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Blog Giveaway Roundup – May 24, 2013
We found a house and our offer was accepted! I am so excited to be moving into a different house. So for the next 4 weeks, I am going to be busy, busy, busy packing. So how was your week? Do you have any big plans for the Memorial Day Weekend? My kids are excited that they only have a week of school left. Anyway, it’s Friday again and that means it’s time for our weekly blog giveaway linky. If you love to enter giveaways, be sure to browse the selection below. Or if you host giveaways, feel free to post yours to the linky list. We put a new linky up every Friday morning. If you are using Rafflecopter for your giveaways, be sure to also add your giveaway to the Friday Rafflecopter giveaway linky over at Blog Giveaway Directory as well. Good luck! If you’ve had any blog … Continue reading
Quick and Simple Fresh Pesto Recipe
Now that the weather has finally warmed up and is staying warm, my basil plants are flourishing. That means it’s time to pull out my favorite fresh pesto recipe. I love to use it on pizza, as a sauce for pasta, and on sandwiches. It is quick and easy to make using a food processor. Traditional pesto originated in Italy and was originally made with a mortar and pestle. The basil leaves were pounded to make a paste. Fortunately for us, making pesto is much easier these days. With a food processor, you can whip up a batch in just minutes. While traditional pesto recipes call for pine nuts, I use walnuts. They are less expensive than pine nuts and I don’t notice much of a difference in the taste. Fresh Pesto Recipe Ingredients 2 cups packed fresh basil leaves 2 cloves of garlic 1/4 cup walnuts 1/4 cup grated … Continue reading
Moving Checklist Planner App – Make Your Life a Little Bit Easier!
After 9 years in a rental house, we are finally going to be moving into our own home. This makes our 5th move in 20 years of marriage. Over the past 20 years, we have accumulated a lot of stuff! So I have been busy scouring the internet looking for a moving checklist planner to make our life a little easier. As long as the home inspection goes ok later this week, we are looking at a late June or early July closing. I am slightly panicked as that’s not very much time to get everything organized and packed, especially when we only have a couple of hours a day to work on it. So when I discovered there is a moving checklist planner app for our Droid phone, I was a bit relieved. The Moving Planner Checklist App is only 99 cents, but I already know it is going … Continue reading
New Soft Scrub 4 in 1 Toilet Care
Disclosure: I received a sample of new Soft Scrub 4-in-1 Toilet Care to facilitate this review. No other compensation was received. All opinions stated are my own. Today I want to talk toilet cleaners. I know, I know – not the most glamorous of topics. Because lets face it, I don’t know any other mom out there who will admit that they enjoy cleaning the toilet. But it has to be done, doesn’t it? So I am always on the lookout for products that will make that job a little easier. I recently got to try new Soft Scrub 4-in-1 Toilet Care. It’s a hanging cleaner with a twist. You may have used those cleaners before that hang in your tank and turn your water blue. Those products, in my experience, are great at discouraging stains from forming but aren’t really meant to actively clean. What’s great about Soft Scrub 4-in-1 Toilet Care … Continue reading
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Blog Giveaway Roundup – May 17, 2013
We have been busy house hunting this week. We hope to find a new home soon so we can move in over the summer. I have started packing already – just the things that we won’t need until after we are in the new house. With 6 people’s stuff to box up I figure it is going to take forever so I might as well get on it So how was your week? Anyway, it’s Friday again and that means it’s time for our weekly blog giveaway linky. If you love to enter giveaways, be sure to browse the selection below. Or if you host giveaways, feel free to post yours to the linky list. We put a new linky up every Friday morning. If you are using Rafflecopter for your giveaways, be sure to also add your giveaway to the Friday Rafflecopter giveaway linky over at Blog Giveaway Directory … Continue reading
Eight Reasons To Grow Your Own Produce
Cultivating crops is an age-old practice, starting with our ancestors millennia ago. Modern society in many areas of the world has made it so that it is not usually necessary for every family to grow their own food. When we need a certain type of produce we know it will be available to purchase at the store. Though some people may wonder what the use of growing a garden is, while all the food we need is available at the store, most people who have had the experience of growing their own food would never want to go without having their own garden. Gardens provide benefits that you just can’t get by purchasing your produce at the store Convenience Going to the grocery store to grab a couple of tomatoes to prepare dinner may or may not be convenient, depending on how far away the store is, if it is … Continue reading
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Happy Mother’s Day 2013!
Being a mom has been one of the hardest things I have ever done in my life – and it has been the most rewarding. For all of my readers who are moms, I hope you have a wonderful Mother’s Day!
Blog Giveaway Roundup – May 10, 2013
It’s been another busy week in our house as the school year is coming to an end. The whole family went camping over the weekend and we had a great time. The weather was perfect – not too hot, not too cold. So how was your week? It’s Friday again and that means it’s time for our weekly blog giveaway linky. If you love to enter giveaways, be sure to browse the selection below. Or if you host giveaways, feel free to post yours to the linky list. We put a new linky up every Friday morning. If you are using Rafflecopter for your giveaways, be sure to also add your giveaway to the Friday Rafflecopter giveaway linky over at Blog Giveaway Directory as well. Good luck! If you’ve had any blog giveaway wins this last week, feel free to let everyone know about them by leaving a comment below.
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New Emeals Slow Cooker Plan Makes Meal Planning Quick and Easy
Life is hectic for today’s moms, isn’t it? Many of us work and then we have housework on top of that. In addition, we have kids to taxi to their various activities and meals to get on the table. Is it any wonder that so many of us struggle to get a home cooked meal on the table each night? I know I struggle tremendously with meal planning and we eat out a lot more than we should. So I was glad to get the opportunity to learn about Emeals. Emeals offers a variety of meal plan subscriptions to fit your needs – from vegetarian to gluten-free to clean eating. I was excited to discover that they also have a slow cooker plan. I think every busy mom should have a slow cooker in their kitchen – especially for those days when we just don’t have a … Continue reading
Tips for Living with Pets while Having Allergies
Family pets are just that, family. Unfortunately you might be allergic to your four-legged family member, and I can understand how devastating and frustrating it can be to itch, sneeze and have your eyes water every time you pet your dog or cat. Instead of getting rid of your pet, there are steps you can take to keep your allergies in check and keep your pet at the same time. The Root of your Problem The reason you start sneezing and itching when there’s a four-legged friend in the room is because most of them have pet dander. Whenever you bring dander into the equation, there’s always the possibility of your allergies becoming agitated. The truth is that it’s not actually the pet dander itself that you’re allergic to, but a special protein that exists in the dander. With any allergy, from hay fever to an allergic reaction to peanuts, … Continue reading
