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My One Goal for 2022

Family Balance Sheet

These stones were leftover from a fireplace project in our living room and have been sitting in our garage for YEARS. laundry room. I will work on some of it with my husband, such as the basement, garage, and shed, but the others I will most likely tackle myself. What took so long? foyer closet. basement storage room.

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Simple Things You Can Do to Be Environmentally Friendly and Save Money

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

We live in the city, so we’re not allowed to hang our laundry outside. We hang all of our loads of laundry to air dry except our towels and bedding. (I Make your own laundry soap. We have recently started making our own powdered laundry soap with three simple ingredients– Fels Naptha , washing soda, and borax.

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30 Free but Thoughtful Christmas Gift Ideas

Family Balance Sheet

If so, give the gift of organizing a closet (or 2), kitchen cupboards, a basement, garage, etc. Laundry Service or Use of Your Laundry Room. Offer to do laundry or the use of your laundry room to the person on your list that has to rely on a laundromat. Give your Gift of Organization. Give your Perennials.

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5 DIY Spring Cleaning Tricks

Saving Cents With Sense

Laundry Room. Laundry Detergent: Grate a bar of soap (natural or regular, it all works the same) in a food processor. If you have oil stains in your garage, you can try using the old tried-and-true kitty litter approach. Make Your Own Laundry Detergent. Mix 2 parts washing soda with 2 parts Borax and 1 part grated soap.

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All The Furniture, Is In The Garage

Work With What You've Got

You’ll be so proud to know that I did laundry Monday and last night and I now have clothes to wear. I am comfortable though! I knew it was going to be a long day so I made sure to wear comfy jeggings, and I brought a big warm sweater.

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Home Depot: Save 46% off Organization Shelves

Saving With Shellie

This is perfect for organizing your garage that you have been putting off or if you need a little more storage in your kitchen, laundry room, or office. Today only at Home Depot, you can save up to 46% off Organization Shelves! There are a lot of different shelving units to choose from depending on what your style is for your home.

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No Fuss DIY Swiffer Dry Sweeping Refills

Family Balance Sheet

I keep it charged in my garage and I have now gotten into the habit of Swiffering (is that a word?) I just throw them in the laundry with my other cleaning rags. Since my kids play on the floors a lot I feel like I need to clean the floors often and that isn’t fun. my floors on a daily to every other day basis.

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