Eco Mania
A Greener Lawn
I devoured “The Organic Lawn Care Manual” looking for info on how to make our lawn lush but stay chemical free. Here’s what I learned.
The Much Requested Cloth Diaper Post
And now for a post that’s a bit more “living” than straight up “home improvement” related. When people ask what question we get here at YHL most often, they’re probably expecting it to be about paint or demo. Not so. It is, without a doubt, some iteration of the following: How are you liking cloth [...]
H2Oh No!
Right around the time we announced that we were expecting there were a number of friends and family members who also revealed that they had a bun in the oven… and people always joked that there must be something in the water. The ironic thing is that ever since that bad joke popped up a [...]
Two Different Shades Of Green
You already probably know that Sherry and I do our best to make green decisions around Casa Petersik, but we actually approach the whole eco-friendly issue from two different places. Which means that we don’t always see eye to eye on the lengths that we’ll go to be green. Sherry’s interest in being green comes [...]
Quickie Clean Up
We’ve already shared a slew of homemade cleaning recipes, chatted about our own housekeeping habits, and even highlighted some easy home freshening ideas from Real Simple magazine, but we’re back with an error proof roundup of fast and easy fixes to leave you with a sparkly clean casa in no time. And perhaps best of [...]

















