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[8 Nov 2011 | Comments Off | ]

The easiest way to deal with bed bugs is to arm yourself with knowledge and take pre-emptive action.

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[2 Nov 2011 | Comments Off | ]

We all know how important wildlife is. Insects, birds, and other little animals are essencial for a balanced ecosystem. Jordans 10% Challenge challenges you to build in your garden, backyard, or window box a special place for 10% of wildlife.

Whether they are flowers, a water fountain or a bird box, everything counts. It is up to us to help …

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[1 Aug 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Remodeling a kitchen is one of the best ways to improve a home, but it also can be an expensive project. Fortunately, there are several tricks you can use to save money while still improving the look of your kitchen.

Planning

Thinking ahead can save money and time. There are a lot of options to consider and rushing into this …

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[27 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Whenever you visualize a wrought iron fence or gate you most likely visualize a very small backyard encircling a brick townhouse in ancient Boston or perhaps a stately plantation in America’s Deep South. But wrought iron fences and gates are generating a return in communities similar to yours and my own.

Many reasons exist regarding fencing your property or home. …

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[21 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Going green can become an obsession. It starts with turning off your lights to save a little money on your power bill, and not too long after you’re saving bottles and cans to recycle. Before you know it, you’re wearing a hemp t-shirt while driving out of the Toyota dealer in a new Prius. Unless you’re that last guy I …

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[6 Jun 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Time flies. My son is 12, my daughter is 7 and one week ago I turned 42…uau!!

One of my new year resolution was to continue at home being a housewife, mother and freelancer. So far so good.

On the last few months I was able to buy some home accessories that brought me some tidiness to my home. Kitchen …

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[17 Apr 2011 | Comments Off | ]

The rooms I want to be spotless are the bathrooms, and I have three of them. It’s not easy, but several times a week I have to clean them. With two kids around and most of the time a few more that come over to play I have to keep the bathroom cleaned and disinfected to prevent germs and unwanted …

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[19 Feb 2011 | Comments Off | ]

The country is still very much in the grips of winter, but the evenings are getting lighter and on the right day you can even catch a scent of spring in the air. Modern life moves so quick these days and when you have kids to look after the days seem to pass in the blink of an eye. Summer …

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[8 Feb 2011 | One Comment | ]

Space is a problem for almost everyone, whether rich or poor. If you need proof, just look at all of the storage rentals that have popped up all over the country. It seems that no matter how much space we have, it is not enough to hold all of our junk. The problem with this is that a crowded living …

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[3 Nov 2010 | Comments Off | ]

Decorating your house for the holidays can be a difficult task, especially finding ornaments, organizing your family to not eat the tree decorations, and other worries. In this article we’ll talk about the best way to decorate your tree and where to find good decorations.

What you’ll need

First, you’ll need to decide how tasteful, fun, or both you want …

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[14 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | ]

It’s done. The green we had around the house is almost gone. The green is disappearing all over the place; sometimes replaced by new buildings other times it’s just a wood business where the land owners sell the wood to furniture companies.

Having a green environment around the house is an advantage. We wake up with the birds singing, when …

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[7 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | ]

When I was working full time the house cleaning was always an issue. I had no time to clean up, everything was done in a rush, usually on the weekend but the house never seemed to be cleaned. I used to say that I needed to stay at home one entire week to clean everything.

Some neighbors have cleaning ladies …