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Best Products to Eliminate Pantry Moths: Proven Checklist
Start here: the exact powders, traps, tools, and airtight storage that I used to get rid of my pantry moths completely and for good! Organized as a quick, skimmable checklist. Core Killers & Barriers: Natural, Safe, Eco-Friendly Control Food-Grade Diatomaceous Earth (DE) Use a thin, even dusting in cabinet corners, peg holes, and cracks. Avoid breathing dust; reapply only after wet cleaning. Boric Acid Powder (non-food zones) Lightly place in inaccessible crevices and behind toe-kicks. Keep away from food prep areas and kids/pets. Blue Light for Insect Traps Lightly place in inaccessible crevices and behind toe-kicks. Keep away from food prep areas and kids/pets. BONUS Leave a comment below: “Send…
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Puzzles Give us Control Over the Outcome
It’s easy to see why any of the stores that were open during the Corona Virus Pandemic sold out of puzzles. Not only did we imagine the long stretches of free time that sat in front of us — but it was a way to pass the time, actively with those under the same roof. More importantly, putting a puzzle together gave us the satisfaction of being in control of the outcome. A friend gave us this wild, wooden puzzle, designed by Liberty, which was so complex that it was driving her crazy. Would we please, take it off her hands? The boys finished it in less than 24 hours.…
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An Easier, Prettier, Method To Lighten Your Hair With Honey Everyday
The great thing about lightening your hair with honey is that your hair suffers no damage. The bad thing about lightening your hair with honey is that results appear slowly. You need multiple applications to get a deeper, brighter appearance — and then your hair starts growing again, and you have a whole new batch of dark hair to light. Sitting with hair “dripping” wet for over an hour is not a fun or practical way to spend an hour. While experimenting on my own, I’ve come up with a few tweaks to ensure your hair gets a daily boost of a honey’s peroxide enhancing benefits. NOTE: Please see this…
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Transcendence Leaves Us With Just Enough
If you had told me 40 some years ago, when I was sitting in my cousin’s bedroom listening to the 45 of American Pie, that one night, I would drive home from a track meet with my son and his friends, who would turn on their music, and it would be American Pie — I doubt I would have believed you. But, so it was. The entire night pummeled me with a thick coat of nostalgia with every turn of my head. First, it was the crooked country roads that ribboned the car all the way to the school house, nestled in the hills, surrounded by trees. Much like the…
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Conquering Some Demons
Another snow day, the kids wanted to go skiing, they needed a driver. Why not me? And as I pondered what it would be like to work in the lodge, writing on my laptop, I realized I had no deadlines. In record time, after I announced my decision to ski, and not pound out another article on my computer, the boys had gathered my helmet, goggles and ski mask. I found my wool ski socks, jacket and pants, right where I left them after my accident, almost three years ago. At this point, I mentally congratulated myself for having my house far more organized and pulled together than I realized.…
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Out of All The Christmas Books, This Is The One
The most treasured Christmas book, Jolly Old Santa Clause, by Sparke, is a collector's item. This book captivated the kids as they sat for long stretches of time to watch and see...what happens next at the North Pole.
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Food. It’s All About the Food
It may have looked as if I was trying to win him over through his stomach, those few days before Thanksgiving, when I was buying ready-made foods (like Bosco sticks and frozen chicken won tons, sourdough frozen pretzels, chunky applesauce (cinnamon)) but I wasn’t. I was just thinking, and worried about standing in the kitchen all day preparing meals that just couldn’t come out of the oven fast enough, while my son, who hasn’t been home in maybe 6 weeks, would be hungry. So, I was just trying to be prepared. But of course, his brothers teased me and said, so, I see how it is. He comes home, starts…
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Being a Part of Something Bigger
While researching an article for a client on improving employee retention, I came across a highly-researched and in-depth article on the need to inspire employees intrinsically. The further I read, I realized I was heading down one of those time-stealing rabbit holes that I often do, when I am more interested in the article personally, and the article may have very little to do with the topic I’m writing for, and I should hurry up and stop reading before I’ve wasted hours and have nothing to show for my time. So, I pinned it for a later read. But to make sure I truly don’t forget about what the article…
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As Your Children Grow, Shortcuts Become More Important
One of the strangest phenomenon to plague mothers, I’ve discovered, is that as your children age, our free time shrinks. In many ways, this does not seem possible, and I have had the chance to discuss this with other moms, (for only a few seconds, as that is all we have to spare), who have experienced the same phenomenon. We are no longer tying shoes, dressing, bathing and spooning food into our children’s mouths, so, we should have all the free time in the world. In fact, only the opposite is true. Which has led me to adopt some non-traditional menu choices, which I would never even considered years earlier……
