Tips to Help You to Live
Life to the Fullest
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December 2008
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Do you frame
your own pictures or art work and don't have a board?
Why not use
card ordinary pieces of card stock
(heavy wieght
paper 8 1/2 x 11)
for small
pictures and poster board for larger pictures?
Both come
in many colors and can often be bought by the sheet at
scrap book
places or office supply stores.
Simply make
a newspaper template replicating the size
of your photo/picture
that you want to frame.
Cut out the
template on your mat board and lay over actual picture.
Use tape on
the back side of picture and
matting so
both stay before putting matted picture in fram.
November 2008
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Have items that need mending or
projects that require sewing
and you don't have a sewing machine?
A fabric glue found at places like
Hancocks or JoAnn's will do the trick.
It is colorless, quick and easy.
This glue will also withstand regular
laundering or dry cleaning.
October 2008
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That paste shoe polish can also be
used to cover stratches in furniture?
Dab the cloth in the polish like
you would if
you were polishing your shoes and
rub over the scratches.
Dark wood depending on the darkness
may require either brown or black or a little of both.
Buff afterwards and scratches should
disappear.
September 2008
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What to do with those souvenir cup
wraps that are used to keep drink cups cold
(They are usually made of foam with
logos of businesses on them).
Why not keep it in the cup holder
in your car to corral ink pens,
tissues, note pads or cushion cell
phones?
August 2008
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Love candles and don't have candle
holders?
That pretty saucers whose cups are
broken/ missing make excellent candle holders?
For example a rose patterned saucer
paired with a rose or ruby colored candle would be pretty. Glass or metal
coasters also will work.
In addition small tea cups also
make pretty candle holders,
and like the saucers mentioned above
can be purchased at Thrift Stores for a dollar or less.
Hard cardboard or items that you
sure are safe to use should be avoided as not cause a fire.
July 2008
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Have a smelly sink or garbage disposal?
Grind up some lemon peels.
Don't have lemons, then pour a third
box of Baking Soda down the drain.
Wait for a short time and flush
with a little warm water.
Use an entire small box of Baking
Soda if the smell persists.
June 2008
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That wine corks make excellent pin
cushions?
Use for small sewing projects like
hems and sewing on buttons
or to keep track of pins and needles
in your sewing kit.
May 2008
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Need a way to display your necklaces
and keep them from getting all tangled up?
Why not use one of those wooden
racks
with pegs that are often used to
display baseball caps?
These racks can be a single row
or racks with a double row of pegs.
(ususally found at places like Target
or Wal-Mart.)
They can be hung on the inside of
a closet wall or spray painted
or painted to match a color
scheme
or used as an art piece on the wall
in your bedroom
or dressing room once your colored
necklaces are displayed.
April 2008
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Have a lot of invitations to mail
or too many envelopes to lick and seal?
Clean out a used medicine bottle
with lid.
Then cut a household sponge (any
color) into about a 1 inch thick strip
(from the short end) so that it
fits inside the medicine bottle.
Wet the sponge lightly with water
(not dripping)
and run it across the glue strip
of your envelopes and seal them.
Can seal many envelopes before rewetting
sponge.
Place the sponge in your medicine
container
and put the cap on until the next
time you need it.
Keep with other desk items. It works
great.
March 2008
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In a fragrance rut and don't know
what's new or what new scents will work for you?
Then do what I do,
and tear out those perfumed inserts
that come in mailers from Department Stores.
Open up the little scent packets,
rub them over your wrists and wear
for a time to see if you like the scent or
if it smells good on you.
I also use these scented papers
in my lingerie drawer.
I also use the male cologne scented
papers in my spouse's underwear and sock drawers.
February 2008
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That red wine vinegar and baking
soda will unclog a clogged drain?
Pour in a half to a whole small
box of baking soda followed by half a bottle of vinegar.
Let this work for half an hour to
an hour, and follow with hot water.
Repeat this every couple of months
to keep drains flowing.
January 2008
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Did you know
that a dab of Baby Oil added to your hand
and body lotion
will help combat dry skin all day?
This is especially
true if your experience very dry skin in the winter months like I do.
You can either
add the Baby Oil (any brand) directly to the bottle of lotion
and shake
it well or mix a dab of both in your hand,
rub together
and apply to body parts.