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Bed
Sheets
After drying sheets, put both sheets and one
pillowcase in the other pillow case. Fold neatly in a square. Next
time you change sheets, you just take the one pillow case and all the
sheets and pillow case are inside. No need to look for matches.
Clean your glass
shower
To clean the glass in your shower
easily, apply lemon juice to the glass with a sponge. Then, take
newspaper and wipe the lemon juice off the glass. It will be clean and
sparkle with no scrubbing!
Reheat Pizza
Heat up leftover pizza in a non-stick skillet on top of the stove, set
heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy.
No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really
works.
Easy Deviled
Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all
broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it
up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into
egg. Just throw bag away when done for easy clean up.
Expanding
Frosting
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with
your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to
frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less
sugar/calories per serving.
Reheating
refrigerated bread
To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place
them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will
keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.
Newspaper weeds
away
Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients into your soil. Wet
newspapers and put layers around the plants overlapping as you go.
Cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some
gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.
Broken Glass
Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces of
glass-the fibers catch ones you can't see!
No More
Mosquitoes
Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.
Squirrels Away!
To keep
squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants
with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the
squirrels won't come near it.
Easier thank
you's
When you throw a bridal/baby shower, buy a pack of thank you cards for
the guest of honor. During the party, pass out the envelopes and have
everyone put their address on one. When the bride/new Mom sends the
thank you's, they're all addressed!
IT'S MINE!
If you purchase a new bike for your child, place their picture inside
the handle bar before placing the grips on. If the bike is stolen and
later recovered, remove the grip and there is your proof who
owns the bike.
Flexible vacuum
To get
something out of a heat register or under the fridge attach an empty
paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be
bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.
Reducing static
cling
Pin a
small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a
clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when
wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and -- voila -- static
is gone.
Measuring cups
Before you
pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill it with hot water.
Dump out the hot water, but don't dry the cup. Next, add your
ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right
out.
Foggy
windshield?
Hate foggy
windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of
your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works
better than a cloth!
Reopening
envelope
If you
seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something
inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an
hour or two. Voila! It unseals easily.
Conditioner
Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot cheaper than
shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great
way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when
you tried it in your hair...
Good-bye fruit
flies
To get rid
of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2" with Apple
Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dishwashing liquid, mix well. You will
find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!
Get rid of ants
Put small
piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it
"home," & can't digest it so it kills them. It may take
a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works & you don't
have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!
Take baby powder
to the beach
Keep a small bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. When your ready
to leave the beach sprinkle yourself and kids with the powder and
the sand will slide right off your skin.
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| Flower Care to share:
Follow theses instructions to keep your
flowers fresh and beautiful as long as possible so you'll have more time
to appreciate the caring thoughts it expresses.
1. Fill the vase with lukewarm water and
one packet of flower food.
2. Remove any leaves that fall below the
water line.
3. Carefully cut 1" off the end of
each stem.
4. Re-cut the stems and change the water
every three or four days. Add food the first time you change the water.
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