The Homemaker's Journal Article Index

Home Organization:

• New!  Tip Sheet: Organization Tips for a Small Home
• Toy Organization Tips
• Home Storage Solutions: Spring Ideas To Organize Your Home  Without a doubt, there are plenty of home storage solutions to help organize your home life. But... what you may not realize is that from a home interior decorating perspective, getting rid of, or organizing, clutter can beautify your home.
• How I Lost 50 Pounds in Two Weeks and Gained a New Living Room!  I thought of calling a small third world county and telling them I had more than enough if they could use some extra - but that would probably cause an international crisis. So I decided to do it the hard way - one step at a time. Yes, it was time to de-clutter my living room!
• How To Make Money With Garage Sales  Drive through almost any neighborhood in any city or town on a weekend, and you're sure to see garage sales scattered
  throughout. These homeowners are spending their weekend time off making money.   The average profit is $600 for a one-weekend garage sale. It's time to get your share of the pie. 
• The Organization Process:  It helps to be inspired before beginning an organizing job, so here's a little inspiration for you.
• 10 Ways to DeClutter Your Home I have listed below several ways of going about the process of decluttering or decontamination, whichever term you prefer.  ;-)

Gardening:

• Chain Me to the Wall:  Espaliering Basics  Have you ever wanted a gorgeous magnolia tree in your landscape, but never thought you had the room? Has the thought of an arching forsythia in your miniature courtyard nagged at your mind? Oh, if only you had the room . . . or do you? You could form the desired shrubbery to grow to your needs through a pruning process known as espaliering.
• The Return of Old Man Winter: How To Protect Your Plants  You knew it was going to happen. After a few gorgeous weeks of warm weather, the belief that spring was finally here settled in your head, only to be blown away by a North wind and freezing temperatures. Yes, you sigh, that is the way Nature goes sometimes, but was there anything you could have done to prevent such a massacre? 

Frugal:

• New!  25 Easy Money Saving Tips
• Air Drying Clothes Without a Clothesline
• Frugal Grocery Tips you May Not Have Thought Of
• 10 Quick Debt-Busting Tips  If your debts have been getting you down recently, here are 10 great ways to start slashing them today
• Make Your Own Toothpaste
• Should Both Parents Work - Or Should One Stay Home?
• Consider Fuel Efficiency When Buying a Car  When you need to buy your next automobile make sure that fuel economy doesn't get lost in the shuffle.  Buying a compact car
  with good gas mileage is both friendly to the environment and your pocket book. 
• 18 Tips for Saving on Gasoline:  Gas prices are on the rise again! Here are some tips to help you conserve gas and save money as we approach summer gas prices.

Recipes:

Crockpot:

• French Onion Beef Sandwiches for the Crockpot
• Crockpot Cheese & Macaroni
• Crockpot Chicken and Noodles
• Peking Pork for the Slowcooker
• Crockpot Apple Pie
• Crockpot Cherry Cobbler

• How to Easily Make Sourdough French Toast Like Cracker Barrel
• Thai Carrot Salad with Peanuts
• Family Lunch Box, Lunch time favorites
• Easter Treat:  Hot Cross Buns
• Easy Blueberry (or Cherry) Cheesecake
• Cherries Galore!  We had enough cherries to supply the birds, squirrels, neighbors, family and our freezer! We also had enough to eat fresh, and make some jam, crisp and pie. See article for recipes for cherry pie, crisp and jam!
• Bunnies and Ham and Eggs, Oh My!  It’s almost that time of year again. You’re standing, dumbfounded, in front of a mound of hard boiled eggs, sliced ham and chocolate Easter bunnies. Here are a few ideas
• Chili Wars The earthy heat and flavor of the Green cooked combined with pork and cooked for hours? Or the almost sweet warmth of the Red, using the added broth as a catalyst to explode into flavor? Which do you chose? Where do you stand in the Chili Wars?
• Create your Own Computer Cookbook  I’ve always loved saving and trying new recipes from magazines and books.  When we got Internet services, a whole new recipe world opened up!  I found e-mail lists where people share recipes, ezines that have recipes published and I do searches on the Internet for specific recipes when I need them.  Obviously, I needed a way to save these recipes. 
• Teriyaki Marinade
• Smart Cookies  Yummy cookie recipe that's good for you too!

Cleaning

• Where Are My Gloves? 10 Common Spring Cleaning Mistakes  If you employ a spring-cleaning ritual each year, you especially want the task to go smoothly. Here are some common cleaning 'mistakes' that can slow you down or even be downright dangerous.
• Quick Housecleaning Tips for your Home:  If your house is a mess... again, here are ten (10) house cleaning tips to help you out.
• A Simple Solution for Cleaning Burner Pans and Covered Casserole Dishes  One simple solution that I've found works very well uses ingredients that are probably in your cupboard right now: cream of tartar and vinegar.
• Get your Family Racing to Complete Chores!
• Ten Time- and Money-Saving Kitchen Cleaning Tips

Decorating:

• Creating A Dream Room for Your Child  Imaginative tips for creating a dream room for your child
• Designer Secrets for Updating Your Home Décor On a Tight Budget:  If your décor is stuck in the last decade and you don't have the budget for a complete makeover, you have two choices. Keep your decor the same until it comes back into style (only ten more years to go!) or update your décor for little or no money! Here are some secrets!
• Quick & Easy Decorating Ideas
• Six Ways to Furnish your Home from your Back Yard  Do you need to furnish your new space but your budget is so tight you can't squeeze a nickel between the paycheck and the checkbook? Then bring the outdoors inside! Outdoor and garden furniture and accessories can make your room look bright and cheerful without spending a fortune! Here's how:
• Escape to Sunny Mexico Can't get away for a southern vacation this year? Don't despair -- plan a sunny Mexican style refresher for your patio décor and enjoy the festive atmosphere of a hacienda at home this summer.

Entertaining:

• Birthday Party Fun: Goodie Bag Alternatives  If you're looking for alternatives to pricey goodie bags, here are a few ideas that will make your guests--and wallet--happy.
• Wedding Favor Creator:  Here is a Wedding Favor Creator for you to use for your upcoming wedding or one that you're planning for your best friend.
• I Want a Dream Cinderella-Fairy Tale Wedding  You have thought about it since you were a little girl. When playing dress-up, you may have even dressed as a princes, a bride, a fairy tale heroine or maybe Cinderella. You pictured yourself and dreamed about being swept by your prince charming. Though now you are all grown up, your dream of having a Fairy Tale wedding did not diminish. Now is the time to prepare for, and transform your dream into reality.
  

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