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Homemade Cleaners: 10 Homemade Household Cleaner Recipes

February 14, 2017 by jlpenner 7 Comments

Homemade Cleaners: 10 Homemade Household Cleaner Recipes

Homemade Cleaners Going green has a whole new meaning when you’re cleaning your house with DIY cleaning solutions. You’re going to save lots of green while using Homemade Cleaners without harsh chemicals in them. Try these simply Homemade Cleaners Recipes and toss out the other stuff! Kitchen Counter Scrubber: To get off tough gunk, mix kosher salt and water and scrub with a wet cloth or sponge. Window Cleaner: Combine 1/2 teaspoon mild dish detergent, 3T vinegar, and 2 cups {Read More}

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5 Items of Trash You can Repurpose or Reuse

April 7, 2016 by jlpenner 3 Comments

When many of us make the decision to start saving money, we often focus is often on the amount of money we can spend every month. It’s good to remember that you can also save money by Repurposing and Reusing items that you would normally throw away. It’s also good for the environment. If you are trying to both teach your kids to save money and be an environmentalist you could have a fun family activity of coming up with {Read More}

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How to Get the Kids Pumped for Spring Cleaning

March 22, 2016 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

How to Get the Kids Pumped for Spring Cleaning

This post is sponsored by Kimberly-Clark and The Motherhood. It’s time for Spring Cleaning! Okay… Okay, some of you might not be that excited. Sometimes big jobs can be overwhelming. But if you have the right help and the right products it might not see like SUCH a big deal. One of the best ways to make spring cleaning go quickly is to work as a team. If you end up working on you own the job will take forever. {Read More}

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DIY Instant REAL Hot Chocolate (no Package Required!)

March 10, 2016 by jlpenner Leave a Comment

Are you a hot chocolate lover?? Then check out this cool tip from America’s Test Kitchen (which our family LOVES, BTW). To always have Instant REAL Hot Chocolate on hand. I also think this would be amazing to put in coffee to make a mocha. You’ll just need a few things: A large microwave safe glass bowl 12 oz of good semi sweet chocolate Heavy Cream Salt Plastic Wrap A zip top bag And when you are done you might {Read More}

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Filed Under: DIY, Gluten Free, Gluten Free Desserts, Kid's Snacks, Recipes, Snack Recipes

6 Different Ways To Use Dawn For Household Needs!

February 29, 2016 by jlpenner 32 Comments

  Did you know that the little $0.99 bottle of Dawn dish soap can do more than the most expensive in store products and even pet products?! Over the past few months i’ve learned of so many different uses for Dawn dish soap that REALLY work so I wanted to share! I recommend only using the original blue Dawn dish soap for the methods below. Use it to bathe your dogs and get rid of fleas! We tried some of {Read More}

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Create Your Own Valentines Coupon Booklet for FREE!

February 8, 2016 by jlpenner 2 Comments

Create Your Own Valentines Coupon Booklet for FREE!

Valentines Coupon Booklet Here’s a great idea to give a FREE Valentines gift to your spouse or S/O and still have it meaningful… create a personalized Valentines Coupon Booklet! I know some of you may do this and others may think it’s something for a child to do but adults can do it too and from experience, your spouse WILL appreciate it as long as you follow through with the coupons! How it works: Create a booklet with things you’d {Read More}

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Filed Under: Crafts & Projects, DIY, Do It Yourself, Home Printables, Kids Printables, Printables

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