EDITOR’S NOTE: View our update on this detangling spray toward the bottom of the post. If you have girls in your house, you’ve probably used some type of detangler or spray-in, leave-in conditioner to fight knots and tangles and make the combing process less painful for everyone involved. My go-to detangler is usually the Suave…
Dental hygiene is an underrated part of personal health. Or, at least, it’s underrated until a person experiences tooth or gum pain, at which time it becomes something so important it overshadows the rest of life. Toothpaste, of course, is a must, as it is the starting point for preventing many kinds of tooth and…
About a year ago, I developed an ear infection that, once treated, left fluid in my ear. The end result of all of that was that I dealt with what is known as Eustacian Tube Dysfunction, or ETD as it is commonly called. I visited the ENT, who suggested, among other things, using Flonase which had…
Mouthwash serves many purposes. Most people associate it with fresh breath and healthy teeth, but mouthwash also plays a role in gum health, too. Listerine has historically been recognized as one of the better mouthwashes for prevention against gum diseases like gingivitis, making it a useful mouthwash especially for people who have a history of…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updated with a 3-year status report. I tend to be pretty frugal when it comes to lamps. In the past I’ve been known to get my lamps secondhand from garage sales, in part because new lamps can be rather expensive and a lot of the new lamps I see in stores just aren’t…
I’m a peanut fan. I especially like them in the shells, but I’ll take them in the jars when necessary. I grew up eating them as a snack and I still package them as part of lunch. They also have the virtue of being filling. Dollar General sells a couple of varieties of peanuts. One…
I am a big fan of jerky. When I’m out camping or when I’m looking for a salty snack, jerky is one of those things you can chew on for a little bit and enjoy. Dollar General sells beef jerky under its Clover Valley store label. The dollar store sells the stuff in original, pepper,…