Tip Tuesday - Heard on the Radio

I heard this on the radio yesterday - it made me laugh and I wanted to post it here:

Be nice to your children, they may be picking out your nursing home.

Martha's Kitchen Must-Haves

In the November, 2009 issue of Martha Stewart Living, there is a great article that outlines the essential kitchen tools and equipment for a basic kitchen set up. Click here to get to the article. This is a great reference when setting up your own kitchen or when trying to decide what to keep, what to replace and what to donate when organizing a kitchen.

Daylight Savings To-Do List

Tonight before you go to bed, be sure and set your clocks back one hour for daylight savings time.

I always use daylight savings time as a reminder to do the following:

Change the batteries in my smoke and carbon monoxide detectors; and

Flip over the mattresses on my beds

Happy Halloween

It's still hard for me to believe it's Halloween already. Weren't we just celebrating the New Year?

I'm wishing everyone a very Happy Halloween. Make it a safe night and make sure to take all that extra candy to the office to avoid eating it all yourself. My personal favorite's are Mounds bars. I'll try to follow my own advice when it comes to those.

Tip Tuesday - Energy Saving

Unplug appliances when not in use to save on energy. Did you know that most appliances and/or electronics will continue drawing power even when switched to the "off" position as long as they're plugged in to the outlet?

Real Simple Quote for the Day

Ever felt this way?

“Cleaning your house while your kids are still growing up is like shoveling the walk before it stops snowing.”

―Phyllis Diller

Tip Tuesday: Keep Like-Items Together

Keeping like-items together makes it easier to see what you have and will prevent you from buying more than you need.