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Did you ever think about putting a cover on your toothbrush-at home? I used to put a paper bathroom cup over my toothbrush to keep it somewhat germ free-so I thought. Studies show that an exposed toothbrush is subject to multiple surface and airborne microbes. You know the ones, like when you flush the toilet-those water droplets can travel pretty far-maybe even land on your toothbrush. The paper cup has been replaced by  The Toothbrush Shield by IntelliDent. Why? It's been   Laboratory tested 99.9% effective barrier against airborne and surface bacteria. If you store your toothbrush in a holder with the rest of the family, that's another germ place! Shield the toothbrushes in your bathroom with IntelliDent Toothbrush Shield! When we travel our toothbrushes are in plastic cases that cover the brush and handle end to end. I always throw the toothbrush away after I unpack because the thought of the wet toothbrush in the hot car trunk is just too much for my germ quota. Home or t...

This awesome product is a great Christmas gift idea for anyone on your list, including yourself. What is this product I am talking about?  It's CRESBI  crate system. Say bye to all those reusable and plastic bags for grocery shopping! Grocery shopping to me is too much work-putting the groceries in the cart, out of the cart to scan, back in the cart with bags flopping over. Load and unload too many times.  My first use of CRESBI crates and I said bye to the bag.  what I like about CRESBI crate system: Lightweight crate for grocery shopping with carry strap Foldable Stackable Pop open your crates place it in your cart load it with UPC labels up put it on the check out belt let the cashier scan the items in your crate (without having to take the items out)and  put the crate back in your cart Load the crates into your car  done! how easy is that.  If your store has hand held scanners, even better for less in and out of the cart work.  plus you can...

Red or white?  I lean to the white wine side, and my husband leans to the red, white, or what ever pairs well with the menu. Autumn feels like the time to relax from the Summer, slow down, enjoy the weekends of warm days and cool nights, and sip away exploring wine. Brothers in law,  Mark Aselstine and Matt Krause founded   Uncorked Ventures where they carefully select wine from California, Oregon, and Washington and make available to purchase from their wine club, gift baskets, and wine gifts.  Their wine club  offers three levels,  Explorations, Special Selections, and Reserve Selections. Each shipment contains 2 to 3 bottles of wine. Plus as a wine club member there are other perks such as discounts or re-orders, newsletter, and special offers. My wine club shipment contained two bottles of wine, a white-Yay for me, from BRAVIUM WINES, White Wedding . Located in San Francisco, on Treasure Island. A mix of Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc grapes that g...

To see days 1-16 head up to the USA in A Day tab Day 17 of USA in A Day: special pieces: This is an easy find today! Around the time I was in college my Grandfather retired from his job and started making  Early American style furniture. By the time I was married and had a house, I had a enough furniture to furnish a house.  I think the only furniture we bought were beds, a few couches, and a dinning room table. From end tables to dish cupboards I have hand made furniture that my Grandfather made in his shop with wood from their family land in Pennsylvania.  This piece is called a linen press to store table clothes, and linen that was pressed and put away for the next special meal: A walnut Dish cupboard, (that I need to clean out). Most of the items in here are glass ware from Ireland, dishes from Germany, and serving pieces made in USA: I have 8 of these chairs that my Grandfather refinished and re-caned the seats.  The blue chairs next to the dish cupboard were ol...

It's Day 16 of USA in a day, to see days 1-15 head up to the USA in a Day Tab Those first 15 days were pretty easy to find items in my house that were made in USA, and then I had to look a little harder... Toiletries and medicine in our house were found to be made in USA, that was pretty easy. I did find a few toothbrushes made elsewhere so that's an area to work on purchasing USA made.  I found good ole' Pyrex still made in USA! I took a look in the kitchen drawer where I keep foil, storage bags, napkins, wax paper bags, and parchment paper. Everything was made in USA except the parchment paper. Next time when I purchase that I'll have to look for an American brand.   Ziploc food storage bags: Glad food storage bags: Reynolds Wrap : Remember alligator Baggies ? Not always easy to find in stores, but a favorite of mine: I've had these Rubbermaid Laundry baskets for longer than I can remember. I used them for cleaning out closets, toy storage, and laundry. Rubber...

Disclosure: this is a non sponsored, non compensated post. To see what I found on days 1-13 go to the  USA in a day  tab Day 14 of USA in a day is appliances. The Frigidaire dishwasher, Kenmore refrigerator, and washer label  read USA on them, and that's good news. It looks like the bigger appliances are made in America since they don't suggest otherwise, but the portable appliances are made elsewhere.  We have an electric pencil sharpener that is made in USA, it's pretty old, but still works great. Do you have any appliances that are made in USA? Please share!

Today is day 13 of USA in a day and it's all about keeping cozy. The first photo is of quilts my grandmother made and she lived in USA so I'm counting them! She made a lot of quilts in her lifetime and what's neat about them is that the pieces of the quilts were made out of leftover fabric from clothing and drapes she or my mother made for the family and house. The blue blanket at the bottom of the pile is a wool blanket from L.L. Bean.  This is a dark green blanket made of Polar Fleece by Malden Mills  Hudson Bay Point Blanket made in Pennsylvania Label of Hudson Bay Point Blanket This blanket was made in Tennessee Where are your blankets made? 

Disclosure: this is a non sponsored, non compensated post. Day 12: cleaning out the closet to see what I found on days 1-11 go to the  USA in a day  tab Intro: I am on a hunt for things in my home that are made in the USA.  Each day I will try to post an item or two from my house. Why? To support companies that are in my country.  Take a second and look at the product or item you are using and see where it is made. There's nothing like a clothing drive to get me motivated to clean out my closet. It's time to do Spring cleaning before it is officially Spring, plus I was ready to change purses. My dark black purse from the Winter months needed to go...and so did the dresses, shirts, and shoes I haven't worn in years. The following did not make it into the donation bag: Shoes: I put several pairs of shoes in the donation bag. I only found one pair of boots made in USA, no shoes.  The boots are made by L.L. Bean in Freeport, Maine. You can still buy these ...