Home & Decorating

With the holidays fast approaching, we should be focused on family and friends—not stressing over cleaning the house to impress out-of-town guests.  It’s easy to remember to vacuum and dust; however, many people forget about the little things that your mother-in-law is looking out for.

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How to Save Energy and Dollars All Winter

There’s no denying it (although I try pretty much every day).  Summer is behind us, fall is upon us and winter is creeping up on us.  So, if you came out of last year’s winter feeling like the majority of the rest of us moms when it came to heating bills (are-you-kidding-me?!), then right now happens to be prime time to start re-thinking what the difference is going to look like this year.  The best part is that I’m not talking anything drastic like “no hot showers ever again.”  No. Way.   Instead, I’m all for simple, painless changes like opting to use low flow shower heads.  If that’s the kind of thing that interests you, then here are 14 more things you can do!

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In the twenty-first century there are still commercials featuring women delightedly dancing around their bathrooms with their new soap-scum products, singing along with animated characters. In real life, we'd call these women deranged.

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For Toilet stains, try a polident dissolving tablet (cleans’ porcelain) and just drop in and let it do the job, then flush, get rids of rust stains, etc.

For a really soiled bathtub, make a paste of comet with water and rub, very vigorously and it gets the job done.

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Moms seem to instinctively understand the importance of creating a special nursery space where they can bond and interact with their baby. According to a recent Playtex survey, an overwhelming majority of moms (87%) agree that it’s important to put time into making the nursery a great area for their baby. Maybe that’s because it’s not all about baby: on an average day, about two thirds of moms (67%) spend (or expect to spend) three or more hours a day in the nursery. Since the nursery is a place where moms spend a great deal of time, ensuring the right care in preparing the nursery is essential.

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Selecting paint colors for a room can be a very daunting task, not to mention trying to figure out the perfect color for every room in your house!  According to Kristi Witt, interior designer and owner of Kristi Witt Design, paint is the easiest design change to make for a space and the least expensive. Kristi offers her insight below.

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I’m pretty sure I lost my sanity in the move between Chicago and Detroit. It fell off the truck somewhere on the I-84, probably between the never-ending road construction and the fourth consecutive replay of Barbie’s Rapunzel.

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If you are anything like me, staying organized is a challenge. My intentions are good, but with three kids under the age of 6, I never quite seem to get it all together.  So when Hybrid Mom asked readers to tell us one organizational tip used in your daily life, there were so many creative comments I just had to compile and share!

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Moms are smothered in wrong-side-out dirty socks and they don’t know how to climb out from under them. Here, five tips to remedy our nation’s laundry conundrum.

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Linda Cobb, founder of Vaska, and the so-called Queen of Clean, debunks some of the pervasive myths about laundry... Read her tips for keeping your clothes looking their best!
 

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