Your Lesser Known Tips

[sharonhr]

That's a great idea.

I will try that on my next trip!

[Scamper]

More Useful Tips

You can take beach pails and fill with pretzels, chips, candy etc for a beach party. Then take little colored plastic glasses and fill with a drink. Insert a small umbrella. You can serve salads in ice cream cones for kids.

If you slip a trash bag between the mattress and the box spring, you will find turning the mattress will be easier.

You can cut slits for a head and arms into a plastic trash bag. Put it in your glove box in your car. There an emergency raincoat.

You can hang a hammock up in the garage to hold all the kids toys.

You can take all the clothes that are to small for you, and put them in a new trash can for your next garage sale.

You can store all your clothes in a new trash can.

You can take a board and put it across two trash cans for a party. Toss a nice piece of material, or tablecloth over the top. You can use cans of various heights for food. Just hide them under the cloth.

When cutting hedges outside. Take an put down an old sheet to catch the clippings. Later drag it to the disposing area.

You can clean your phone with alcohol.

If you freeze your meat for about 20 – 25 minutes, you will be able slice really thin slices.

The junk mail that we all hate. Take the envelopes apart. Now turn them inside out, and seal them with a glue stick. Now mail them back out.

Cut the fronts off from X mas cards. Now use the backs for post cards.

Smaller cards. Cut the fronts off, and use for name tags on gifts.

Use pretty colored tissue paper to wrap gifts. Just attach a pretty ribbon.

Now boys like their gifts wrapped up in the comics. Get them out of the Sunday paper.

Kids sneakers wont stay tied. Then wet the laces first, then tie them.

Kids basketball in the house. Roll up a pair of kids socks. Now put the waste paper can on the dresser. Toss away.

Dust the inside of your shoes with baby powder. Keeps them dry, and comfortable.

You can use a dampened bag as an emergency damping cloth for ironing.

Shine bathroom fixtures with alcohol.

Now lets save some time from scraping snow and ice, off our car’s windshield when parked outside. I want you to place a ripped paper bag, beneath the wipers when you park the car. Then in the morning just peel it off.

Those that crochet. Take bread wrappers and cut them into long strips. Now tie them together. Grease up a crochet hook really good, and crochet a round or oval rug. Put this outside the door. Spray it off as it gets dirty from feet being wiped off.

String up pretty colored Xmas lights. Take 12 small juice bottles. With the lids. Now cut an x in the lids. Next take a small string of lights, and insert one down into each lid. Now string these up across a front porch, balcony etc.

You can take a nice filled out branch and spray it white or silver. Now insert it into a pot of sand, or plaster paris. Something tall and secure it. Now hang ornaments or lights on this. Maybe for a sunporch, or a balcony with outdoor furniture. You decide.
When traveling keep a stain stick in your purse. When ever you spill something you can treat it right away.

When traveling put your shoes into an old pair of socks. Then if the bottoms are a little dirty, your clothes won’t be.

You can place a rolled up mesh bag, in the bottom of a flower vase. It will help hold the flowers in place.

Take a mesh bag to the beach to hold all the toys. When you leave dunk the whole bag to remove sand.

So you can see your recipe card. when cooking. Invert a fork into a tall glass. Now stick the card between the tines in the fork. There nice clear instructions.

Store small amounts of food in zip lock bags. Then you will have room for other things. Containers take up too much space.

Freeze a cookie sheet of grapes. When frozen put in individual zip lock bags. Give to the children as snacks.

[Scamper]

Let’s Have FunPainting Tips

If you have dark walls and you’d like a lighter color do this. Prime over the dark color, then you can paint your lighter color over the prime.

Now warm colors like blue, green , and violet remind you of an ocean, and relaxation. So figure out what room you want these colors in. Remember they go in a room with no direct sun.

Then comes the cool colors. These look great in a sunny room. Reds, yellow, oranges.
Red would be nice in a sexy bedroom. Orange in a family room, or child’s room.
Yellow I’d put in a hallway.

Blue good for a bedroom also. Green in a livingroom.

Violet is good for a play area, or a child’s room. Kitchens are pretty in a sunny yellow, then do the cabinets and trim in chocolate brown.

Use semi - gloss on woodwork, cabinets, and doors.

Want the room to look bigger. Use a light color, and one color scheme.

If the ceiling is low, paint it a bright white.

Dark walls and ceiling, will make the room look smaller.

If you have a long narrow room, and you want it to look wider, then paint both of the short walls a darker color, than the longer walls.

Remember what I said in another set of tips. Put the paint brush and roller, in a zip lock bag and into the freezer, when not in use. Or if the project hasn’t been completed in the color your using, at the end of the day.

Now let’s paint the trim in a room darker than the walls.

All door knobs cover with aluminum foil.

Keep a zip lock bag next to the phone when painting. If the phone rings, put the bag over your hand and answer the phone.

Put plastic bowl covers over your shoes. Remove them when finished painting.

Now when you purchase a can of paint, have them mix it up. I don’t care if it’s right off the shelf or not. They will mix it. Saves you time and arm work when you get home.

Have Fun! I Love To Paint

[Scamper]

Nice Breasts Tips For Ya’s

Eat onions, garlic, carrots, tomatoes, broccoli and cauliflower.

Cut back on chocolate

Eat more oily fish, and olive oil.

What you need is Selenium, Vit C, Vit E, and Beta - Caratene. The foods, not the supplements.

These foods cover these vitamins.

[sharonhr]

A great diet is the best.
Lots of fruits/veggies in lots of different colors = a great long-term and short-term strategy for fiscal and physical fitness.

[Ima saver]

I should have been dead years ago, the way I eat!

[sharonhr]

Originally Posted by Ima saver

I should have been dead years ago, the way I eat!

Pleasure and relaxation also create a long live.
I love muffins and gummy bears. But I also like fruits/veggies.

[LuxLiving]

Okay maybe this will bump this thread back up to the top for TimeToSave to see it and maybe find some useful ways to cut back.

Here's a couple that are not 'often' heard.

Learned this from a missionary friend - when short on water/time for showering. Use a cotton ball w/alcohol on it and give yourself a spit bath especially in the armpit areas. When I was single back a bazillion years ago this was great the few times I ran home from work and had a date show up early before I could shower.

2 minutes please -- Armpit/Armpit/Deodorant/Perfume...good to go.

Similarly -- no time to shampoo? Baby powder on your head - this works better for those of us who are blondish. Let it set for a second or two and brush out. Careful with your part - you don't want a big white streak down the middle of your head. Use a damp washrag and give a swipe down the part. and you're off!

Got a cut? Black pepper is the same shape as blood platelets. Dash some on there and you'll soon stop the bleeding.

Possibly better known but always a goodie - extend hamburger & ground turkey meat w/oatmeal.

[Ima saver]

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[Bookie]

Originally Posted by Ima saver

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Those always tended to last so much longer in my experience that the cost savings were negated.

[djaco]

We have a 2 story house with a master bedroom upstairs as well as down. In the summer, we sleep downstairs where it's cooler and we don't need to run the A/C as often. In the winter, we close off the downstairs bedroom and move upstairs, where it is always warmer and we don't need to keep the furnace so high.

We also open the windows whenever we can in summer. It's amazing to me how many people are always running their A/C, and never use free "nature's air conditioning".

[Koppur]

I keep the heat off all day when I am not home, and at night when I am sleeping, all winter. I pile my bed w/blankets and quilts to stay warm, and wear flannel pj's. It cuts down my heating bill a wicked lot.

I also only bank at places w/no fees. Even a small checking account fee can add up. $7 a month is still $84 a year. That $84 a year can go to better use. With that, I only use the free, bank decorated checks. I lvoe printed ones, but again, better to go with free.

[Scamper]

Hi guys. Does anyone know of some good xmas window decoration ideas?


Thanks sooooo much!


Scamp

[fairy74]

Get friendly with a local thrift store worker, find out the schedule of drop offs from Target, KMART, etc... These big box stores actually bring unsold merchandise to thrift stores, since they can get a tax writeoff. You can get brand new stuff (in box, with original price tag attached) for a fraction of the price. I didn't really believe in this tip until the day I saw the Target truck unloading pallets worth of stuff at my local thrift store, got a pair of shoes that had been $25.99 for $2.25, baby announcements for SIL that had been $12.00 for $.50.

[fairy74]

Scamper,
maybe do a google search about shaving cream window decorations, I have a friend who does snowflakes out of this on her windows and it looks great (and is easy to clean up). If you like those clingy things check out Big Lots as I have seen Christmas ones in the craft section for cheap. Also maybe using branches and twigs strung with twinkle lights for a more natural effect?

[LuxLiving]

I got one giant cling thing of a nativity scene and that does it for us! Easy and Fast!

I'd just suggest getting one BIG item rather than lots of little ones! Less time to set up and take down - less dread on getting the stuff out, etc.

Merry Christmas!

[BCHGRL]

This is too funny. . . tips from kids on marriage. . .Kristen's is my favorite

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY? (written by kids)

You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like
sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep
the chips and dip coming.
-- Alan, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?
Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by
then.
-- Camille, age 10

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?
You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at
the same kids.
-- Derrick, age 8

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?
Both don't want any more kids.
-- Lori, age 8

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know
each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough.
-- Lynnette, age 8 (isn't she a treasure)

On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that Usually
gets them interested enough to go for a second date.
-- Martin, age 10

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?
I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the
newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns.
-- Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
When they're rich.
-- Pam, age 7

The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with
that.
- - Curt, age 7

The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry
them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do.
-- Howard, age 8

IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need
someone to clean up after them.
-- Anita, age 9 (bless you child)

HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?
There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?
-- Kelvin, age 8

And the #1 Favorite is........
HOW WOULD YOU MAKE A MARRIAGE WORK?
Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck.
-- Ricky, age 10

No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to
marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later
who you're stuck with.
-- Kristen, age 10

[BCHGRL]

A group of rapists and date rapists in prison were interviewed on what
they look for in a potential victim and here are some interesting facts
:

1) The first thing men look for in a potential victim is hairstyle.
They are most likely to go after a woman with a ponytail, bun, braid or
other hairstyle that can easily be grabbed. They are also likely to go
after a woman with long hair. Women with short hair are not common
targets.

2) The second thing men look for is clothing. They will look for women
who's clothing is easy to remove quickly. Many of them carry scissors
around specifically to cut clothing.

3) They also look for women on their cell phone, searching through their
purse or doing other activities while walking because they are off guard
and can be easily overpowered.

4) Men are most likely to attack & rape in the early morning, between
5:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.

5) The number one place women are abducted from/attacked is grocery
store parking lots. Number two is office parking lots/garages. Number
three is public restrooms.

6) The thing about these men is that they are looking to grab a woman
and quickly move her to another location where they don't have to worry
about getting caught.

7) Only 2% said they carried weapons because rape carries a 3-5 year
sentence but rape with a weapon is 15-20 years.

8) If you put up any kind of a fight at all, they get discouraged
because it only takes a minute or two for them to realize that going
after you isn't worth it because it will be time-consuming.

9) These men said they would not pick on women who have umbrellas, or
other similar objects that can be used from a distance, in their hands.
Keys are not a deterrent because you have to get really close to the
attacker to use them as a weapon. So, the idea is to convince these
guys you're not worth it.

10) Several defense mechanisms he taught us are: If someone is following
behind you on a street or in a garage or with you in an elevator or
stairwell, look them in the face and ask them a question, like what time
is it, or make general small talk: "I can't believe it is so cold out
here", "we're in for a bad winter." Now you've seen their face and
could identify them in a line-up; you lose appeal as a target.

11) If someone is coming toward you, hold out your hands in front of you
and yell STOP or STAY BACK! Most of the rapists this man talked to said
they'd leave a woman alone if she yelled or showed that she would not be
afraid to fight back. Again, they are looking for an EASY target.

12) If you carry pepper spray (this instructor was a huge advocate of it
and carries it with him wherever he goes,) yell, "I HAVE PEPPER SPRAY"
and holding it out will be a deterrent.

13) If someone grabs you, you can't beat them with strength but you can
by outsmarting them. If you are grabbed around the waist from behind,
pinch the attacker either under the arm (between the elbow and armpit)
OR, in the upper inner thigh VERY VERY HARD. One woman in a class this
guy taught told him she used the
underarm pinch on a guy who was trying to date rape her and was so
upset she broke through the skin and tore out muscle strands - the guy
needed stitches. Try pinching yourself in those places as hard as you
can stand it; it hurts.

14) After the initial hit, always GO for the GROIN. I know from a
particularly unfortunate experience that if you slap a guy's parts it is
extremely painful. You might think that you'll anger the guy and make
him want to hurt you more, but the thing these rapists told our
instructor is that they want a woman who will not cause a lot of
trouble. Start causing trouble, and he's out of there.

15) When the guy puts his hands up to you, grab his first two fingers
and bend them back as far as possible with as much pressure pushing down
on them as possible. The instructor did it to me without using much
pressure, and I ended up on my knees and both knuckles cracked audibly.

16) Of course the things we always hear still apply. Always be aware of
your surroundings, take someone with you if you can and if you see any
odd behavior, don't dismiss it, go with your instincts!!!

You may feel a little silly at the time, but you'd feel much worse if
the guy really was trouble.

[pjmama]

These are great tips and interesting information that I never knew about. I'll have to keep them in mind as I walk just about EVERYWHERE, and many times at night... I get pretty paranoid sometimes.