When my sister, Roselyn Romberg, sold her house a couple of years ago, she did some major renovations on it first. This ignited her interest in flipping houses. She’d had the experience of giving her house a makeover and selling it for a profit. She had some money left over to invest in another property. And she now had a list of contractors and workers
12 Cat Toys and Gifts for National Cat Day
Dog lovers had their day on August 26th, but now it’s the cats’ turn. October 29th was National Cat Day, but we think it should be National Cat Week. Having recently attended the L.A. Feline Film Festival and the first ever Hello Kitty Con, I got the chance to discover some really pawsome cat toys from cat-themed vendors who were more than willing to offer exclusive discounts to
11 Halloween Hair Dos, Styles and Accessories + 1 Cool Make-Up Idea
Be the life (or death!) of the party with our DIY Halloween hairstyle guide. You don’t have to be a hairstylist or Professional Pinterester to put together some prize-worthy looks this Halloween. If you’re even just a little bit crafty, you can pull off these styles. C’mon, don’t be afraid. 11 cute and creepy Halloween hairstyles you can put together yourself
Freak Out Your Neighbors with These 10 Halloween Lawn Decorating Ideas (and More)
Halloween is a time to decorate your lawn with tombstones, rotting corpses, and scream-inducing spiders. Whether you’ve got kids or you’re just a kid at heart, it’s fun to decorate for trick-or-treaters or lookee-loos. So after you’ve carved or painted your pumpkins and placed them on your doorstep, it’s time to get your front lawn spooked out. Here are 10 ideas to inspire…and scare you. Look
More Pumpkin Carving Ideas That Will Blow Your Mind
Think your Halloween pumpkin carving skills are impressive? Just wait ’til you see some of the pumpkins on display at The Rise of the Jack o’ Lanterns in Los Angeles. You may think that pumpkin vomiting up seeds on your front step is pretty cool, but how about pumpkins that are carved into six-foot tall skeletons? Or pumpkins arranged to look like trees? Or life-size dinosaurs? Be
20 Pumpkin Carving Ideas That Will Amaze and Inspire You
Right now, my hand-carved pumpkins are looking a bit pedestrian. Which is a nice way of saying pathetic. That’s because last night, I took my family to see The Rise of the Jack o’ Lanterns, an amazing outdoor exhibit featuring 500 hand-carved pumpkins. Professional artists and sculptors, such as Jon Neill, star of Halloween Wars on The Food Network, have taken pumpkin-carving to a whole
How to Paint Your Pumpkin – 11 Ideas + Tips
Carving pumpkins is well, kind of a mess. Cutting them up takes effort and elbow grease, you’ve got to scoop out the insides and then, after all that work, they start rotting. We’ve got a better alternative: paint your pumpkins! It’s a fun and safe activity for kids and a great creative outlet for adults. So if you can’t get enough of everything pumpkin right
6 Pumpkin Recipes for Treats That Save Big
I’m shocked at this fall’s prices for some of my favorite pumpkin treats – did you know Starbucks’ pumpkin spice latte starts at $4.15 for a small? At Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf a small pumpkin latte runs $4.65 – $5.25 (the higher price is if you want soy). I’ll admit, there was a time when I’d stop for a latte every day. Sometimes twice a day.
10 Hilarious Dog Halloween Costumes You Can Make on a Budget
Let’s face it, Halloween is really just a great excuse for us to dress up our pets and laugh at them. But look at this adorable dog here – you just know he loves the attention! And so will you when your dog is the hit of the costume party this Halloween. (If you can keep the costume on them.) Note, costumes are not for
11 Cat Halloween Costumes That Are Quick and Easy
As Halloween approaches, we start thinking about pumpkin patches, trick-or-treating, “fun size” candy bars and, um, humiliating our pets by dressing them in silly costumes. But what’s really embarrassing is how much some people pay at pet stores for these little strips of fabric that are cheaply sewn together and called “costumes.” Okay, so some of them are really cute. But if you’re on a
Save Money with These 39 Unusual Uses for Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel (aka toner) is more than just an odd-smelling, funny-named bottle of clear liquid your grandmother kept in her medicine cabinet. It’s produced from the leaves and bark of a shrub and has been used for years for medicinal purposes. The bottled witch hazel consists of oil from the shrub and which has been distilled and combined with alcohol. Why use harsh chemicals when
How I Got Rid of My Sinus Infections For Good
A few years ago, I was having sinus infection after sinus infection. I went through 8 rounds of antibiotics in less than one year. I even had an MRI. The doctor said the next step was surgery. Then a mom from my daughter’s kindergarten class told me about an anti-inflammatory shake she drinks every day and how they improved her health. An anti-inflammatory diet can help with a variety
18 Droolworthy Discounts for Dog Owners
This past Tuesday was National Dog Day, but we’ve decided to make it National Dog Week! I love my pets, but I don’t love shelling out large amounts of money on them. So I’m always looking for ways to continue to give them the best and highest quality care and food… but at lower prices. 18 tips to save money on your dogs
50 Ways You’re Not Using Baking Soda
Baking soda is cheap, versatile, and natural. What more could you ask for? We all know that if you stick a box in your fridge, that it can eliminate odors. That it can be used in cat boxes. Or to soothe an acidic stomach. But what about the ways you’ve never used baking soda? Baking soda: What is it good for?
3 Amazing Deals You’ll Never Believe I Got at Thrift Stores
At this writing, “Weird Al” Yankovic has the number one album in the country. One of the songs he parodies, in a polka mix, is Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’ Thrift Shop. Proof, in my opinion, that getting a great discount at a second-hand store never gets old. But it’s not all about your grandpa’s style – there are plenty of new, as well as retro, finds
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