Ramblings from The Tub Lady — How to guides

Do you have boxes of printed photos hiding under your bed, in the attic or tucked away in a storage room? That's where mine are, I keep thinking I need to take the tote out  and do something with them. That box holds some wonderful memories, and some painful ones. Some how and some point I need to face them and work on organizing them, if for nothing else my kids. I am taking this post You Can Do It: 6 Steps to Organizing Your Loose Photos, as a sign to get with it!   

It is that time of year to start getting seeds started. I ran across this idea and just LOVE it! These newspaper pots can be planted directly into the ground once seeds have sprouted and are ready for transplanting outdoors. The ink and the newspaper itself are nontoxic and biodegradable.

The original poster writes "I’ll let you in on a little secret… I hate doing laundry. I know what you’re thinking “that isn’t a secret… everyone hates doing laundry!”  Guess what I do not hate to do laundry at all! But I love my laundry room, so I know that makes a difference. As you know we live in an old farm house, we had two "closets" in the whole house. I cal them "closets" but one is under the steps and the other is a 3X3 opening by the back door. We moved from a home with 5 bedrooms,...

Miss someone on your list? No worries we have you covered with these 21 Last Minute gift ideas! Being gracious doesn’t have to require you to spend big bucks! My Husband actually did #11 for me a few years ago, I still look at it an smile all about it all these years later! I would be pleased with any of the other 20 as well, in fact we started a rule a few years ago we have to give each other one hand made gift! Christmas isn't about the amount of money you put in to a gift, it...

Homemade Sugar Scrub, this easy 5 minute gift will save you with that one person you forgot to buy for! You likely have everything you need at home already! What to give more than just the scrub, check out our recipe for homemade lip balm too. This stuff was amazing and it’s really simple to make too!