Thursday, January 3, 2013

Tip of the Day # 147: Corkboards for Kitchen Cabinets

Adhere cork boards (available at the dollar store) to the inside of a kitchen cupboard door to keep important notices from being lost. This way, they are out of sight and prevents from cluttering your fridge or counters--helping you maintain a tidy kitchen! :)

Tip of the Day # 146: Painting Tips

Protect doorknobs and hardware in the kitchen and bathroom when you're painting by wrapping foil around them to catch dribbles. The foil molds to the shape of whatever it's covering and stays firmly in place until the job is complete!

Tip of the Day # 145: Sinus Relief

Easy Sinus Relief

All you need is:

1 1/2- 2 cups uncooked white long grain rice (DO NOT use instant rice. It will catch fire/burn when being heated.)

An old cotton sock

Optional: A few drops of eucalyptus essential oil
Note: If you want to use this for headache relief, add peppermint essential oil instead of the eucalyptus.

Instructions:

Just pour the rice into the sock (and essential oil if you are using it) and tie closed. Next time you are in need of sinus relief, just heat it in the microwave for approximately 45 seconds (depending), and place wherever you are in pain.

***WARNING: BE VERY CAREFUL WHEN HEATING--IF YOU ARE UNAWARE OF HOW 'POWERFUL' YOUR MICROWAVE IS, BEGIN WITH 30 SECONDS AND REHEAT IN 10 SECOND INCREMENTS TO BE SAFE.

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Tip of the Day # 144: Cleaning your Coffee Grinder

Rice as Coffee Grinder Cleaner







 Mill a handful of grains in your grinder and the fine particles will absorb stale odors and clean out residual grounds and oil.  Discard the rice and wipe clean.

Tip of the Day # 143: De-icing your Steps

HOW TO PREVENT ICY STEPS IN THE WINTER





Mix 1 tsp dish soap ( I use Dawn for this), 1 tbsp rubbing alcohol & 1/2 gallon of HOT water--then pour over steps!

Tip of the Day # 142: Duvet Covers

 

Put a Duvet Back in Its Cover in less than 25 seconds!

1. Fold the duvet cover into quarters so one long opening is facing you.
2. Fold the duvet into quarters.
3. Slide the duvet, long crease first, into the opening of the duvet cover.
4. With your fingers, hold the two open corners of the duvet cover, along with the duvet corners. Shake it out.
5. Look at your perfect duvet. Do your happy dance!

Tip of the Day # 141: DIY Seedling Trays

If you love to garden, you will definitely appreciate this post!

Follow the easy step-by-step guide below to make your own seedling trays!