Relieving Aches and Pains
on Apr 1, 2009 in Home Remedies Housekeeping for Men Pain Relief Most of us have aches and pains from time to time, whether we are a bit overactive in doing yard or housework or perhaps we slept a little crooked the night before.  While there are many ways to relive such maladies, a few topical products will go a...

Sewing on a button
on Nov 5, 2008 in Uncategorized My friend Sara came to my house the other day with a basketful of mending and  a plate of chocolate cookies.  I am fairly certain the cookies were meant to bribe me into doing the mending but instead I poured her a cup of tea and began teaching her...

Healthy Eating on a Budget
on Sep 15, 2008 in Frugal Homemaking Doesn’t it seem that the healthier we try to eat the more money we seem to spend? We all know we need to eat better, but why is eating healthy more expensive? Well…not anymore. Here are a few tips to help you feed your family nutritio

Window Cleaning
on Sep 10, 2008 in Uncategorized Since we have recently moved to a home by the ocean, I noticed the outside of the windows have a film on from the sea spray, so I said to myself-”what am I going to do about this?” The answer came -I will use WATKINS ALL-PURPOSE CLEANE

Baking Soda A Natural Cleaner And Deodorizer
on Sep 9, 2008 in Cleaning Frugal Homemaking Green Housekeeping Being Green Green Cleaning Stain Removal Most of us use baking soda for baking and to remove odors from our refrigerator, but we never think to use it for other things. Did you know that baking soda is a natural cleaner and deodorizer that’s cheap and effective? Many cleaners use art.

Is Your Dry Cleaner Eco-Friendly?
on Sep 5, 2008 in Frugal Homemaking Green Housekeeping Laundry Green Cleaning Oh my! I have just realized that some of my choices that I make for myself and family maybe placing the both of us in harms way. To clarify, what exactly do I mean by “harms way”, when I bundle up our sweaters, blouses or slacks to be sent to the...

Meals On Wheels (as in fast)
on Sep 3, 2008 in Kitchen Meal Preparation Simplify Kitchen helper Superb Substitute My husband and I love grilling fresh salmon. I like to let it marinate with a little olive oil, Watkins lemon pepper and Watkins Dill. Recently I had no fresh lemon to squeeze over the top. Looked in the cupboard and found some Watk...

The Homemaker Helpers Celebration Draw!
on Aug 30, 2008 in News Freebies The Homemaker helpers is having a draw to celebrate their grand re-opening and three lucky winners will receive one of the following all natural, plant-based cleaning products: These three wonderful, naturally scented cleaners from Watkins will make...

BBQ
on Aug 30, 2008 in Uncategorized I have found that when you spray some cooking spray on the grill before you use the BBQ, it is easier to clean when you are done. Of course you would use Watkins Cooking Spray.

Learn The Fifteen Minute Pickup Trick!
on Aug 29, 2008 in Cleaning Organized Living Simplify Clutter Are you living in clutter and chaos? Try this fifteen minute pickup trick to control clutter, simplify your life and banish chaos in your home. It’s common to feel that the biggest challenge to cleaning up is the sheer magnitude of the task in..