Blue jeans – we all love wearing them, and during the pandemic it seems like we’ve practically lived in them! Okay, well, jeans and sweat pants and leggings, but who’s keeping track? Jeans get more and more comfortable the older they get, but we want to keep them in good shape so that they last […]
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Maybe I should’ve titled this post: “Ode to a Sweet Potato”, because I honestly think it’s one of my favourite veggies of all time. And coming from a true vegetable fan, that is saying something! A simple, cooked sweet potato is a nourishing and frugal base for all sorts of delicious meal ideas. So, let’s
This is a simple, but important trick. If you run an electric clothes dryer, then you MUST clean the lint trap every time you’ve run a load of clothes through it. Did you know: a dryer can lose 75% of its efficiency if the lint trap is not cleaned? You might wonder why that is.
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A beautiful bouquet of flowers is a real treat! It brightens your home, and adds a lovely splash of the outdoors into your indoor space. You don’t need a special occasion to splurge on flowers, since they are a real pick-me-up any time of year. And those beautiful blooms are especially appreciated once the garden
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You go to university or college to help you to get a good job. But for most of us, we need to get a student loan to be able to do this. It seems easy enough, but we soon realize that we have taken on a small mortgage. It is like having a huge, heavy
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Have you already discovered the Instant Pot? It’s become one of the easiest and fastest ways to get supper on the table when you have a bunch of hungry faces to feed. You might wonder, though, if you can buy replacement parts online when needed. We went hunting for an Instant Pot replacement lid, and
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