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A Fresh Start

Take about 15 minutes before you go to bed to straighten up your home. Put shoes and toys away, straighten up papers, hang up jackets. In the morning it will feel great…

toasted pumpkin seeds

Toasted Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

2 cups pumpkin seeds 1 Tbsp. oil (corn, sunflower) 1 Tbsp. butter (or margarine) 1 – 2 tsp. salt Separate the seeds from pumpkin pulp. (Just pull the fibers and excess pulp…

stencil finished

Stencil It

It started with this thing (see photo) I picked up. I liked the shape of it. So I traced it on regular paper. After cutting it out, I traced the pattern onto…

curtains

Hanging Curtains in 5 Simple Steps

I recently helped my daughter Alyssa move into her first place – a shared apartment, with her bedroom in the front. Three long windows facing the street meant that we needed to…

toothbrush, socks and comb

So Your KID is going to Camp … Now what?

School is out for the summer, and for many kids, camp is right around the corner. It is time to prepare for a wonderful summer full of fun, new friends, and exciting…

cucumber

Meet the diet-worthy, healthy CUCUMBER!

Cucumbers are found in cultures all over the world, and they’re oh-so good for you! Here are two great recipes using cucumbers to try this summer. Experiment with the variations too! Cukes…

Christmas wreath

Make it Today – Christmas Wreath

You don’t have to be a professional decorator, or a “craftsy” person for this Pom Pom Wreath project. I’m not! I’m just a mom who likes to get messy and create things…

Learning to Crochet

Reach UP’s 2010 Winter issue featured the story of Margaret Lavisky’s childhood. She told how she admired her mom’s creativity even in very poor conditions. Margaret wrote, “She always kept busy. She…

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