Beat Dry Winter Skin with Goat Soap

Tackle dry winter skin with goat soap. Once I started showering with goat soap I gave up  Oil of Olay and Caress. All the dryness and itchiness is gone. I now use goat lotion for feet and elbows.
I buy my soap at our local goat shows. You can buy goat soap at many drugstores and [...]

Fab French Scrapbooking Freebies

I ran across DigiCrea French blog that offers regular stunning freebies. As far as I can tell the freebies are offered for a limited time so you must go back to visit to get new freebies (the freebies offered a few weeks ago are no longer free).

The freebies link to a great little scrapbook store [...]

15 Minute Cleanup Check Lists

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.
Telling a child to clean a room is overwhelming. These check lists are broken down into easy doable one to three minute chores. Assign a child a room or a few steps.
Explain to your children if you complete the list every day each can be [...]

Peppermint Meltaways

Peppermint and I have a life long love affair. Peppermint and I have a life long love affair. I love peppermint candies, candy canes, Starbucks Peppermint Mocha, peppermint tea, York Peppermint candies, and especially peppermint bark.

Carpet Cleaners Make Carpets Dirtier!

I finally proved it. Carpet cleaners really do make carpet dirtier. Soap residue is a dirt magnet! But don’t worry I also found a solution.

Meal Planning from Fridge to IPod or IPhone

Menu planning is something we intend to do when we get around to it or “when I’m get organized.” But this is backward thinking, menu planning should be your first step to getting organized.
A lack of meal planning means wasted money, extra trips to the store, frustration and cooking boredom.
We are all faced with meals [...]

12 Things to Do to Keep Your Summertime Organized

Summertime is here. Time to break out the sun lotion and bug spray.
We’ve been enjoying the pool daily.
I LOVE our pool:

Motivation: Finish your school work and we can swim.
Worn-out, water-logged out children go to bed early.
Multi-Tasking: Mom and Dad have play time with children and heart healthy exercise.

12 Things to Do to Keep Your Summertime [...]

Kids and Clutter: Teach Kids to Clean Up After Themselves

My boys are messy. Lord, Grant me patience to endure my blessings.  I spend way to much precious time picking up after them.
Yesterday I took them at by the hand–room to room–to remind them of basic instructions.

I started the tour using my Nice Mommy Voice,   “You are not house guests. You are members of [...]

Disease Can be Cured Naturally

One quarter of what you eat keeps you alive. Three quarters of what you eat supports your doctor.
With nutritionally-depleted foods, chemical additives and our tendency to rely upon pharmaceutical drugs to treat what’s wrong with our malnourished bodies, it’s no wonder that modern society is getting sicker.
According to a 2003 medical report Death by Medicine, [...]

17 Ridiculously Useful Tips to Make Life Easier

Heating leftover pizza, easy deviled eggs, expand frosting, reheating bread, newspaper weeds away, picking up broken glass, squirrel away, flexible vaccumm, foggy windshields, get rid of ants and more ideas.

The Clutter Diet

Are you ready to declutter for spring?
The Clutter Diet is a helpful, motivating blog, I recommend subscribing to it. Don’t know how to subscribe to a blog? See What is RSS and How Can it Make My Like Easier. I subscribe to The Clutter Diet Blog on my Kindle.
I love the Clutter Diet’s diet [...]

Tackling a Stuffed Closet

A stuffed closet is mentally draining.  The clutter of  clothes that do not look good on you or or don’t fit will only cause frustration.
Getting dressed in the morning sets the tone for the entire day. If your closet is a  perpetual state of disorder you start out each day irritated.
I bought these ultra thin [...]

7 Tricks to Organizing Your Pantry

It doesn’t require the skills of a gourmet chef to appreciate the fact that a well-organized pantry closet has more than a token import on the quantum of work in the kitchen. With all necessary ingredients within one’s reach, cooking is a snap. You can find things, sort them out and even stock them within [...]

Menu PlanMonday

Spending a few minutes making a plan organizes the week, helps you save time and money. MPM is hosted by I’m an Organizing Junkie,
Invest 15 Minutes to Save Hours Each Week! Menu Planning Made Simple
I’m making my menus with Google Calendar now (I’ll blog instructions soon). Here is this week’s menu:

If you enjoyed this [...]

Healthy, Quick Breakfast Ideas

Most of us already know breakfast is the most important meal of the day… This is especially true when it comes to kids. We need to ensure their little bodies receive nourishing foods to help them grow and thrive.
Here are some healthy, quick breakfast ideas the whole family will enjoy.
Smoothies – Smoothies are certainly [...]

Warm Soup for a Cold Day

There is nothing better than a hot bowl of soup on a cold and/or stormy day.  Add a salad and fresh bread for a complete meal.  This recipe is a great way to use up all leftover vegetables in the refrigerator and provide a healthy/nutritious meal that will last for a couple of days. I [...]