Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove; set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.
2. Easy Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal bag and mash yolks till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing roughly; cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done - easy clean up.
3. Expanding Frosting
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.
4. Reheating Breads
To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.
5. Newspaper Weeds Away
Start putting in your plants; work the nutrients into your soil. Wet newspapers and put layers around the plants overlapping as you go; cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic; they will not get through wet newspapers.
6. Picking Up Broken Glass
Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can’t see easily.
7. No More Mosquitoes
Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.
8. Squirrel Away!
To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn’t hurt the plant and the squirrels won’t come near it.
9. Flexible Vacuum
To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.
10. Reducing Static Cling
Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and — ta da! — static is gone.
11. Unsticky Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don’t dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.
12. Foggy Windshield?
Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth!
13. Reopening Envelopes
If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily.
14. Smoother Legs With Conditioner
Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It’s a lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It’s also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn’t like when you tried it in your hair…
15. Goodbye Fruit Flies
To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2″with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!
16. Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it “home,” can’t digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works & you don’t have to worry about pets or small children being harmed!
17. Info About Clothes Dryers: May Save Your Life!
The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the filter after every load of clothes.) He took the filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh material - I’m sure you know what your dryer’s lint filter looks like.
WELL…the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn’t go through it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh and that’s what burns out the heating unit. You can’t SEE the film, but it’s there. It’s what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and static free - that nice fragrance, too. You know how they can feel waxy when you take them out of the box? Well, this stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen.
This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire & potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (& keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out & wash it with hot soapy water & an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long!
I received these super tips via email. Source unknown.
Date: 4/14/2008 Title: Our Church!
My dear hubby and our two little ones attend The SimpleChurch and absolutely love it! Here is a video from one of our awesome sermons, check it out!
Date: 1/11/2008 Title: Your Angel
This is a special dedication to all our Grandmothers.
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. The child asked God, "They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow. How am I going to live there being so small and helpless?"
God replied, "Among the angels, I'll choose one for you. Your Angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you."
The child further inquired, "But tell me God, here in heaven I don't have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy."
God said, "Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you every day. And you will feel your angel's love and feel very happy."
Again the child asked, "And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don't know the language?"
God said, "Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak."
"I've heard that on earth there are bad people. Who will protect me?"
God said, "Your angel will defend you even if it means risking its life."
At that moment there was much peace in heaven, but the voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, "God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel's name."
"Her name is not important. You will simply call her GRANDMA."
Date: 9/9/2007 Title: I Love Music!
My hubby and I are BIG music fans! I came across a very cool website that lets you make up your very own play list of 75 songs. Most of you may have already ventured to this site, I'm just a little late and super happy I found it!
I have finally taken the time to play around and begin to learn PSE 3.0. (Hoping Santa will upgrade me to PSE 5.0) hehe It is so much fun! There are alot of great tutorials on the internet, alot of them show screenshots and are fairly simple to follow. Some even have video tutorials! I will post a link to one of my favorite sites so far. There are some wonderful tutorials and also some very cool plug-in's for PSE. I love the brushes!
Date: 9/1/2007 Title: 2 New and Exciting Things I've added!
I have just added two new fun and free features to my store that I hope everyone will enjoy. You can now view and print some of my all time favorite recipes, lots of them are handed down through my family. Yummy! Also, you can now send FREE postcards to all your family and friends. What a nice surprise! Be sure to check back often as I will be adding several more recipes and postcards weekly!
Where did the summer break go? It is already that time of year again to get the kiddo's back in school. Summer days are coming to an end and Fall is just around the corner! I can't wait! I have added lot's of new wonderful candy wrappers to several categories in my estore, hope you enjoy browsing around. Each and every design is fully customizeable to personalize as you wish. Have a fabulous week!
Date: 5/6/2007 Title: Lots of Great Days Ahead!
So many great times just around the corner! From Graduations and Memorial Day to Mother's Day and Father's Day! Swimming, pool parties and so many outdoor activities and of course Fourth of July. I am busy making personalized goodies for all these upcoming events and holidays. What fun!
Date: 11/27/2006 Title: Christmas Goodies
Well, it is indeed that time of year again. Merry Christmas to all! Hope you all enjoy the holidays with your family and friends. We have some wonderful personalized candy bars and lots of other goodies for everyone on your list. From stocking stuffers to full size Hersheys. We also make customized goodie bags for parties and businesses. Please take your time and browse around at all my home-made treats. Merry Christmas!
