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15 Feb

Don’t Let Your Child Stack Magnets on Your Laptop…

I’m back online, ahhhhhhh.
Something I learned during the snowstorm:  Tell your children that it is a rule not to put magnets on your laptop.
Yep, my son put these TINY magnets on my MacBook and POOF!  It Broke.
Long Story Short:  The employees at the Apple Store are fantastic and gave me instructions on how to [...]

09 Nov

Do You Remember ‘Calling Time’ ?

      Do You Remember when you had to call a phone number to get the ‘exact time’ ?!
Wow, what a long way we have come.  Now, you an get the exact time on your phone, your TV, your computer screen… your car!
*It took me a few tries to even find this picture of an [...]

19 Oct

An Unbelievable Moment That Only Happens When You Are Outnumbered 2 to 1 By Guys

     It happened yesterday, amid a totally delightful afternoon…
I left my son and husband alone for mere moments in the living room.  Upon my return, my son pointed out the Halloween stickers  he stuck to -1. the living room wall, and 2. the glass pained door at the back of our living room that [...]

14 Sep

I’m Cutting Tags Off Pillows… And Other Crazy Stuff

     I’m still adjusting to my new life as a mother-of-a-child-who-goes-to-school-til-3pm-every-day. It hasn’t been a whole week yet.  
I’m decluttering and organizing, as I LOVE TO DO.  And you know what I did yesterday? 
I REMOVED THE ‘DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG’ TAGS FROM PILLOWS!  It makes life a little easier when changing sheets, [...]

18 Aug

Get Rid Of Bugs With Bags of Water

     Has anyone ever heard of this?  2 of my friends swear by it.
There are lots of gnats around lately…
want to get rid of them?
If you are grilling out or playing or just sitting around in some adirondack chairs-
FILL UP  ZIPLOCK SANDWICH BAGS WITH WATER,
ALMOST  FULL, NOT ALL THE WAY.
Put these bags on tables, the arms [...]

12 Aug

Try Fabric Softener Sheets for Repelling Mosquitoes

    I’m sure a lot of you have heard this before: Fabric Softener Sheets will repel mosquitoes.  Instructions say to tie a ribbon of fabric softener around a belt buckle and mosquitoes will vanish.
I looked on the web about this and lots of people say it doesn’t work,
On the Other Hand, my mother, who does [...]

23 Apr

My Decade-Long Recycling Project!

  A decade ago, when I started freelancing, I realized that I could re-use paper… umm, yeah, DUH!
So all my paper that had something on just 1 side, I put in this light blue box.  I kept using it and using it, recycling and recycling.  I put it in my printer whenever I’m printing stuff out [...]

13 Mar

You Know You’re a Mom When…

  You know you’re a Mom when:  it’s Friday and you are excited to get your nice pajamas on as early as possible- definitely 7:00pm, and have a relaxing night at home…
Guess what I’m doing tonight ?!
 
 

05 Mar

Got Wine? The Absolute, Best, Guaranteed Get-Red-Wine-Stain-Out-Of Clothes Solution

      Okay, I’ve got your attention.  Have you ever gotten a splash or drip of red wine on your clothes?
I have.  No, I don’t normally drip wine all over myself, but you know what I mean…
So, here is the solution to get red wine out of clothes- literally.
Get a bowl and mix a little
1) [...]

20 Feb

My Antique iPod

This was my iPod until a few days ago.  I was one of the first people with an iPod.  I am normally not that trendsetting; my husband had heard about it at his high-tech workplace and got me one.
I remember, I kid you not, riding on Metro and people asking me what it was.  [...]

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