Works For Me Wednesday

I have posted before about how I make my own laudnry detergent several times, including last Wednesday. After reading the comment asking for the recipe, I searched (my own blog) and realized that I had never posted the recipe I use! So here it is! Homemade Laundry Detergent 1/3 of a bar of Fels Naptha…

I have been making my own laundry detergent for a few years now. I have come up with a few changes that makes it even easier for me. Not that it’s hard to start with, but I just found a couple of changes made it even easier. The original recipe calls for mixing in the…

I have used coupons for over 20 years, probably close to 25 years. I have always used a card file or similar container. For the last few years, I have used an acordion file holder. It was really a check file to start with. I used envelopes inside each catorgary to help keep the coupons…

I like to keep my most often used small appliances on the counter. The mixer, the food processor, the blender, etc. There is only one plug on my long counter, so all the cords are run behind the appliances. That makes it a pain to plug something in, I have to follow the cord to…

Can the two mix? Sure they can! My dh is a diabetic and a big eater. So getting him full with out overloading him on carbs is a daily challenge. He (we) prefer to use diet to control his blood sugar level. Pills are a last resort (usually). So I hit upon this idea… When…

This year (well, 2008), when I unpacked the Christmas decorations, I found this note that I had left myself. I had forgotten that I had written it, so it made me laugh. lol But I remembered to put something under the Advent candles, so they didn’t drip on the furniture. Leaving notes for myself in…