Babies are known for having super soft skin and women everywhere would love to have skin like a baby's once again. But what if your baby is having some skin problems? What can you do? If your baby is suffering from eczema, you know how uncomfortable the itchy and dry skin can be, not to mention the sore spots. Since eczema usually goes hand in hand with sensitive skin, treating it can be a bit of a challenge. Thankfully there are quite a few home remedies for baby eczema you can … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2016
Driving the Toyota Prius Four Touring
And my love for the Prius continues unabated. Every new version that I drive tells me that someday I must own one. Even my husband has come around. I used to get a sideways look of annoyance when I mentioned a Prius, now I get an appreciative nod. My recent week-long test drive of the Toyota Prius Four Touring confirmed for both of us that the Prius represents a luxurious drive, the power to get you where you need to go, and GREAT fuel economy. Fuel economy is #1 with us so I am happy to … [Read more...]
Shop Online, Save Money, and Give to Charity with Giving Assistant
I am sure by now you have seen that there are many web sites out there that offer you cashback from various online retailers when you shop through them. Basically you go the company site, use their link to click through to Amazon or Best Buy, do your shopping, and get a cashback reward. Essentially these sites are affiliates for all these online retailers and when you go through their site to do your shopping they split the affiliate commission with you, usually 50% of the total commission. It … [Read more...]
How to Defeat the Squash Vine Borer
I have been gardening for years and I have dealt with a variety of pests and bugs. I have grown pumpkins for many years and never really had a problem with anything munching on them. Then we moved to our new homestead and I started a new garden in a totally new space. Let's just say that my first year in our new space has been a real challenge. It has left me wanting to pull out my hair. We had slugs eating our beans and hosta. We had caterpillars eating our cabbage. We had deer eating our … [Read more...]
Common Mistakes People Make When Recycling
Years ago I lived in a very rural area where we had no city garbage service. This meant no trash pick up and no recyclable goods pick-up and I had to find a private service to haul garbage away. For the first week or so I committed the ultimate eco-sin and did not recycle. I ended up with 4 cans of garbage! Yikes! It became clear to me that I would have to figure out how to recycle on my own and find a place or places to take the recycling stuff. I immediately consulted Earth 911, a great web … [Read more...]
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