Review: Handy Household Hints from Heloise

Product Description

Do EVERYTHING Around the House
• Better
• Smarter
• Faster

Heloise is America’s most recognized name for household advice, and she shares her innovative solutions for your most pressing dilemmas. Whether you need shortcuts for everyday tasks, delicious ideas for quick meals, or ingenious tricks for the spills, accidents, and clogs in your day, just turn to Handy Household Hints from Heloise.

You’ll learn how to:
• Clean a keyboard with a used dryer sheet.
• Remove hot pepper seeds with a grapefruit spoon.
• Lift scuff marks with plain, white paper.
• Corral electrical cords with a ponytail holder.

Discover Heloise’s most creative ideas and tips for cleaning up, entertaining with ease, making repairs, getting organized, taking care of yourself, coping with nuisances, and keeping house. Filled with up-to-the-minute hints, you’ll turn to this handbook whenever you’ve burnt the rice, stained your shirt, or splattered paint on your hands.

Handy Household Hints from Heloise

About the Author

Heloise is one of the most recognized lifestyle managers in the world. Her column appears 7 days a week in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and foreign countries, and she is a frequent guest on national television and radio, where she shares her insight for saving time, saving work, and saving money.

Handy Household Tips from Heloise

Book Review

You'll find hundreds of clever cleaning tips inside that can help you solve life's little messes!  If you're wondering what to do with margarine tubs, metal mint tins, and peanut butter jars look no further. Heloise shares creative ideas for using plastic lids that can separate nonstick pans. Plus, I've read many times throughout the pages that one can roll kitchen and bath towels to save on storage room. There's an informative section on making the most of your closet space and I believe the author's all-time favorite cleaners are vinegar and baking soda for almost everything! Great helpful, practical tips to discover and experiment with.

4/5 stars!

Handy Household Hints from Heloise

Lady D


 “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis

Kids' Visual Study Bible: Book Review

Book Description

The NIV Kids’ Visual Study Bible, for ages 8–12, brings the Bible to life in four-color illustrated splendor. This study Bible includes a spectacular full-color interior featuring over 700 illustrations, photos, infographics, and maps on every page that visually represent key Bible information. Each page also features important facts located near the relevant verse. Intriguing facts; colorful, engaging maps; photographs; and illustrations make this a Bible they’ll want to explore.

Kids' Visual Study Bible

Features:

Over 700 four-color photographs, illustrations, infographics, and maps throughout
Full-color design
Book introductions, including important facts and an image to orient the reader
One-column format with side bar study notes for ease of reading
Presentation page
The complete text of the New International Version (NIV) translation of the Bible
Beautiful cover featuring gloss

Review

So the kid's NIV Visual Study Bible is like a textbook for the older child who is a serious student of the word in a Christian school. You will find the Old and New Testament contents of the Bible, along with an infographic index and maps in the back. The colorful illustrations are wonderful, too. I especially like the questions asked on the front page of each book of the Bible. For example, Who Wrote This Book? Why Was This Book Written? What Do We Learn About God In This book? Who Are The Key People In This Book? Where Did This Happen? What Are Some Of The Stories In This Book? Love using the ribbon marker and this fresh approach to studying God's word. It's a beautiful bible and perfect for gift-giving, as well as at home and church libraries. The downside for me, the font is too small and the book is too heavy to hold. Overall, a great learning experience in exploring people, places, and history of Bible times.

4/5 stars.

Kids' Visual Study Bible

Received a copy of the book from BookLook Bloggers in exchange for my honest review.

Lady D

 “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis

Review: Chicken Soup for the Grandma's Soul

About The Book

Whether you're a veteran grandma or a Nana-to-be, this collection of stories will warm your heart and make you laugh about the universal experiences of being a grandmother.

Chicken Soup For The Grandma's Soul

Contents

1. The Birth Of A Grandma
2. Generations Of Love
3. Blessings
4. Adventures With Grandma
5. Through The Eyes Of The Child
6. Grandma's Lessons 
7. Gifts from Grandma
8. Legacies And Heirlooms 

Review

One of my favorite cartoon quotes is, "Grandma, you play like you want to have kids of your own someday." This is a great gifting-book for new grandmas and experienced ones. The collection of heart-warming stories honors and celebrates the ageless love of grandmothers. You'll laugh aloud because many of the stories are so delightful to read and you'll be able to relate to them. I especially like The Wooden Spoon story. Being a grandmother of 5, I found the book charming and inspirational.

"Some great moments occur from time to time in life. When you do all you can to enable others to have great moments, you'll be blessed with some matchless moments yourself." -- E. H. Kinney

 "Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night." -- Thomas Fuller 

5/5 stars. Recommend Chicken Soup For The Grandma's Soul.

Happy Reading!

Lady D

 “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis

A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul: Review

About The Book

The runaway bestseller Chicken Soup for the Soul captured the imagination of millions of readers with its uplifting message of hope and inspiration. With a nation still hungering for more good news, Canfield and Hansen went back to work and cooked up another batch of life-affirming stories to warm your heart and soothe your soul.

Through the experiences of others, readers from all walks of life can learn the gift of love, the power of perseverance, the joy of parenting and the vital energy of dreaming. Share the magic that will change forever how you look at yourself and the world around you.

A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul

Book Contents

1. On Love
2. On Parenting
3. On Death and Dying
4. A Matter Of Attitude
5. On Learning and Teaching
6. Live Your Dream
7. Overcoming Obstacle
8. Eclectic Wisdom

My Review

One of my favorite quotes in the book by Oscar Wilde is, "I have many flowers." he said, "but the children are the most beautiful flowers of all." Pastor John R. Ramsey shares a touching short story you will not forget. Then there's Christmas Day in the Morning by Pearl S. Buck that will sure to make you cry! Les Brown wrote an amazing story on "What Goes around Comes around" that I thoroughly enjoyed knowing about. You'll laugh aloud after reading Jack Canfield's short snippet on "Discouraged?" One of my all time favorites is reflecting on the writing of Art Linkletter, encouraging so many by sharing his personal story, "If I Could Do It, You Can Too!"

5/5 stars! Recommend!

A 2nd Helping of Chicken Soup for the Soul

Happy Reading!

Lady D


 “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis

Review: Chicken Soup for the Soul

The Original #1 New York Times Bestseller, more than 8 million copies sold! Rediscover the power of inspiration with timeless stories about the everyday miracles that illuminate the best of the human spirit. Whether you're discovering Chicken Soup for the first time or are a long-time fan, this volume will inspire you to be a better person, reach your highest potential, share your love and embrace the world around you. Each carefully selected story in this classic volume provides models for what is possible in life and illuminates the path we all walk. Whenever you wish to gain perspective, inspire a friend, or teach a child, you'll find just the right story in the heartwarming treasury that is Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Contents

1. On Love
2. Learning To Love Yourself
3. On Parenting
4. On Learning
5. Live Your Dream
6. Overcoming Obstacles
7. Eclectic Wisdom

Review

You will find many stories with heart-warming messages and some lighthearted ones as well. I believe the main focus that makes this a national bestseller is the universal cry of pursuing effective meaning in life and gathering better self-esteem so that one can help others. I think you will undoubtedly find a favorite short story here that you can personally relate to. I like Kahil Gibran's quote, 'For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow.' There's an encouraging snippet about Abraham Lincoln, 'Lincoln was a champion and he never gave up.' I especially love Bobby Gee's story on A Legacy Of Love. Guaranteed, you will burst into tears. It will grab your heart and imprint a lasting memory regarding sowing seeds of love into another.

5/5 stars! Recommend!

I recently finished reading another book in the series and posted my review, Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul. These paperback books usually cost around $12.00 I've seen them at Costco for around $8.00 and I'm sure you can find used ones online for a good deal. I received the series as a gift from my mother-in-law. I do enjoy them!

Happy Reading!

Lady D



 “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis

Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul: Review

About The Book

This shining collection brings you inspiration and comfort in special chapters on marriage, motherhood, aging, bridging the generations, attitude, self-esteem and higher wisdom. Stories honor the strength and reveal the beauty of the feminine spirit. Included are incredible stories from Oprah Winfrey, Leo Buscaglia, Linda Ellerbee, Robert Fulghum, Kathie Lee Gifford and many others.

Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul


Book Contents

1. On Love
2. On Attitude and Self-Esteem
3. Overcoming Obstacles
4. On Marriage
5. On Motherhood
6. Special Moments
7. Live your Dream
8. On Aging
9. Higher Wisdom
10. Across The Generations

My Review

You'll find excerpts from Leo Buscaglia, Oprah Winfrey, Kathie Lee Gifford, Maya Angelou, and Dolly Parton to name a few. For example, Leo talks about his mother being the heart of the home and cooking her Italian Minestrone Soup. So very touching. Oprah encourages and exhorts us to 'be the kind of woman who in the face of adversity will continue to embrace life and walk fearlessly toward the challenge. Kathie Lee's story of Stacey Nasalroad will move you to tears, while Dolly's memory of singing on the Opry will cause your own self to believe in your dreams! This is a beautiful, inspiring book so excellent for gift giving.

5/5 stars. Recommend.

Chicken Soup for the Woman's Soul

Lady D


 “You can’t get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis