If your closet is a source of embarrassment and frustration and you are tripping over shoes every morning, then it’s time to de-clutter. Your closet may never look like a celebrity’s (if it does already, then what the heck are you reading this for?!), but it can be given an inexpensive makeover to be the […]
Four Ingredient Crock Pot Cola Chicken (Plus 10 More Delicious Crock Pot Recipes!)
What can you do with a can of pop and a bottle of ketchup? Make supper of course! (Wait, that wasn’t the answer you were looking for?) Although it involves a seemingly strange combination of ingredients, my recipe for four ingredient Crock Pot Cola Chicken is absolutely delicious! I had my first taste of this […]
Tips to Decorate a Nursery on the Cheap
So, a baby is on the way? Whether it is your first, tenth, or any number in between, babies can be expensive. This is especially true when you have gotten rid of everything remotely baby in the name of “I am finished having kids!” to find out just a couple months later that you […]
Taking Control of Family Finances – 10 Steps to Implement This Year
After Christmas, finances tend to be tighter than usual. I know how family has to really budget during January and sometimes have to dip into savings to help afford the necessities until our salaries reach our bank accounts. We’ve developed a strategy over the last few years, and it makes handling the family finances much […]
Book Review: Green This!
Green This! Greening Your Cleaning by Deidre Imus is volume one in her trilogy of books aimed at teaching us the dangers of chemicals in our everyday products and how to avoid them. Volume one focuses on cleaning, where volume two, Green Baby!, focuses on baby products, and volume three, Green You!, focuses on personal beauty. Imus […]
DIY No-Sew Throw Pillows
Make a gorgeous throw pillow that requires no sowing skills while not breaking the bank.
Blogging and Playing On the Go – Microsoft Windows Phone Reinvented Around Me
With five kids there is always something going on – especially now that my older ones are becoming more involved in sports, Boy Scouts, and community activities. At the same time I’m pursuing more large-scale projects for my problogging, book writing, and speaking/teaching. How do I stay connected? Well for the last month I’ve been […]
Donna’s Favorite Green Cleaning Products
Are you going green with your cleaning products this year? I would like to share with you my favorite green cleaning products. Since there are so many products to choose from on the market today, it can be overwhelming to make a decision. Some of the green cleaning products available contain synthetic fragrance, which is […]
10 Simple Fixes to Save on Heating
With energy prices increasing and finances still tight, finding ways to save on heating have been at the top of my list lately. While I have to turn the heating on every now and then, mainly to make sure my daughter’s room doesn’t get too cold, I don’t want it on all the time. Here […]
How to Organize Your Projects This Year
If the theme of the year is Embrace the Journey, then we will need tools to get there in one piece. I realized during my BlogCast FM Interview – From Untrained Housewife to Published Author – that not everyone knows HOW to organize a long-term project. So here’s how I organized Backyard Farming on an […]
7 Easy Ways to Defend Your Home From Burglaries
I’ve always heard that the best defense is a good offense. This saying applies to more than sports. A few months ago, a series of burglaries on my street motivated me to take a stand. I signed up for a local burglary prevention class and learned a few ways to protect my home. While I […]
Five Ways to Go Green in 2013
Solar panels, energy-efficient appliances, and riding a bike to work instead of driving are all pretty dramatic lifestyle changes for “going green.” Here are five simple ways to Go Green in 2013 that do not cost much extra money or time. If you are doing a few of these, maybe this is the time to […]
