It is almost time to start thinking about holiday cooking. Some may not realize how soon others of us begin our Christmas cooking. I like to start my cookies and cupcakes right after thanksgiving. I get them in to tins and then I seal them. By the time Christmas …

I have a lot of things that need to be kept in storage, such as Christmas decorations. I want to keep them in something a little safer than cardboard boxes so I went to Walmart to see what I could find. I found these Sterlite 30 Gallon Storage Bins …

I have always used Pyrex for baking needs because it has always done well for me. It withstands so much heat that there is no possible way that I can get it so hot that it breaks. I wanted to make sure that I had the best cookware possible …

If you have ever made brownies, you know how much trouble it can be to satisfy everyone. Everyone wants an edge that has the crunchy sides and everyone wants to make sure their piece of the brownie is the same size as everyone else’s. In fact, many fights have …

I probably didn’t have to have a paper towel holder, but I do like having one around. It makes it much easier to get the towels off the paper towel roll when I have a paper towel holder. I found a nice one at Walmart for $14.97. It is …

Just like anything else that you find you need for a certain job, I needed a work light that would allow me to see better in certain areas that regular light couldn’t reach. That is when I decided to look for a work light. I found a good work …

Everyone needs cookies sheets in their kitchen and I am no different. The problem with cookie sheets is that after a while, they become almost impossible to get clean. When I wanted to replace my cookie sheets, all I had to do was go to Walmart. I was able …

I hate the smell of dirty diapers. They always seem to be strong and overwhelming. Unfortunately for me my apartment trash can is about a block away. There is no way I am going to walk to this trash can every time my son gets his diaper changed. I …

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 do not use degreaser all of the time. I really only use it for move and other places that were greasy like my stove top. The degreaser was in a spray bottle for easy application. I could especially appreciate this because I love spraying my cleaners directly on …

Trash bags are something that I take very seriously. I can’t afford to use cheap trash bags because they always make taking out the trash more difficult for me than it has to be. I live in an apartment and have to travel quite a ways to take my …

Traditions in our family run deep and in accordance with my grandmother’s firm belief, it is never too soon to get ready for Christmas. Children of all generations in our family regularly hung stockings on fireplace mantel before the Christmas Eve, convinced that Santa Claus himself visits each house …

I have a penchant for purchasing products just to see if they work. I don’t really have the need to buy these products other than to test them to see for myself if the commercials and claims are as they say they are. That is why I purchased Whink …

Tarn-X Tarnish Remover has been on the market for quite a while now. I have used it on some of the silver that my mother and father had. I didn’t believe the commercials that said how easy it was to remove the tarnish from things like silver and other …

I use Goo Gone cleaner all the time for certain cleaning situations. I purchase Goo Gone at the grocery store, found in the cleaning aisle, for $4.99 and it comes in 8 oz. bottles. It is well worth the cost even though that probably sounds quite expensive to others. …

I have well water and we tend to get a lot of lime in the water. This in turn creates a build up and it sometimes rusts the faucets. We even sometimes see a calcium build up. We have tried different things to get rid of the problem, but …

I have wasted more paper towels because I only need a little piece but have to take an entire sheet just to wipe up a small spill or to use as a napkin. When Bounty came out with Select-A-Size paper towels, I knew I had to try them. It …

I got tired of having a ton of different cleaners in my cupboard to do different jobs. I saw the commercials for Pledge Multi-Surface Cleaner on the television and decided to give it a try to see if it really worked as well as they said that it did. …

Pine Sol Cleaner has been around for a very long time. I have used Pine Sol on occasion when there is a tough odor in the house that just doesn’t want to go away. I purchased a 48 oz. bottle of Pine Sol All Purpose Cleaner at the grocery …

I like using wipes to do quick clean ups with but usually use a different brand than Lysol. I decided to use the Lysol just because they were on sale and I figured that would be the best time to see if I liked them any better than my …

I needed a new bedding set for my bed because the old stuff was really starting to look horrible. I went shopping at Kmart to see if there were any bed in a bag sets that I would like. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money on …

I got sick of having to smell the horrible odor from oven cleaner when it was time to clean the oven. I had heard of Easy Off having an oven cleaner that was fume free and so I decided to try that. The commercials stated that it would get …

I purchased Murphy’s Oil Soap at the grocery store for $3.49 for a 32 oz. bottle. I needed something to clean the wood cabinets in the kitchen and the baseboards. I heard that Murphy’s Oil Soap does a good job and keeps the wood looking fresh as well as …

I wanted a cleaner that I could use that would get the soap scum out of tubs and stains off the kitchen counters without leaving scratches all over. I had heard of Soft Scrub and decided to give it a try. I thought it might be a safer alternative …

I am not that crazy about fleece but I ran across a good deal on a couple of fleece throw blankets and decided to give it a try. Fleece is a great way to keep warm, but it is the feeling of the material that I don’t like. It …

I am always cold and I like to have a blanket in every room so that I am ready to put it on and snuggle up. I found a nice blanket at Walmart called the Woven Works Bobbi Throw Blanket. I got it to put in the television room. …

Though, I never thought a need for dishwasher, but it is my wife who persuaded me to get one. And, I did that without giving it much thought. The brand she told me, I just bought. However, now I am regretting that decision. I should have done a bit …

When I saw the commercials for the Snuggie Blanket, I really thought that this was one of the cheapest things I could imagine anyone purchasing and I would never pay any amount of money for this blanket. It is a blanket that has arms that you wrap around your …

I needed some hooks around the house to hang things like hand towels and other items with. I didn’t need anything that looked special because they would just hang in the closet anyway. I found the 3M Command Hooks at Walmart for $9.94 for 6 complete hooks. That sounded …

I got sick of putting nail holes in my walls and then leaving the mark there when I decided I didn’t want the picture there anymore. The 3M Command Picture Hanging Strips are supposed to stick to the wall and the photograph that you want to hang up. When …

I have fond love for steam cleaners. So with that being said, I have to say that this steam vac cleaner has done some major justice for me. It was actually one of the first steam cleaners I bought myself before I was married. The main …

Halloween Spirits Disposable Plates And Napkins Value Pack is a Windy City Novelties product that sells for almost nine dollars. For nine dollars, thirty paper plates and thirty napkins come in a package. What I like about these paper plates and napkins is how attractively designed they are. Both …

Since I have been around firefighters for many years, I have become more fire safety alert than I would otherwise have been. I decided to get a Fire Escape Ladder for the two story home that we live in. I want to make sure that everyone can get out …

Since I bake a lot and love to make cupcakes I use quite a bit of those paper cupcake liners. When I ran across Wilton’s Easy Flex Silicone Baking Cups I had to buy a set because the first thought that crossed my mind was “imagine how much money …

When it comes to non stick cookware, I am tired of buying one after another. None of them lasts long and I was looking for good brands for my money. Finally, I decided to give Meyer induction skillet for my cooking. I was impressed by the looks and I …

I’m pretty much a flameless candle addict. Especially when it comes to pillar candles, I’ll take a flameless candle over a messy pillar candle anyday. Once I made the switch I never looked back. Years ago I made the discovery that flameless candles are great for power outages. You …

My parents bought this Singer Magic Press 6 ironing machine many years ago, maybe 15 years or so. In all these years, there has never been a problem with it and it is still in perfect working order. I inherited this ironing machine and, as someone who …

The Maple Pecan Renwick Fall Candle is a scented candle that gives off a pleasant aroma for up to thirty hours total. The candle runs for just under five dollars and comes in an attractive, crystal-clear jar that sports a brown autumn leaf near the top of the candle …

I have never really thought of using an aerosol bathroom cleaner until I saw the one from Lysol. I love almost anything that Lysol makes and tries to make an effort to use their brand of products as often as possible. Though I love Lysol products I don’t always …

When I was replacing my dishwasher, I wanted something that had a good reputation and that would do everything that I needed it to do. I decided that Home Depot would be the best place to start shopping for one. The GE Built-In Dishwasher cost $279.00. That is a …

When I planted the garden at my new house, I wanted to add a few ornaments to it to make it look even nicer. I took the kids shopping with me and they loved the Blue Gazing Ball. I thought it was kind of nice although I didn’t really …

Our house has well water and the toilet bowls can get very nasty looking at times because of it. I decided to try Clorox Toilet Bowl Cleaner with Bleach to try to get some of the staining out from it. I figured if nothing else would do the trick, …

Our water tends to leave a lime build up on our faucets. It gets pretty awful looking, but worse, it slow the water flow down a great deal. In order to get rid of the lime, we decided to try Lime-Away. All the commercials claim that it works, so …

I like to keep wipes in the car and around the house for when the grandchildren are here. It makes things a lot easier when they get dirty outside or spill something all over themselves top get it cleaned up. It’s a lot of fun having the kids over, …

When I purchased my new house, there was nothing but mud for a yard. I didn’t have the money to have someone come in and put down turf on the mud, so I decided to seed it myself. It wasn’t just me that was doing the seeding, it was …

There is nothing worse than having bad odors in your house. We are all susceptible to them. The most noted room would be the bathroom, but the kitchen can get very smelly as well from cooking and from the trash. I wanted to try Oust Air Sanatizer to see …

I needed a medicine cabinet for the half bathroom but didn’t want to spend a lot of money on one. I found the American Classics Medicine Cabinet at Home Depot for $29.97. That was an excellent price and I couldn’t pass it up. The truth is, it isn’t a …

Tailgate parties are nothing without a grill. You have to have a small one though. The Weber Q100 Portable Gas Grill is just the thing you need for a great tailgate party. That is exactly what we got for those occasions. We found this grill at Walmart for $149.99 …

When we first moved in our house, one of the first things we wanted to get was a grill. We had spent years in an apartment with no place to even put a Hibachi. We had just spent a great deal of money on building the house and paying …

I don’t often buy disinfectant spray. I have purchased it a few times from the dollar store, but though that it was way too strong and overwhelming. I decided to stop being cheap and go for a quality disinfectant spray. I always wanted to try the Lysol Disinfectant spray …