This is the first fall for us in this quite old house in Seattle area. It is getting really chilly and the house is getting cold and uncomfortable. We had an old thermostat that obviously was not programmable, and did not really work in Auto setting.
After reviewing different options …

The Thanksgiving Blessing 11″ Banquet Plates by Creative Converting is a seasonal item that retails for four dollars. In the pack comes a total of eight Thanksgiving-themed paper plates. I suppose the reason these Thanksgiving plates cost as much as they do while only eight come in a pack …

I also use Modicare glass cleaner to clean all the glasses of my interior and even exteriors. I use it because as it is made especially to clean the glasses so it is very safe to use it even to clean the screen of television and the computer …

I’ve bought this Toastmaster D1070 Toaster almost 13 years ago, when I first moved into our my new house, and it’s been with me ever since! I remember toasting bagels, bread, waffles, pancakes, french toast, and all sorts of bread products in the toaster. The appearance of this toaster …

I love grilled foods because they taste good and is actually a healthier way of cooking as fat (if any) is burned. Unfortunately, I do not have the patience to do a proper grill. From starting a fire, burning coals to grilling this is not a task …

I have found Tupperware plastic products to be very useful for storing various items. I have observed that food items remain fresh longer in this container as compared to other storage options. I feel it is due to better quality of products and very light lids they provide on …

I bought this dish detergent because I have had to wash dishes by hand ever since my dishwasher broke. I didn’t have a lot of money so I had to pick a dish detergent that was cheap. Overall this is a decent dish detergent. I really like the smell …

I have a huge lawn. Well, not mine exactly as I am living here temporarily. But, I have to take care of the garden and the grounds. When we first arrived here, there was just a patch of grass and a lot of trees around the house. My husband …

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’m not a camping person, but I do love nature walks in and around the wooded areas and Lakes of Nova Scotia. I find our summers and autumns tend to bring out a lot of mosquitos so i always wear and carry bug spray on my walks.
Recently, I bought …

My boyfriend and I recently moved from our studio apartment to a real one bedroom, giving us the opportunity to utilize our space, which really means buy more stuff. In an effort to be more efficient with our time and space, we decided we needed to buy a blender …

We all have times and places in our homes when there’s a bad smell. In my house I have four cats and a small dog a four year old daughter and an untidy and often dirty husband who brings his job home with him. You see my family lives …

Having four children, plus a partner who really could be tidier, I spend a lot of my time cleaning so am always on the lookout for things to make my chores quicker or more pleasurable. I bought this All Purpose Cleaner from Flash initially because it was pink (shallow, …

Clorox bleach is something that I was raised on. I use it all the time. I use it on my clothes,toilet,sometimes on my utility floor, driveway. I even use it with the pressure washer on my house. It is hard to beat it. If you really have something you …

The Century Novelty Paper New Year Cups come eight to a pack for two dollars and nineteen cents. I purchased these cups along with the Century Novelty Sparkling New Year Luncheon Napkins and the Century Novelty Sparkling New Year Paper Plates because they all featured the same colors and …

About a year ago, my dad brought home a couple of Lasko room heaters for our individual rooms. Our house is a pretty old house, and it is not insulated very well. As a result, it’s really hot in the summer, and freezing in the winter. The heat and …

Clean water is a must necessity for us, here in my country few has their own purifying water device at home. Water refilling stations is what people rely on for clean and purified water. The price of one gallon is pretty cheap considering the delivery is free so many …

I am going to tell you about some knives i bought in the 80’s. i have used these great knives for almost 3 decades. i have had to send one in to get laser sharpened. Now the styles have changed but the cutting edges have remained the same. These …

Originally, I purchased the Chicago Sliders Non-Stick Electric Grill in anticipation of the end of the school year party I am about to throw, now however I’m just not so sure. As I have a few weeks until the party, I thought I would test it this …

I’ll confess; I have this terrible compulsion. I have this need to place everything paper into 3-ring binders. Perhaps it’s just a little obsessive compulsive issue, who knows. Maybe it’s just a strong desire to achieve optimal organization. But sometimes I think I have more …

When I do my laundry I’ve always preferred liquid detergent to powder. I try to find detergents that smell great, but are also affordable. I found these two qualities in Purex Ultra Concentrate laundry detergent. My favorite scent is after the rain. I didn’t have a particular brand that …

We recently purchased new kitchen appliances, and I needed a microwave to match. I use the microwave all the time for meals and snacks, so I wanted to find something that word work well and last a long time. When I came across the Danby …

I was introduced to this frame set years ago when I saw them displaying pictures on her fridge. Now I am on my second set of these magnetic frames, and I love them! These frames are perfect for displaying pictures on the fridge since they are clear, …

Hand e- towels have become one of the most important essential required during my travels. Hand e- towels are basically towels in a tablet and are initially ¾” in size until they are soaked in water. On soaking these towels transform in 10”x 10” hand towels within seconds and …

I bought a portable space heater about three years ago which I still find works very well.
This Warm Fusion Heater is a white ceramic heater which sits conveniently on my bed side table. I like that it heats my whole master bedroom very well.
This particular heater has …

Bathroom tissue would hardly seem to be a likely subject for a review. On the other hand, everyone uses it, and we should not neglect this subject, just because it is not a typical topic of conversation. Cottonell Bathroom Tissue is my favorite brand of bathroom tissue. …

We bought this gazebo for two purposes, to bring camping and also to use in the back yard. We wanted something that we could take with us to the campground that we could put chairs and a picnic table under and sit in with the screen sides to …

Because I run a day care, we have toys all over the place. It’s imperative that I have storage and organization for all the toys. We have a playroom in the basement and the kids love to play down there, but between legos, dolls, and games, sometimes …

If you know anything about electrical heaters then you may know that they aren’t safe . There are certain ones that you should stay away from and that is what my wife and I try to do. But there comes a time where we need one of these things. …

I’m in North Carolina where the weather is pretty mild during the day but where there are extreme jumps in the temperature during the day. During the winter the nights are 25 degrees Celsius but the days will average between 45 and 50 degrees Celsius. Heating costs …

Panda Ultra Premium 12 Big Roll Bath Tissue is a bath tissue product that’s pretty much equal in quality to the national, name brands like Scott and Angel Soft, in my view. Finding a quality bath tissue is a lot like finding a quality facial tissue since I’m essentially …

Cheesecake and cream pie are absolute must have favorite deserts in my household. One problem I often ran into was that my pie pan was the wrong size for a lot of cheesecake and cream pie recipes that I wanted to test out. While shopping in the store one …

My husband has severe lung problems. In fact, he’s had 1/2 of one lung removed. It is imperative that we have filters in our home. HEPA filters are the very best because they filter 99.97% of all particles in the air.
We purchased our Hunter set at Costco several years …

Since I’m always looking for easier ways of doing things, I purchased the Euro-Pro Super Shark with great hopes. It was lighter weight than anything else I had and looked easy enough to use on television.
Unfortunately, I’m really not that impressed with it. The main problem I’ve …

I love to clean my house and I’m very particular about how my house is cleaned. One of my favorite things to do is clean my floors. Mopping is fun to me, I enjoy not only using a mop but getting on my hands and knees to make sure the …

I was so excited when Kroger had Arm & Hammer Laundry Detergent 2/$5. It is usually $2.99 - $3.50. I also had coupons that were fifty cents off of one. Kroger doubles coupons up to sixty cents!! So that doubled fifty cents to make $1 …

The New fem liquid hand wash is being used in my home since 5 years. Since we are using the fem liquid hand wash we never wish to change the brand of it, because of many reasons. This liquid hand wash is very thick and it takes …

When I saw the commercial for this product I was thrilled. I could not wait to try it. I was so happy that someone finally made a cleaner that had to harsh smells or chemicals and only needed water. I did a little research and saw that this product …

When growing up, I didn’t do any ironing. My dad ironed all my clothes and when using starch, he had his go to starch which was Faultless Heavy Starch in any scent as long as it was the heavy starch. When I moved out and got on my own, …

When it comes to using tissue, I almost always buy the cheapest most affordable on I could find. Though that is great on the pockets the tissue is not always the best quality. When I am feeling good I will opt to purchase the more expensive tissue on occasion. …

I am not the type to buy a lot of things online, but I was finding a specific microfiber cloth which I can’t find anywhere. So I looked online and saw Cables Unlimited Ultra Absorbent Microfiber Cleaning Cloths on Amazon for a price of $9. I bought it and …

I don’t usually use Mr. clean in my bathroom, but I wanted something to get rid of the soap scum in my shower. I saw a TV commercial advertising Mr. Clean Bath Cleaner for really bad soap scum. After that I just knew I had to run to the …

Wisk Dual Action Tablets are promoted as being quick dissolving tablets that do two things, get rid of stains and clean. They do this with targeted stain fighters and concentrated cleaners. The tablets are a snap to use because all you do is put them on the …

I sometimes find cleaning the kitchen very difficult I especially after I have a very messy preparation in making any meals. Since I only wash the dishes on the sink rather than using the dishwasher it always leaves the sink dirty and greasy from the cleaning the oily …

KitchenAid KSB560 5-Speed Blender. This blender does an awesome job, but boy is this thing really, really loud. However I don’t mind if, I don’t ever use it when people are sleeping so it doesn’t really matter is all honesty! I mean I may be a biased because almost …

Clogged drains is something that I think most people hat to deal with. They are usually stubborn and messy. I can’t stand cleaning clogs out. The recent one that I had was in my tub. I didn’t know exactly what caused the clog but I did know it was …

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? …

It took me a long time before I could actually buy myself a decent washer machine. I wanted a washer that allowed me to load my laundry in the front. I was tired of the top loading washers and I was tired of buying my washer machines refurbished. I …

I’ve sort of had an eye out for a new clock for my bedroom ever since I decided to give up using my alarm clock. The display on it was just too bright and I don’t use alarm clocks to wake up anyway. The sun coming in from my …