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07 Jul 09 | Comments: 0
While my search-and-browse system isn't the best (for now! for now!), you can find lots of great hacks to keep your summer going smoothly. Here are a few to get you started. And don't forget the piles of family travel...
Newborn baby hats make good ice pack covers23 Jun 09 | Comments: 14
Amy's smart hack will help cool down summer scrapes: In my house, when someone needs an ice pack, we always wrap it with a towel to take the "bite" off. I recently discovered that ice packs fit perfectly into newborn...
High protein treat: Cocoa fruit dip16 Jun 09 | Comments: 2
My foodie energy has waned for so long that I rarely "whip something up." But I was inspired by a fascinating class given by a nutritionist friend of mine, and this delicious, filling snack as the result: COCOA FRUIT DIP...
Teacher gift ideas? Talk amongst yourselves.08 Jun 09 | Comments: 44
It's the last week of school here in Portland. Is everyone as crazy there as they are here? According to my kids' teachers, everyone goes a tiny bit nuts during the last few weeks of school...all the expectations, activities, and...
Almost sure-fire clothing stain removal: The Two-Step Presoak03 Jun 09 | Comments: 14
If you're like me, you're in full dresser emptying mode, making room for fresh summer clothes. I've come across plenty of outgrown, stained clothing which needs touching up before it gets shipped to Goodwill or the resale shop. I mentioned...
Post a cleaning agenda in each room29 May 09 | Comments: 9
Clancy's simple, visual housecleaning tip would work so well for me and my family: One hack I do that I like is this: I survey a room in my house and figure out all the cleaning tasks that need to...
How to make healthy, layered freezer pops26 May 09 | Comments: 14
Jennifer's fun, healthy popsicle alternative: I make freezer pops with organic juice, organic yogurt and frozen blueberries all added into each pop holder- YUMMY and good for you! They come out layered and spotted! Does anyone else have good freezer...
Tape combination to padlock so it won't be forgotten over the summer26 May 09 | Comments: 5
Stu sent this to me a long time ago, and I've been hanging on to it till the end of the school year! Great tip for students, and for the rest of us who tend to throw padlocks into drawers...
Do your kids wear shoes without socks? Put antiperspirant on their feet to prevent blisters14 May 09 | Comments: 16
Sharon's hack comes just in time for the switch to warm weather shoes: My 4 year-old daughter likes to wear shoes without socks, which often causes blisters. I spray a little antiperspirant on the area likely to blister...then when she...
Egg carton as seed-starting greenhouse07 May 09 | Comments: 6
Sara's tip for getting a head start on the garden: If you are looking to start a vegetable or flower garden with your kids, the plastic carton that eggs come in with the anti-crush internal lids make great greenhouses for...
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