Tricia

More Paint Talk

Well I finally managed to grab my camera and get a picture of the paint color Kayla picked out. This is so much better than the dark plum that was on the walls before. I absolutely hate the dark stain on the door, my plan is to paint it white. Thanks to Rose Knows Coupons, I signed up for a Valspar Paint sample. Everyday for 1oo days, they are giving away a free sample.  Less than a week later, Fed-Ex...

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Everyone does not have a green thumb

And I am one of those people. It’s ok because I have come to terms with it. I like to look at beautiful flowers but I had to ask my husband not to buy me any. They do not last very long in my hands and I don’t want him wasting money. I don’t have any plants around the house either. I am thinking the last time I tried to have plants in the house was over 11 years ago. It just did not work...

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Smead makes tax time less stressful

Tax time is among us. If you are one of the lucky ones, you have probably received most of your tax forms already. For those of us who have not gotten your forms, they should start coming soon.  When it comes to organizing all of my tax paperwork, I usually take a pretty basic approach. My goal is put all of our receipts and tax related paper in a folder throughout the year. Well, that has not really been...

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Momspective and the Mint Cleaner

I love Julie from Momspective. She doesn’t hold back and always says what is on her mind. This is one of the reasons why I value her opinion. Well Julie recently did a video review of the Mint Cleaner. What exactly is a the Mint Cleaner you ask? It’s an automatic floor cleaner that uses Northstar Navigation technology to clean hard surface floors. Mint has both wet and dry cleaning modes and...

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Getting Your Carpet Cleaned

How often do you clean your carpet? When we had carpet in our living room and hall I used to clean it a few times a year. The deciding factor was usually how stained it was. Pretty much the spills that everyone in my family makes and just regular traffic. There is still carpet in all the bedrooms and I have noticed they are about due for a cleaning. Especially since my nephew is starting to crawl. I have...