by Nicole Etolen | Nov 16, 2011 | For the Home
About a month after we moved into our rental house, Jacob spilled a whole bottle of glue on his bedroom carpet. I wasn’t really all that concerned because it said “water soluble” right on the front. I figured I’d dab up what I could, spray some...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 8, 2011 | For the Home
I recently did a post for Tiny Prints on their massive holiday cards collection, and as compensation I received 50 free cards. Well, last night I finally found a good picture of Jacob to use and spent like two hours personalizing about 100 different cards trying to...
by Nicole Etolen | Nov 3, 2011 | For the Home
I try to clean out my refrigerator once a week on garbage days, but that doesn’t always work out. Occasionally, some random fruit, vegetable, or leftovers hide in the back corner or somewhere and elude my purging. I usually don’t notice those until they...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 26, 2011 | For the Home
I’ve wanted a Gyro Bowl since I first saw the kids slinging around their snacks in the commercial, so I was really happy when I got one for review. Jake is a slob. Sorry, there is no way to sugarcoat that one. He’s six, so it’s to be expected, but my...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 21, 2011 | For the Home
As part of this whole “get in shape by next September” goal, I plan to do a lot of walking. My area is all hilly and tiring, and I get really thirsty really fast, so of course I’ll have to bring water. In the past, I used to bring a backpack, but...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 10, 2011 | For the Home
In the Poconos, Fall means the start of cold weather. Time to put on the long-sleeves during the day, and the parka’s at night. It’s also time to start turning on the heat, or, in our case, starting up the wood stove. We moved into a house with one last...
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 10, 2011 | For the Home
I am getting closer to my goal of changing all of my household cleaners over to natural products, and Aussan Natural is helping me reach that end game. The company makes all-natural cleaning products designed for everything from your baby’s nursery to your car....
by Nicole Etolen | Oct 3, 2011 | For the Home
<a style=”display: none;” href=”http://www.tomoson.com/?code=TOP82f70941d5db1e5351486573820561d4″><span></span></a> Like most kids, Jacob loves stickers. He likes to stick them on me, mostly, as awards for my “good...
by Nicole Etolen | May 21, 2011 | For the Home, Yummy
I’ve had my Keurig for years now, which I think has given me adequate time to get past the honeymoon phase and really develop a good idea of the pros and cons of owning one. [amazon fields=”B0788F3R8X” value=”thumb”...
by Nicole Etolen | May 14, 2011 | For the Home
I received a bottle of Ecover Stain Remover in the mail the other day. I think it was from Mom’s Meet, although I’m not sure because there was nothing inside to let me know. But I am supposed to be sampling Ecover Dishwasher tablets soon as part of a...