Roots of Simplicity

W e have a little toddler in our house who trots off with important items from time to time.  Phones, toilet plungers, and bathtub stoppe...

One of my bad habits is putting plastic containers and such in the oven to store them or dry them.  Sooner or later I forget to remove the p...

When I recently won something in a recipe contest , I had to laugh.   Because if you looked at my kitchen on an average day, you would wonde...

This year was the first time I tried making my own cranberry sauce (see yesterday's recipe ).  It was so easy, I can't believe I nev...

Perhaps in a moment of weakness you happened to purchase some chocolate-covered treats this fall, like I did. Or maybe you have candy lurki...

Playing with coins is something my children just love to do. So what I saw as just a disposable razor cartridge holder destined for the ...

I have purchased at least one dish scraper in my lifetime.  I found it a useful cleaning tool, especially when washing glass baking dishe...

I have agreed to an experiment.  Since I am prone to spend too much time online, we sometimes disable the wireless network in our home duri...

Cakes from a mix always seem to turn out better for me than making a cake from scratch.  So on the day of my daughter's birthday party, ...

T he goal that my husband and I set still seems impossible--to finish five years of graduate study without adding any debt. After all, I sta...

Remember those cardboard blocks from your childhood? I surely do.  In my preschool days I spent hours playing with them.  I hoped one day w...

No, we're not into teenage mischief yet, thank goodness.  We like to play with our toilet paper while it's still in the package.  ...

C ornbread done well is sublime--moist and sweet and steamy in the mouth.   But ordinary cornbread, especially when it is no longer fresh f...

  Since I am fairly unlikely to call up a friend on the phone, it's great to have other quick options for efficient communication.   How...

Is it just me, or do you notice more women than ever bemoaning their laundry mountain woes?  I think I am perhaps queen of the mountain...ra...

Having a clean bathroom lifts my spirits. However, our household has three little ones going in and out of the main bathroom all day long....

Turkey Burger Stars The Very Hungry Caterpillar Approaches Some Salami Berries Snowy Tree with Cheese, Mashed Avocado and Tomat o (my daught...

No, that isn't ice cream under that slice of pie. Leftover pie seems to linger in the fridge for a while at our house. I just can't...

Step 1: Fill a bag. Step 2: Grab a kid. Step 3: Enjoy some smiles. Step 4: Remove kid. For more fun ideas, hop on over to Works for Me Wedn...