Can Rubbermaid’s FastTrack Organizer Kit Save Me From My Cluttered Garage?

This shop is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media® and Rubbermaid, but all my opinions are my own. #weavemade #FastTrack http://my-disclosur.es/RgFrEH Spring has sprung. And believe it or not, Allie and I (with a little help from the kids) actually did a bit of spring cleaning in the garage a few weeks ago. You can tell from the photo above, right? Yeah, we’re still a bit disorganized. This is …

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The Art of Candle Scent Making

This post is brought to you by Tim Aldiss Candles are often used to add atmosphere and ambience to a room as well as light particularly in long winter evenings. Fragrance is another reason why you should consider using candles as they will provide a natural scent unlike the heavy cloying smell of some air fresheners. The range of scented candles which is available has become much wider with a huge variation of different scents. …

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The Inspector Gadget of Vacuums, the Dyson DC65 is Now Available at Best Buy

DC65 Dyson turning

We don’t have a dog. Not yet, anyways. But it is most definitely on our list, we’re just waiting for the right time. My wife and I are huge animal lovers, something our youngest son Ryan has definitely inherited. Jason, on the other hand, runs the opposite extreme. He used to be downright petrified of dogs for some reason, but over the years has warmed to the level of just annoyance. So thanks to a …

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Spread the Love (and Class) this Valentine’s Day, Plus Win a $275 Waterford Crystal Rose Bowl (ends 2/17)

When it comes to Valentine’s Day, the biggest thing on everyone’s minds has to be flowers. Men start thinking about buying them and women start thinking bout getting ’em. Of course, there are a few other romantic permutations to toss in there. I generally don’t buy flowers for my wife. It’s not that I’m cheap (no, really!) or unloving or anything. I just have pretty bad allergies, so every time I buy Allie flowers, she …

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Happy Thanksgiving and Thanksgivukkah to the Greatest Blog Audience Ever

#Thanksgivukkah

As a kid, Thanksgiving always meant one thing for me: chocolate turkeys! I’d wake up every Thanksgiving morning, race to the kitchen table and there at my place setting would be a colorful foil-wrapped chocolate turkey. Mom (and Fanny Farmer chocolates) never failed to deliver. I also have fond memories of curling up on the couch with a blanket and watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. I loved the balloons, while my sister couldn’t wait …

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