Archive for July, 2010
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Sew creative
When I was a young girl my grandmother taught me how to sew and when I got older I bought my own sewing machine to work on little projects. The joy of creating a garment from scratch has faded over the years, but I'm happy that it's come back somewha
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Wade in the water
The weather lately has been hotter than ever before. Today, the heat index reached about 106 degrees, which can cause some individuals - especially the elderly and the young - to have serious reactions to the heat. Besides staying inside until it's c
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Begin back-to-school shopping
It's hard to believe that by the end of next month a lot of children will go back to school. Sadly, that means that summer - and all is lounging, lazing, vacationing glory - is over. For children who enjoyed playing outside all day or were creatively
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Save, store, stash & stow
My teenager and her boyfriend were cleaning out the storage area for me where we keep unused or rarely used items. They did a good job cleaning up, but it would have been a lot easier if the area had shelving and cabinets to make everything look more
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Protection from allergens
Do you wake up and have tiny blood spots on your sheets? Have you seen tiny bug carcasses? Is your nose stuffy or do you wake up sneezing? Well, I hate to say this, but you may have dust mites. Yup, let's say it together: Eewwww! Now I don't mean
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Budgeting for dream weddings
The other day I was visiting a woman's blog and she had a post up for Wordless Wednesday that was simply titled: "One day..." The picture was of a woman wearing a beautiful white wedding gown. I can't even begin to describe it. That picture evoked a
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Buy a new pair of shoes
The other day I had to run out of the house to get some errands done. On the list of things to do: Get gas. Mail packages. Pick up a few things from the store. Pay a bill. I was already in an icky mood and to make matters worse as I was
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Legal for less
As I get older and have more life experiences, I am learning that there is one thing a lot of people would benefit and that's legal advice or having a legal team at their disposable. For instance, when it comes to contracts for small businesses, entr
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Banish bad hair days
Even when money is tight there's one thing that women - and even men - don't want to compromise on: their hair. Nowadays it isn't always practical to go to the salon or barber on a weekly basis or, for women, even a monthly basis because the cost can
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Feel the cool (& the savings) with a tower cooling fan
"It's hotter than a mo'fo!" You've heard that saying, right? That's how I feel right now sitting in my windowless office that has no air conditioner or fan. I'm even in partial darkness so the lights don't bring in more heat. I live on the East coast
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