Go Green – Cut Down on Junk Mail

Please welcome guest author Jenna back to My Happy Crazy Life. This is not a paid post; the only benefit I received besides Jenna’s tips was time saved from having someone else write the post. Last month, I shared a few ideas on how to go green this spring and I…

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10 Things Kids Won’t Learn in School

Life is not fair. Get used to it. My mom always said “Life isn’t fair, only interesting.” Unlike school, life doesn’t care about your self-esteem; it’ll expect you to accomplish something that’s worth feeling good about. You won’t make $40,000 a year right out of high school. Not legally anyway.…

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30 Days of Truth – Day 04

Mucinex® has been giving away 10,000 free samples of Mucinex® extended-release bi-layer tablets on their Facebook page. This Thursday at 12:00 PM (noon) EST, they’re giving away another 10,000 samples, and they’ll do it again next Thursday, March 15. Just visit http://www.facebook.com/mucinex at noon (EST). Free is a great price…

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Rave for The Sewing Box

Several weeks ago I bought a new purse but I couldn’t “move in” because I didn’t have a wallet for my credit cards. My old purse was one of those organizer-types with multiple compartments, including one for credit cards, cash, driver’s license, etc. Being more than a bit OCD, I…

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12 Ways to Pay it Forward

The last bit of my college sorority’s motto was “to make the world a better place in which to live.” Even though the sorority has since dissolved, and even though I don’t remember the first part of the motto a little help DPK sisters? I’ve still tried to do little…

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Vinegar Does Everything!

Several years ago Teacher and I decided we wanted to find more natural ways of cleaning than the chemical-based products we’d been using. At the time there weren’t very many “green” alternatives available and the ones we could find were really expensive, so we decided to try regular old white…

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The Best Cherry Pie Ever Recipe

When Princess was in 3rd or 4th grade she decided to make a cherry pie for our church picnic’s pie contest, using my mom’s “Best Cherry Pie Ever” recipe. Most of the contestants were veteran bakers so we were shocked – and thrilled – when Princess’s cherry pie won first…

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Ways to Go Green this Spring

Please welcome guest author Jenna, an occasional blogger who loves to spend time with her friends and family. Her blogging interests vary from the Green Movement to parenting. This is not a paid post; the only benefit I received (besides Jennifer’s tips) was time saved from having someone else write…

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Make Kids Pajama Pants

Teacher and I were in JoAnns, picking out fabric for reusable gift bags, when he spied a Cars Christmas flannel. Little Guy loves is obsessed with the movie Cars and all things Cars. His past three birthdays have been Cars themed, he’s dressed as Lightening McQueen for Halloween, and has…

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