I love cooking as a pastime, and as a consequence I like it when my kitchen is fully stocked in terms of appliances. I have lots of kitchen appliances, though most of them are just for show, if I may be honest. However, there are some I can’t do …

I have a large family so I need a laundry detergent that will really work. Over the years I have tried a great many different types of detergents both expensive and not. The more expensive detergents make great claims of doing more than the less expensive detergents. I sometimes …

One of the first things I was told when I first moved in this house was that the electronic gate did not work correctly. It was so slow that often, I had to wait for a full minute before I could actually drive in. At one point, I just …

I happened upon these drawer dividers while I was looking for other things at Bed Bath and Beyond. I guess you could say it was an impulse purchase. They had two choices of drawer dividers, a normal wood (pine?) and these cedar ones. I bought the last package of …

This lamp was purchased to be a reading lamp that would not disturb people who were trying to watch TV. The living room in my home is such a multifunctional space that people are often working and playing at the same time.
I noticed in the store that it …

If you’re only going to try one product from this company, this is the one. I’ve owned several of these for close to a year now and love them. I recommend the white as opposed to the other colors they offer. It is more translucent and gives off more …

I occasionally get in a redecorating mood and will want to change the look of an entire room. I had this urge a couple weeks ago and decided it was time to tackle one of our bathrooms. It was very impulsive but I already had an idea of what …

I have owned a KitchenAid stand mixer for a while now, and I was very happy with it. It made me develop an interest in baking, something that I had always found to be too tedious. However, after I bought the mixer I found myself baking more and more, …

The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about Glade Micro Spray is that commercial with a kid who is sitting on the toilet calling his mother saying that it is gone. Eventually we find out that MicroSpray is gone. The commercial was really cute and …

This was one of the dumbest things I have purchased thus far. Why? I have so many reasons why I felt like it wasn’t worth the darn box it came in. For one thing they have the audacity to charge almost $100 for this thing. I wouldn’t have …

This is a great product and it really made my floor shine. We moved into a house where the previous owners really didn’t take care of the wood floors at all. The floors were really dirty and dull looking. I was planning on getting down on …

I was in the store to purchase a travel cooler and I found the Igloo Max Xfit. I believe it’s a wonderful product. It’s sold at Wal-Mart at a price of 25 dollars. The price is a lot cheaper than most other brands. Before I …

I purchased a Crofton Electric Stove Heater several months ago from Aldi’s. It retailed at 89 dollars. This stove heater is something that can really warm up a room. I got it to add an additional heat source to my house as it gets chilly in here …

I can’t say enough good things about the Parlux 3200 Ceramic and Ionic Hair Dryer. I used its predecessor for years in the UK, and panicked when I moved to USA and realised I couldn’t still use my trusted hair dryer because of the different voltage. My …

The Sta-Rite Pool Heater has proven to be a fantastic cost effective pool heater in all the time I have used it. When we purchased, everyone kept saying how great this heater was, but it is only after personally using it, I can actually agree. This electronically …

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 …

I recently decided to try Febreze Air Effects air freshener and I must say that this is the best air freshener that I have ever tried! I purchased the lavender and vanilla scent. This scent smells really good and it doesn’t just cover up the bad odors. …

Recently we received the Oster 3 Quart Fondue pot as a housewarming gift from my boyfriend’s parents. We have always wanted a fondue pot as we are huge fans of anything you can melt and dip things into, but we could never really justify the expense for something we …

When it comes to washing of my clothes and my family I want to used the soap that has good fragrance and has active ingredients that easily remove stains. I am very particular with white and colored clothes and I don’t want it to mixed it together. I see …

I purchased this cooker a little over a year ago and it’s been wonderful. When I purchased it I paid 120 dollars for it but I believe it’s worth the money. Compared to others the price is a bit expensive but this is a very high quality …

I am very particular with the clothes I am wearing. This is one aspect in my life that I am meticulous of. I don’t wear clothes with stain or clothes that are already faded because for me, clothes reflects one’s personality. This is why I am very choosy when …

A lot of people have a lot of things to say about good coffee and good coffee machines. I wanted to make good coffee at home, but I didn’t want to spend thousands or even hundreds of dollars on a —˜good’ coffee machine. I did a one-day coffee making …

There are a lot of dreaded diseases that can be passed via mosquitos, cockroaches and other small insects. I believe that every household should have a means of preventing the spread of diseases. As for me, I prefer to use insect spray to kill these pesky insects. I have …

MICROTEK DIGITAL INVERTER I stay in a place where we have frequent power cuts. Since we have hot and humid weather for almost 10 months it becomes difficult to bear the heat during power cuts. Having had enough of the situation I had installed an inverter at my place.
The …

I was at a mall hours away from home when I first spotted this coffee mug. If you know anything about me, you know I love coffee. I also really like cool coffee mugs. I really like dogs, too. I have four of them! …

I can’t believe I actually got this little media player. This isn’t exactly a tablet, but it is a pretty neat hand held device. The Sony Dash is a small 7 inch hand held that has many capabilities. I personally would not consider this as a tablet as some …

With the advance of monsoon comes the damn and smelly atmosphere .Everything around the house gets smelly and we living in a hilly region it just gets worse, the rain is dripping almost 24 hours and so the room in the house gets a pungent smell. Now we were …

Well if you have read any of my articles so far you see that I am a very frugal person. I never spend one penny more on any item than I have to and then it has to be a need. There is one product that I have and …

I purchased this cart mainly to move boxes and other larger items and it has been perfect. I purchased it over a year ago and I have had no issues out of it so far. I purchased it from Lowe’s and I paid 50 dollars for it. …

I really wanted to love this sweeper, because I love my other Bissell Vacuums (I have the Bissell Feather-weight and the Bissell PowerGroom Pet Compact Bagless Vacuum Cleaner) but in truth I only ‘like’ this sweeper.
The only reason I had bought this is that my infant son would …

I am very impressed with the Luna Toilet Paper Dispenser by Hagleitner. Having used it recently, I was surprised by the high quality and style of this product. Please let me share my positive experience with you.
I would like to start this review by saying that this roll paper …

It is really a grueling task to do my laundry. As much as possible, I would just bring my clothes to the laundry shop and have it washed. However, this is so expensive for me if I do it regularly. So during the weekends, I always see to it …

I love to crochet, and I make tons of potholders for gifts and to sell at Holiday Bazaars. I have tried many yarns over the years, but my favorite is Red Heart Classic, made by Coats and Clark.
This yarn comes in skeins containing 190 yards, it is all …

In my house you will find my dish washing liquids. First of all because I always buy them when they are on discounts and I always buy a lot of them and secondly because we have an apartment that we rent during the summer and usually the guests leave …

I bought a dress that couldn’t be ironed with a regular clothes iron. I decided to purchase a fabric steamer to see if it would do a good job at getting the wrinkles out of the dress. I found the Conair Compact Fabric Steamer at Walmart. I purchased it …

I know that it might sound a little crazy that I’m actually talking about toilet paper. But to be honest with you I wanted to break down this whole toilet paper situation. I have seen tons of commercials on this tissue to the point where I finally got sold …

Recently while I was at the Dollar Tree, I decided to try their brand of dishwashing detergent to save money. I decided to give it a try, for a dollar it was worth a shot. Compared to other brands at the grocery store, this is a cheap …

Almost everyone I know loves candles, and I am definitely one of them! One of my favorite stops when I go to the mall is the Yankee Candle Company. The alluring fragrances coming out of this store is so enticing, how in the world could anyone pass it up? …

I don’t use saran wrap very often. I have always thought of myself as a foil or storage bag kind of gal. I much rather use those than saran wrap because it never seem to stick right for me. I used the saran wrap with first to wrap some …

I needed to create a display board for the fair I will be selling my greeting cards at next Saturday. I have limited table space and wanted to come up with a good way to utilize the floor space for display so as to not take up table space. …

When I was out shopping for a microwave I was looking for certain qualities. I wanted one that was white, small, inexpensive, that would last. After searching for a while, I ran into a GE microwave with those qualities. So I thought anyway. I decided to purchase a …

Tide to go is great when you accidentally mess up your clothes with food. I carry one of these around with me in my purse for when those unexpected spills happen. I used it last week to get out some barbeque sauce. The way the thing is designed is …

I have only used this toilet bowl cleaner on a few occasions but it certainly has not worked as well as I expected. This cleaner is sold in a 24 oz bottle for around 4 dollars depending on the store. Although this cleaner is low priced I …

I have been using Shout products for years, and the stain remover is my favorite. It works great at removing those stubborn stains. I have a 10 year old boy, and he comes home with stains on his clothes just about every day. Usually it’s grass stains, …

Wrinkle Free is usually sold in travel stores to pack into your suitcase so you can remove any wrinkles from your clothes that may have occured while you were traveling. It is a product that I have used extensively for the past several years. I like to …

In my house we love to cook, we love to put huge meals together from time to time. One of the things we like to do outside of cooking huge meals is putting together simple meals. Since it’s getting a little cold outside we like to cook soups and …

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 keep seeing stories of Pyrex dishes shattering, in some cases even cutting and hurting people. I don’t know what to think about this. I have had some of my Pyrex for years and years and some is fairly new. I have never had any break other than by …

With two days of camping on the horizon, I needed to pick up some bug spray for my family.
We had gone to this exact location the year before with my husband’s work. I remember the bugs being pretty bad.
With a lack of choices…unless I wanted to go to …