Hiring someone for basic (or intense) cleaning is a great idea, if you can afford it. My family has used the same woman for years and she is absolutely excellent -- saved us a lot of headaches, es...

Agreed on the cheese mixture -- I have been making micro-eggs since I was about 6 years old; it's a great thing to teach kids to make if they'll be unattended for a while; eggs (and eggs with chees...

I'm originally from the Boston area, so I found it easy to gather up Massachusetts stuff -- old photos of my college, postcards from my family's house on the Cape, etc etc. I find it tough to come...