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Worth It: Marking Lunches Ahead of Time

Dislike making lunches? Prepare them all at once.

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10 Steps to a Completely Cleaned and Organized Clothes Closet

For the past few months, as I've been cramming my pajamas into my already stuffed sock drawer every morning, I've been looking forward to the opportunity to

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The Ultimate Authentic Mad Men Premiere Party Menu

For the first time yesterday, I bought pineapple rings canned in heavy syrup. In any other situation, I'd be reaching for the juice-packed fruit, but my pineapple

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Celebrating One Year of The Manly Housekeeper

One year ago today I sent an e-mail to everyone in my address book announcing the launch of The Manly Housekeeper. In that e-mail I described how the

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Housekeeper Confession: Yes, I Enjoy the Challenge of Putting Away Toilet Paper Rolls

I went to Target last night to stock up on some necessities. No. 2 on my list was more toilet paper. Now, buying toilet paper is not

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Taking a Pantry Inventory and Using Up Stray Ingredients: The Reckoning

Three weeks ago, in the spirit of starting the new year with a clean pantry, I hauled out all the food items I hadn't touched in a

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Hard Copy or Electronic: Which Recipe Method Is Better?

Almost every night I ask myself the same question: Should I print this recipe out or look at it on my iPad? I might be fighting the future,

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The Three Best Aisles In Any Home Improvement Store

My brother is headed back to Guatemala this evening, and he wanted to get some shopping done

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Sometimes There’s No Replacement for Ant Poison

I believe I am a kind and gentle person. I must admit, however, I felt no remorse recently when I flooded the ant colonies living outside my

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Taking a Pantry Inventory and Using Up Stray Ingredients

In my recent New Years resolutions post, I said I wanted to clean my pantry and use up all

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