Electric bills are no laughing joke when it comes down to the bone-chilling wintertime, and everyone could use that few extra dollars from cutting their electricity or gas usage during this cold time of the year. In southern Arizona, you might say that I have no room to talk! I mean, it’s supposed to be ...
You Can Now Shop GoodIdeasandTips.com
It's been in the works for a while now, but I am excited to announce our GoodIdeasandTips.com shop! YEAH BABY! As you can see, we've added a link to it in the navigation bar, up there! From here on out, we'll be featuring a "product of the month," which will be anything from craft kits ...
Monetize Your Blog with Social Spark
Have a Blog? I know many of our readers here on GoodIdeasandTips are bloggers. A good portion of you are craft and Do-It-Yourself bloggers and I have seen and actively visit many of your sites. I love learning from you just like you learn from me. (At least I hope you do!) What I've also noticed, is ...
Safety Tips
I recently received this little safety tip in my e-mail inbox and wanted to share it with all of you....just in case! Written by a Cop for Our Own Safety This goes for men as well as women Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life. Refresh yourself of ...
Update on Baby Boy Recipe
Do you remember the blog post I did on the Baby Boy and Baby Girl recipes? Well, I just wanted to share our results with you!! My sister has 4 girls, she did the boy recipe and just found out, a few weeks ago, that she is now expecting a boy! Yeah!! We have three girls and also tried ...
55 Fun Things To Do With Your Kids–The Ultimate FUN Guide
I have 3 beautiful daughters, whom I love so much. They are active girls aging from 9 to 2 and so we are always looking for fun ideas to do with kids. The first thing to do, is understand your kids interests. Our girls love horses, barbies, exploring, riding their bikes, swimming, pretending, dress-up, www.barbie.com, ...
One Hour Bread Rolls
One hour dinner rolls: (Amber Hawman's Recipe) 2 packages yeast 1t salt 1/4 c warm water 3T sugar 4T butter 1 1/4 c milk 3 c flour (more if needed) *Dissolve yeast in the warm water. Heat milk, but do not boil! Add butter (I put it in cold so it cools milk down), salt and sugar. Let mixture cool a minute and then add ...
Family Rules Sign
Okay, this post starts out with a good idea I had, but a strange request none the less. You know how when you're sitting on the toilet, you either have something to read, or you look around the restroom at the decor or whatever is in there. Well in my guest/hall/kids restroom, there is a ...
How to Have a Baby Boy
I know this is a little off topic from my usual posts, but I do love Random Tips and this is a little recipe for having a boy, that I got from my College Marriage and Family Professor. FOR A BOY... 1. Intercourse should be timed as close to the moment of ovulation as possible. 2. Intercourse should ...
3 Fun Ways to Save Electricity at Home!
Electric bills are no laughing joke when it comes down to the bone-chilling wintertime, and everyone could use that few extra dollars from cutting their electricity or gas usage during this cold time of the year. In southern Arizona, you might say that I have no room to talk! I mean, it’s supposed to be ...
Decorating our Sons Newly Remodeled Room!
After begging and pleading with my husband to replace the old (fake) wood paneling in our sons room, for drywall, we are ready to start painting and decorating (my favorite part!) WooHoo!! So, now I have fresh drywall to work with. I looked all over the internet to find images of boys rooms that I ...
Bed Bugs, Everybody Run!!!
Whenever I hear the words “bed” and “bugs” used in the same sentence, I almost immediately get the eebiejeebies! Understand though that I’ve never actually seen a bed bug, had bed bugs or really known anyone with a bed bug infestation. But from what I’ve heard, they’re pretty nasty little buggers! Naturally, when you hear ...
10 Sweet Garage Ideas (with pictures)
How’s your garage looking these days? Is it still serving its purpose as a safe haven for your vehicles or has it transformed into an eternal storage unit? Maybe it’s the new addition to your home and serves as the “all new” family room? Well, if none of the above are true, and you actually ...
Pest Control – A Simple Solution for Killing Ants
There are certain things about myself, or my home, I really don’t enjoy making public knowledge of….such as my struggle with ear hair or my daughters boy drama. I also don’t care to let others know of my pest infestations throughout the year. Certain things just don’t need to be shared outside the walls of ...
DIY Projects on the Rise Among Homeowners
Doing home improvement projects once required the assistance and talented hands of a professional contractor. Thanks to some manufacturers, homeowners can now find a variety of materials and supplies that let them create their own projects. Whether you have a few weeks off from work, or you just have a weekend with nothing on your ...
Keep Your Heater Running Efficiently With the Proper Filter
This should be common sense to most people, but you wouldn’t believe the number of people on this planet that have no idea what a filter is, let alone, how to replace it. Ignorance is bliss all the way up to the moment your heater gives up the ghost due to lack of simple maintenance. ...
Lights, Action … Let’s Go Green
When it comes to lighting, I am jealous of our local town hall. In fact. the place has everything considered “green” in the world of modern architecture that is available for a simple town hall in upstate New York. That does not mean it was not built with heat from nearby hot springs. It does ...
What the Heck is a Bolster!
This just shows how oblivious I am to the world of interior design and decor, but I recently added a new word to my vocabulary. But, to be completely honest, I’m not quite sure I’ll ever use it. I’d much rather just say pillow, instead of using the word bolster. I guess it is easier ...
All Tool boxes Were Not Created Equal
When your garage is your haven and your tools are your treasures, only the best in tool storage will do. Doing a bit of homework and shopping around can pay off big time. There’s nothing worse than being the tool king with a crappy tool box. Choosing from quality products like those that are offered ...
Keep Your Tools Handy, Man, With a Tool Bag
It’s hard to be a handyman if your tools aren’t handy, you know what I mean? There’s nothing that frustrates me more than knowing I have the right tool for the job, but when I need it, it seems to have grown legs and walked off on it’s own! Now, a job that would have ...
Artificial Grass – The Secret to Keeping Your Grass Green All Year Long!
I currently suffer from a major case of “Green Grass Envy!” It kills me to drive by somebody’s well manicured yard knowing that mine is less than perfect. Well, I’ll be more honest than that…mine is extremely less than perfect. If there were a scale, or a graph to measure how perfect my lawn was, ...
The Perfect Patio Does Matter! Oh Yes. It Does.
Who says a patio isn’t worth the extra investment and muscle hours you put into it? Unless you’re one of “those guys” who has an allergy to everything under the sky, a patio is the next best thing to a having a theater room in your house! Well, at least from a man’s point of ...
Egyptian Cotton, Oh My!!
On your next sewing project, you might consider using Egyptian cotton. Here’s a bit of information on all the reasons why. Egyptian Cotton Egyptian cotton has long been renowned for being one of the most luxurious, and durable, of all cotton yarns. It is a type of gossypium barbadense, a cotton plant which is typified ...
