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Easter Egg Tips Roundup

March 28, 2013
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These Easter Egg tips are all about my two favorite things: making time-consuming tasks easier, and saving money in the process. Using them, I’m able to “hard-boil” four dozen eggs in just over 30 minutes, decorate them naturally with stuff I already have in the fridge, then sit back and know not a single egg [...]

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Easter Eggs: Boiling, Naturally Dyeing and Using What’s Left

March 7, 2013
Boiling, naturally dying and using Easter Eggs from HousewifeHowTos.com

There are still three weeks to go, but now’s the time to start thinking about Easter eggs: boiling, naturally dyeing and using what’s left so your Easter Egg Hunt doesn’t ruin your household budget. Why such an early start? Well, for one thing, you don’t want to get caught paying premium prices for eggs in [...]

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A Printable Cleaning Checklist For Kids Rooms

February 8, 2013

If you’ve used my printable cleaning checklists around the house, you know they are a great help breaking tough cleaning tasks into manageable steps. Guess who else can benefit from step-by-step cleaning instructions? Kids! Learning to clean a bedroom, like other chores kids can do, is an important life skill but one that doesn’t come naturally. [...]

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How To Get Husband And Kids To Help With Chores (Reader Questions)

January 9, 2013

Although I routinely answer questions on the Housewife How To Facebook page, sometimes a question is asked by so many readers that it just makes sense to turn it into a blog entry. That’s certainly the case with today’s Reader Question from Vivienne whose New Year’s Resolution to clean and organize her house is running [...]

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Back-To-School: 5 Breakfasts To Make Ahead

August 15, 2012

Sugary, artificially flavored and colored breakfast cereals really aren’t the best way to start the day, no matter what their manufacturers claim. But who has time to cook a wholesome breakfast every morning? You do, if you use these five recipes to create make-ahead, freezable breakfasts in bulk. Just defrost them in the microwave or [...]

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Back-to-School: 20 Ideas For The Lunch Box

August 13, 2012

School cafeteria menus vary throughout the country, with some providing exceptionally healthy meals and others not so much. If yours is on the horrifying side, don’t let the thought of packing a healthy lunch from home overwhelm you. With a little planning, and the right equipment, you can provide your child a nutritious lunch with [...]

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What To Buy In August For Big Savings

August 10, 2012

I’m a little late getting this entry up, but don’t let my preoccupation stop you from saving money by knowing which grocery, personal care and household items are great deals this month… and which aren’t. Here’s your strategy to maximize savings by taking advantage of August’s sales.

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Back-To-School: Finding A Place For Papers

August 8, 2012

School hasn’t even started, and already the paperwork is piling up. Supply lists, class schedules, student handbooks…and it’s only going to get worse. If you school papers overwhelmed you last year, now is the perfect time to find a new organization routine to keep the paper tiger tamed.

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Back-To-School: Save Money On School Supplies

August 6, 2012

Hard to believe, but summer’s almost over. Kids in our area go back to school on the 25th, but we’ve already been issued a lengthy list of “necessary” school supplies. I put that in quotes for a reason: over the years I’ve come to realize many of the listed materials never actually get used. Even [...]

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