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Dirty Laundry: Experiments with Homemade Laundry Detergent (2022 Update)

[share_sc] Note: This is a post by Courtney Baker, chief seller and long-time running wo-man of MvD. This post may have affiliate links to help support this site. It has taken me a while to come around to the idea of making my own laundry detergent. I’ve been skeptical that it wouldn’t compare to my …

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What, No Presents? Memorable Kids’ Birthday Parties

Note: This is a post by Courtney Baker, chief seller and long-time running wo-man of MvD. Every year come April, we brainstorm new themes for Milli’s birthday party. But unlike most parties, our themes don’t involve princesses, Spiderman or Spongebob. Instead we have balloon parades, pinatas and zoo trips. We also don’t have presents. Several …

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What I Learned From Gretchen Rubin’s Paradoxes of Happiness

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Courtney Baker, chief seller and long-time running wo-man of MvD. For several months now, I’ve been conducting monthly challenges. They’ve included writing every day, not cooking for a whole month, calling old friends, leaving yelp reviews for businesses I love, walking 10,000 steps a day, tracking my expenses, …

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The Beginner’s Guide to Consignment Stores, Thrift Shops and More

[share_sc] Note: This is a post from Courtney Baker, chief seller and long-time running wo-man of MvD. This article may contain affiliate links that help support this website. For the longest time, I misunderstood the world of second-hand shops. I assumed that all shops gathered their inventory by buying goods from people directly, or from …

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