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8330 Ways to Reuse Toilet Paper Rolls
Anyone who has children knows the dismay you feel when you hear, "Mom! We need toilet paper"! I feel like I buy it all the time and the price just doesn't go down, does it? Well, all that toilet paper used produces a lot of cardboard tubes. I was...
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8130 Uses For Old Socks
I have a sock bag. It holds all the odd socks that are missing mates. I have this dillusion that someday I will actually find the mates to all these socks and the world will be balanced again. I think I'm up to 30 odd socks by now. It occured...
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84Love your Children When You Divorce
With the divorce rate hovering around 50% in the US, more and more people are finding themselves in the position of trying to make divorce work, particularly where their children are concerned. It is simplistic to say, "Divorce is harmful, avoid it...
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8410 Ways to Use Dryer Sheets
It was laundry day and I was buried under jeans, shirts, towels and sheets. If you have a big family, every day is laundry day and you eventually go through the motions like a robot. Stuff the clothes in...
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75How to Get Your Kids to Clean Their Rooms
Life is hectic for most people. Trying to get everything done that needs to be done can be challenging, if not impossible sometimes. I am a stay-at-home mom and theoretically have all the time in the world...
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75How to Survive a Significant Cut to Your Salary
I'm in Michigan and underemployment is epidemic here. It is absolutely imperative that while things are good, we are not functioning as though it will go on forever. We have to enjoy it, but do some things to protect us if the bottom falls out of...
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69Living Green-Getting Ready for Winter on a Budget
There have been many articles written about winterizing your home to make it more comfortable and to save money. But many tips are worth repeating. One of the ways to leave a smaller impact on the environment...
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83Creative Ways to Donate to Charities
It's that time of year when I go to my mailbox and it is stuffed with charities asking for donations. I feel a little bad because I can't donate to all of them. I'd love to be able to write a $1,000 check to each legitimate charity that comes...
2 comments70Losing a Baby is Universally Painful
I recently had a visit by a distant family member. She was admiring my home and looked at my family photos displayed on the wall. The first is a photo of Ruth, my first daughter, born 13 weeks premature in...
4 comments65Childbirth Stories-Everyone Has One
I don’t know why women like to talk about their reproductive lives. Someone innocently shows interest when we mention childbirth and they are shoved into a chair and before you can say “epidural”, they...
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