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Invaluable Advice

Take 2 minutes and read through this; you will be amazed at what you can learn!

Bed Sheets

After drying sheets, put both sheets and one pillowcase in the other pillow case. Fold neatly in a square. Next time you change sheets, you just take the one pillow case and all the sheets and pillow case are inside. No need to look for matches.

Reheat Pizza

Heat up leftover pizza in a non-stick 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.

Reheating Refrigerated Bread

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.

Broken Glass

Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken pieces of glass – the fibers catch ones you can’t see!

Easier Thank You’s

When you throw a bridal/baby shower, buy a pack of thank you cards for the guest of honor. During the party, pass out the envelopes and have everyone put their address on one. When the bride/new mother sends the thank you’s, they’re all addressed!

Name Tag

If you purchase a new bike for your child, place their picture inside the handle bar before placing the grips on. If the bike is stolen and later recovered, remove the grip and there is your proof who owns the bike.

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.

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 — voila — static is gone.

Measuring Cups

Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill it with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don’t dry the cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

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!

Reopening Envelope

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. Voila! It unseals easily.

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…

Good-bye 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 dishwashing liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

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, esp. if it rains, but it works & you don’t have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

Take Baby Powder To The Beach

Keep a small bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. When you’re ready to leave the beach sprinkle yourself and kids with the powder and the sand will slide right off your skin.

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Interesting Human Body Facts

- A full bladder is roughly the size of a soft ball.

- Approximately 75% of human feces is made of water.

- It takes the food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.

- One human hair can support 3kg.

- Human thigh bones are stronger than concrete.

-The attachment of human muscles to skin is what causes dimples.

-Your thumb is the same length of your nose.

- A woman’s heart beats faster than a man’s.

- If the average male never shaved, his beard would be 13 feet long when he died.

- Men without hair on their chests are more likely to get cirrhosis of the
liver than men with hair.

-There are about one trillion bacteria on each of your feet.

- Side by side, 2000 cells from the human body could cover about one square inch.

- Women blink twice as much as men.

-The average person’s skin weighs twice as much as their brain .

- When you are looking at someone you love, your pupils dilate, they do the
same when you are looking at someone you hate

- It takes twice as long to lose new muscle if you stop working out than it did to gain it.

-Your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren’t..

-Your body uses 300 muscles to balance itself when you are standing still.

- If saliva cannot dissolve something, you cannot taste it.

-The average woman is 5 inches shorter than the average man.

- Checked out the length of your thumb..Didn’t ya?

*yes you did, you know you did…. admit it*

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Trusted Brands

What are the brands that work for you? I’m stuck on certain brands, but there are some things which I still haven’t found my favourite brand of. For cosmetics, I love Annique. Their products are made from Rooibos, and some are not scented, which makes it ideal for sensitive skin.

For coffee I love Nescafé, and of course Cremora, since I don’t use milk. Strangely enough (very annoying) most coffee shops don’t have coffee creamer! How ridiculous? There are alot of people who are lactose intolerant, which would be a good reason to offer an alternative, specially at coffee shops, but seems like no one has thought about this.

As you already know, I’m totally in love with Revlon nail polish and lipstick. My mascara and foundation are however Maybelline, and NO, I was not born with it. The Intense XXL™ Volume & Length Washable Microfiber Mascara really does make my lashes a few milimeters longer and adds volume. The Dream Matte™ Mousse Makeup foundation applies without any hassle, just as they claim.

There are a couple more brands which I would never consider changing, like bakers Marie & Tennis biscuits, Pantene shampoo & conditioners, and Aquafresh toothpaste, but please let me know about YOUR trusted brands. :)

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