My three year old daughter fell in love with one and they were on sale for 2 Euro, so I had no real reason to say no. The on/off switch in encased in the battery compartment so we had to cut a hole...

Never, EVER, on a weekend. Here in Germany, stores aren't open on Sunday, so Saturday shopping traffic is doubled. My friend and I used to occasionally have weekdays off together. Think it's quiet ...

The stimulus check invalidates my reason for copping out of my husband's family reunion.

I don't watch the show, but is that picture of the winning cake? With the wrinkled fondant and uneven border? Wonky just barely covers it.

This is an age where imagination still plays a big part in the child's space. Talk to your child about his vision for the room. I've found while decorating my older children's rooms to go with a v...

Always pay for the insurance option. My daughter has lost hers, gotten water damage from taking a call while in the shower(!), and (my personal favorite) spilled gravy on it.

My recipe passed from my very southern maternal line sounds very similar to Sarah's, down to the Pyrex. But I'm almost embarrassed to say we've been bred to drink our sweet tea with nearly three ti...

Okay, this is a week later and maybe you have already solved the problem (or will never see this comment), but on JCPenney's online outlet today, I saw a

I recently bought the yogurt maker pictured above as well. Our kitchen is a pretty active place and this just makes it easy to set off to the side. 8 or more hours is a long time for my oven to be ...

I don't hate the potty chart ones. Also reminds kids to close the lid.

I dislike my electric stove too. But I've learned to adjust. And you can blister red peppers, under the broiler.

I've been writing on bananas for a while. Smooth and long enough to write slightly more meaningful notes to my hubby.

I have inexpensive white roman shades from IKEA. I've had three of them for three years now (one of those years was in storage due to a temporary relocation). I just bought a new one to replace one...

My husband was too scared of purple for our new apartment so I just have two little accent walls that separate our melon green living room and yellow dining room. They are my favorite walls in the ...

I have a paperback dictionary and thesaurus for the kids to use for homework, so they, too, do not get sucked into the black hole of the computer. Usually I use the computer, though.

All the windows in my new apartment have cubicle tracks. These also work wonderfully (for tabbed curtains) in the tracks.

Glassware is my "obsession" as my daughter says. As it is, we rotate through one set on a regular basis and the rest is on display unless we have company.

Our regular towels are rolled and stored on an open shelf. Towels for dog bath, water play clean up, etc are haphazardly folded and hid in a storage closet. One giant basket of unfolded towels may ...

When I was a kid, my sister left a fashion doll in the back yard. My dad didn't notice it until after he'd run over it with the lawn mower. My friend and I were staining the deck and she painted al...

There are a number of companies that can help you reduce your catalog and junkmail. www.grrendimes.com or www.stopthejunkmail.com are two I can think of right now. And most credit card and utility ...