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Renu!

April 20, 2012

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Leviton for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I do most of my reading at night in bed.  But I don’t like bright or direct light (yes I know it is bad for my eyes, blah blah blah).  I use a dimmer switch to [...]

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Yes, I Recycle in the Bathroom

April 13, 2012

When I come home from anywhere I grab the mail from the box and as it has been since schooldays I head straight to the bathroom. Somehow my bladder knows the minute I walk in the front door of my house. As I “do my business” I go through the mail. Separating it into piles [...]

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Four Fast and Easy Earring Making Ideas

March 31, 2012

I am so not crafty in the least, but I have always had an interest in other’s abilities to make their own jewelry.  In this economy when you just can’t afford to go out and buy some new pieces my friends at Beads Barn have written this compensated guest post to help you make your [...]

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Easy to Make Chip Clip

March 19, 2012

My daughter found this picture on Face Book and I wanted to share it with all of you. This is a great re use of a simple item that you would normally throw away.  The uses are endless, chip clip, binder clip, hair clip (in a pinch).

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A Room With a View

June 8, 2011

I can organize you, your home, your business.  I can make your office run more effectively and efficiently than you ever imagines. But what I can’t do, is clean my bedroom. I used to do a fairly thorough cleaning and rearranging once a year.  I would only do it for one reason – Mom was [...]

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The UPS Store WINNERS

December 27, 2010

Our 10 Winners have all be notified and are in the process of sending me their snail mail addresses. Be sure to be on the look out in January for another amazing giveaway from The UPS Store and LovingLogistics! Winners: Comment# 7: Amber December 19, 2010 at 7:44 pm [edit] Liked on facebook 13: Gretchen [...]

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The UPS Store

December 19, 2010

Image by crschmidt via Flickr We ship a bunch of stuff. I sell things on Ebay. I have family living on the other side of the country. And my son is getting ready to move to Australia.  AUSTRALIA!  Acccck! Sometimes I have to stop and wonder if it is worth all the bother. The gathering [...]

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Not From Concentrate

May 14, 2010

Image by Katie Earley via Flickr From Good Housekeeping April 2010: “Choose concentrated or “ultra” cleaning products, which use 50 to 60 percent less packaging than traditional formulas while cleaning just as thoroughly.” Ok, yes, this is a good idea, again, in theory.  But really, unless you are the only person to use the product, [...]

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Junk in the Trunk

May 14, 2010

Image by mrjoro via Flickr From Good Housekeeping April 2010: Get off Junk-mail lists.  Register with the Direct Marketing Association’s DMA choice mail preference service and you’ll see a significant reduction in mail after 3 months. UGH!  Why can’t mass mailers stop being allowed to mass mail?  How about if you send out a gabillion [...]

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Fed Ex – It’s Not Just for Packages Anymore!

December 30, 2009

Image via Wikipedia When you think of Fed Ex, you think of sending packages.  At least I always do.  Now, within the last 5 or so years, you link the name Kinko’s with it and think of copies and printing and such as well. But have you have heard the name Fed Ex and thought [...]

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