Good Housekeeping Giveaway

Do you want to be eligible to win a $125 dollar gift card, courtesy of Good Housekeeping? This American Express gift card is good for use everywhere that American Express is accepted. This Good Housekeeping contest is offering this gift card giveaway in memory of its 125th year of being in the business of entertaining people, which are mostly the woman readers, everywhere. Up until June 29th 2010 you can cast your entry at goodhousekeeping.com/win. This will get you started at becoming one of 90 winners of an American Express gift card worth $125. There will be one $125 gift … Continue reading

Good Ideas from Good Housekeeping

It is spring, and as you might have been able to tell from my recent blog posts, I am so ready to be done with winter and to get my home into shape. I have been perusing some household tips from older magazines that I bought in bulk at our local library (only $1 for a lot), and pulling out anything that seemed useful. I have some tips from the magazine, Good Housekeeping that I thought were especially useful for this time of year. I am remembering them off of the top of my head, plus embellishing the tips to … Continue reading

“The Good Wife’s Guide”

Back at the start of February my friend Christy (of saved the puppy fame) forwarded an email entitled “The Care and Feeding of a Husband.” It was one I had seen before, and one which has become both laughable and notorious. Why? Well, in case you haven’t seen it, the article’s title is “The Good Wife’s Guide” and it suggests several specific ways to be a good wife. Below are a few of them: • Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of … Continue reading