Posts by Maddy123

My MIL is very comfortable financially, yet she is addicted to shopping *cheap* and passing on lots of crap to my kids. She buys things off the clearance racks at Walmart (regular Walmart prices are too high ) and the like. She has...

I second the cetaphil method. We had no luck with Nix, Hairclean123 or tea tree oil. I would go straight to the cetaphil (google for more info) if lice ever revisit our family. My sympathies!

We have an American Express that we get membership rewards on. You have to pay it every month, so it's not like a regular credit card. I have used points for Crate and Barrel gift cards, restaurant gift cards, etc. Everywhere doesn't...

I use my bread machine several times a week. However, for some people, bread machines are one of those appliances that they buy and never use. A good deal at a thrift store could be worth it, though. I don't use any of the timed...

A very artistic and stylish home...thanks so much for sharing the link. I really enjoyed looking thru the photos! For me, there is not one kind of style that I prefer. (Right now I'm in a midcentury modern period but my furniture...

I try to keep the island in my kitchen totally clear. But I do have another area where stuff collects. I try to file everything in a lateral file cabinet that we have, but I don't always get to it. So I have three boxes with lids that I...

My DH is definitely a budget buster at the grocery store. He's worse than the kids! At least they only want a donut or some snack foods. He buys the expensive meats, cheeses, etc. And the same as OPs have mentioned as far as going out...

My DH barely notices the state of the house. So I can't say this has happened to me. I do sometimes feel like it should be super clean all the time, at least on days when the kids aren't home. He does notice one in a while that I...

Decluttering is a continual process... I read somewhere that if your kids mess everything up (oh yeah, poor kids, always getting blamed!) just think of it as "surface" mess. The idea is that is if you have decluttered, the...

A plumber who works on our house sometimes once told me "Mold is gold!" (Meaning that it costs BIG bucks for the homeowner to deal with it and means $$ for the plumbers.) I realize that there are all sorts of mold issues,...