Mary Ellen's Giant Book of Helpful Hints

Mary Ellen's Giant Book of Helpful Hints
Author: Mary Ellen Pinkham
Publisher: Gramercy
Total Pages: 424
Release: 1994
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780517101797

The Queen of Household Help shows how to save time, trouble, and money on hundreds of household problems with this collection of tips culled from many of her bestselling books. Wings

Mary Ellen's Guide to Good Enough Housekeeping

Mary Ellen's Guide to Good Enough Housekeeping
Author: Mary Ellen Pinkham
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2002-05-15
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780312285678

Had enough of experts who make you feel you need a million different cleaning products, loads of time and encyclopedic knowledge to have a clean, comfortable house? Then you're ready for Good Enough Housekeeping. Here's the most practical advice ever from Mary Ellen Pinkham, the best-selling helpful hints expert and star of HGTV's "TIP-ical Mary Ellen"-the "good enough" method of getting the job done with little time and little or no help. "Housekeeping is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge. When you get to the end, you just start over," Mary Ellen says. "It's overwhelming unless you unless you know where to begin-and when to stop." That's what this book will explain. Good Enough Housekeeping is cleaning off the handprint without going on to wash the entire wall Good Enough Housekeeping is sweeping the floor to protect it but not worrying if it's clean enough to eat off. Good Enough Housekeeping is recognizing that the hygiene standards for a bathroom are not the same as for an operating room. Good Enough Housekeeping means knowing when the job is done and not spending another second on it. You're good enough to deserve a break. Start practicing Good Enough Housekeeping now.

Mary Ellen's Greatest Hints

Mary Ellen's Greatest Hints
Author: Mary E. Pinkham
Publisher: Fawcett
Total Pages: 372
Release: 1990-01-29
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780449217146

How many people know that keeping an apple in a cookie jar keeps cookies moist, or that lightly toasted bread retains more vitamins than dark toast? Mary Ellen Pinkham knows, and in this collection of practical hints, she provides information on everything from baking to beauty care to travel.