What’s the hardest thing about being an adult? For me it’s the fact that there always seems to be something I need to spend money on. The moment I get one problem in my home fixed, another starts. On top of that, it seems like I am constantly going over budget stocking up on everyday […]
9 Amazing Lemon Hacks You’ve Never Seen Before
I am lucky enough to have a lemon tree growing in my backyard (click here for some tips for growing lemons). This is great because it means I can make fresh homemade lemonade without paying a dime. I also have more than enough lemon to use in my recipes. But that’s just it. I really […]
20 Amazingly Useful Straw Life-Hacks Everyone Needs to Know
Plastic straws aren’t something I typically use. Usually I just drink my beverages right out of the glass. But at some point a few years ago I apparently felt a need to buy a whole huge box of them. Maybe it was for a party or for my kids. I really don’t have a clue, […]
These 9 Chef Tips Will Change the Way You Cook Forever
I love to cook, but it’s something that I didn’t really get into when I was young. That’s because back then, YouTube wasn’t a huge thing. You could buy recipe books, but it’s not as if they really teach you how to cook. They just list ingredients and tell you which ones to put together. […]
How to Make a Natural Mosquito Repellent {No Harsh Chemicals}
It’s summer time! That means time for barbecues and relaxing evenings on the veranda sipping a cold glass of lemonade. It means hiking and camping and kayaking. Unfortunately, it also means mosquitoes. And where I live, there are tons of them. Every year it seems like I am searching for new clever ways I can […]
9 Genius Uses for Lego Bricks That Will Astound You (#5 Is My Favorite)
When I was a kid, I loved playing with Lego bricks. I must have owned a thousand of them. As an adult, I only love them more. I never threw out a single brick. I only added to my collection as I got older. I developed the time and patience to build the really awesome […]
Start the Morning out Right with These 5 Genius Coffee Hacks
There is nothing like that first sip of coffee in the morning to give me energy and wake me up. But coffee is something I end up drinking all through the day. When I hit that mid-afternoon energy low, coffee picks me back up. When I want to relax after dinner while I’m watching TV, […]
How to Stop that Annoying Squeaking in Your Shoes
If there is one thing I can’t stand in my footwear, it is squeaking. I hate when I am walking down a super quiet sidewalk or hallway and all you can hear is “SQUEAK … SQUEAK … SQUEAK …” Ugh, I am so convinced that everyone around me can hear my shoes squeaking. I know […]
7 Alternative Uses for an Iron That Are Borderline Genius
My parents gave my husband and me an iron and an ironing board when we got married and moved into our first home. I was pretty excited about it at the time, but over the years I quickly discovered the iron doesn’t get a lot of use. Aside from my husband’s work shirts, nothing really […]