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Works for Me Wednesday

Don’t Forget That WFMW Will Be HERE This Week!

February 12, 2008

Shannon mentioned in passing last week that, since she’s going to be out of the country, I’ll be hosting and managing Works-for-Me Wednesday over here this week. I’m so freaking excited I can hardly stand it. I can’t wait to host this carnival and read your helpful ideas! I’ll post the Mr. Linky just like [...]

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WFMW: Favorite Online Shopping Source

February 6, 2008

Oh we’re talking shopping today? Sign me up. I’m all about the shopping–especially if it’s online. I am an online shopping junkie. That doesn’t mean I always buy stuff online, but I luh-huv to shop online. Here are my favorite spots. Lands’ End Overstocks. Land’s End has quality clothes that last. Their clothes can make [...]

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WFMW: Quick, Cheap Craft Cloths

January 23, 2008

The Dollar Store is a great place to pick up shower curtain liners and plastic/nylon tablecloths. I use these as picnic blankets (in the spring, the summer is too hot and we’d stick to them!), inside picnic blankets (year-round), and craft cloths (under all our painting mess). They’re cheap enough that you can toss ‘em [...]

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WFMW (Backwards Edition): What’s Your Favorite Cleaning Shortcut?

January 9, 2008

I have been a Fly Baby at least twice and possibly three times, I’m not telling. I have read that it takes up to six tries to before you love Fly Lady and her crew so much you start naming appliances after them and following them around Grateful Dead style. I don’t think I want [...]

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WFMW: The What Do I Fix? Edition

December 5, 2007

Shannon says: It’s 5:15 pm, the kids are hungry, you have a headache, hubby is almost home, and the pantry has three things in it.  What is your BEST last-minute meal recipe? Actually, I have several remedies for this situation–some are better than others. Have Husband stop at Taco Bueno on the way home. 3 [...]

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WFMW: How Do I Clean Real Wood Floors?

October 3, 2007

Husband has installed wood flooring throughout our downstairs. The first time he installed it (in the living room, dining room, hall, and powder room) I was seven months pregnant with Wild Thing. It took forever and I remember celebrating Easter on cement and being careful where I hid eggs so Max wouldn’t get lockjaw or [...]

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WFMW: Brand Loyalty Edition

September 4, 2007

Today is Brand Loyalty day at Works-for-Me Wednesday, and boy do I have a few brands I’m loyal to. Here’s a list of five of my favorite brands: Just for Red Heads (JFR): Paula Pennypacker (her real name!) has the best mascara out there for us red heads. I’m partial to Ginger Red, myself. Bare [...]

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WFMW: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Love the One You’re With

June 6, 2007

Step Out of Your Comfort Zone My comfort zone in the summer months (and any time, really) can be summed up with this movie quote (because which part of my life can’t be summed up with a movie quote?): Uh, anything in this general area right in here. Anything below the stereo and on this [...]

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WFMW: Free Classic Audio Books

May 16, 2007

I love having an iPod nano. Have I mentioned that before? Have I also mentioned I love books? Thought so. Here’s the beauty of those two loves: I can download a book and listen to it while cleaning, knitting, sewing, or whatever else I need to be doing. Two great tastes that taste great together. [...]

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WFMW: Bubble Baths

April 25, 2007

One of the biggest treats at our house is the super-extra-special-gimongo bubble bath. To make the super-duper, extra-special, ginormous bubble bath you’re going to need a few things: A bathtub. No, this won’t work in the shower. It’s a bubble bath. See how the title kinda says it all? A spa mat/bubble mat that fits [...]

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