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Quick Ways To Make Extra Money

by Marye Audet

If you need to make some extra cash quickly here are some great ideas that you can do with out spending a dime. Make enough extra money this week to pay off that bill with these money making ideas for quick and easy income published 4 months ago

52 comments    family finance money

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The 10 Signs Your Elderly Parent Needs Help

by Marye Audet

In When Your Parent Becomes Your Child I discussed the issue of aging parents that concerns all of us sooner or later. But how do you know that your parent is in need of intervention? Are you really seeing... published 7 months ago

9 comments    family parents aging

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How to Build an Outdoor Fireplace - A Step-by-Step Guide

by Marye Audet

Building an outdoor fireplace is something that most anyone can do with the right tools, some instructions, and the help of some friends. Whether you use a kit or make it from the ground up, ultimately it will add value to your home. published 4 weeks ago

9 comments    family advice home

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Homemade Toys: Safe, Inexpensive and Wonderful

by Marye Audet

With the latest recall of over 1.5 million toys by Mattel there is a new concern for the safety of toys. Safe, homemade toys are great gifts and they are classics, having stood the test of time. published 8 months ago

9 comments    family children christmas

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How to deliver a baby at home (emergency situation)

by Marye Audet

Delivering a baby at home, unassisted, can cause fear in the most courageous heart, but really, it needn't. Birth is a very natural process and, in most cases, not a medical emergency. Unplanned homebirth, even unplanned CAR birth, happens all the time with happy results all around. published 3 months ago

9 comments    health family how-to

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Camp LeJeune Contaminated Drinking Water Study

by Marye Audet

If you were at LeJeune, North Carolina between 1957 and 1987 you may have been exposed to contaminates in your drinking water. The Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry... published 5 weeks ago

14 comments    health family work

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Games for Couples

by Marye Audet

One way to bring the spark back into the relationship, and to rebuild intimacy and open the doors of deep communication is by playing games. There are many games available specifically for couples, and many that you can create on your own. Surprise your mate with a couple's game night! published 2 months ago

4 comments    love family relationships

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How To Make Cloth Diapers

by Marye Audet

A homemade cloth diaper with a flannel exterior and fleece interior. This was used for several years and is still in good shape! Do cloth diapers save money? Certainly they do! Cloth diapers are good for the... published 9 months ago

16 comments    family baby environment

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How-To Split Firewood

by Marye Audet

You should think about the size of your fireplace when initially cutting the wood. Wood stoves and the average modern fireplace will take a 16-20 inch log. Cut it as short as you can because short logs are by far easier to split than long ones. Cut it so that the ends are cut straight, rather than angled. This will make it much easier to split later. published 4 months ago

3 comments    family advice how to

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How To Make A Workable Schedule

by Marye Audet

If you are always rushed, things go undone, and your are often stressed you need a workable schedule. published 6 months ago

4 comments    family how-to organization

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