Marmoleum. I have it in my house and I love it! You almost assuredly had it in your school when you were growing up and the janitors probably hated it. But it didn’t look like this… And the best thing is it’s environmentally friendly. “Made from renewable, natural ingredients, Marmoleum [...]
Are you one of the many people looking for a job right now? Well, so am I. Where have you looked? Here are the sites I’ve found that have been helpful and seem to be pretty up-to-date… monster.com indeed.com simplyhired.com jobs.com careerbuilder.com jobsearch.com snagajob.com (for hourly jobs) hotjobs.yahoo.com Where else are you looking?
This was interesting. I’ve never thought of why numbers are like they are…they just always have been that way. But there IS a reason they look like they do. I got the basics from a blog by Jason King…but here’s the gist of it without all of the annoying ads… Do you know why numbers [...]
The first of the year is always the time we all seem to talk about getting organized. New Year’s resolutions abound…”I’m going to get organized this year!”. But how do we really do that? I found a website that really seems to take it all step-by-step, is easy to read, visually pleasing and seems to [...]
A few recycled Christmas cards, a little creativity, these instructions and you have a FREE Christmas village to decorate your house for Christmas! (Unless you want to add battery-operated tea lights which are very cheap at the dollar store or your favorite variety store … or you may have some laying around.) Check out [...]
I know you’re probably not like me and have had your Christmas tree up for weeks and weeks…I just got mine up this weekend and that is EARLY for me! I just have a hard time getting all of the paraphernalia out and organized and together, knowing I’m going to have to repeat the process [...]
Well this Roman Record Cuff bracelet is made from one. And it’s $10.00. What a fun Christmas gift… This unique wrist cuff is made from part of a recycled vinyl record. It is basic black, so it goes with everything, and it is so cool to see the grooves in the record and know there [...]
Perhaps you know exactly what an RSS Feed is and how to get them…you have a feed reader and have information you care about coming into your computer on a daily basis. If so, move along. This post isn’t for you. If RSS feeds are a mystery to you and seem like way too much [...]
If you haven’t seen these, they make a great stocking stuffer… Yep, that’s right. You can customize M&M’s. They come in all kinds of colors and you can do a lot of things with the designs and text. Check it out here!
My granddaughter is in Kindergarten and I volunteer on Tuesday mornings during center time. On of the centers is computer and right now they are using Starfall there. “Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to motivate children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness [...]
Need a gift idea for the person who has every thing? CNN Money brings us some wonderful information about Neiman Marcus’s 2009 Gift Guide. Nine extravagant holiday gift ideas for your perusal. The Cupcake Car is my favorite… This cheery confection is like a delicious-looking go-kart. Coast down the road in style at [...]
Tired of giving gifts that end up in a closet? Give the White Envelop Project at try… A Message from the Founders The touching story of the white envelope tradition reached our family over ten years ago and immediately became one of our favorite holiday traditions. Each Christmas, our parents would give [...]
Interested in fair trade? Here’s a site to search for fair trade certified products before you go out shopping. Here’s more information from their website… Fair Trade Certification empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the business skills necessary [...]
I don’t know about you, but I read through a stack of books in no time flat. So I bring home an arm load of books from the library every week. But sometimes I don’t get there and, though I don’t mind supporting the local library, I don’t like paying the late fees I seem [...]
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Not sure what to do about all those plastic sandwich and snack bags you and your family are going through? Try Reusies. They’re not just for lunch either. You can use them to replace plastic most of the time. “Consumption The EPA estimates 500 billion – one trillion plastic bags are used [...]
Etsy.com I have no idea how they got this name, but once you know it, you know it. It made Time.com’s 50 Best Websites for 2009. I love Etsy. Great stuff. Great prices. Great vendors. Give it a whirl for some of your Christmas shopping. I bet you mark at least one person off your [...]
A really cool resource for parents that will help you with your kid’s math no matter what grade they are in.
I’m not a fan of plastic bottles. I use them. But I try not to. They are convenient because I can carry a little water with me when I go places…beats the collection of glassware I used to have rolling around in my Opal in college. I just have a problem with the amount of [...]
So I think we’re really in trouble here. An article yesterday from Time.com announced a house cat has been officially diagnosed with swine flu. “On Wednesday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported the first confirmed case of H1N1 in a house pet, a 13-year-old domestic shorthaired cat. The animal likely contracted the virus [...]
Top 10 Causes of Death for Women in the United States‡ The graph below shows how breast cancer compares to other common causes of death in women of all ages from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. R Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Website - Learn more about breast cancer and what you can [...]
Why do I fall? Did you know that leaves don’t fall off of trees? They are pushed! NPR.org recently broadcast an interesting story on this very subject. Listen to it or read it here.
“Do you constantly have 99 new notifications, marked with the little red button at the bottom right in your Facebook account? Would you like to only receive important notifications, such as comments from friends, and skip the stuff various applications send you? Read on.” Stan Schroeder recently wrote a post on this subject for Mashable. [...]