Showing posts with label Tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tips. Show all posts
New Year's Resolution?
Reach Out '12
Each day choose one person in my life to email, phone, visit or write a letter to.
Love it!
Each day choose one person in my life to email, phone, visit or write a letter to.
Love it!
Fast Food Better Choices
Burger King - Tender Grilled Chicken Sandwich
McDonald's - California Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken; Balsamic Dressing
Wendy's - Baked Potato topped with chili, broccoli and chives
KFC - Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Taco Bell - Any of the Fresco items
Subway - Turkey Breast
Chinese - Steamed Dumplings and order brown rice
Pizza - Thin crust with light cheese and grilled chicken
Italian - Spaghetti Squash
Japanese - Sushi with avocado
Mexican - Burrito with guacamole
McDonald's - California Cobb Salad with Grilled Chicken; Balsamic Dressing
Wendy's - Baked Potato topped with chili, broccoli and chives
KFC - Honey BBQ Chicken Sandwich
Taco Bell - Any of the Fresco items
Subway - Turkey Breast
Chinese - Steamed Dumplings and order brown rice
Pizza - Thin crust with light cheese and grilled chicken
Italian - Spaghetti Squash
Japanese - Sushi with avocado
Mexican - Burrito with guacamole
Great Ideas for Household Products
Beach Tips
Use metal grilling skewers to hold down the corners of your towel or sheet.
Take a bottle of baby powder to the beach, shake a little on your legs and Voila! the sand rubs right off.
Take a bottle of baby powder to the beach, shake a little on your legs and Voila! the sand rubs right off.
Golf Tees
Great idea to mark food at parties: Use colored golf tees!
Pink for cranberry, blue for blueberry, etc.
Or pink to mark rare hamburger patties.
Pink for cranberry, blue for blueberry, etc.
Or pink to mark rare hamburger patties.
Party Playlist
The average number of songs needed for a three-hour party playlist? 40.
And for more fun, get an account at Songvote and have friends vote and submit on songs for the party. Then it links to iTunes to create the playlist.
And for more fun, get an account at Songvote and have friends vote and submit on songs for the party. Then it links to iTunes to create the playlist.
Hanging Pictures
Yes...as I'm packing to move, I'm also trying to clean out. So I'm putting all those notes here...finally!
I'll need this one when I get settled in to a new place:
When hanging a picture on a plaster wall, place a small piece of tape on the wall where the nail will go to prevent the plaster from chipping when you hammer the nail in.
Aha!
I'll need this one when I get settled in to a new place:
When hanging a picture on a plaster wall, place a small piece of tape on the wall where the nail will go to prevent the plaster from chipping when you hammer the nail in.
Aha!
Cure for Coffee Drips
I saw a good idea the other day that made a common mess look less messier! :>)
Put a small dish of pebbles or marbles underneath the coffee maker spicket (or any kind of beverage dispenser) to keep a brown mess/stain from dripping on the tablecloth. This made the beverage presentation much more pleasant.
Put a small dish of pebbles or marbles underneath the coffee maker spicket (or any kind of beverage dispenser) to keep a brown mess/stain from dripping on the tablecloth. This made the beverage presentation much more pleasant.
Out of Dishwasher Detergent?
I was, but needed to get some dishes clean (without the elbow grease!) So I looked up a substitute and decided to post it here in case I need it again. It worked great!
**Note: Everyone strenuously stressed that you use ONLY 3 drops of liquid dish soap or you would be cleaning up suds!
**Note: Everyone strenuously stressed that you use ONLY 3 drops of liquid dish soap or you would be cleaning up suds!
- 3 drops liquid dish soap
- Fill 1/2 of the detergent compartment with baking soda
Some More Travel Sites
Airfare Watchdog - locates last-minute deals, plus has a section of the Top 50 Fares of the Day
Cruisemates - Advise and reviews about cruising
LastMinute - Last minute weekend packages, sometimes saving 70% on unsold airplane seats.
WorldAirportGuide - check out maps of any airport
FlightStats - displays up-to-date arrival and departure boards for major airports
**Note: The best time to buy an airplane ticket is:
Cruisemates - Advise and reviews about cruising
LastMinute - Last minute weekend packages, sometimes saving 70% on unsold airplane seats.
WorldAirportGuide - check out maps of any airport
FlightStats - displays up-to-date arrival and departure boards for major airports
**Note: The best time to buy an airplane ticket is:
- 5:15 pm on Saturday if you're doing it by phone
- after midnight on Sunday if you're doing it online
Some More Travel Tips
Most hotels still leave a shower cap in your bathroom. But if you're like me, you don't ever need a shower cap for it's intended purpose. So I save them anyway and use them to put over any shoes in my suitcase that may be dirty so they don't rub against my clothes.
If you know you're traveling and intend to purchase breakable items or souvenirs, pack a couple of kids arm floaties. They don't take up much room in your suitcase and you can blow them up a little bit to protect any special items, including bottles of wine.
If you know you're traveling and intend to purchase breakable items or souvenirs, pack a couple of kids arm floaties. They don't take up much room in your suitcase and you can blow them up a little bit to protect any special items, including bottles of wine.
A Few Recipe Subsitutions
I've had to make several of these substitutions in the past...always handy to have.
- Substitute for 1 tsp lemon juice: 1/2 tsp white wine vinegar
- Substitute for 1 cup cake flour: 1 cup less 2 Tbs of all-purpose flour
- Substitute for 1 cup buttermilk: 1 cup milk plus 1 Tbs lemon juice
- Another substitute for 1 cup buttermilk: 1 cup plain yogurt
- Substitute for 1 cup brown sugar: 3/4 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup molasses
- Substitute for 1 cup heavy cream: 2/3 cup milk plus 1/3 cup melted butter
- Substitute for 1 cup ricotta cheese: 1 cup cottage cheese
Fast Fix Buttons
This is a good addition for a clothing emergency kit. Button pins...temporary button replacement on men or women’s button-up shirts. Sometimes you just don't have time to sew!
Washing Jeans
I have a new pair of jeans that I'd like to last...
"To keep jeans from fading, wash in small loads in cold water (with more water than clothes) with all-purpose detergent. It's common for jean to shrink in length, so hold them by the waistband and legs and gently stretch them vertically before drying. Dry on low or medium heat; overdrying causes extra wear and tear, so take jeans out when the legs are done but the seams and the waistband are slightly damp."
"To keep jeans from fading, wash in small loads in cold water (with more water than clothes) with all-purpose detergent. It's common for jean to shrink in length, so hold them by the waistband and legs and gently stretch them vertically before drying. Dry on low or medium heat; overdrying causes extra wear and tear, so take jeans out when the legs are done but the seams and the waistband are slightly damp."
Tips to tame your Schedule
Just random info on schedules, life, stress, etc.
- Make a list of all the activities that you long to do more of...things that make you happy, relaxed or sane. Then rank the list in order of importance and pick one or two to focus on.
- "Devoting more time to what you love can help you get more done overall. Research shows that to be productive and creative, you must take time for recreation and relaxation. Trying to skimp on them hurts your motivation and often leads you to procrastinate. Plus, being a little selfish will keep you from becoming resentful, burned out, or cranky. And that's a good thing for everyone."
- A 2004 study shows that office workers are interrupted, on average, every 3 minutes. The study also showed that it takes about 23 minutes for people to get back to the task they were taken away from.
- "Limit distractions: resist the urge to check your email 500 times a day. Experts recommend checking only twice day - at noon and at 4pm. Those are the times when you're most likely to have responses to your previously sent e-mails." (I'm not sure if I could do this, but it sure would allow me to get a lot more done!)
- "Schedule a quick and brainless task first. This will allow you to cross something off your list right away and to start the day feeling accomplished. Schedule your most onerous task second, it's better to get it over with it."
- (My hubs does this, but I haven't perfected it yet.) On Friday afternoons, set aside a half hour to go through what has been accomplished for the week and map out the next week.
- "Force yourself to work on a procrastinated task for a short period of time - perhaps as little as one minute. When you realize how much of the anxiety was created in your head, you'll give yourself the jolt needed to follow it through."
Gel Pack
I often need frozen gel packs when I have a headache, and I didn't realize you could make your own. Freeze one part rubbing alcohol with three parts water in a Ziploc. I like the soft gel packs better than the ones that freeze solid.
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