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Building a House From the Ground Up

My husband and I have been talking forever about building a house from scratch. We bought the house were in now twelve years ago, before we had children. Its a great house, and its served us well, but weve outgrown it.

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How to NOT Fight With Your Spouse Over Housework

Could hiring a cleaning company improve your relationship with your spouse? Among numerous studies about what topics trigger arguments for couples, housework is always a contributing factor. One in five Americans admits to fighting with their spouse over housework at least once a month.

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About Green House Cleaning Products

If you are the type of person who likes to keep your home clean for your health and for the health of your family, you are probably using cleaning products. The problem with them is that while you are cleaning your home, you are harming the air quality in it.

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Let’s Craft: Make Your Own Snow Globe!

Let’s Craftis a special feature full of great crafts, inspiration and DIY projects that are perfect for any Modern Mom! This project comes from our newest featured blogger, Jessica Begum, the crafty momma behind the blog Hipster’s Tea Party. Check out her tutorial for how to make your own snowglobe: “Snow globes have always intrigued my curiosity. Ever since I was little, I’ve loved peeking in on little worlds through gingerbread house windows and tiny menageries.

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About Toddler Handwashing

Toddlers get their little hands into everything. It’s part of how they learn about the world. In the process, their hands pick up lots of visible and invisible dirt. While it’s not possible to keep your little one’s hands spotless at all times — and chasing him around with a washcloth could make you both crazy — proper and timely hand washing helps cut down on both sticky hand prints and icky colds in the house.