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Do the words “Bake Sale Goods Needed” strike fear in your heart like they do mine? I always panic. What if I mess up? What if I don’t make the prettiest treats? What if no one buys my stuff? Well, I asked some of my blogging friends what THEIR no-fail Bake Sale recipe ideas are…and came up with some pretty…
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By no means is this breaking news, but I am one of the Dummies that the entire line of ______ for Dummies books was created for. If you can screw it up, I can screw it up better. Or worse. I need basics. I was asked to review Online Reputation Management for Dummies- something I felt I needed to do,…
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I think sometimes we forget as adults that kids’ eyes need protection from the sun just as much as ours do. For me, I’d quite easily forget, but I have a husband who has eyes that are very photosensitive and it’s made me much more aware about his comfort- and that of our children. I’ve been trying to encourage the…
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I don’t know about you but having kids also means having germs, in excess. Three kids in school just means more chances for more germs! Typically, February is the month my family is sickest- somehow we escaped that this year, although all three kids had pneumonia over Christmas. I’m always up for finding new ways to keep my family healthy…
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Regardless of how much you’ve saved up, holiday costs can feel never ending. Even once your flights and accommodation have been taken care of, you’ll need money for insurance, daytrips, dinners out – not to mention those spontaneous purchases you’re unlikely to be able to resist…and with the weather outside creating conditions like this one below, the thought of vacation…
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Christmas is not the only time in which you can decorate the house seasonally. You may traditionally buy a tree at this time of year and fill your house full of wonderfully nostalgic decorations, however when they are all returned to there treasured storage place, whether it be the loft or under the stairs, your home can then look a…
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