Percale over linen
Crisp cotton percale sheets beat linen out of the water. You can buy good sets for less than $80 in fun floral patterns on Amazon.
Tomato Vine by Mrs. Meyers
Scissors in Every Room!
Also a big fan of this - basic scissors for main rooms, and special scissors for the kitchen, crafting, hair, etc.
Limeade over lemonade
My mother would make limeade for us when we were children, and it's still better - particularly with spicy food.
