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Reducing the Temptation of Eating Out

As I have said so many times, eating out can really cost you a lot of money in a year. I don’t think I can say it enough. I’ve talked about to check calculations and compare the real savings of eating home versus eating out. So many times, it seems that we eat out not as a treat or as something planned, but because we are tired, don’t feel like cooking, are too busy or think it will take less time. Let’s take that last reason, of eating out as taking less time. We may think it will, but isn’t … Continue reading →

How To Pack A Healthy Cooler

No, I’m not going to give you a rundown on what low fat foods you should pack for your next picnic (you can click here for that). This blog gives tips on how to pack a cooler properly so you can avoid getting food poisoning. Take it from me; nothing dampers a summer picnic faster than a bad case of the runs. So we’ve established that picnics are no fun when they cause illness and you likely know that warm weather combined with a lack of refrigeration can increase your chance of getting a food borne illness. But how can … Continue reading →

Travel Gadget For Kids–The Review

Regular readers of my blogs know that I am a mother of a toddler, someone who travels quite a bit, and a self-professed “sucker for new products.” So when I see a new product that says it is made “especially for the traveling toddler,” I figure the manufacturer is speaking directly to me. Such is the case with the “Seat Chiller.” The “Seat Chiller” is exactly that—a product specifically designed to “chill” your child’s car seat on a hot day. Okay, so I live in Wisconsin, where you can count on one hand the number of days that the mercury … Continue reading →

Five Reasons To Buy Extra Laundry Baskets

Back-to-school sales are in full swing. Sure, I take advantage of rock-bottom prices on crayons, tablets and pens, but the sales that interest me most are the ones targeted at the “Back-to-College” crowd. Stores like Target, Bed, Bath and Beyond, Kmart and Linens N Things are currently offering great savings on household items from towels to trunks, mini-refrigerators to magnets. But, the one item I always stock up on during these seasonal sales is the laundry basket. I never seem to have enough laundry baskets… and it’s not because I have a ton of dirty clothes, it’s because I use … Continue reading →