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"From the kitchen to the nursery, from your medicine cabinet to your makeup drawer, you'll be astounded by how easy and inexpensive it is to make safe and eco-friendly products for your family."--Publisher's description.

An illustrated, nostalgic how-to guide to achieving a clean, organized, and happy home-with over 500 retro tips and tricks! Return your household to the simpler times of yesteryear with this delightful guide full of time- and money-saving tips on everything from cleaning and organizing your home to buying and handling food. Even in an age of endless new household products and devices, these old-fashioned, tried-and-true methods can help any homeowner...

Do You Know the Pin Hole-Finger Trick for Seeing Without Glasses? Did You Realize that Booking a Hotel Room with Your Phone is Cheaper Than Doing it On Your PC? Do You Know How to Get the Last Dregs of Ketchup Out of the Bottle in One Second? Insider cheats for cheap airfare How to read signs in other languages The three-cent trick for staying awake behind the wheel How to know which side of the highway your exit will be on How to quench a spicy mouth...

"Washing the dishes is an ordinary, everyday task--but with examination and care, it can become can be much more. In this reverent guide to the household chore, Peter Miller shows us how washing dishes can become a joy, a delight, a meditative exercise, and an act of grace and rhythm. We pay so much attention to recipes but little attention to maintenance and clean up. Washing the dishes is as much a part of making a meal as prepping the vegetables,...

"Drawing on her years of experience creating beauty in her 13 different homes, Myquillyn will show you how to think differently about the true purpose of your home and simply and creatively tailor it to reflect you and your unique style--without breaking the bank or stressing over comparisons"--Amazon.com.

401 Ways to Get Your Kids to Work at Home is an essential book for busy parents who would like to get their kids to share the housework and who would like a systematic program to ensure that their kids know all the basic living skills by the time they leave home at age eighteen. Among the topics it covers are: -How (and when) to assign and teach specific jobs -How to give positive feedback, incentives, rewards (or punishment) -How to teach your child...

Wittmann presents quick-and-easy projects for organizing your kitchen, bathroom, closet and more.

"...Imagine grocery shopping once-a-week or less, eating healthier, and having more free time--all while saving money. Sound too good to be true? For the Economides family, it's a reality, and it can be yours too...America's Cheapest Family shows you strategies, tips, tools, and tricks in 'Cut Your Grocery Bill in Half,' so you can achieve huge savings year after year...And these tips and strategies can work whether you're shopping for seven or for...

Ever accidentally used your thumb as a hammer cushion while partaking in a spot of DIY? Do you become enraged at the uncontrollable bobbing of the straw in your aluminum can? Are you yearning to find a way to make your toilet paper roll tube enhance your music listening experience? These and dozens of other everyday dilemmas are solved with Life Hacks, your handy guide to tackling little annoyances before they turn into big problems. This fully illustrated...

A fun and simple how-to on getting into a great new addiction that won’t need to be hung up on the wall or shelved to gather dust. Instead, when you freeze dry food, you’re saving money, food, freezer space, and treats. Does it get any better than that? Join Bonnie Paulson, a USA Today Best-Selling Author, as she takes you into the crazy world of being a mother trying to put up food for food storage, dirt biking, camping, hunting, and road...