goes much more quickly and easily because I have places for things to go and I don’t have an awful [...]

Do you love a real Christmas tree but hate all the fussing with a tree stand and the sticky sap that gets on your skin as you try to adjust it? I’m partial to Fraser Firs for my Christmas trees, but one drawback is that they have very skinny trunks. It’s always tricky for us [...]

One of the selling points when we chose our house was the beautiful (if very worn) hardwood flooring throughout. I’ve always loved wood floors, but the attraction wore off a bit when I became pregnant. I had a nasty spill when I slipped while walking down the stairs in socks. I banged my back pretty [...]

I currently have an army of ants frenetically scurrying around my bathroom. Why? Because they happened upon a single stray sesame seed. Times must be desperate in the world of ants. But not to worry–I have a secret weapon that works every time. Behold: I first tried Terro Ant Killer two years ago when our [...]