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I have a black thumb.  Don’t believe me?  Ask the Japanese maple in my front yard.  Or maybe the boxwood.  Or the Japanese Pencil.  I’ve single handedly managed to kill them all.  Ok, I did have help with the Japanese Maple (thanks Mom!) but all the other ones are my doing.  We won’t even start to talk about how quickly I can destroy an herb plant.

So, what do I do to still have pretty flowers and great herb plants?   I’ve been researching different potting soils to see if I can maybe give my plants a fighting chance.  Miracle-Gro Expand ‘n Gro™ definitely sounds like the perfect option to help me out.

It retains more 50% more moisture than normal potting soils which means they are less in danger of dying of thirst.  On the flip side, this will also help prevent them from being over watered too.  I promise you that I always seem to go to one extreme or another.  Just call me Goldilocks…either too much water or just not enough.

Another perk: It’s feeds for 6 months.  That means I don’t have to add additional plant food to my plants to keep them healthy and thriving.  I barely have time to feed myself these days much less remember to feed my plants!

Want even more info on how Expand ‘n Gro™ can help your plants thrive and your garden grow bigger and better fruits and vegetables (or, if you are like me, grow anything at all!)?  Check out the video.

Ok, so tell me all about what you are planting this Spring?  Do you have a natural green thumb? Or is it completely black like mine?

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We talk a lot here about home projects, crafts and fun stuff.  Occasionally, we even talk about people in need.   Way back in the beginning of this blog, you may remember that a family in my neighborhood lost their home to a devastating fire.  Thankfully, I live in a fantastic community where we all work to help each other.  So, when the fire occurred, we all jumped to help in and provide for this family who was left with nothing.
On a much larger scale, Pfister is doing something similar for families around the country by partnering with the nonprofit organization, Rebuilding Together.   Rebuilding Together provides critical home repairs, modifications and improvements for America’s low-income homeowners.  They step in to help the most vulnerable homeowners keep the thing that is most precious and vital to their lives: their home.  In the 30 years since they began as a grassroots activist group in Midland, Texas, they have completed work on more than 100,000 homes!  It felt good to help just one family here in my neighborhood.  I can only imagine how awesome it is to know that a group helped so many people in need.

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I’m shopping for a new laptop.  Why?  Because there is constantly a demand for the use of the main laptop and I wind up not getting as much done as I would hope most evenings. 

It has been quite awhile since I shopped for laptops or any accessories for one so I have been pretty amazed with some of the options out there.  For example, Lenovo now offers the Lenovo ThinkVision mobile monitor.

The mobile monitor is a second monitor that you can easily plug-in to a laptop via USB cord and offer a second screen.  It is perfect for presentations or even for just offering a bigger display area.  For example, I frequently show my mother in law pictures on our laptop but it requires her to look over my shoulder as I click from album to album.  This mobile monitor, which sets up on its own photo stand, would allow her a totally separate monitor to view the pictures on as we went through them.

Since it is meant to be a mobile monitor, it makes sense that it also comes with its own sleek carrying case too. It is also very thin so it doesn’t have a lot of weight or take up much room in your laptop bag either. 

I thought it was really neat!  Once I decide on a laptop, I might start looking into some of the really cool accessories available like this one too.  Right now, there is a 10% discount on the Lenovo ThinkVision LCD monitor when purchased online.  Just enter the following:
Code: LENOVOMONITOR10
Good from 3/1/2012 through 3/31/2012
Part Number: 1452DS6

Guess I better pick a laptop soon right so I can take advantage of the good discounts out there!

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We cook a lot in the Just Us Four house.  I love to cook and try new things so you are never sure what kind of smell you might walk into when you come to visit.  Of course, many foods smell great when they are cooking but the lingering odor after than pleasant.  So, how we keep this from happening and make sure our home smells great?

Honestly, I am always trying new things to combat this problem.  Recently, in my recent trip for toiletries and other household items, I noticed new Glade® Expressions™ fragrance mist and the new Glade® Expressions™ oil diffuser on the shelf.

The packaging definitely caught my eye so I checked out the scents too. The Pineapple and Mangosteen sounded wonderful. So, I picked up both the fragrance mist and oil diffuser. They really give my home a fresh and springy scent.  I don’t have to use them very often either because the fragrance is long lasting without being overpowering.  I have mild allergies and some strong scents can really get me to sneezing so that is really important.  Plus, the oil diffuser has a great design so it blends in easily with any decor.  That makes it easy to use it in multiple rooms in the house because it will still blend in well.

Right now, there is also a coupon for $1.50 off any new Glade® Expressions™ fragrance mist or new Glade® Expressions™ oil diffuser that can be used at Wal-Mart.  It makes a great value even better.  To further enhance the value of the product, you even refill the new Glade® Expressions™ fragrance mist  with any of the other fragrances.

Plus, I don’t really have to worry because there is a satisfaction guarantee!  Pretty awesome right?!  I would just fill out this form and sent it in for a refund.

Do you have a similar food odor issue?  What do you use to fight after meal odors in the house?