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How to Make a Cat Window Box from Palettes

Have I ever discussed my cat? She’s my beloved tabby cat and while she is a treasured member of the family, she does have a bit of an escape problem. Even with the slightest of possible margins, she somehow turns into a liquid and squeezes through spaces. Or, of course, if someone isn’t watching, she’ll slip through the front door before you can blink. She’s an indoor cat with an outdoor streak. No matter how many grass plants I purchase for her, it just doesn’t seem to matter. So I knew I had to find another solution that could allow her to enjoy the outdoors. After doing some research, we decided on a building a cat window box that could extend to a smaller outdoor…

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How to Make an Upcycled Flower Vase and 7 Tips to Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

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This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Tom’s of Maine. All opinions are 100% mine. We all know about Earth Day but why not celebrate Earth Month? Or, for that matter, take it all year round with a #LessWasteChallenge in partnership with Tom’s of Maine. We’re going to start doing this weekly and challenge ourselves to reduce our overall waste by 1 pound. Even though it may not seem like a lot, if everyone does their part; it goes a long way. I also want to talk about easy tips to reduce, reuse, and recycle that the whole family can do. Americans dispose of more than 700 billion pounds of paper, glass, plastic, wood, food, metal, clothing, electronics and other…

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4 Ways to Apply Feng Shui Principles to Your Home

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Have you thought about applying Feng Shui to your home? No? If not, then I’d like to talk to you about 4 ways to apply Feng Shui to your home. It really isn’t too difficult, I promise and if you’re looking to organize and declutter? Feng Shui might not be a bad thing to do for your home organization. Feng shui has been an ancient Chinese practice that has recently became popular even in the Western world. It aims to strike up a certain kind of balance in a certain environment making it more ideal for people to live in. This is the practice of feng shui that has gotten the attention of most people, particularly for use in their homes. Here are some useful…

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Tips and Tricks for Yard Sale Success

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As you’re spring cleaning or decluttering, one of the things that you can consider is setting up a yard sale. By designating a box for items to sell, each family member could possibly contribute for the items that you want to sell. Garage sales and yard sales sound great in theory, but in practice they don’t always go so well. If they’re not carefully conceived, they can be little more than a waste of a perfectly good weekend. But with some thought and planning, a spring garage sale can be a great success. Here are 8 tips for yard sale success. 8 Simple Tips for Yard Sale Success * Choose a good weekend for your sale. If there’s a big springtime event held in your…

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Starting an Herb Garden

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With the weather starting to warm up a bit, I’m getting the itch to get going on our garden. As a child, my mom kept an herb garden indoors and she has an herb garden now. Starting an herb garden is something that I’ve always wanted to do because who wouldn’t want to cook with fresh herbs? The other appealing part of herb gardening for me was knowing that I could also grow my herbs indoors. I love using fresh ingredients when I can and the thought of being able to just tear off a piece of parsley or snip some oregano was always one I enjoyed and hope to make a reality. ent/uploads/2015/03/how-to-start-an-herb-garden-at-home.jpg” alt=”Starting an herb garden is easier than you think! Here are…

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5 Tips for Using Feng Shui to Make Extra Money

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Have you ever heard of the concept of Feng Shui? Or perhaps I should ask, have you ever thought about using Feng Shui to make extra money? What if I told you this was entirely possible and that you’d get a cleaner, more organized home in the process. Whether you are already a true believer or think the whole philosophy of Feng Shui is a hoax, it is worth the time and effort to implement the principles of this ancient Chinese practice to improve the quality of your life. Many people believe creating a Feng Shui home and/or office would be too hard or it’s too complex to learn. This is far from the truth. Simple, gradual changes are all that are needed to begin…