When I needed a new bedding set, I decided to visit Target to see what they had to offer. I love Target because the employees are very helpful and always seem to have a smile on their faces. They are willing to help the customer unlike Walmart at times. …

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I am constantly freezing cold. Most people would be sweating at times when you could touch my hands and feel exactly how cold I am. This is year round. At my job, it gets very cold in the winter months for me. That is why …

The air quality if very important to a healthy way of life. I decided to purchase an air purifier to help keep the air as fresh as possible in the house when the windows had to be closed. The air cleaner is one of the best ways to get …

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 …

When I needed to purchase a new clothes iron, I went to Walmart to shop for one. I found a huge variety to choose from but ultimately chose the Black and Decker Iron with Non-Stick Sole. The decision was based hugely on the fact that Black and Decker products …

When my microwave blew up I had to consider getting a new one. I didn’t really need a big one because I don’t use it that often. I use it mostly for warming things up in. Once in a while I will cook food or popcorn in it. I …

When I split with my ex, he wanted to keep the crock-pot. That was fine with me because I had been wanting to get a new one anyway. That is what prompted me to go to Walmart in search for a better crock-pot than I had before. After looking …

I wanted to have something that I could easily grill steaks on without having to broil them in the oven. I am not particularly fond of cleaning a broiling pan because they can be very difficult to get clean. I shopped at Walmart for a small indoor type grill. …

I needed some throw pillows for my sofa in the family room. I went to Walmart to look for some and found the Mainstays Plush Decorative Pillows. I decided to purchase two of them, one for each end of the sofa. They matched the sofa and room décor so …

I wanted to get some candles to for the house that would make the house smell nice. When I smelled the Mainstay candles that were in a box, it smelled light enough that it wouldn’t over power the house. I got the candles at Walmart for $17.89 and there …

I wanted a small fan that would fit on my desk at work. I wanted the air to circulate a bit more than it did in the summer. I found the Vornado Flippi V6 Air Circulator at Walmart for $16.47. I decided that was a good buy and purchased …

It is very hard for me to keep warm. I seem to always be cold no matter what time of the year it is. I needed a small room heater for one of the rooms in my house to keep it a bit toastier than it was. I found …

I needed a ceiling fan for my bedroom to keep the air circulating. I like having a fan going at all times if I am in a room. I wanted something that would also look nice in the room. I learned my lesson about purchasing a white fan on …

Having a ceiling fan can make all the difference when it comes to circulating the air around in a house. I was particularly concerned with the home office in my house. I wanted to keep the air moving and add a little bit of extra light to the room …

My family loves iced tea, but purchasing the cartons of it at the store can become pretty expensive. When my grandfather got us an iced tea maker, I was a little leery at first about how the quality of the tea it would produce would be. Would it be …

As the new wave of environmentally friendly products hits the market, cleaning products seem to be at the top of the list for sustainability. I always used Windex brand sprays or wipes to clean my windows and glass tables as I found it did an excellent job. …

I was looking for a blender to make simple things; protein shakes and smoothies for my kids, I bought a blender from Proctor & Silex. I was not looking for a lot of bells and whistles just one that blended well. I choose a basic white model with three …

I had to make a request because my mother bought my the stainless steel stove which I thought was pretty cool. She refused to by it by my father was all over it. It took about a month of convincing him that the LG Stainless Steel French Door Refrigerator …

My mother bought me this stove for Christmas. I was just getting into my home and I couldn’t afford a stove right away. So for a house arming gift she decided to buy me this excellent stove that I have truly falling in love with. It fits with my …

Taking a bath should be a luxurious experience all of the time. I can’t always get that experience because some soaps don’t lather well on wash cloths. Though I like to use washcloths I like to be able to use a body sponge or puff as well. I get …

I like to try different all purpose cleaners around my house. I realized that some work better in the kitchen, some work better in the bathroom, and some work great anywhere you use them. One all purpose cleaner that I have recently tried is the Formula 409 Antibacterial all …

It is true; this countertop oven cannot precisely replace a conventional oven. However, it does come amazingly close. We use it to bake and or roast, broil and toast frozen pizzas, potatoes, chicken (legs and wings), casserole… Moreover, we are preparing delicious, mouth-watering garlic bread, toasted bread, bagels, even …

As I am always looking for a better way to clean my bathroom with less effort, I decided to try a product I had seen in TV commericals many times. It is called “Kaboom Foamtastic” and is claims to contain “OxyClean.” I have used Oxyclean products before …

My mother lives by herself and so there are times when I have to go and check on her. I have to remember that there are certain things that my husband and I have to handle when it comes to her. This summer was a beast in our …

I got the Mainstays Electric Home Fragrancer for Christmas last year. It’s a plug in air freshener that uses scented oils. I got the Warm Apple Pie scent and I believe a gingerbread scent but I’m not sure of the second one. I like the way …

I used to not be very picky when it came to my bath towels. I always looked at it as it dries me off, it gets hung up… that’s it. That was before my mother in law bought my husband and me the Luxury Collection Supima Cotton …

In June of 2010 I purchased a new Quadra Fire Santa Fe model pellet stove. I was replacing a 1994 Whitfield pellet stove which I was told could not be repaired. I was looking forward to 16 years of new technology and improvements in updating my pellet …

Last month, a friend of mine gave me Clean Dr. Microfiber Cleaning Cloth as a gift. I haven’t used it before. They are microfiber cloths by Digital Innovations which are made to help clean glasses and mirrors. I thought regular rugs were already fine with me, although I admit …

I am a fan of Simple Green 13022 All Purpose Cleaner because I bought a multi-purpose cleaner from them before and thought it did well. I bought Simple Green 13022 All Purpose Cleaner last year for $12 online. It is a tile and tub cleaner weighing 32 Fl. ounces …

Yeah, I’ll admit that I have a slight weakness for all things Martha Stewart. I have been watching the Martha Stewart show for the past few years and buy the magazines and visit the craft stores and buy her line of products. Anything and everything Martha and I’m almost …

I’ve seen several of the commercials for the Glade Sense and Spray air fresheners but never wanted to invest the money in them because I thought they were a little too expensive. The cost of the refills were never bad, but the actual device itself seemed to be a …

Whenever I buy cleaning supplies for my house lately, they seem to all somehow be of the wiping variety. I don’t think I’ve bought a bottle of spray cleaner for much of anything in the past year because the wipes seem to be an all in one convenience that …

I would really rather not clean if it were up to me. Some days I don’t mind it, especially if I’m really stressed, because it’s a way for me to relax, but on days when I’m already relaxed and ready to enjoy a day off work, the last thing …

I hate my washing machine. It came with our house when I moved in, and it has been the bane of my existence ever since. I don’t even like doing laundry on any level to begin with and couple that with the fact that my washing machine is ancient …

I’m notorious for wanting to travel as light as possible. I like to travel with as many clothes as I can possibly fit in a tiny carry-on bag. I recently took a trip to visit a friend of mine and was going to be there for four days, but …

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 …

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine had invited me to go on a weekend long trip with her and a few other people. She had a large van so we were all just going to hitch a ride with her, and she had the neatest contraption in …

I had done a review on a Martha Stewart Clean Toilet Bowl Cleaner, and it stands to reason more of the Martha Stewart line of cleaning products would soon follow because I have this slight obsession when it comes to her and all her powers of home decor and …

Sometimes I think that dusting is just a job God makes us do so we learn a little humility and the joy of keeping your possessions clean and well kept. Because it seems like it’s a never-ending job, and I hate it. I can dust one day and turn …

After more years than I really want to think about, I finally had a small bit of yard in which I could put a fire pit. I’d been dying to get a fire pit for years, ever since a friend of mine bought one to keep in her backyard. …

I have two dogs that have short hair, and they only shed mildly maybe for a couple weeks every year and then they are done and I don’t find little dog hairs anywhere the rest of the time, and that’s been great because I’ve never had to worry about …

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 …

A couple years ago, before we moved into our wonderfully air conditioned condo, we lived in a cheap mobile home that was the equivalant of living in a tin box in the middle of our summers. The temperatures inside the house were reaching well into the 90’s, and all …

About two years ago I finally broke down and purchased a Dirt Devil hand vac to use on our stair case. We have carpeted stairs leading up from our front door to the rest of the house and they get extremely dirty because the kids drag stuff in on …

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 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 …

I bought my first pair of athletic shoes in more than two years about a month ago, and was so worried they would get dirty fast because I had every intention of wearing them for at least a couple hours every single day since they were fitness shoes, and …

The wonders of convenience never ceases to amaze me. And what also never ceases to amaze me is my need to buy every new invention that hits the market. If I see a commercial for it and think to myself oh that’s cool, then give it a week and …

I honestly don’t even know what prompted me to buy this silly UGlu Super Adhesive All-Purpose Tape Kit. I didn’t even need it for anything when I bought it, but for some reason I really felt compelled to buy it just because it seemed like a convenient and cool …

We live in a condo and don’t have much of a patio to call our own. Our unit is in a building with four other units, and ours is upstairs. We have a killer balcony that goes along the entire side of the building, and it’s all ours, but …