Skruben Blog

My children are extremely fair skinned. They burn like I do, which is to say, always. They also have fine hair which does little to protect their scalps from the sun. My son's hair sticks up enough that it isn't...
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Spring has finally arrived in Seattle. Thank heavens! It's been the most miserably long stretch of wet, cold, windy weather I can remember for a long time. In honor of Spring (and Mother's Day coming up next week), here's a...
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We've all wracked our brains for unusual gifts, haven't we? Where creativity meets practicality, you'll find our Sweater Sets. So practical that it echoes my grandmother's clever knack for waste reduction; she'd save slivers of soap bars in an old...
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January is the month to get organized and I'm an organizing freak. Seriously. I love Storables, The Container Store, Daiso...any place that has a plethora of bins, baskets and containers. After I've gotten a room or an area organized I...
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