I must confess. I bought this in the kitchen wear section of Kohl’s without knowing it was a pastry spatula. I thought it was a regular spatula. I bought it as a replacement for my favorite thin metal spatula which I used all the time and finally broke away …

I purchased this scoop to use when dipping ice cream. I enjoy using it. It’s very durable and it works fairly well. I purchased it a few months ago and at the time of purchase I paid 15 dollars for it. I purchased it from …

Cooking is such an enjoyable chores or hobby I have when I am at home. There are a lot of food recipes that you can try cooking at home. All you have to do is to have the motivation, the right recipe and the right cooking appliance. As for …

My daughter is an animal lover and my son has had his fill of dissections, so when the time came in our homeschool curriculum to perform the frog dissection, I knew they would both drag their feet.
Then, last week I discovered the Smithsonian Synthetic Frog Dissection Kit. I purchased …

We have an in ground pool and we had to purchase a The Dirt Devil Rampage which was a robotic pool cleaner. We purchased this from Sullivan Pools, In Bel Air Md. Our pool is 30 feet in length and we needed something that would work that we didn’t …

As most people know about me, I am the deodorizing queen. I hate lingering odors and have a strong sense of smell. Because of this, I am always trying different products to clear the air and refresh my fabrics. I recently noticed at the Dollar Tree had a different …

I can never forget the incident that happened at my friend’s house warming party the other day. As my friend played the perfect host —“ serving welcome drinks to her guests, a glass of grape juice accidentally slipped on her gorgeous dress and formed a stain. Though the guests …

We have a septic tank for our waste water so I don’t like using those harsh lye based drain cleaners. They can mess up septic systems by killing off the organisms that break down the waste. I saw Roebic’s Bacterial Drain Cleaner in our local hardware store and decided …

I’m sort of a modernist when it comes to window treatments. In a perfect world I’d have bare floor to ceiling windows flanked by decorative panels.I don’t like normal sheers and I’m definitely not into lace curtains. Both look dated and old lady-ish to me.
But, lets’ face it. …

If you are in the market for a new waffle maker, or perhaps your first waffle make, I recommend that you take a serious look at the Krups F654 Waffle Maker. I look forward to getting up on Sunday and fixing a couple waffles in this maker because it …

I am not a freak of cleaning and I don’t think that everything has to be perfectly clean but I really like when my bathroom is clean. I have a shower enclosure at home and the panels are made the way that is impossible to see it they aren’t …

I could not believe that three (3) months after typhoon Ondoy/Ketsana brought thirty (30) feet of muddied water to my place there was still so much dust that gathered everyday. We had to sweep the floor and dust the house every few hours, and the worst part was that …

There seems to be a terrible ant problem this year. They are always around, but this year I’ve heard more people complain about them than usual. After trying a lot of products that promise to eradicate ants, but do not do as well as expected, I finally …

I don’t wear a lot of suede shoes because I know what a mess they will turn into during the winter months. Oddly enough, the suede is what’s really popular during winter, and I just don’t get it really, because it doesn’t make any practical sense to me. I …

A new apartment means new accessories; we bought a new bed, a new TV, digital camera, laptop computer, and an absolute necessity: a new vacuum cleaner.
Prior to buying a new vacuum, I did a fair amount of homework and finally decided upon the Dirt Devil Extreme Power Stick Vacuum. …

Recently I received a coupon in the mail for Gain Ultra Dish Liquid. I have never used Gain dish liquid before but I am a big fan of Gain laundry products so I decided to go to Wal-Mart and try this product. It is $1.97 full price at …

I purchased this brush a little over a month ago to clean my grill and it works as well I can be expected. I purchased it from Wal-Mart and I paid 5 dollars for it. This was one of the cheaper brands that I found but it …

I used this Vim liquid dish wash once, as a trial and after that I regularly use this product to clean all my utensils. I have many reasons for liking and using this product, which I will write about. First of all this liquid is very soft …

Oh my gosh, if you love the smell of Christmas, then you have to get the Febreze NOTICEables in Apple Spice and Holly Berry. This thing is amazing. The Febreze NOTICEables is an air freshener that plugs into the wall. Unlike other plug in air fresheners, this one contains …

I absolutely love these papertowels, and have been using them for at least three years now. Unlike other papertowels that are scratchy and tough, they don’t irritate my hands. They are very soft, thick, and very durable. I have found that one papertowel can clean up …

I own a lot of wood furniture and I know from experience that wood can accumulate a lot of scratches and scuffs over time. I wanted to purchase something that would allow me to be able to easily remove scratches and scuff marks so I decided to give this …

I’m a big user of plastic cups. Now maybe that’s not great for the environment on the surface, but personal reasons dictate their need, and I do reuse them, so it’s not just one use and they’re out. In fact, one of the reasons I like Vibrants …

I live on a farm with my husband and young four year old daughter. As we rely on rain water and/or tank water for our house I like to purify any water we drink. One of my biggest concerns are birds. We get a lot of wild parrots and …

Lock and Lock lunch box is a breakthrough in house wares when durability and endurance are concerned. Actually, I just bought this kind of lunch box a month ago, because I am so desperate with something to keep my food at lunch time without spilling the chicken broth.
I was …

A couple years ago I worked in a small office, and most of my co-workers went out for lunch every day. They either went out to a restaurant or they went and got fast food and brought it back to the office to eat at their desk. …

The products of the company Modicare are good in standard and contain good quality materials. These products are little costly but they are good to use. In my house I use many of the Modicare products and the Modicare utensil cleaner is one of these products. …

The SIGG Traveller Bottle in White 0.6 ltrs is one of my favourite items to carry in my bag whenever and I am going out.
SIGG was founded in 1908 in Switzerland and it is today the leading brand of reusable water bottle in the world being sold in over …

I needed mixing bowls and found the perfect set at Walmart. The Pyrex Prepware 3 piece Mixing Bowl Set has three different sized bowls. There is a small, medium and large bowl in the set and I paid $14.99 for the set. These are great bowls and everyone should …

I usually buy cheap kitchen appliances. To me, they seem just as good as the major brand names and, most of the time, for a mere fraction of the price.
I used to own a Tesco Value Hand Mixer, but it eventually stopped working and instead of having it fixed, …

I found these at Wal-Mart and at the time of purchase I paid 25 dollars for them. If you are not able to purchase them from Wal-Mart they are also sold online at Amazon.com so you can purchase them from there also. I believe it’s better to …

This is the second of these toasters that I have bought (model no Fcl4001/h 1300w), and I’m not happy with it. I used my first one for several years without any problem, but this one just doesn’t seem to be the same.
I bought this model because I use solar …

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. …

I only used this dryer for a short period of time but I have to say that I didn’t have a very good experience using it. I had some very severe issues with it overheating so I have since stopped using it entirely. I first purchased it …

I decided to order this roaster for a big party I am throwing a couple of months from now. It did arrive with one scratch on the front, but I am unsure if that is from shipping or from the company itself. It heats nicely, and appears …

I purchased this mainly for washing my car but I use it for other things also and it works very well. The main reason why I love it is because it’s very simple. I purchased it from Fred’s Dollar Store a few months ago and …

I’m a huge Yankee Candle fan, preferring this method of fragrancing my home than chemical-filled air fresheners and linen sprays. I like to try different varieties but was increasingly finding myself stuck in a rut with their candles and reaching for the same variety again and again, so …

The Great Value Mandarin Essence Dryer Sheets Fabric Softener retails for about fifty cents to seventy-five cents when compared with the name brand fabric softener sheets, like Downy and Snuggle with similar counts. They’re cheaper, but they’re just as effective if not equally effective as the name brand products. …

Our old refrigerator went out on us a while ago and we had to buy a new one. Knew what the situation was going to be, so I started chipping at the money. We ended up buying the Black Kenmore Elite Side-by-Side Refrigerator for $1300 which wasn’t too …

I love my Easy Wheels Shopping Cart as it makes grocery shopping so easy. I don’t have a car so trying to carry groceries home can be murder on your hands and arms - just try it once. The farther you need to walk the heavier the stuff grows, …

Halloween can be a fun time for both kids and adults. I personally look for any excuse I can find to have family and friends get together because when is a better time to make memories than in the here and now? If I’m going to arrange to have …

I purchased this mitt over a year ago and it has held up great. It’s wonderful and I am so glad I decided to purchase it. I purchased it from Wal-Mart and I paid 7 dollars for it. Compared to other similar products I believe the …

I was there when my mother bought three rolls of the “Soft Weave While Bathroom Tissue” at the wholesale price , since it seemed like a good deal at the time especially since it appeared to be a better quality than a few of the other more affordable rolls …

Samsung’s new 3.8 cubic foot high efficiency washer is pretty cool. Its said to reduce about ninety two percent of your energy cost too which helps to ease the $1400 cost it typically goes for in local stores these days. You can even get it in those shiny …

After having owned a lot of irons in my lifetime, I have found all of them to have a very limited lifespan; way more limited than I would expect from a household electrical appliance.
Although the Kenwood 2400 Watts Anti-Drip Iron had me spending much more money than I had …

Our yard is full of plants and flowers. We have baskets, pots, vines, and flower beds surrounding our house both in the front yard and the back. During the summer months these flowers are always beautiful and plush, thanks to Miracle Grow Plant Food. I use …

As with several of the articles that I have written recently we as a family are looking for ways in which we can lower our electric bill. We have taken most of our house to Energy Star appliances and we have replaced a good many of the appliances …

Everyday elegance fabric softener sheets come in a nice green packing with single small tissue paper sized sheets scented with nice smell stacked one over other. The claim is to put a sheet in the dryer when adding clothes to dry and the clothes will be made soft avoiding …

SC Johnson and Company’s Scrubbing Bubbles Automatic Shower Cleaning Kit is a fairly decent kit for keeping mold and mildew from building up in your shower. It is not meant for large bathtubs with shower-heads at one end, it is meant for a smaller shower stall, and that …

About 4 months ago I bought the Dryer Max balls at Walmart for about ten dollars. I was promised sightly fluffier towels but what got me was less drying time, and that of course means less energy used. These are blue balls with little nubby things all over them …