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·         Before placing linens, be sure to dust and wipe shelves. I stick a dryer sheet in my linen closet to keep it fresh smelling (and my coat closet).
·          Divide linens into categories. For example, place bed linens arranged by size. Or organize them on a separate shelf for each of your bedrooms. I keep… Read More »

Hi Ladies,
Just a quick check-in to let you know I am alive.  As per our household’s typical February of Sickness, it has been a crazy month around our house.  I don’t know what it is about my birth month, but it is always the time that my family gets sick — Happy Birthday to Mommy (not!).
We… Read More »

I am now almost 2 months in to my New Year’s Resolution. (See my first blog.) I resolved to eat less and move more. To end my relationship with Big Mac and make better food choices. To actually exercise and train for a marathon while living the marathon life of a Mom.
Though some days… Read More »

Here is my favorite accessory trend that is going on in 2010! It actually started last year, but, I LOVE that it is heading right into this decade too! It’s the long necklaces! Love them…love to layer them…love everything about them! As well as don’t forget to celebrate your heart in the month of February, sport… Read More »

This weekend we celebrated my husband’s 37th b-day.  THIRTY SEVEN!!!  I realize that 37 is just a number and not really old, but after almost 18 years together, I just find it hard to believe he is 37.  The morning after his party, I started thinking about the milestone.  It is just another year, not… Read More »

Good Morning, 918 Moms!  Have you been running? It’s my busy campaign season at work but I’m still in the race.  I’m taking it one day at a time.
Right now, I’m on the road for work and at a hotel almost every night. Today was a NO snooze morning! (What a feat!) I somehow heaved… Read More »

I realize you would expect me to say “get rid of it if you are not using it” but during these economic times its important to use what you already have to its fullest potential.
 
I am going to assume that you have already your closet organized and taken your clothes to a consignment shop, right?!? … Read More »

This week I had the honor of shopping with my own ‘Coupon Coach’, and lucky me…It was the Coupon Queen herself. Now, let me say, with 7 kids at home, ages 12 to 2, I do everything I can to save money anyway, but Sarah pointed out things that I hadn’t really thought about before.
One… Read More »

Cook Time with Remmi.  Hi 918moms!  Happy Valentine’s Day!  And Happy Chinese Lunar New Year.  Did you know the Chinese New Year this year starts on Valentine’s Day?  It is the year of the TIGER-so I made tiger valentine’s-my tiger is red striped!  Did you know “Wearing Your Heart On Your Sleeve” come’s from a… Read More »

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. Earlier, I offered up a unique gift idea that I had done for my husband. I’m hoping some of you “take the plunge” and do something out of the ordinary. I’m telling you, it will be a gift for yourself too.
There are so many gift ideas that you… Read More »