Nothing irritates me more than grabbing a handful of chips out of a bag sitting on the counter and getting attacked by sugar ants. Those tiny little black ants seem to get into everything. This springs rains have sent them swarming into the house seeking shelter and my precious bag of chips. I finally had it , put on my gas

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A small review written about some candles I received in the mail from a company up in Vermont called Way Out Wax. They were very nice and I enjoyed having them scent up my home. I also passed them around (I only got four) to some of my family member

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Many children and families are affected by food allergies. Dairy allergy, in particular, is becoming very common. Many desserts and treats contain dairy and parents of milk allergic children are often searching for dairy free recipes for their kids. Thankfully, an old family favorite recipe - Rice Krispie Treats can easily be m

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Newsflash: There are 24 hours in a day. How you use these hours will determine if you feel like a success or a failure. Time management just doesn't cut it. To have a winning attitude you must go beyond setting realistic goals and follow up with action plans. Avoiding distractions and allowing down time will also lead to success.
Although I

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Working from home presents its own set of challenges. If you don't stay organized, you don't accomplish a whole lot. Here are some productivity tips to keep you focused when working from home.

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Which real estate agent in Oakville is the best? Who has been around the longest and can get top dollar for you home? Who can you trust with the biggest investment of your life? This blog entry takes a look at some of the premier real estate agents in Oakville. Many useful links and helpful information are provided. The bes

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Heres a cool way to save some money on plugged drains or sinks. This site shows you how to get them unplugged without having the correct hand tools or using a plumber. You can use your garden hose pressure to remove obstructions in your drains by bringing it into your home and running it in your drains and not allowing the w

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A quick and easy way to hang any kind of art: yours or your children’s! You could also hang Christmas lights or other decorations this way. We bought a bunch of assorted picture hooks and poster strips and all we did was peel the sticker off the back, press the hook/strip against the wall for a few seconds to secure it, then hang the picture!

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Here is one of my parenting tips that will help you to figure out how long either energy saving light bulbs or incandescent light bulbs really last. The information on the actual packaging is far from helpful, especially when it seems like you are changing out a bulb every other day. What exactly does "lasts x number of hours

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I would like to take some time to honor those mothers who have decided to work from home. The pressures and finances in this world make it difficult for a family to survive on one income. The sacrifices are many.

Twenty-five years ago my first son was born. My wife and I were overwhelmed as most new parents are. We had set a course for our

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If you're like most people you've got a ton of things lying around that you have no idea what to do with.  You don't want to throw it out or give it away, but you don't really know how to make use of the items either.  Or maybe you'd just like to know some new, better, or different ways of using some of the pr

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What is BPA (bisphenol-A) and is it safe? This is growing concern amongst parents everywhere. Parenting tips abound as to whether the continued use of such products is harmful to our children. The most recognized use of BPA is in bottles. For older kids think Nalgene style water bottles that are very popular for sports, and for

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There’s just waaaayyyy too much cool stuff in the world. It’s a wonder anything else gets done — there’s just too many things to see, and more importantly, designs from around the world introduce a new culture to a home. (Clothing involved!)

But this post isn’t going to be about clothes — the internet would simply run out o

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Streaming our audio and video collections from home will soon become a normal everyday occurrence. Hosting an image gallery with the 10,000 high-resolution digital pictures we’ve taken over the last few years will no longer be an issue. Setting up a blog on these little machines will also be pretty simple, as 99% of all blogs i

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Some good tips from someone close to me that actually experienced the devestation of loosing her home to a fire. From the time she left her home in the morning for the 12 minute drive to school and back, her home was engulfed, and there already people waiting with business cards. What to do if this ever happens to you, do not let people tak

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So you want to perform some exercises to train some of you muscles but couldn't find the time to travel to the gym? Well, I have a solution for you: just grab a set of dumbells then let me teach you some basic exercises to perform for training specific areas of the body.

For the next few posts, I'll be giving steps on how

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Many women want to learn to quilt but get too overwhelmed to try. They don't research how easy it is to learn quilting. In fact, there are many downloadable ebooks on how to quilt in a weekend. These quilting books are easy to follow and will help you make a quilt in just one weekend. To learn to quilt is as easy as getting on Google and sea

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