Tag: hints
group name: heartscontent
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October 03, 2007 11:26 AM EDT --
Back on September 17 I had posted about my wife wanting to know what I wanted to do for my 40th birthday. (Lordy, Lordy, look who's almost forty!) Did I want a party? Just a few friends? What?
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May 20, 2007 11:59 AM EDT --
Leaves can be preserved by microwaving — a method that reduces the drying time to minutes.
(Be sure to put a cup of water in the microwave to avoid damage.)
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September 13, 2007 02:49 PM EDT --
Drizzle some honey on your food instead of sugar to keep sickness at bay. Its immunity boosting antioxidants are as powerful as those in most fruits and veggies.
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September 30, 2007 04:32 PM EDT --
Using lip liner first under you lipstick will make it last longer and look richer. Or a drop of foundation makeup on your lips before apply lipstick will make it last longer.
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September 13, 2007 02:45 PM EDT --
If you eat a late meal that causes heartburn, just lie on your left side. This positions the esophagus higher than the stomach, making it difficult for food and digestive acid to reflux back into . . . more
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September 21, 2007 02:22 PM EDT --
Whenever you go out and come home with your clothes smelling like an ashtray, just hang it over a tub half filled with hot water and 3 cups of white vinegar for about a half hour.
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August 13, 2007 01:50 PM EDT --
Rusted items look great in some crafts. Yo make a new item look old and rusty try this !
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup bleach
1 teaspoon salt
Combine in an old quart jar.
Add items you . . . more
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August 13, 2007 02:22 PM EDT --
Add moistness and taste to any chocolate cake-homemade or from a box-with a spoonful of white distilled vinegar. You will not be able to taste the vinegar!
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August 16, 2007 03:46 PM EDT --
Starting a new Tip of the Day column--Beauty Tips. LOL--try these at your own risk---not everything works for everyone!
Add a drop or two of water to a mascara wand (water-soluble) when . . . more
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August 23, 2007 07:30 PM EDT --
Use a small magnet for easy pickup when you drop pins and needles.
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August 28, 2007 05:42 PM EDT --
Make your own herbal bathbags by filling the coffee filter with your favorite herbs and stapling or taping it closed. Drop into a bathtub full of warm water and relax in the tub for about 15 minutes. Lavender . . . more
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September 09, 2007 10:12 AM EDT --
Avoid the bad smell when you heat up a newly cleaned oven by using a sponge soaked in diluted white distilled vinegar for the final rinse.
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September 13, 2007 04:29 PM EDT --
Save fireplace ashes and sprinkle them liberally over your garden in the late Fall. This controls the pH level. Ash is rich with phosphorous, potash and other elements.
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September 27, 2007 05:15 PM EDT --
You can smoke food without a smoker and even without a covered grill. To smoke without a cover, place wet wood chips in an aluminum foil package; punch small holes in the package with a fork, and place . . . more
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September 30, 2007 03:14 PM EDT --
To polish copper, rub an ample amount of catsup on the copper and let it stand for 5 minutes. Rinse off the catsup with hot water and dry to find an awesome shine.
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September 30, 2007 04:24 PM EDT --
Rub a little petroleum jelly on areas before applying perfume and scent will last longer.
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October 03, 2007 03:02 PM EDT --
In a quart of boiling water add: peel of 1/2 a lemon, some herbs like, Rosemary, mint, thyme, basil, lavender, etc. Remove the kettle from the stove. Cover your hair with a shower cap and using a towel . . . more
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October 03, 2007 03:18 PM EDT --
Want to add some quick curls to your hair? Bend a pipe cleaner in half, place the loop toward your scalp, twirl a strand of hair around the pipecleaner bend ends down to hold it; blow dry; brush.
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October 06, 2007 02:55 PM EDT --
Pour hot water on the almonds and allow them to soak till the skin comes off. Dry them and grind them into a powder. Keep this in a jar. Daily add a little milk to some of the powder and use the paste . . . more
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October 23, 2007 01:45 PM EDT --
Run out of room to journal on a scrapbook page? Journal on a tag or a piece of cardstock and tuck it neatly behind a photo. Here's where you can write more heartfelt words without others looking . . . more
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