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As discussed in my previous post, I've been making soap from scratch lately. A lot of soap! I kept coming across recipes for soaps using...

Over the past few years, my husband has been making an effort to reduce the amount of "chemical" in his life. I know, I know, I al...

A while back I was doing some sewing, making a few baby gifts for some friends. My daughter was intrigued. I don't haul out the sewing m...

Dear GoodJoan,  Is it appropriate to dispose of a dead pet (too large to flush) in your town trash pickup? We don't have a dead pet, ...

Dear Goodjoan. My mother-in-law's house is not baby proofed at all. My 1 year old son is her fourth grandchild and she has never both...

When I first moved to Georgia, I knew I would miss some things about New England, the smell of crisp fall leaves, snow, my family, the hous...

2 years ago I posted a story about being asked if I was a foster parent .  I'd been asked so many similar questions (do you do daycare? ...