Do you know what’s in your medicine cabinet? When was the last time you checked the expiration dates on any medications that you have? I can’t say that I ever thought about it before, but I took the time recently to to do just that and I was surprised to find that so many of my over the counter medications were expired. I don’t mean recently expired, I’m talking being expired for some time.
Aside from any prescription medications you may be taking it is a good idea to have some of the following items on hand.
Aspirin, for use as a …read more

If you’re like me then you hate to clean the bathroom. It used to be too much of a hassle until I found a few short cuts to help.
Toilet Bowl:
If you find that commercial toilet cleaners are too expensive then there is a cheaper way to get a spotless toilet bowl. Just put a cup of vinegar in the bowl and swish it with your toilet brush.
Hard Water:
To get water stains off of the bottom of your tub, use a paste of vinegar and baking soda. Don’t use this on fiberglass as the baking soda could scratch but on …read more

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition designer Michael Moloney recently teamed up with Domino Magazine to stage the Domino Bazaar Modern Bathroom Design class, sponsored by Oral-B’s Pulsonic electric toothbrush. The event was held at H.D. Buttercup on October 17, 2008 in California.
Anybody here who was able to attend the class – raise your hand, please.
Lucky for those of us who weren’t there, we can still learn from Michael’s bathroom design tips, straight out of the master class.
Michael’s approach in designing for the home is both eclectic and fresh. He blends the new and trendy with the practical …read more

At first, I wasn’t too sure about admitting to a dirty bathroom in public. However, in the interest of helping other homemakers in battling stubborn spots of dirt, here goes:
For a while now, I’ve seen a dingy looking area in our vinyl bathroom floor. It’s hardly noticeable except when I remove the bathroom rug for washing. And there, in all its un-glory, was brown beside the almost pristine floor that was protected by the rug. I figured the light brown stain was made by years of hair-spray use in front of the mirror. Particles of hair spray would settle …read more