I love a good cup of tea, don't you? To me, it doesn't get much better than spending my morning waking up on the front porch with a good book and hot cup of tea. I've never been much of a coffee drinker, but a fantastic cup of tea? Totally down for that. Most of the teas that I enjoy are herbal ...
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How to Pay for College Without Student Loans
Call me silly but I am of the opinion that debt often spells financial death for a lot of families. Because of that belief, I don't think that young people (oh my...I sound like my Dad now) should start their adult lives off with mounds of debt from student loans that they "think" they need to take ...
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Easy DIY Dog Rope Toy
I don't know about your house, but in our home, our dogs are a part of our family. That means that they have their own beds and of course their own dog toys! While we do have a few toys for them that we bought for them (because you can't beat Kong dog toys!), some of their favorites are the DIY dog ...
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Chicken and Black Bean Taquito Recipe with Sour Cream Sauce
Sometimes you just want a quick meal and for me? That means heading into the kitchen and grabbing one of my favorite freezer recipes. I'm not big on huge freezer cooking sessions, but there are a few things that I love to make up ahead of time so that life is easier later on. This chicken and ...
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How to Season Cast Iron Cookware
Do you have a cast iron skillet? If so, you'll know the beauty of cooking in cast iron. We actually have several different pieces of cast iron cookware since we use them both at home and we use them when we go camping. In case you were unaware, cast iron is fantastic when you need to cook over an ...
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14 “New” Uses for Empty Milk Jugs
Saving as much money as possible is a game for me. It isn't that I find it incredibly fun because honestly? Sometimes saving money isn't. It's more of a "how low can I go" type of thing and I'll admit that there are some months where challenging myself in that way is the only reason I've stayed on ...
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34 Homemade Cleaners for Your Home
I would love to tell you that I handled it gracefully when I found out that I have multiple chemical sensitivity. I would love to but I can't. The truth is that I felt let down by the very products that we use so often in our lives. I felt that it wasn't fair that other people can use them but I ...
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How to Make Homemade Soft Scrub
Buying cleaning supplies can get really expensive, really quickly. At $3.00 or more (average) per bottle, most of us are spending hundreds per year just trying to keep our homes clean. It doesn't make any sense to me. Sure, we all need clean homes, but why are we paying so much to have that? We've ...
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21 Must Have Items for Homemade Beauty + Cleaning
Making homemade beauty items and homemade cleaning products can be confusing if you're first getting started. The supplies alone can confuse you since for a lot of homemade beauty recipes the products needed can cross easily. The same can be said for homemade cleaning recipes. The products are ...
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Layered Pastel Easter Cake Recipe
Spring is the perfect time to start having family picnics and get-togethers and every family event needs one thing. An awesome dessert. It needs to be light and fluffy and of course, colorful to celebrate and welcome spring! Family get picnics are one of my favorite spring and summer things to do on ...
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