I bake a lot, and as a frequent baker, I’ve found what works for me when it comes to ingredients. Enter baking extracts: are they created equal? Um, no. Vanilla extract is a good point of reference. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping through the Amazon links …
Grandparents are good for more than candy-fueled trips to the zoo, we have an important role to play within society as a whole. Witness: The most shocking stat to me is that only 1 in 4 regularly uses technology. As a newly-minted Grandmama, I’m searching for ways to change that fact. The internet and technology …
A year ago-ish, my Blackberry started to fizzle. I loved that phone, yet was no longer in contract at Sprint and thought I’d look around to see what I could find out about saving me some dough. The following videos chronicle my journey (the final video was filmed 5/6/13): Sprint vs Boost Mobile: Part One …
I couldn’t resist a follow-up on the texting while driving post once I ran across this infographic. Prepare to gasp. (credit: infographicsmania) Sobering, isn’t it? Be safe out there.
We tell ourselves we aren’t like them, that we got this thing, that we pay attention enough to text and drive. Uh-huh. To put it West Texas indelicately: bullshit. I’m not gonna lecture with stats. I’m not gonna shame folks. I’m also not gonna turn a blind eye to accidents and deaths that are Easy-Bake-Oven …
Oh, vinegar, how I love thee. Many of you are like me in that you want to save $$$ when cleaning your homes, while keeping thangs as non-toxic as possible. Enter the magic of vinegar. I’ve used this trick for years. ~ A gentle reminder: OMT! uses Amazon referral links. When you do your shopping …
I received an email from Ducks ‘n a Row, a lovely blog, and this is what I found attached: ~FAINT~ Isn’t the added text beautiful? (original post and unadorned pic HERE) Here’s what Ms. Sinea said, after advising me she was featuring my brownies on her blog: I hope you don’t mind but I have …
I still use a broom for quick jobs in the kitchen or around the dryer in the garage. Is that antiquated of me? If you do too, then you know the worst part of using a broom is the tangled dust bunny mess that can be left behind in the bristles. While I’ll clean it, …
“Approved” might be stretching the truth a bit, cause I really didn’t ask him, but OMT! approves and by association you can always assume (correctly or not) that G-Daddy is right there with me. Valentine’s Day is in about two weeks. The dudes are always hard to shop for, aren’t they? While I’m good with …
