It’s almost Mardi Gras! So, take out your decorations and start planning a menu for celebrating. Mardi Gras is March 4th. In our house, we love a good celebration. Who doesn’t love a time to entertain, eat, dance and decorate. I’m a southern girl from Mississippi. I went to school about 3 hours away from New Orleans. A lot of my friends at college would drive down to New Orleans for “Fat Tuesday” or Mardi
Storing Plastic Grocery Bags
February 17, 2014 by 33 Comments
When it comes to storing those plastic grocery bags in our house, I normally just stuff them in the side part of our closet or pantry. (Do people really say pantry these days?) I don’t have a large kitchen closet for storing my groceries. I know that some people like using the reusable bags and not using the plastic store bags when they’re shopping, but I like the store bags because I used them as liners for my garbage cans {Read More}
Homemade Glass Cleaner
February 8, 2014 by 66 Comments
I ran out of Windex cleaner for the mirrors in the bathroom. I could run out quickly and get some but it’s cold and I hate to run an errand for only one or two items. So, I’m making a glass cleaner to clean the mirrors. Glass cleaner is not that expensive to purchase, but I found out that it’s not that expensive to make, either. Plus, when you’re in a pinch, you can easily make it at home with {Read More}
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
February 1, 2014 by 32 Comments
Yesterday, I opened a can of chicken noodle soup and had some with a slice of homemade cornbread. It was so good! So, of course, you know what I was thinking. I can make this myself. Who needs canned soup when you can make it homemade. I think what really made it so good was the homemade cornbread. In our house, you can’t have soup, unless you have homemade cornbread. It goes
Cleaning Between the Mesh Screen and Glass Door on Your Microwave
January 25, 2014 by 59 Comments
This is how my microwave door looks. It’s not that I don’t occasionally wipe the front of the microwave when I’m cleaning. The problem is that it won’t come off. This yucky look is trapped on the inside of the door, between the glass door and mesh screen. You can’t reach it by the usual opening of the door. I found out that in order to ever have a door that I can actually see through, I would need to {Read More}
Cleaning Your Basesboards
January 19, 2014 by 29 Comments
Okay. I’m finally getting around to attempting to clean my baseboards. It is one of those “don’t-really need-to-get-to chores.” If you’re like me, you look at them throughout the year and silently say in your head, “I need to clean those one day.” Which outside of my head means “never.” Well, I actually cleaned them today. I’ve come to the conclusion that it doesn’t matter what kind of baseboards or what
How To Make Homemade Gel Air Fresheners
January 13, 2014 by 44 Comments
During the summer, I made air freshener with baking soda, essential oil and sidewalk chalk (to color baking soda). So, I thought it was time to try and make the gel air fresheners. I’m on a mission to make everything homemade. This was a fairly easy DIY to make. You only need a couple of ingredients and it’s quite inexpensive. I used lemon essential oil to scent the gel air freshener. It has a wonderful
How to Make Snow Cream
January 3, 2014 by 50 Comments
We woke up to lots of snow in Maryland! My kids are normally very excited about the sight of snow. However, they were a little disappointed since school doesn’t officially start for them until January 6th. When they think of snow, they think of being out of school due to school being closed because of bad weather. Oh, well. Perhaps it will snow again on January 5th. Of course, the snow brought on the lovely
How to Make Deviled Eggs
December 29, 2013 by 28 Comments
One of my favorite dishes is deviled eggs. I love them during the summer, spring, winter and fall. I make them different ways depending on the mood that I’m in and how hungry I am. If I’m hungry, it’s a simple recipe. For some reason, whenever I think about deviled eggs, I think about potato salad. After preparing back-to-back big dinners (Thanksgiving and Christmas), I was in the mood for something a
How to Make a Punch Ball Globe
December 19, 2013 by 9 Comments
Today, I’m showcasing one of my daughter’s homeschool projects. (For history buffs, Africa is upside down on the picture. Somebody glued it upside down. It was a little too late to tear off and glue again. My daughter said that it just means that Africa is going places in this world. Love it!) This is a simple project to make, but it does take awhile to finish it. It’s great if you’re teaching about continent
