Lifestyle
Old-Fashioned Fall Traditions From My Childhood That I Still Keep
Recently my grandchildren have been asking me about what autumn was like when I was a kid. I found it difficult to explain what
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Lifestyle
Phrases My Grandma Used That Nobody Says Anymore
I’ve always had a saying for everything. My grandmother had a saying for everything, too. So, when I was a teenager and my grandma
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Home and Garden
The Cleaning Tricks My Grandma Swore By That Beat Anything I’ve Bought
The spring I first moved in, my grandma came to stay for a week. Today I’m sharing a few cleaning tricks with you. In
Food & Kitchen
Forgotten Table Manners I Made Sure to Teach My Kids
I finally had it with bad manners from my kids.. I didn’t want them becoming adults that would embarass themselves at restaurants, dinner parties
Relationship
23 Things My Grandma Knew About Good Men That Nobody Teaches Anymore
“A good man will tell you that he loves you.” Grandma’s words drifted across the room and I paused on my ascent up the
Relationship
Creative Ways In How I Stay Close to My Teenage Grandchildren
My husband was the one to point out the changes. Somehow, I missed that my grandchildren were no longer happy to see me, that
Relationship
Things I Didn’t Appreciate About My Grandparents Until I Became One
When my first grandchild was born, I became a grandmother and an apology, both at once. Because the moment they laid that baby in
Organization
Items I’ve Never Regretted Throwing Away
Did you know you don’t have to wait until spring to do a little spring cleaning? Lately, I have been finding myself throwing little
Organization
All The Ways I’ve Simplified My Life Over The Years
A lot of people think that simplifying your life requires all these heavy duty life changes, major, major changes. But in reality, you only
Organization
I Stopped Hoarding These 23+ Things and Never Looked Back
I won’t lie. I’m in my 40s now, but during my 20s and 30s, for some reason, I found myself hoarding almost everything. Whether