I got a bunch of these last time I was at Michael’s Crafts. I guess most people would call these shoeboxes. Anyway, I really liked some of the designs. The ones I got had a nice overall leaf design with a solid green lid. I got an incredible deal …

I’ve been meaning to try the Yankee Candle Blueberry Scone fragrance for some time now, but other things have always gotten in the way and it’s only now that I’ve treated myself to a large Housewarmer jar.  I’m so glad I finally bought it as it instantly became a …

I bought my Nu Wave oven back in late 2008, and since then it has become a staple in my kitchen. I honestly don’t use my bulky convection anymore because this unit does it all plus some. This little oven takes up as much space as a couple toasters …

Our old garage door motor was too noisy that every time someone opens it, the noise could be heard by the entire household if not half of the neighbourhood. No one actually complained and we must’ve have been one of the first ones on our street to install an …

I know from experience that it can sometimes be a hassle when trying to store frozen foods to make sure that you are able to maintain the freshness. I started using these freezer bags about 6 months ago and I really enjoy using them. They are very …

This is an oven which was provided by my husband’s office when we moved into this house so I really did not have much to say in terms of the which major kitchen equuipment to buy like this one. I had my misgivings initially because it looked already very …

I found the perfect solution to the ongoing candle issue in my house-I am the only one that likes them. However, everyone likes a nice scent in the house, so Febreze Flameless Luminaires are ideal. I first saw these candle-like scented blocks at a friend’s house, and I went …

It was three o clock in the morning last year when I was watching infomercials because there was othing else on, and I saw a commercial for a steam floor sanitizer, and I have to admit that I was more than a little captivated by what this kind of …

Sometimes I give in to a silly gimick or two from time to time. One such gimick was when I purchased a few of those space bag vacuum seal storage bags. There are certain things I store at certain times of the year, like comforters and sweaters, which I …

I was looking for a towel holder for my bathroom so I decided to go with this one. It’s a bit different than most others in a lot of ways but I really love it. I purchased it from Lowe’s over a year ago and at the …

A friend gifted me this Pumpkin Patch Pan from my favourite bakeware manufacturer NordicWare just before Halloween last year, I might have known there was a reason behind the gift and ended up using it to bake her four batches of cakes before I even tested it out on …

The Westinghouse Microwave WST3503 is a great little microwave. I first discovered this while looking through a catalog. I then did a lot of research on it, and I saw it had a lot of positive reviews. It went on sale for a great price, and …

The Companion 34 piece Home Owner Set is definitely a good idea for anyone to keep around their home. Even if you are not a very handy person this set has things that you are bound to need at one time or another. So instead of hunting through …

Anyone who knows me, knows that pine sol has become my new favorite cleaner over the past few months. I use it all of the time, because I feel like it deodorizes my house as well as keeps it clean. I recently noticed that Pine Sol has multiple scents …

Clorox Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner is meant to be used in the toilet tank to help keep the toilet bowl cleaner. It is inserted (or dropped) into the tank’s water holding chamber behind the toilet seat. Having traditional white toilet fixtures really highlights when it is dirty.
So …

My family was always against chopping boards made of plastic, so when I was still living at home we always had wooden chopping boards. I remember my mother owned one plastic chopping board but nobody ever used it except me, and even when I did use it if any member …

I bought this fireplace heater for the bedroom , and I love it! It offers everything that I could want from a heater with the look of a real fireplace. Best of all there is no wood to chop , or high gas bills , or mess. This fireplace …

Cookies are fun to make, and for me, one of the joys of anytime, is mixing the dough, and shaping the pretty cookies in hopefully artistic works of art, to be consumed by hungry friends.
My mom owned a cookie press. It was the crank kind, that gave me …

Late last summer we went to a lot of places riding our car with our little cousins who were not more than 2 years old. And of course, as we had not really expected it, it turned out to be a huge mess because of the food spills and …

I always like my home to smell good, so after learning about the Yankee Candle range of wax tarts I decided to buy myself some - and obviously I needed a burner to make use of them. I chose the Petal burner simply because it was the cheapest …

I recently discovered Zout stain remover made by the Dial company, a well know US based company that makes Dial bar soap. I am always looking for effective and affordable stain removal products, and this little blue bottle jumped out at me with its claims of “Satisfaction guaranteed, gets out …

Both my husband and I frequently take home-made sandwiches to work for lunch, in an effort to save money as well as to eat more healthy meals. I get frustrated with wrapping the sandwiches in plastic cling wrap or using the plastic sandwich baggies because, for one thing, they …

We live on a farm and we try to recycle all kinds of things. As farmers we understand how important it is to keep your soils healthy. Fertilizers can be expensive and around the homestead I like to make my own liquid fertilizer.
The Areobin Ventilated Compost Bin is so …

My husband is a basic coffee kind of guy and I like to mix it up a bit. I can’t afford specialty coffees, fancy brewing machines or even a weekly trip to Starbucks for a latte. With very little money coming into the household right now we have gone …

We had recently done some interior remodeling in our home, and we had purchased new living room furniture. We got a new sofa, and two chairs. Since the chairs were rather plain, I Was searching for a couple throw pillows to spruce them up a bit. …

Like most little people, my children love donuts. The problem is that I don’t like them to consume too much fat so the deep fried donuts we buy while we’re out are off the menu, it didn’t occur to me that you could buy a donut pan and cook …

I was given a NuWave Over Pro as a 2008 Christmas gift. It wasn’t something I wanted or needed….or so I thought. It seems to work very much the same as an oven does, except that the temperature is much more accurate and it does not heat …

After receiving the Calphalon Garlic Press as a gift, the giver told me she had used many presses in her day and she found this to be not only the most reliable press, but the best one ever. She didn’t tell me much else, nor could I quantify what …

I found the most wonderful product last week at Crate & Barrel. I had been looking for a small blender of some sort, because my hand mixer broke recently, and I don’t always like to use my huge food processor for smaller tasks. I find that taking out the …

Since I have more than an hour commute to work and must wake up at 4:00 AM, a fresh, hot cup of coffee is essential. When my old cofee maker died, I decided to do a bit of research to get the best bang for my buck.
I finally …

The Evergreen Enterprises Happy Thanksgiving Luncheon Napkins retail for three dollars a ninety-nine cents. Twenty Thanksgiving-themed napkins come in a package. These Thanksgiving napkins certainly aren’t as nice as some other Thanksgiving napkins that I’ve purchased in the past, like the Creative Converting Thanksgiving Blessing Lunch napkins, but they …

I’ve owned the Home Essentials, Inc. St. Patrick’s Day Round Vinyl Tablecloth for more than a couple of years now and it’s one of three St. Patrick’s Day tablecloths that I’ve purchased over the years. The tablecloth is still available for purchase around the time of the year stores …

My husband and I own and operate a furniture store, and that means, there is a lot of furniture to be polished and/or oiled, every day! It makes perfect sense that I would want to use a wood oil that does not only shine wood, but, actually allows itself …

I have been using this Bissell upholstery cleaner for a long time and in my opinion it’s one of the best products for cleaning upholstery. When I first used this product I was amazed at how well it cleans. This product is sold in a 12 ounce …

I think this devise is design for professional use but i don’t care!. I bought this temperature recorder 9 years ago with the aim to speed up my daily nursing care at my working place.
However, once i got my first kid i no longer used it at working place …

As the summer is quickly approaching and New York City is about to be drenched in stifling humid heat, my boyfriend and I wanted to beat the rush for fans and purchase one before hell broke loose and all local stores were out of them. We looked around at …

I needed to do something with the living room floor in my mobile home and I needed to do it fast. The carpet was old, the under pad in an even worse state, and the hardwood flooring I wanted was just too expensive. My neighbour suggested I try Armstrong …

Although I am not the greatest cook that the world has ever seen - not by a long shot, to be honest - I do still enjoy cooking and preparing food, and that means that I am often in need of a reliable and dependable kitchen timer. This simple …

When my favorite jeans completely ripped open in the back pocket on a holiday at my very large family’s house, I was not only a tad but embarrassed but moreover I was heartbroken at the thought of my perfect jeans being totally destroyed and unable to be worn again. …

I have always enjoyed both Mr. Clean as a cleaner and bleach as a cleaner disinfectant. I was just so excited to see that now they have mixed the cleaning power of bleach and Mr. Clean. I saw a spray bottle of Mr. Clean spray cleaner with bleach and …

I have owned my Cuisinart Classic Toaster Oven Broiler for just over two years. It retails for $99.95, but I got it for free with a gift card from a local furniture store. I must say that I this would have been worth the money if I …

Every day of the week, I engage in cleaning whether it’s a simple de-cluttering or a tedious one. Cleaning seems to ruin neither my schedule nor my day, except if I work in vain. After all the effort and the mess wouldn’t give in, I am hoping that I …

My mom once sent me an electric skillet at the time I was living on my own space and was struggling to put up a decent cooking facility. Come cooking time, I was such a lousy cook, and I’d end up wasting a lot of gas. The …

I was in need of a book shelf in my living room. I did not want it just to store books, but also to put a few knick knacks on and part of my DVD collection. I thought this would be the perfect way to start organizing my living …

I use this to label a lot of things around the house and it really comes in handy. I prefer it over using the regular sharpie because it’s easier to write with and it’s a lot easier to keep up with. I first started using …

My five year old daughter takes a packed lunch to school every day, she’s not exactly a faddy eater but gets bored with the same kind of foodstuffs in her lunch box each day. After exhausting all the different sandwich fillings I decided to ring the changes by …

Our mop had been going bad for a while to the point where it had grown thin and worn out , we could not get out stains on it, and the metal part was scraping against the floor whenever we used it to clean. We realized that it was …

As water dispensers are for storage of potable water, so do rice dispensers in safekeeping grains of rice. Back in the days, the storage space designated for keeping rice was unsafe. Rice seemed to draw mice to that corner, no matter how tight the measures we implemented …

We never use any kind of charcoal besides Kingsford Match Light. The reason is because you don’t have to mess with stinky, starter fluid. That is just a hassle to soak the charcoal and wait. Kingsford Match Light is ready to go straight out of the bag. You just …