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Traditional Cherokee Medicinal Plants The Cherokee, a Native American Tribe located in the Southeastern United States, have a strong history of understanding, gathering, and preserving medicinal herbs. Part of their understanding of these plants includes the plants’ inherent power to offer both preventative and healing properties. One of the tenets …

Budget Ways to Theft-Proof Your Home Budget Ways to Theft-Proof Your Home To put in place adequate measures that will sufficiently secure your home against intending burglars might sound to be a really expensive endeavor to you, but there are ways to do so without breaking the bank.  As it’s …

Easy Way to Quickly Clean Frost Off Car Windows Winter mornings can be magical, with frost-covered landscapes sparkling in the sunlight. However, that magic fades quickly when you’re running late, and your car windows are iced over. Whether you’re dashing to work, school, or errands, frosty windows can feel like …

50 Slow Cooker Recipes To Try This Winter Winter brings chilly days and the perfect excuse to indulge in heartwarming, slow-cooked meals. Using your trusty slow cooker, you can save time and still enjoy delicious dinners. Here’s a collection of 50 enticing recipes to make your winter nights cozy and …

How To Repair A Windshield Chip For $10 How To Repair A Windshield Chip For $10 Cracks or chips that form on your windshield are distractive and these crack and chips can cause your windscreen to weaken and break from minor stones hitting your windscreen. Windshields protect passengers from the …

Alternative Ways To Use Tension Rods Around Your Home The tension rod is often overlooked in it’s capabilities. While a lot of us use it for the obvious of hanging a curtain, there are so many other things that you can do with one. This post shows 15+ ideas of …

20 Brilliant Ways To Reuse And Recycle Old Tires Tires can be recycled into mainly things but a lot are are burnt, not recycled, efforts are continuing to find value in recycling them. Tires are a huge headache when it comes to waste management and recycling, but there are clever …

8 Herbs That Help with Depression & Anxiety 8 Herbs That Help with Depression & Anxiety Anxiety and depression are ubiquitous conditions that impair your ability to think clearly and function effectively in everyday life. Almost 1/3 of the country’s mental health expenditure goes towards treating anxiety disorders, which cost …

11 Vegetables and Herbs You Can Grow Inside This Winter Vegetables and Herbs You Can Grow Inside This Winter When you are a gardening lover, the winter times can bring about some serious blues. You have nothing fresh growing, no plants to tend! The garden sits empty, and you stare longingly wishing …

How To Prepare Your Garden for Winter The term “Fall gardening” doesn’t mean sitting in a lawn chair and watching the stalks of your spent vegetable plants tip over. In fact, as the summer gardening season comes to a close, the work in your garden is far from over. The …

Home Remedies for Irritable Bowel Syndrome photo: via flickr Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder characterized by irregularity in the movements of the small and large intestines. Also called spastic colon and mucous colitis, IBS is one of the most commonly diagnosed digestive disorders, affecting approximately one in …

14 Cat Safe Plants For Your Home 14 Cat Safe Plants For Your Home Home owners should be aware that cats and some houseplants just cannot exist together. To get a full list of these plants you could contact your local ASPCA or SPCA but we can give you a …