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Move Over Pumpkin Spice: Savor These Fall Flavors Instead
What is pumpkin spice exactly? Well, it turns out it’s a lot of things. It’s a lot of cinnamon and a bit of nutmeg and ginger and a pinch of allspice and cloves. It looks like autumn pixie dust, and...
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Closing Up Your Summer Home: 10 Tips To Protect Your Investment (And Next...
Several parts of North America have had an unseasonably warm fall season, and you won’t hear the folks who own vacation homes complaining. The temps will eventually drop, however, which means the...
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Pros and Cons of Washing Your Clothes in Hot Water
Ah, the washing machine. Arguably one of the great inventions of our era, this device has freed up hours of time and energy. But even now, some questions remain. Namely, is washing clothes in hot...
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The 10 Feelings Everyone Has When Hosting Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is officially right around the corner, and the emotions are starting to pile up. Here’s a quick and fun list of what to expect should Thanksgiving send you on an emotional roller coaster...
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5 Reasons To Let Your Garden Grow Messy This Fall
The first frost has come and gone in many areas, leaving in its sparkling wake the next phase of gardening: the withering. As the plant leaves fade from green to brown, gardeners head out with their...
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Be On Your Merry Way: Charitable Gifts Pay It Forward This Holiday Season
With so many dinners, houseguests, shopping lists, and packages, the holidays can feel so…full. It’s lovely, and I’m sure none of us would change it; however, it’s worth noting that some of our...
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Pet Owners and House Cleaners: A Match “Maid” in Heaven
As anyone with an animal can attest, pets are often one of the happiest—and messiest—additions to any family. Aside from the satisfaction of giving a homeless animal a place to live, having pets also...
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13 Uses For Essential Oils That Will Blow Your Mind
It seems like everyone is talking about essential oils these days. And while you may have heard of their use when it comes to skin care or nutrition, did you know that they can also been used for...
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5 Handmade Gifts They Will Actually Want
Think you don’t have the time or talent to create handmade gifts your friends and family would be proud to display? These five gifts come together faster than the checkout line at your local...
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Your Perfect Holiday…And Then What Really Happened
Every holiday season my plan starts out with the same vision. Smiling, happy holiday card printed the week after Thanksgiving. Freshly baked goodies for all of my lovely friends and neighbors....
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Pitching Out and Pitching In: Kind Ways for Kids to Give
A memorable, if oddly appropriate, quote from The House Bunny is one of my favorite do-good sentences of all time: “Kindness is just love with its work boots on.” There’s never been a better time to...
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Keeping It Clean in 2017: 5 Packs of Organizing Hacks
[caption id="attachment_4409" align="aligncenter" width="776"] Use these organizing hacks to own 2017 like a got-it-together-and-I-know-where-everything-is boss.[/caption] This is the year you are...
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Keeping It Clean in 2017: Kitchen Edition
When we remodeled this kitchen five years ago, I seem to remember ordering a huge slab of beautiful granite to go right on to of our center island. It had lovely golden flecks. There was a gorgeous...
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Keeping It Clean in 2017: Bathroom Edition
I’ll open with the obvious: No one likes to clean bathrooms. (Well, no one except for these people, who make it their job). Aside from the kitchen, bathrooms are one of the most difficult rooms to...
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These 5 Home Remedies Have Stood the Test of Time. And Grandma.
If you could bottle common sense and put elbow grease in a jar, you’d get a clean house just like Grandma used to do it. Here are five “home remedies” that will take your home back to a simpler,...
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Toss These 20 Things From Your Home Right Now
When clutter takes over and stresses you out, it’s best to attack it in one fell swoop. Here are twenty items you have your house right now that you don’t need. Grab a laundry basket or a large box...
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Find Your Pop of Gold: Home Edition
Where will you find your pop of gold? Allows us to offer some suggestions. The Gold Standard for Living Rooms Open-concept, free flowing and non-conformist, this living room abuts the kitchen in a way...
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The Fine Art of Cleaning Fine Art
Great care should be taken when cleaning anything of value, whether it is a priceless heirloom from a relative or a recently purchased oil painting from a local artist. Use the tips below, or leave it...
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5 Chores Your Kids Will Love To Do
You may not realize this, but one of the best things about having kids is that they can be taught to help out around the house. And if you teach them right, they’ll actually love to pitch in. Well,...
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Mother’s Day Gifts That Warm Her Heart (But Don’t Clutter Her House)
It goes without saying that mothers are superheroes (but we’ll say it anyway because it bears repeating). They basically do the impossible; they schedule, they taxi, they feed, they clothe, they...
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