Living in the desert, I’m still trying to get used to the dry air. I got lasik surgery because I couldn’t tolerate how dry my contacts would get. In the winter months, it never fails that we all get hit by the flu and several colds since my daughter is

Home Hacks taught the readers over at ohdeedoh how to make your own solar system. What a great way for your children to learn about the planets in the solar system. Sure, you can open up a book and point to it all. But, kids will always learn more when

I read about Ricky’s NO-FRIZZ glass milk-bottle colored plastic green combs in one of my beloved fashion magazines and was completely sold into the idea.  I have wavy hair, although my hair seems to have multiple personalities. Used to be stick straight (and blonde) and then moved to what I’d

The new year has been a rough start for my family. Each one hit by the flu and then croup. Now my daughter was hit again with another virus. She’s on a strict schedule of resting on the couch and taking it easy. Scholastic Storybook Treasures are truly helping her

I love to grow herbs, although sometimes I’m not very good at it. Every year, one herb fails miserably from my black thumb. Last year it was cilantro (of course the one I use the most). Did you know that plants such as basil, mint, and oregano are incredibly easy

Do you have one of those nasty yellow and green sponges in your kitchen to wash dishes with? If you do, do you notice how sometimes after just a couple of cleanings they get the most disgusting odor to them that seems to stick to your hands for hours? Well