We had a particularly heavy rain one night and it made me curious to find out how much rain we actually had at our home. I didn’t have any way to gauge it so I decided to buy a rain gauge. I found a decorative gauge at Walmart and …

When I was writing a dissertation, I became obsessed with coffee. Not only did it keep me awake, it gave me an excuse to leave my flat. I drank coffee on my way to and from work, before and after grocery shopping, when I woke up and before I …

I totally hated the George Foreman Grill when It first when on the market. The first one was just messy and it was horribly put together. Anything greasy made my life a living monster. I didn’t purchase the George Foreman 360 Grill, my wife did. So I wasn’t all …

We mostly heat our house with a woodstove but after the stove had burned low enough in the middle of the night our house would start to cool off a bit. So I decided to buy the EdenPure 1500 to equal out the temperature changes A couple of …

I have used Ajax Cleanser since I was a child. My mother always had it in the house to use for scrubbing the tubs, sinks and toilets. Like many other things I picked my use of Ajax in my own home from her. I do not use it near …

I don’t know how anyone else feels about cleaning their kitchen, but I dislike the chore. It seems like the job gets harder and bigger every time I do it. The worst part for me is cleaning out the microwave because food is always dispersed from the top to …

I’ve had this Hamilton Beach Panini Press for a while, but just recently began to actively use it, and boy, do I love it! I’ve always wanted some type of sandwich grill or sandwich maker, and when I was able to claim this as a prize for something, …

I absolutely love using bleach around my house. I use it for my cleaning, dish washing on occasion, and my white laundry. Bleach has always been a trusted cleaning agent for me and will probably always be one. I recently purchased a bottle of DG Home Bleach from Dollar …

I absolutely love my Senseo Single Serve Gourmet Coffee Machine. I have owned one of these single service coffee makers for the last five years. I have one for our house, I have one for when we go on vacation and now I want to get one for …

I love to bake and something that has been missing from my arsenal of baking pans for a long time has been a mini muffin pan. The reason I always put off buying one is basically the price for these pans. They are about 2or 3 times more expensive …

You know me I can talk about anything as long as it does me some type of service. I think I stay in the kitchen more than I stay in any other part of my house. I love to cook and when it comes to cooking, I love to …

I love baking cakes, brownies, muffins, you name it and I like to make ice cream as well. I have had a spatula that has served me for years but recently it finally grew too old and it fell apart. This left me looking for a new spatula and …

This 3M brand of cushion wrap can be found at the Dollar Tree for just a dollar. The roll is six by twelve inches and has proven to be handy and sturdy cushioning material when storing fragile items. This cushion wrap wraps easily around glass and other fragile knickknacks …

I love using bleach to clean around my house. It is very strong and always seems to disinfect well. With little ones running around, I try to keep my house as clean and sanitary as possible. One cleaner that I have used was the LA’s Totally Awesome Cleaner with …

I love shopping. We went to Bath and Beyond in Arundel Mills Malls, Hanover Maryland and I found this Villaware Interbake 3 waffle iron. Which is really a versatile appliance, we can use it to make waffles, pizzelles, and pocket sandwiches. I liked it because it …

My wife and I decided to finally make that spaghetti dinner we have been craving for a few days last night. And, we were lucky enough to have all the ingredients in our house already.
I had planned on making the spaghetti the way I usually do, on the stove. …

As a single woman who lives independently, I prefer and trust Perwoll Classic mild Detergent as my partner when it comes to doing my laundry. I am very much contented with it.
Perwoll Classic was introduced to me two years ago by a Korean friend as a form of …

I have been using the Kimberly-Clark Garbage Bin in the bathroom at work for many months now. We use it mainly for throwing used paper hand towels. However, it can be used for storing any type of garbage as well.
My personal experience with this garbage bin has been very …

Lately my powers to resist infomercials have been greatly reduced, case in point my latest acquisition, the Bullet Express. While I know fully well that I have the magic bullet, another food processor, and several other capable kitchen appliances; it was just too hard to pass it …

I have the coolest alarm clock ever. I had been using a basic alarm/radio combo with a large green display, but it finally stopped working, so I had to purchase a new alarm clock. I bought a Timex Nature Sound Alarm, with a soothing sleep setting where you can enjoy …

As a shoe collector, I have come across several kinds of shoes. From leather to plastic to suede to cloth, I think I have it all. And because shoes need maintenance, I have to make sure that I clean my shoes every now and then. Although I …

This mandolin comes with 5 stainless steel blades. A grater, shredder, slicer, wavy slicer and one to Julienne. The all snap in and out of place and when not in use they are stored in compartments under the mandolin. It is made of plastic and stainless steel and best …

The bathroom, for me is one of the most important parts of the house. I can do away with home theater, though I like to have one someday. About an hour or more, I regularly spend much time in the bathroom. As much as I am concerning coming out …

I purchased this to repair a part of my driveway and I have to say that it worked very well. It is sold at most hardware stores but I purchased it from Lowe’s for a price of 10. It comes in a 5 pound bag so you …

I have always wanted a nice chandelier to hang over the dining room table. Whenever I go to the lighting section of any store , I always check out there chandeliers. They are all so beautiful , but most of the time they are also very expensive. I can …

The winter in the southern states is not as cold as usual thus far, so I do not have to turn on my gas furnace to heat the entire house yet. I still needed a source of heat to keep me warm during the chilly nights. I …

Since having a child we’ve found that we’re forever short of storage space. Our daughter’s possessions seem to grow and grow, and the available room in our house, of course stays pretty constant! So we find that several of our rooms are just being over-taken with toys, …

With kids and a dog and a husband, things get really smelly with the laundry situation. The sink was leaking into the laundry basket covered the dirty clothes in sink water; that was one of those smells I wasn’t sure if I could get rid of it. Or when …

I have received this miraculous kitchen wonder from my sister as a pre-birthday gift since she bought it and couldn’t possibly wait till my birthday.
Of course she knew I’ve wanted it for a very long time and she did her best to surprise me.
I had to bake a bunch …

My wife and I practically live off of our toaster oven. I don’t think we have had a day that we have not used this device. That’s why, when the one we have had since we first got married was starting to wear out, we asked for a new …

I never buy candles from the Yankee Candle Company on my own because I think they’re pretty expensive and they don’t last very long. I’m a smoker who’s always burning candles though so people around me will often buy me a few as gifts. For Christmas, my sister in …

Doing laundry is a chore that I find most hard to get done. I put in the detergent and as silly as it seems going back to put in the fabric softener is a chore. I always forget to put it in and have to run an extra rinse …

I purchased these stools to use in the bar area of my kitchen and I have really enjoyed them. They are comfortable, durable and I enjoy sitting in them. I purchased them from Lowe’s and at the time of purchase I paid 60 dollars for them. …

Ever since I have moved into the place I am living at I have had problems with ants. They come every summer and they will come at the littlest things. I try to keep my house very clean but they still come. They are hard to get rid of …

I recently purchased the Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaning Kit for my tiled shower/tub. According to product instructions, it will keep a clean shower clean and will clean a dirty shower after two weeks of continual use. I had just moved into a new apartment, and while …

I got the Dyson Bagless Powerhead Canister Vacuum after my other vacuum broke. It was a push vacuum and basically it was a pain to clean. I had to get another one because the cord fell out. I got this Dyson a few days ago and I find it …

I bought 3M Microfiber Lens Cleaning Cloth for $7.99 online. Here is my review.
They are much like your ordinary rags, since they are made of a finer material, hence hey are meant to last a longer time. These cloths are actually measures 7 in x 6 in which …

After eight years of living in a dinky mobile home that didn’t have anything fancy in the way of appliances, I was ecstatic to finally get into our new condo which came equipped with its very own dishwasher. Or rather, I should say that my
KIDS were ecstatic, because this …

If you’re looking for a storage shed, you aren’t going to find a cheaper one than Arrow.
At least around this area, Arrow Sheds cost about $100-$200 less than the other brands; something that is important for those of us who are constantly on a tight budget. And, they seem …

As part of my Architecture class we were told that we had to solder wire in order to make a miniature model of our drawings. I had been a little late and therefore missed the part where he showed us what items to buy in order to do this. …

We live in the country in an open area with lots of wind in an old farm house that was not insulated. One cold winter night our upstairs bedroom was so cold that insulated underwear didn’t keep us warm. We had seen an advertisement for infrared heaters and …

My husband called his self trying to be different. Instead of using the regular vacuum cleaner he wanted to buy something that was going to make HIM feel better. We were watching the news and they were talking about the bed bugs that are going around. I haven’t seen …

During the summer time, our family enjoys the outdoors and the warm weather. We love to go camping and fishing. We have several fishing poles that we use, from the less expensive, basic poles, to the bigger and sturdier poles that we use for catching bigger fish. …

I have been using these trash bags for about a year now and they work perfect. They are very cheap and I have noticed that the are priced at almost half the price of others. They are sold in box of 5 for 2 dollars. I …

I love scents and my room could sometimes develop weird smells as time passes. My aunt brought us some household stuff, including a box of scented deodorizers. I was drawn to the lavender scent of this air freshener called Wanjia. Maybe I was growing sick of …

When it comes to Laundry I normally stick with powder detergents because I feel that they are more cost effective and clean just as well as liquid detergents while being less messy.
But, this time around when my husband went to the store to get the groceries he picked up …

The Odyssey White Hot putters have gained considerable acceptance on the professional tours. Your can easily recognize them by their distinctive white face. For the regular golfer, the odyssey two ball mallet putter is the most recognizable. This putter has two galf ball sized circles inscribed …

I can’t even believe I had to acquire a product like this, but with kids in the household, I guess it was an inevitable problem that I’d have to deal with eventually. I guess it’s better to be sooner rather than later, when they are older and know better …

I got this at Michael’s Crafts because they were half off. Normally the price would be about seventy dollars. I’m familiar with the Ott Lite name from years ago when their products were marketed more to fine artists as a better alternative to incandescent lighting. I think they only …

When I walk into my home I expect everything around me to smell fresh. I smoke in my home and sometimes it can smell more like smoke and tar. I hate this and I try to find products to fix this problem almost all the time. I had a …