by Simple Life and Home | May 11, 2012 | Clutter Busters, Organizing
Welcome back to Clutter Busters! This week’s clutter culprit? Magazines. Don’t get me wrong. I love to sit down with a favorite magazine. The articles are just the right length for me to read when I have a 15-20 minute break, and I often find great ideas I want to try...
by Simple Life and Home | May 10, 2012 | DIY Home, Life & Home, Money Savers
I love home improvement shows—especially the ones where a licensed contractor surprises an unsuspecting family in a home improvement store, follows them home, and completely remodels a room in their house. (If you’re like me, you’ve already picked the room for this...
by Simple Life and Home | May 9, 2012 | Life & Home
Like most gardeners with clay soil, I need a lot of help amending my soil. Unfortunately, covering my garden plot with enough peat moss, manure or vermiculite to make a difference is beyond my budget. Fortunately, nature has provided another soil improvement system...
by Simple Life and Home | May 3, 2012 | DIY Home
So far in our Dos and Don’ts of DIY series, we’ve covered the concept of saying, “Honey, Don’t!” in any home renovation project, as well as smart shopping strategies and tips for the hands-on, down-and-dirty side of DIY. This leaves us with one of the most important...
by Simple Life and Home | Apr 30, 2012 | Crock-Pot, Dinner, Food & Garden
Here’s a yummy Crock-Pot meal that made everyone in my house happy. That’s saying a lot, actually, since my family typically doesn’t enjoy food cooked in a Crock-Pot. I think this Creamy Crock-Pot Chicken Alfredo is just the recipe to change their...
