by La Jolla Mom on March 1, 2010
by La Jolla Mom on December 28, 2009
We bought out house in 2004 and I put in top of the line LG washer and dryer. I think on sale at Fry’s, they were about $1200 each. I was deciding between Bosch and LG because I wanted “quiet” as they are quite close to my kitchen where everyone dwells. I regret not choosing the Bosch, [...]
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by La Jolla Mom on December 8, 2009
I‘ve had trouble finding a good all around eco-friendly dishwasher detergent. Some that I’ve tried tend to leave spots on my wine glasses, which are almost always in each load, or food residue on plates. To be honest, I was nervous to try Ecostore USA Auto Dishwash Powder and Rinse Aid because I’m a pretty loyal patron of their products. I [...]
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Going Green,
Home,
Homekeeping,
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by La Jolla Mom on November 10, 2009
Well, it’s not entirely clear who put the keys in the super glue but we struggled for a while trying to get it off.
I read that soapy water works but that did nothing for me. Then I read that acetone based nail polish works. It does, except that it’s labor intensive and you need to [...]
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Household,
Super Glue Removal
by La Jolla Mom on October 19, 2009
Living in London was my first experience with not having a garbage disposal. We lived in a very nice flat in an old building and it didn’t have a garbage disposal. I’d have to scoop the gunk up out of the drain catcher – gross. A few years later, we lived in the Four Seasons [...]
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Food,
Home,
Homekeeping,
Kitchen,
Plumbing
by La Jolla Mom on September 29, 2009
La Jolla Girl has a playroom and spends more and more time in it drawing. I’ve been hesitant to buy her 6 chairs to go around her art table because nice looking kid sized chairs are a little expensive and I worry about them tipping over.
When she has friends over, I take the paper [...]
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Homekeeping,
Kids,
Shopping,
Toys
by La Jolla Mom on September 14, 2009
I give full credit to Good Housekeeping magazine for this information. I get GH only because I got an email from Amazon.com (did you know that you can order magazines from them?) offering a subscription for a ridiculously cheap price. I’m glad I subscribe because I actually read it every month.
La Jolla Dad decided to make [...]
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by La Jolla Mom on August 12, 2009
We had an unfortunate incident in my house last summer where a friend of mine launched a full glass of red wine all over my custom made beige sofa and fairly new custom made Tibetan rug. I add in the custom made part just to emphasize what ridiculous purchases these 2 items were and, therefore, [...]
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Homekeeping,
Red Wine,
Wine,
Wine Articles,
Wine Wednesday
by La Jolla Mom on July 16, 2009
Ok, I might as well keep with the cleaning theme today. Also see my post today regarding the Crayola Stain Guide.
I’ve had this bizarre problem lately now that the sun is out. I’ve never actually seen it occur, but there were weird, greasy streaks on our doors and wood cabinetry at exactly La Jolla Girl’s height. [...]
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by La Jolla Mom on July 15, 2009
La Jolla Girl received 2 Silly Putty eggs in her Easter Basket. About a month ago, I discovered that some Silly Putty got really massively ground into our nice sofa. It’s chenille and it was purchased in our pre-child days. It was a dumb purchase since it was more money than we should have paid for [...]
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Crayola,
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Kids,
Parenting