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I'm Not an Easter Present! Why it is a very bad idea to buy chicks for kids' Easter baskets. | Cosmopolitan Cornbread

I’m Not an Easter Present

Every year it happens. People go to the store and they think a baby chick is the perfect Easter present for their kids. They let the kids play with them….and they die. They think, “It must not have been healthy” or “It must not have been a good breed” or any number of reasons why the chick or chicks died.

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Decluttering Your Kitchen Drawers | Cosmopolitan Cornbread

Decluttering Your Kitchen Drawers

One of my goals for 2017 has been to do a series of Homemaker Helps focusing on decluttering. I don’t know about you, but it seems like clutter has a way of multiplying at night and exploding every day – all over the house. So rather than get overwhelmed by everything that needs to be done, I decided to create weekly challenges. Some will be big challenges, others not so much.

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