When I was a child - probably about 5 years old - my mom had an anaphylactic reaction as a result of taking penicillin, and as a result, both my brother and I had growing up were never given penicillin, until we were grown and out of the house, because the risk to my mom was too great. Once that happened, we each e…

I have to use a personal mobility device on a daily basis; my shoes are often what draws a comment or starts a conversation because I have a stupidly large collection of TOMS that have been custom-painted by artists, and each pair is (obviously) one-of-a-kind. :::mutters::: “my name is SadieJo, and I have a real TOMS…

This is an old mommy trick - that I shamelessly stole from a flight attendant after our daughter got food poisoning and barfed all over me, multiple times, on a red eye from LAX to DFW one memorable night.

Melt a few semi-sweet chocolate chips, and give a little drizzle to each haystack... yum!

Be the best guest ever, and bring some disposable food storage containers to divvy up leftovers. Commonly found in the area of plastic ziplock bags, waxed paper and/or disposable aluminum pans at the store.

Don’t forget NextDoor - you are selling to locals, no fees, and you can see the persons name before you arrange a meeting.

If you are near enough, you - or another family member, friend, church member, someone - anyone should visit at least once a day. At different times.

Carnation sells their malted milk powder (in both “regular” and “chocolate”) that’s ok in a pinch; dissolving it first in a small amount of milk helps get rid of the granular mouthfeel. Out here in the flyover states it’s available at every grocery store, usually near the Hersheys chocolate syrup.

An older model iPhone, with properly set Restrictions, would allow a child to communicate with a parent, and yet would prevent the download/use of any app not approved by the parent, not to mention other features that could be controlled. Visit your local Apple Store, Apple.com, or call AppleCare to learn more - I’m…

We actually dress up our Mac n cheese like a fully loaded baked potato... sour cream, chives, and bacon bits (sunflower seeds and/or crushed croutons optional) So good, and once you try it, you never go back to undressed Mac n cheese again.

All great guidelines - and applicable to services like NextDoor as well.

This is why I carry Post-it notes in my purse; the wall mounted (flush with the wall) sensors can drive even a well-seasoned adult, such as myself, nearly crazy. Kids of all ages benefit.

I’m sitting here laughing, because the burglars, bad guys and meth heads around here could care less how “smart” the lock is; they either kick the door open, or bust out a window while their accomplice backs the truck into the driveway.

Aluminum foil, applied to the areas of furniture where the cat prefers to scratch.

I’m and old woman, so my mother taught me (back in the Dark Times, before color tv, the internet and “cordless/wireless” anything) to regularly inspect both the washer and the dryer. For the washer, regular cleaning cycles of either two cups bleach OR two cups ammonia in a large hot water load (we alternated one or…

I buy these for the Hubs. He loves them; they wear like iron and he isn’t all fussy at the end of work day...

I buy these for the Hubs. He loves them; they wear like iron and he isn’t all fussy at the end of work day...

My mother went through this as well; her journey ended 5 years ago.

Why not just use USB bias lights (for behind your television, featured by Kinja Deals on a regular basis)? No soldering required, and easily powered by any extra external rechargeable battery pack you have lying about. Theoretically, you could even create a space for the battery if you had the intestinal…

Freeze a portion or batch of the punch in a pretty ring mold; you can also add flavor appropriate fruit or berries inside the ring mold prior to freezing to make things even fancier.

Bandanas are cheap, cheerful, colorful and have a multitude of uses afterwards (I love to use them for napkins at summer events), but they come in a rainbow of colors now, and I recently found Holiday themed bandanas at our local Wal-Mart!