My Emma recently discovered "I Love Lucy" and like millions of other, she is utterly enthralled by Lucy. The entire thing came about because Tom and I happened to be talking about the episode with the Vitameatavegimin and she wanted to see what we were giggling about. Needless to say that it's been ...
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Homemade Italian Pita Pockets Recipe
We love easy meals here at our house. If there's a way to make a delicious, but very easy meal? I'm there. This Italian pita pocket recipe fits that bill! They're quick and easy but they're oh so good! We make ours as an Italian meatball flavor, but really, you could make them with any toppings that ...
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If there is one thing that 2015 has taught me, it's that I really, really like making my own products versus buying them. I've always known that but it didn't really sink in that I actually do enjoy it until this year. This year, we've made a big effort to go chemical free in our lives and home and ...
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The #1 Thing Your Grandparents Knew About Money That You Don’t
It might sound cliche` or old fashioned, but we could all really learn a lot from our grandparents. The generation that lived through the Great Depression learned a little about everything but one thing they learned a lot about was money. In fact, they learned so much about money that a lot of them ...
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Can Cloth Diapers Really Save Me Money?
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Homemade Healing Lotion for Dry Skin
*scratches back*Oh hiiiii! Sorry, I was just itching my back. My skin is so dry some days that it is really scary. Well at least it used to be. I had tried every single lotion that was marketed as "deep repair" or for "severe dry skin" and let me tell you. Not a single one worked. So I spent my ...
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DIY Orange Sugar Scrub
I've spent so much money on beauty items in the past and I'm sure most of you have too. In fact, beauty products can be one of the most expensive items out there. When we started removing chemicals from our house, the products used in our bathroom were some of the first ones that we replaced and my ...
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