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Messy Messy Fail - One of our 9 chrysalis' that we hatched in our home this fall didn't make it.  To be sure there was no chance of survival (the chrysalis was partially black for over a week) we took it outside and performed an autopsy.  We promptly said a little prayer and buried it's remains in our side garden next to the butterfly bush. Tidy Victory - Our other 8 chrysalis' that did hatch were such an absolute joy to care for!  We've never done this before and were given great advice from a few friends who do this all...

For me, organizing has always much more about function than form. Because while I love the look of gorgeous, high-end organizing systems, I’m rarely willing to shell out the money to buy them! And since most of us homemakers have a budget to consider, it’s important to remember that getting organized doesn’t have to cost a fortune! That was the motivation behind a post I wrote a couple of years ago sharing a roundup of dollar store organizing hacks. And since being budget-conscious never goes out of style, I thought it was high time to revisit the subject! :-) So...

This week's Happiness is Homemade Link Party features are all about the pumpkins.  From pumpkin recipes to inexpensive pumpkin decor for the Fall.  Check out the ideas and recipes this week on the link party to help you along.    Now for a note from this month's hostess: Lisa from Blogghetti here again with this week's Happiness is Homemade features. Last week I mentioned that it was starting to cool off here in Middle Georgia. Well...it was a tease because since then it's been 100 or higher here STILL I'm really over this hot weather, so this week my features are...

Firefox is continuing its fight against Facebook and Google's online ad tracking empire. The browser, owned by Mozilla, will now block third-party tracking cookies by default. This Enhanced Tracking Protection will be automatically turned on for all global us… #BestStandardHangers

Too cheap to send my laundry out, too pressed for time to sit in a commercial laundromat, I lamented my lame attempts to do hand laundry on the road in the Sept. 1 On the Spot column (Dirty Little Secrets of Doing Hand Laundry on the Road) so I asked readers … #BestStandardHangers