I don’t know how YOU like to do it, but I like to get a good early start on any panicking that needs to be done. I subscribe to a mailing list from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, so that when a toy or a car seat is recalled, or a piece of […]

Paul and I have been dieting, and oh what a sad household we are. We’ve significantly upped our feelings of righteousness, but AT WHAT PRICE? We used to have a pan of brownies at least once a week, and now here we are eating sugar-free fat-free pudding.
Last night we tried a box of […]

Linda recommended Illuminations candles a long time back, and I recently got up my nerve and placed an online order. It is difficult to choose scents based on the descriptions, but I took a chance and OMG SO GLAD. I liked ALL of them. ALL!
SO LISTEN. This weekend, Illuminations is having […]

I think the scent of regular Febreze is appealing only when compared to the the Eau de Toddler Barf it’s ridding the car of. I look incredulously at those Febreze ads where people are burying their faces in curtains and couch cushions to “get their fix of freshness.” Are they seriously suggesting anyone […]

Popcorn is tricky. The kind that tastes good has too much oil to be diet food, and the air-popped kind has that “singed air” flavor. Even more importantly, the air-popped kind won’t hold on to the salt: I’ve had to resort to LICKING air-popped kernels, then dipping them into the salt that has […]