Home Sweet Homemaker

I’m not going into details about why I had to purchase Benadryl recently, but it has to do with an unidentified insect and a bad reaction. Regular Benadryl absolutely knocks me out but usually does the trick when it comes to my seemingly random allergic reactions. I asked the pharmacist if there was anything that [...]

We had a family wedding this weekend. The wedding was beautiful, the bride was exquisite and the flatware was plastic. Forget the clear stuff. This was shiny. I had no idea until I physically held the fork in my hand that it wasn’t stainless steel. And of course, I pulled out my camera and snapped [...]

I have just replaced bulbs in our home office. The overhead was dimly lit even at full bulb capacity, and my floor lamp has been recalled. Recalled as in discontinue use immediately and return to store for complete refund. It’s still standing there (unplugged) and I’ve had the notice for two months. But that’s another [...]

We are not good at yard work. This spring, we’re not planting anything. We’re just going to see if we can even maintain a bed of mulch. My neighbor was talking about how bad her yard looked. I said “Hey, I’m here for you! Mine will always look worse!”
We did begin our attempt at weeding [...]

I have started using Jet-Dry Turbo Dry Drying Agent in my dishwasher. It’s awesome. If you’ve ever had to deal with wet plastic when unloading the dishwasher, buy this stuff. It’s especially helpful if you are washing a bazillion baby bottles every day. This product spares me from having to stuff thin dishtowels down four [...]

Besides the standard mop, broom and vacuum cleaner, I own the Floormate, Spotbot, a variety of Swiffers, and way too many wonder cleaners in a bottle. My latest discovery is the Woolite Pod. It is cheap, small and effective. At less than 4 bucks, it can within minutes remove baby food spit up from my [...]