You are already doing step 1 which is realizing things need to change, good for you! The next biggest suggestion I have is be willing to try new things anytime anyone offers you a tas...

I almost always do a thank you note and a gift card to somewhere that the teacher shops. I ask them, telling them I don't want to give them a little knick-knack that will just clutter up their room...

I love these bottles. I bought a few a while ago to use as water bottles for myself. They are too large for the car drink holders though. Recently I bought a bunch more to use for ice...

I have the smaller green ones of the above. I use them all the time. I typically use them for vegetables, which is what I bought them for. I do not have trouble with them collapsing but I bought th...

Thank you so much for the IKEA sale code. I did not know about that and have put off going all week so far. I have several things I need to get but the house is going a lot slower than I would like...

Having to avoid dairy proteins entirely as well as soy, I have settled on Almond Breeze almond milk with no added sugar as well. It works best in the majority of my recipes. I have tried it in a fe...

I almost bought an air popper but did not want yet another little used appliance cluttering up my cabinets. So I learned that 1/4 cup of popcorn in a brown lunch bag where i just fold over the top...

www.twogreenthumbs.com It has a huge gallery, patio kits and all sorts of fun things. My kids and I have several planned to finish for our patio this spring.

Other than making sure I keep to our budget and our goal of getting out of debt not a whole lot. I am keeping our goal of getting out of debt clearly in mind when I make the menu and do the grocery...

It depends on the person to be honest and how sensitive their bodies are. In our family of 4 myself and my son respond very well to homeopathic remedies yet my husband and daughter do not.

We do a combo of Netflix, Netflix streaming to our Xbox 360 (Which totally rocks!), the occasional rental from a local store, and a few movies a year in the theater.

Hmm we tend not to do anything on Valentine's day as our anniversary is just a few weeks before. I never quite know what kinds of things I will get but they are always sweet. One year I did get a h...

One thing to think about before even getting an older child a loft bed is how to change the sheets. We got our son a loft bed and ended up having to lower it because no one could get up there to ch...

I understand the bulk purchase idea as I come from a really large family. I have about 2 dozen dinner plates in my china pattern as they are fairly inexpensive. I have used nearly all of them withi...

I am loving the new interface. We have 2 xbox 360s in our house and we have updated them both. Our main one we just attached to our netflix account. There are quite a few things on the instant queu...

Allergies are a pain. I am completely dairy intolerant and we are weening our children off it as well. Unfortunately dairy products seem to be in nearly everything. My husband is allergic to peanut...

I do have kids and this year we switched to a 5-5:30 dinner time depending on what I am making. Since my husband most of the time can work the hours he chooses he usually makes it home just before ...

I too hope it does not go back in style. I personally prefer solids with a textured pattern and add a coordinating print for accent.

My kids are older so it is currently Lego for my son and turtles.Bella Sara cards and horses (Mini whinnies and schleich) for my daughter. We try to keep their collections in order so they have roo...

We looked at many different options for our children. Especially Montessori, public school ended up being the best choice for them. I admire those who home-school but know that I would not be able ...