Mar 182013
 
How to clean crayon markings off a chalkboard

My kids had the lovely idea to use their crayons on the chalkboard one day. Has that ever happened to you? I tried to clean the crayon off by using a variety of household cleaners, including vinegar, all to no avail. So I did what any modern mom would do, I googled it. The top [...]

Mar 132013
 
How To: Clean a blender

This might seem like such a no brainer to you, but….a long time ago, in a far away land, I didn’t know how to clean my blender. I’m serious. My mom was watching me hand scrub the pitcher on my blender one day and said, “you know there’s a much easier way to clean a [...]

Feb 152012
 
Quick Tips: Going Gluten-Free

I know that going Gluten-Free can be quite a hard task when you’ve just been given news about your gluten intolerance.  It’s easy to feel lost when you have to reinvent your dietary lifestyle. I hope these quick tips will help as you seek to change your diet.   1. Remove all gluten containing products [...]

Jan 102012
 
How To...Transform Your Pantry

Going Gluten-Free (GF) was a difficult task in the beginning. I had NO idea where to start and I felt totally overwhelmed at times. I already had an aversion to the idea of cooking, so I was sure this whole GF thing was not going to help. Having been there, and done that, I can [...]

Dec 082011
 
How To...Make a Christmas Tree out of a Magazine

I had great plans for this post. I was going to make the cutest little trees out of folded book pages. Then I realized we cleaned off our bookshelf  last week and already dropped the books off at our local Goodwill. I can’t find a single *garbage* book to re-purpose for the project. I still [...]