When I was first learning to sew, one of the things I really wanted to learn first was how to patch-up jeans for my husband. I'm not crazy about patches, but he really is. And he's also really into wearing jeans until they fall apart. Really. So it's a very good thing to learn to patch the jeans that get new holes every other week and are paper ( Read more... )

My Kitchen Tip Tuesday contribution: How to keep those herbs fresh ( Read more... )

...Because we all know it's all about reusingWe wash and re-use plastic zipper bags until they are no longer usable. This means either they rip somewhere or the zipper stops working. This is what we do in my house to strech each box we buy because it's pretty silly to only use them once before tossing. This way, they last us a lot longer, too. ( Read more... )

What do you do with a half a bag of frozen veggies? You stick them back in the freezer for another use, right? Of course. But when the time comes for you to use the rest of those veggies, it takes forever for them to defrost enough so that they're not a big blob of rock solid veggies, or if you're in a hurry, you just pound them on the counter ( Read more... )

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I have never liked filling the sink with soapy water and later filling the other side with clean water when i wash dishes. Yes, I know some people really like that because their dishes soak and then they claim it's easier to wash off. That may very well be, but I have never liked filling it. It always seemed a waste of water plus, later I'd look ( Read more... )

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I came across this page today which talks about a Christian approach to keeping your home clean through environmentally safe methods. It's got good ideas and reasons why not to use the chemical products instead.

Healthy Families, Healthy EnvironmentAnd just on a happy note, I would like to share this website with you all as an inspiration because ( Read more... )