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Twitter: @JackiePettus
Jackie Pettus is the founder of Habitudes.info, a web service offering household record keepers, charts and checklists that are stored "in the cloud." Notoriously organized, Jackie created Habitudes with know-how gained from 32 years worth of "household management" experience. Jackie is the mother of three and lives in San Francisco.
I sing with a 12 woman jazz group and we're busy rehearsing for our annual show. One of the "girls," a young newlywed, was diagnosed with breast cancer just over a month ago. Before she started chemo and radiation, she told us she might miss the show and some rehear ... Read more...
Like most people, my email inbox is full of promotional emails...newsletters, etc.. So I "unsubscribe" to ones I don't find useful.
I just clicked the "unsubscribe" button on an HP Newsletter.
They made me fill out a survey before they would allow me t ... Read more...
Daylight Saving starts at 2 a.m. this Sunday in the U.S. except in Arizona and Hawaii. Set your clocks one hour ahead when you go to bed Saturday night. You may feel a little groggy on Sunday if you lose an hour of sleep Saturday night.
Too bad we can't just ... Read more...
It was an unceremonious end for something lovingly placed on my finger in a cathedral over forty years ago. I had a good cry. Then attacked it with Windex so I could get it off.
In November, right before the holidays, my hu ... Read more...
Last weekend, in preparation for selling the house, we filled a debris box with 40 years worth of stuff. Most of it was junk we should have tossed years ago, but some of it was not technically "junk." And it was emotional. I had to ask my daughter to toss the plate ... Read more...
My husband and I are splitting up after 40 years of marriage, 32 of which have been spent in the home we are about to sell. Obviously, we need to clear the clutter before putting it on the market. I didn't think either of us were "hoarders." But now that the debris ... Read more...
I love to cook. I pride myself on having provided healthy, well balanced and varied meals for our family for thirty years. It rubbed off on my daughter. One of our favorite pastimes is shopping the San Francisco Farmers Markets on the weekend then coming back to cre ... Read more...
Eight weeks ago, just in time for the holidays, my husband of forty years informed me he was filing for divorce. He said we've grown apart and he wants to "pursue his own interests without guilt." I was stunned, as were our three grown children, extended family and ... Read more...
Get a pretty bag, put some 3x5 cards in it and leave it somewhere where it's easy for family members to find. Ask each of them to put their wish list items in the bag on individual cards. If someone wants a gift idea they look in the bag & take out the card for ... Read more...
Over the years I've cooked more than thirty turkeys and tried at least 29 recipes. Finally, success! Here's one that's both delicious and fuss free.You don't even have to baste it. Plan on about 1 1/2 pounds of bone-in fresh turkey per person. Get it ready ... Read more...
