With the year winding down and Halloween almost upon us, it’ll soon be time to think about the holiday season in general and Christmas gifts in particular. Anyone who gifts a DIY enthusiast, home repair aficionado, woodworker, or a honeydo list completer, will have zero problems coming up with something suitable.
Removing Carbohydrate Stains with Wisk Laundry Detergent – An Experiment
My two oldest kids had way too much fun helping me demonstrate the stain removal powers of Wisk laundry detergent with Stain Spectrum Technology. See their overboard antics.
How to Be A Craft Fair Vendor
Craft fair season is upon us! You’ve gained skill at your craft, and in today’s economy, want to try your hand at selling.
Financial Advice for the New High School Graduate Book Review
In Mike Kelly’s Financial Advice for the New High School Graduate, teens learn the nuts and bolts of personal finance. Teens switch from having someone responsible for them, to being responsible for their own actions with just one birthday. This book is the “oh-yeah” that new high school graduates need to enter and succeed in the world.
Tea Tree Essential Oil
Tea Tree essential oil is created from a distillation of the ti tree, which grows on the coast of New South Wales, Australia. This oil produces a rather strong medicinal scent, which some find distasteful and others find comforting.
All in One Cloth Diapers: Pros and Cons of Using AIO Cloth Nappies
Cloth diapers are a simple and cost-effective way of being a green and eco-friendly parent. Using cloth nappies not [Pin It] only helps to reduce the size of landfills across the globe but also protects baby from harsh chemicals while being economical as well.
Five Herbal Teas for Everyday Health
Herbal teas, or infusions, are more than just substitutes for coffee or black tea. Herb teas have many health benefits and can be used as simple home remedies for common health complaints. Making herbal tea is easy and many herb teas are available in teabags. If using loose herbs to make tea, three teaspoons of […]
Choosing Toys for Kindergartners: Think L.E.A.P.S.
Carolyn Jaynes is a Learning Designer for LeapFrog Enterprises, specializing in language and literacy development. She earned her doctorate in educational psychology at Michigan State University where she was a researcher and professional development consultant for the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA). The great thing about Kindergartners is that they can […]
Laundry Cleaning Through the Generations – Wisk
I grew up in a quiet, suburban neighborhood in Southern California. Swimming, riding bikes and swinging on the tire swing….playing street ball with the neighborhood boys. And why not? I could throw better than any of them. My mom grew up in similar fashion – a city girl living near a golf course. My grandmother […]
Relaunch Celebration and my Gratitude
My vision of Untrained Housewife was a community of support and encouragement. Now that we reached the point where I had to change content management systems so I could better keep up with the needs of the site personally, I took the time to redesign the site a little bit. Same header, same idea, same […]
Help Baby Give Up the Pacifier with Baby’s Binky Box – A Review
Pacifiers rank high on a baby’s list of comfort objects and giving up one usually involves a lot of tears and an unhappy baby. However, it is also important that baby learns to self-soothe and give up the pacifier at the right age. While being helpful to begin with, prolonged pacifier use has been linked […]
Step-Parents Play a Vital Role in Their Stepchild’s Education
As a stepmom, I have spent a lot of time with my stepson helping him with his homework. Since he was living in our home, keeping track of his school work and his attendance often seemed to fall to me. Being the reluctant student that he was, it was no simple matter getting him to […]
