Baking Bread Can Be a Family Affair
In today's “hurry-up-want-it-now” world, making bread, rolls, muffins, or just about anything from scratch is slowly becoming a lost art. It's so very convenient to run to the store and grab a loaf of bread or a package of frozen brown-and-serve rolls. Sure, store bought bread products can be “good” for you. But without realizing it, we are sacrificing an opportunity to spend quality time with our families not to mention the money you can save by baking your own bread.
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Family Management Tip #1: Getting Your Family to Pitch In
Family life is busy. It's hard enough to manage your own time, but in a family you're responsible for managing everyone's time. And like any other team, your family cannot succeed without teamwork. Problem is, even though you may be close to your family members, they still tend to take a lot of things for granted. It's not like you're facing a competing team in a match everyday, so how do you rally the troops to keep your family running smoothly?
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Handling a Hurricane; Part 1 - The Threat of a Hurricane - Are You At Risk?
Hurricanes are the most destructive forms of our weather, reaching the severity of large tornadoes, but sustaining their power for much longer, and over much greater areas. If you live near or visit the southern and eastern coasts of North America you are in the hurricane zone. Here's what you can expect, and when to start watching.
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Home For The Holidays: Visiting Aging Parents
Joanne returned home after not seeing her parents for about 6 months. She found her dad is not doing nearly as well as he has been leading her to believe. Their weekly conversations were centered on ...
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Home Of The Year
We were gathered 'round the television, where Little Lady was watching an episode of Stuart Little. The kids had entered their house for a Home Of The Year contest sponsored by some fancy magazine. ...
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Home Schooling in Your Motorhome
At first glance the terms "hitting the road" and "hitting the books" might appear mutually exclusive. But if you home school your children and have access to a motor home, read on...
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House Cleaning Services - Choosing The Right House Cleaning Service For Your Home
Today our time is eaten up by work, commuting, study, and so on and so on. We don't have much time left over to clean our own homes anymore. So we hire house cleaning services to help clean our homes...
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How To Find The Best Furniture, Bedroom Furniture, Lamps, Rugs, Beds, Mirrors, Sofas, Chairs, Dining
Furniture is something that every home needs to give it style and comfort. Patio furniture, bedroom furniture and dining room furniture all help to add character and elegance to your home. One of the...
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How to Give the "Gift of a Lifetime"
Giving that special someone a special gift can be very difficult. Depending on the situation and occasion, it can be a very tricky thing. You want to do the right thing, but if you're not careful, i...
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Identity Theft - What Does It Really Mean?
Identity Theft is more than someone stealing your credit card and charging on it. In today's society there are many things that can rock your world and not all of them are good. It is unfortunate that we need to protect ourselves from situations that are beyond our control but that is what is happening. It only takes one small problem and your life can be turned upside down.
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If Only You Knew Where That Fly Has Been
If the worst possible creature could have been invented, it would have been the house fly. The only reason I can think for the existence of this creature is to make spiders look good!
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Kids Party Food
Planning a kids party invovlves you thinking of so many things - games, decorations, themes, gifts and of course food. But food is not as important as you think and with a bit of careful planning it can be made as "easy as pie"!.
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Living On What's Left
Are you one of those people that pay your bills no matter what? That is an admirable trait to have when managing your money. You made the bill and you feel you are responsible for paying it. Good for you. Now let's talk about how much money you have to cover your household expenses after you pay all of those bills.
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Lost Relatives and Ancestors: The Starting Point
Someone was once quoted as saying “It's OK that you can't choose your relatives, because they probably wouldn't have chosen you either.”
Sure, every family reunion has its share of spats now and then, but think of how well you can smooth things over by showing everyone the progress you're making on the family tree...
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Medical Records Checkup - How To Keep Your Personal Medical Files Under Control
Quick. In five seconds or less can you recall the exact
date and time of your last doctor's visit? Could you
remember when your next prescription refill is due? If
one of your children or your spouse was suddenly rushed
to the hospital, could you quickly gather all the
necessary health insurance papers and relevant medical
records?
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Six Tips for Organizing Your Refrigerator
Have you taken a good look in your refrigerator, lately? Your mother-in-law's Meatloaf Surprise started living up to it's name two weeks ago. Month-old leftovers are now candidates for Junior's next ...
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Social Acceptance, Organizations, Choice and Personal Observations
A coffee shop conversation about a quote.
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The Beginings of the Environmental Book on Everyone's Lips
Authors Dave and Lillian Brummet share thier journey of the
conception of their column and book, Trash Talk.
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The Fabric of Life or What Material Should I Use To Make That Dress With?
There are many different types of fabrics, and many different ideas and crafts to do with them. For example, say you were redoing your home. For your kitchen, you could use cotton to make beautiful c...
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There are Stories to be Told: Start a Family Tradition
One of the most rewarding ways to use your outdoor living space is to gather your family members for a reunion. Perhaps it's a small group that gets together annually, or a large one whose far-flung ...
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To Embrace our Inner Child and Our ADHD child
If we could just understand our own Inner Child, we could tolerate and understand our ADHD children as well.
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What Burglars Know that You Should Know
Professional burglars concentrate on easy targets because they know their chances of success depend on their coming and going without being noticed. So what can you do as a homeowner to make sure yo...
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What To DoÂ… ANDÂ… NOT Do When You're A Crime Victim
What WOULD you do if you were a victim of a crime? Would you know what NOT to do? - Knowledge is like a locked door. Education is the key to unlocking doors!
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Which Glue To Use For The Job
In any sticky situation, the key to success is to choose the right adhesive for the job in hand. CLEAR HOUSEHOLD Also known as general-purpose adhesive, it has a transparent appearance when dry. Suit...
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Your Oven: Kitchen Ally or Public Enemy Number One?
As Thanksgiving approaches, newspapers, mega-stores, and food producers have recently begun their annual advertising assault to get your turkey dollars. Yet I suspect that huge numbers of people are ...
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