When the leaves start to fall and the air turns nippy, who doesn’t love to come home from a hard day of work or play to a hearty bowl of red pepper soup that’s chock full of savory seasoned beef? You never know who might come by the house unexpectedly and this fantastic slow cooker…
Eliminate Your Pet’s Fleas Using Dawn Dish Soap and Table Salt
Fleas can be a pesky problem for pet owners, but you don’t necessarily need expensive treatments to get rid of them. Here’s a simple and cost-effective DIY flea treatment using Dawn dish soap and table salt: Ingredients: Dawn dish soap (blue variety) Table salt Instructions: 1. Prepare a Bath: Fill a bathtub or basin with warm…
How to remove set-in grease stains from laundry
Have I mentioned that I hate doing laundry? I HATE doing laundry! Even my pretty laundry closet can’t make me like it. I tried, I really did! And my absolutely least favorite part of doing laundry used to be trying to remove set-in grease stains. I would wash and rewash my husband’s shirts using different sprays and…
How to Get Rid of Unpleasant Odors Around the Toilet
Do you ever feel sometimes that no matter how well you clean your toilet there is still a lingering smell that you just can’t figure out where its coming from, and how to get rid of it. As a mom of three little ones (two of them being boys) this toilet gets used regularly and…
The mixture that will make your home smell so wonderful… your neighbors will envy you
There are not many more pleasant things in life than a house that smells wonderful. A nice scent at home can boost your energy levels and relax your mind, and makes you enjoy home more. However, many people are dealing with unpleasant odors in their home which can really ruin your mood. Unpleasant smells and…
DIY Bar Cart
I LOVE Bar Carts! I always have. I’ve been meaning to get one for myself but it just hasn’t been in the budget. So I set out to DIY one for an affordable price.The Bar Cart gods were definitely looking down on me when I went to a garage sale and stumbled upon this Cart…
How To Make a Kitchen Fan Hood
Ribeye steak
The rib-eye, sometimes known as scotch fillet or entrecôte, is one of the most popular steaks in the world. It comes from the Longissimus Dorsi muscle, which runs down the spine and doesn’t do too much work, giving it a lovely tender texture. What makes it really stand out, however, is all the wonderful marbled…
HOW TO CLEAN A DISHWASHER
How often do you clean your dishwasher? I’ll confess that I don’t clean mine nearly often enough! I wash dishes in it daily, so surely it’s getting clean at the same time, right? One look at my dishwasher filter proved that theory wrong. Ewww!This week, I gave my stainless steel dishwasher a thorough cleaning, and…
Fall Front Porch & Copper Door
I wanted to redo my front porch for fall for less than $20, so I put the family to work Saturday. Here’s what we’ve done so far…BeforeFirst I removed everything from summer, including the screen door, to begin with a clean slate. My fresh husband began taping my windows to paint with my stepson.We used…
