It seems most holiday candy -- for Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween or Christmas -- comes in chocolate form. If you find yourself with an excess stash of chocolate, you can extend the life of the candy by freezing it. Keep the chocolates in an airtight container and place it in the freezer; it can last months. When you're ready to thaw the chocolate, be sure to do so in the refrigerator and not on the kitchen counter. Any condensation that occurs can affect the appearance, texture and taste of the chocolate. Slowly thawing it in the refrigerator prevents this from happening.

Does your dog or his bed have fleas? If you want to find out naturally, try this trick before going to bed. Fill a shallow baking dish with water and a few squirts of dishwashing soap. Place the tray near your dog's bed. Plug in an LED nightlight and focus the light so it's shining right onto the tray of soapy water. Turn off the overhead lights and let the flea's natural instinct to go toward the light take over. In the morning, you'll know if there are fleas in your home if there are dead bugs floating in the water. The soapy water coats and kills them naturally.

An old trick of organic gardeners is to use fresh grass clippings as mulch in flowerbeds or vegetable gardens. Grass is a great natural mulch: It helps keep moisture in and blocks weeds out, and when it biodegrades, it's beneficial matter for the soil. But make sure it's organic. Since some lawns are treated with chemical fertilizers or herbicides (that target weeds but not grass), adding these to your garden could create a chemical cocktail that could kill your veggies and flowers.