This summer I probably had a list of over 100 things that I wanted to accomplish. I think I didn’t even come close to getting half of them done! I did get to rearrange my furniture though and I am so happy that I did. I had three couches in the living [...]

Yesterday, I was invited to attend an event held by Hellmann’s® the makers of Hellmann’s® and Best Foods Mayonnaise and other products. Two of my children and I took the train to New York City and listened as Hellmann’s® introduced their new campaign to help feed the hungry. Not only did we meet [...]

Recently Skimbaco Lifestyle won a $500 room makeover from Better Home & Gardens and Walmart. Now she is giving away $100 for a mini makeover for one of her readers.
What would I do with $100 from Better Home & Gardens? Well, my master bedroom is in desperate need of a makeover. The [...]

With economic times not what they used to be, many families are starting to save for unexpected expenses or perhaps a job layoff or unemployment. One way that many families are saving for the future is by coming up with a food storage plan.

My favorite website for food storage tips and tools is Food [...]

GIVEAWAY CLOSED!! The Winner is MFJ! Congrats!
I love Amy Knapp’s products. I use her Family Organizer and it is the best organizer around. The Organizers are spiral bound and you there is plenty of space.
I have an Expecting Family Organizer to give away to one of my readers! The organizer [...]

Every year, my son makes a list of about ten or more DVDs that he would like to have. Since he is only five years old, he tends to watch the same movie over and over again, so a DVD is a good investment. This year, he saw this on a television show:
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Now, [...]

Most of you know that I would love to buy a new flat screen television. If I did, I would have to buy new tv furniture to match! I love the pieces that actually look like a buffet table, but the television lifts out of the center. Easy to hide away when [...]

I want to replace the carpeting in my home with hard wood floors. I have shopped at many stores and even looked online and I have some ideas of what I want. The difficulty is looking at samples of the products side by side in my home to see if the style and [...]

My living room is too small. I would love to add a recliner to the mix, but we just don’t have the room. When looking around for recliners, I found that if I did a search for discount home theater seating I got a whole different set of recliners to choose from. [...]

I just found out about a new concept in wall decorating – vinyl lettering. WordCandy offers custom vinyl lettering to decorate walls, glass, frames, tiles and more. I hopped over to WordCandyVinyl.blogspot.com and browsed all the ideas for wall art. I wanted a saying to put over my front entry and decided [...]