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Relationships & Family > Marital Conflicts Things that can kill a marriage: 20 of 95
Lack of communication is the root of all marriage fatalities. Some couples will site infidelity, alcohol, in-law problems, money problems, or apathy as the cause of their marriages ending, but all of those reasons began with a communication problem. Over the past twelve months, I have paid attention to the marriage breakups ... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Developmental Stages Should parents allow their babies to cry themselves to sleep?: 7 of 33
Parents should not let their babies cry themselves to sleep. Babies have no way to communicate to their parents or caregivers except to cry. If they cry for several minutes alone in their crib and then it is quiet, how do you know they have gone to sleep peacefully at last or if something is terribly wrong and the silence is... More..
Home & Garden > Annuals Tips for ordering mail-order seeds: 3 of 14
Shortly after the beginning of the year, your mail box begins filling up with seed mail order catalogs. What a welcome diversion to the gray and cold environment you have been enduring for months. The catalogs are filled with beautiful, colorful and lush looking vegetables and flowers. You start dreaming and planning for sum... More..
Home & Garden > Trees & Shrubs How to plant a bare-root tree: 2 of 9
When shopping for trees at your local nursery or garden center, you will be faced with three different choices of packaging methods; bare-root, container-grown or balled-and-burlapped. Bare-root trees are obtained by digging up the tree during its dormancy so the roots and the branches will be exposed. These roots need to be... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) How to reduce dust in your house: 3 of 13
No one can eliminate dust in their homes, but there are some ways to reduce it. The origins of dust in our homes come from our skin and hair shedding, our pet's dander which is made up of several appalling factors, pollen and dirt particles, decaying matter from dead insects and houseplants, and poop from dust mites. Then th... More..
Home & Garden > Lawn Tips for installing a sod lawn: 1 of 4
Installing a sod lawn is the quickest way to have a beautiful green yard, even though it is pricier than sowing your lawn with grass seed. A sod lawn can be installed at any time during the early spring to late fall, but it is best to avoid the hot, dry months of late summer. Sod can be purchased from your home improvement c... More..
Home & Garden > Buying & Selling Homes Website reviews: ForSaleByOwner.com: 1 of 4
ForSaleByOwner.com is your one stop home buying or home selling website. The front home page declares "No Commission. Lots of Help." and that is exactly what they provide. The best feature to me was not having to register and being forced wait for a password to be sent to your email address, you can begin your home search im... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning Floors & Walls How to clean hardwood floors: 1 of 4
The hardwood floors of today's generation are not the same as the hardwood floors of your grandparents' home. I remember my grandmother using Spic & Span with a string mop to clean their floors. I would not dare to use that on my own floors today. Every so often my grandfather would put down some paste wax on the floors and ... More..
Home & Garden > Furniture Old furniture: Creative ways to reuse or get rid of it: 5 of 19
I have always had a problem with getting rid of furniture. Some of my problem is the price factor. Furniture is expensive to purchase and expensive to replace. Another reason is my appreciation of the wood and the workmanship that was involved constructing it. My wife on the other hand feels if the furniture is not serving a... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Adolescence Parenting teens: Knowing how to choose your battles: 4 of 15
Teens enjoy pushing your buttons. It is a rite of passage while learning independence. It seems they argue with you on one side of a debate today and tomorrow they are arguing the points on the other side. We think once they get out of the "Why stage" of being two year olds, we are home free. No, they turn into teens and the... More..