Monday: Don't be a Frumpy Mom!

Sometimes I see women without children -makeup perfectly applied, hair expertly styled, manicured toes, dressed stylishly with coordinating accessories- and I envy them. I remember when I was once stylish and well put together, but being a 'well put together mom' feels like an oxymoron now. If I can get out the door with my baby wearing something clean and my own teeth brushed, I feel like I've accomplished something.

Much as I want to spend an hour (perhaps two?) getting ready each morning and look impeccable when I leave my home, with a baby, it's really not possible (not to mention a bout of morning sickness to add to my woes).

BUT.

That DOES NOT mean that I, NOR YOU, need to be a frumpy mom.

Frumpy Momˈfrəm-pē ˈməm: Someone who uses the excuse of being a busy mother to justify lazy and poorly put together outfits. Some examples include 'mom jeans', sweats with flip flops, and the eternal ponytail.

Fortunately, keeping yourself away from being a frumpy mom doesn't have to take hours to do! In fact, while you may never be quite as stylish and fashionable as you were as a single 20's something, you CAN maintain style without compromising your limited time.

Frumpy Mom

Chic Mom

Flip Flops You throw on any old pair because they are comfortable and easy

Flats As easy and comfortable to wear as flip flops, a pair of flats can make your outfit look more thought out (even if it wasn’t!)

Pony Tails Yes, they are easy to do- but don’t show any real style (though it is better than not doing anything with your hair…)

Buns Use a few bobby pins or an extra pony tail holder to transform your pony tail into a bun. Only a few seconds longer to get ready, but it will make a world of difference in how you feel looking into the mirror. Hats A bolo or wide floppy brimmed hat are easy ways to cover your ridiculous hair and, rather than take away from your style, ADD to your suave-ness.

T-shirt and Jeans It’s a classic- and can look amazing- but too often, we moms (I’m guilty, too!) wear any old shirt and jeans KNOWING it does nothing for your figure

Hanging Necklace and Sweater Add a light sweater and a long necklace to your t-shirt and jeans and suddenly, you have an adorable coordinated outfit. With minimal effort!

Sweats/Pajamas Eeek! You’ll only feel comfortable as Wal Mart past midnight in something like this….

Maxi Skirt/Dress So, play it up in a maxi skirt or dress instead! Just as comfortable (if not MORE comfy) than your jammies, you can do all of your mom duties in a maxi dress but look perfectly stylish the whole time.



The options!

Shapeless Dresses The lack of shape makes them comfy to wear and easy to pull on, but trust me: Doing you NO favors. Instead?

Long Necklace and Mini Belt Throw on the shapeless dress- but add a long necklace to draw the eye up and a mini belt around your natural waist to break up the dress and give you’re a more slender figure.

No Makeup? We’ve all done it. Perhaps more than we’d like to admit.

The Basics The basic-basics take less than 30 seconds but absolutely changes the way you look and feel. *apply blush lightly to cheekbones and then brush over eyelids *one light, swift coating of mascara on the top lashes only *lip gloss Will it look as amazing as a fully done face of makeup? No. But is it a vast improvement over nothing? Hands down.

NOTHING to Wear! This is my biggest challenge personally. I wake up, have a crazy morning, need to run out the door, and have just no idea of what to wear.

Treat Yourself Like a Kid How often have you set out clothing for your child for the next day? Or set together outfits for vacation all read to go? Maybe even in a Ziploc bag? Make your OWN life easier- the night before, put together an outfit on your dresser, so that the next morning, all you have to do is put it on. You can even do a week’s worth of outfits and lay them out so everyday, it’s as easy to wear a stylish outfit as it would be to just roll out in your scrubs. Just pretend you're your own Pinterest and actually SET OUT those outfits you're always pinning...

In the end, it just takes a few moments of preparation before you walk out the door- and I feel like it is totally worth it. I never want my husband to even THINK that I've "let myself go" since getting married... Plus, you don't want to run into an ex looking like a frumpy mom, am I right?

Any other ideas? Reply to this post and share them! I'd love more thoughts on it!

Wednesday: Dachshund Puppy Nibbles

I always have to put baby puppy pics... cause my hubby loves puppies. They are all for him

Wednesday: SO Punny

Did you make that pun on porpoise? The punnier the better.....

Tuesday: How to Use Herbs/Spices for Home Remedies

I think it is fascinating how the spices and seasonings we typically only think of for cooking can be used as natural home remedies for various illnesses. Next time your aren't feeling up to par, raid your cupboards and see if there isn't a natural home remedy in your spices!

Here is an alphabetized list. Be sure to reply to this post with your success (and un-success) stories! What REALLY works for you? (And, of course, discuss health issues with your physician to know what is best to help you with any health issues/problems you may have.)

Allspice pimenta officinalis Although not recommended for those with low blood sugar problems, a tea made from allspice is said to help revive the body when suffering from frostbite and intense cold. Also useful in cold water as an oral rinse for bad breath.

Anise pimpinella anisum Used in tea for gas problems, cough, hiccups, and asthma.

Sweet Basil ocimum basilicum Apply fresh basil or basil made into a poultice and apply it to bee, wasp, or hornet stings. In a tea, it can be helpful for nausea and stomach cramps.

Bay laurus nobilis Use dried bay leaves in the top and bottom of wheat to keep weevils out. As a tea, it can be useful for whooping cough and can  help to clear lung congestion.

Caraway carum carvi When used in a hot tea, it can be helpful for uterine cramping and intestinal gas problems.

Cardamom elettaria cardamomum Used in a tea, it can relieve gas and heartburn; chewing a few seeds will temporarily clear up bad breath.

Chili Powder Used for pneumonia, fever, and extreme cold/frostbite.

Cinnamon cinnamomum zeylanicum Can help with indigestion and can help nausea due to seasickness/high altitudes.

Cloves  eugenia caryophyllata In a tea, it can help bronchitis symptoms and can prevent vomiting.

Coriander coriandrum sativum Oil of coriander can help relieve swelling and pain in arthritic limbs.

Cumin cuminum cyminum When used in a tea, cumin can be helpful for intestinal issues, the common cold, and abdominal cramps.

Dill  anethum graveolus Chewing on dill seeds can help fix bad breath and a tea made of dill can help increase breastmilk production.

Fennel foeniculum vulgare Use fennel in warm water for an eye rinse for sore eyes.

Ginger zingiber officinale Ginger used in tea can be a fantastic remedy for morning sickness and general nausea.

White Mustard brassica alba When used as a warm gargle, it can help relieve sore throats.

Oregano origanum vulgare Use oregano in a tea to prevent sea/air sickness and vertigo.

Nutmeg myristica fragrans When added to baked beans, it can reduce intestinal gas. As a tea, it can also improve appetite.

Paprika capsicum annuum Use in a warm salt gargle to help you recover from mild canker sores.

Pumpkin Pie Spice Used in a tea, it can help mild insomnia, nervousness, and upset stomach. It can make a refreshing mouth rinse for bad breath.

Rosemary rosemarinus officinalis By boiling rosemary leaves in hot water and then applying the cooled solution to hair after washing, rosemary can help alleviate dandruff symptoms.

Saffron crocus sativus In a very small amount, it can expel gas. Be cautious, though, and only use in small amounts.

Sage salvia officinalis Gargling a strong solution of boiled sage can help sore and strep throats.

Tarragon artemisia dracunculus  Using tarragon in a tea can help promote urination and a better appetite. Furthermore, it can help reduce insomnia.

Thyme  thymus vulgaris Use a warm gargle of thyme for canker sores. A poultice of thyme leaves can be used on poison ivy, rash, and burns for pain and discomfort relief.

Turmeric curcuma longa Can be used in an eyewash for crusty discharge from the corners of the eye.

Monday: Diaper Rash Relief

Diaper rash is, in some ways, inevitable with small babies since they always have their diapers on their precious little bums. Usually, a little bit of diaper rash cream will go a long way, but sometimes, even Desitin seems insufficient. If you've seen a bad diaper rash, you'll know what I mean. Bleeding, red, sore skin that hurts your baby to even touch it. I guess diaper rash is on my mind, as my daughter just recovered from a bad one and these are some of my few tried-and-true tips and remedies.

*When changing your baby's diaper, it can be helpful to rinse their bum off in the skin or shower, using a sprayer with warm water, rather than a wet wipe or sponge, which can further irritate their skin.
RATING: 6: SOMEWHAT HELPFUL

*Baking Soda Bath. In a small bath, dump 1/4- 1/2 box of baking soda into warm water and allow your baby to sit/lie in the water for as long as possible.
RATING: 9.5: HUGELY HELPFUL

*Naked Bum Time. For as long as possible during the day, remove your baby's diaper and allow them to play naked on a few towels on the ground, so as to give their poor bum a break from the constant friction of having a diaper against their bum.
RATING: 9: HUGELY HELPFUL

*Petroleum Jelly. This isn't something you'll want to use every time, but in maybe 1 out of every 3-4 diaper changes in a day, you can use petroleum jelly to coat their bum, as it will soften the rough, dried, red skin, and create a barrier between your baby's bum and their diaper/urine/feces.
RATING: 7: HELPFUL

*Bordeaux's Butt Cream. This costs a pretty penny, but when your poor baby is bleeding on their bum from a diaper rash, this product is well worth it. Use a cotton swab to apply the cream to their rash to get the most out of each use.
RATING: 8.5 QUITE HELPFUL

*Lecithin. For extreme rashes, you can apply lecithin to your baby's caboose; it will aid in a quicker healing time.
RATING: 8.5 QUITE HELPFUL

*Change Diaper Often. One of the most important things to do once your child has a rash is to change their diaper as often as possible, because every time you change their diaper, the affected area is
*cleansed
*dried out
*given a break from their diaper
RATING: 7: HELPFUL

A mixture of any and all of the above should help aid recovery from a bad diaper rash. I wish you all the best, as a sore bum is the saddest thing ever.

Friday: Re-designed Kitchen Chairs

This is a story about the fabric that changed my kitchen. I ended up with a bolt of this turqouise fabric and re-designed my whole kitched around it. I made new curtains with it, re-upholstered my chairs, made a tablecloth, I will be making a rug, and, of course, prompted me to buy a nice can of matching turquoise paint.

These chairs were pretty simple.... because my mom helped me and gave me all the tips and tricks I needed to get it right.

1- I removed the seat and then painted my chairs with a single coat of turquoise wall paint, allowed it to dry, and touched up a few places until it looked awesome.

2- I re-covered the seat of the chair. This could have gone very badly, but fortunately, my mom gave me the tips I needed to get it done. I forgot to take pictures as I was doing them, so I used a pillowcase to show you the way to do the corners. When re-upholstering the base of a chair

*Get a piece of fabric that is enough to cover the seat and go a few inches more.

*Using a staple gun, put one stable on the middle of two opposing sides of the fabric, pulling the fabric tight, but not stretching it.

*Repeat this, putting one stable in the middle end of the other two opposing sides of fabric, again, pulling the fabric tightly, but not stretching it.

*Apply a few staples to the left and right of each original center staple on side one, side two, side three, and side four. Then, in a second round, apply a few staples to each edge until you have almost reached the corner pieces.

*When doing the corners, staple it in three steps, following the picture below, by first pulling the center of the corner and stapling, folding over one side, stapling it, and then folding over the other side, stapling it.

*From there, staple any section that seems loose.

Then, I put my new seat back onto my newly painted chairs.... and they look awesome! (Well, I was really happy with mine, anyhow. I was worried about the turquoise being too much, but I do love it.)

Thursday: 31 Ways to Cook Potatoes

Potatoes. One of the least expensive vegetables you can buy- easy to store- and has almost unlimited ways to cook them! I don't want to give you incredibly detailed instructions on step-by-step recipes. I just want to give you general directions, more to give you ideas when you think,

"Man! I just need to find a side-dish for tonight and I sure got a lot of potatoes...."or "What should I make for dinner tonight?"

So, persue this list when making dinner. We've got baked, broiled, fried and mixing ideas. I hope you find something whiel looking over it  that sounds like a tasty side dish for dinner.

1. Baked french fries

*Slice clean potatoes into french-fry shaped pieces. Spread on lightly greased aluminum foil covered pan. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.

2. Deep fried french fries

* Slice clean potatoes into french-fry shaped pieces. Drop a few at a time into a medium sized saucepan, filled 2/3 full with vegetable oil, at medium-high heat. Allow to fry for 5-8 minutes or until crisp.

3. Battered deep fried french fries

* Slice clean potatoes into french-fry shaped pieces. Drop all pieces into a mixture of

-1 cup flour

-pinch salt

-1 cup milk

-3 beaten eggs

-2 tb melted butter/margarine

Drop batter-covered pieces of potato into a medium sized saucepan, filled with vegetable oil, at medium-high heat. Allow to fry for 5-8 minutes or until crisp.

4. Baked potatoes

*Cover a clean, whole potato in foil and bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes OR poke holes (using a fork) into a clean, whole potato and microwave for 5-8 minutes or until cooked thoroughly.

5. Baked sliced potatoes

*Thinly slice clean potatoes. Place on a lightly grease-sprayed foil-covered pan and bake for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.

6. Twice baked potatoes

*Bake a potato as instructed in 4. Allow the baked potato to cool. Cut the potato in half, and use a spoon to scoop most of the white portion of the potato out and into a bowl. Cream and mash this white part of the potato, adding 1/8 cup of sour cream and salt/pepper to taste. Scoop this potato mixture back into the potato skin, sprinkle with diced green onions and cheese. Bake for 5-10 minutes at 350 or until hot.

7. Baked shredded hash browns

*Using a cheese grater, shred clean potatoes completely. Place on a lightly grease-sprayed foil-covered pan, sprinkle with salt/pepper, and bake for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.

8. Baked diced hash browns

*Dice clean potatoes into very small, bite sized pieces.  Place on a lightly grease-sprayed foil-covered pan, sprinkle with salt/pepper, and bake for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.

9. Fried shredded hash browns

*Using a cheese grater, shred clean potatoes completely. Put the shreds  a medium sized, greased frying pan, at medium-high heat. Allow to fry for 3-5 minutes, then flip. Allow to fry a few minutes longer or until brown and crispy.

10. Deep fried diced hash browns

*Dice clean potatoes into small, bite sized pieces. Sprinkle a few pieces at a time into a medium sized saucepan, filled with vegetable oil, at medium-high heat. Allow to fry for 5-8 minutes or until crispy.

11. Baked potato chips

*Thinly, THINKLY slice clean potatoes. Place on a lightly grease-sprayed foil-covered pan, sprinkle with olive oil, salt/pepper, and bake for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.

12. Deep fried potato chips

*Thinly, THINKLY slice clean potatoes. Put a few pieces at a time into a medium sized saucepan, filled with vegetable oil, at medium-high heat. Allow to fry for 5-8 minutes or until crispy. Salt to taste.

13. English chips (battered, deep fried potatoes)

*Cut up clean potatoes in uneven dices. Dip into a mix of:

-1 cup flour

-pinch salt

-1 cup milk

-3 beaten eggs

-2 tb melted butter/margarine

Drop batter-covered pieces of potato into a medium sized saucepan, filled with vegetable oil, at medium-high heat. Allow to fry for 8-12 minutes or until crisp.

14. Garlic butter oven-roasted diced potatoes

*Dice clean potatoes. Spread evenly on a foil-covered baking sheet. Brush with a mix of

-6 tb melted butter

-2 tsp salt

-1/2 tsp pepper

-2 cloves minced garlic

and then sprinkle with dried parsley. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.

15. Garlic butter oven-roasted sliced potatoes

*Slice clean potatoes. Spread evenly on a foil-covered baking sheet. Brush with a mix of

-6 tb melted butter

-2 tsp salt

-1/2 tsp pepper

-2 cloves minced garlic

and then sprinkle with dried parsley. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.

16. Broiled diced potatoes

Also known as the best, crispiest roasted potatoes EVER.

17. Broiled sliced potatoes

*Follow steps from 16, but slice the potatoes.

18. Mashed potatoes

*Boil whole or sliced clean potatoes until soft (20-30 minutes) in salted water. Drain the potatoes and use a masher or two large forks to mash the potatoes.

Add (to taste):

-cream cheese

-condensed milk

-sour cream

-butter

-salt/pepper

A-freaking-mazing. Especially with the cream cheese and sour cream.

19. Cheesy mashed potatoes

*Boil whole or sliced clean potatoes until soft (20-30 minutes) in salted water. Drain the potatoes and use a masher or two large forks to mash the potatoes.

Add (to taste):

-cream cheese

-condensed milk

-sour cream

-butter

-salt/pepper

Add grated cheddar cheese and 1 clove of chopped garlic and mix until melted.

20. Potato latkes

* Using a cheese grater, grate clean potatoes and onions completely. (1 onion to 4 potatoes) Mix these into a batter of

-2 eggs

-2 tsp salt

-2-3 tbl flour

Pour into a frying pan with ¼ inch of vegetable oil in the bottom on medium-high heat. Allow to cook for 2-4 minutes or until crisp, flip, allow to cook for a few minutes longer. Dress with salt, syrup, jam, applesauce or anything that sounds delicious.

21. Baked julienne potatoes

*Julienne clean potatoes. Spread on lightly greased aluminum foil covered pan. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.

22. Deep fried julienne potatoes

*Julienne clean potatoes. Drop a few at a time into a medium sized saucepan, filled 2/3 full with vegetable oil, at medium-high heat. Allow to fry for 5-8 minutes or until crisp.

23. Boiled potatoes

*Remove the skin from clean potatoes. Boil whole in salted water on medium high or until soft. Drain water and dress with butter, salt, pepper, and a dash of dried parsley.

24. Baked potato wedges

*Cut clean potatoes into wedges. Spread on lightly greased aluminum foil covered pan. Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until crisp.

25. Deep-fried potato wedges

*Cut clean potatoes into wedges. Drop a few at a time into a medium sized saucepan, filled 2/3 full with vegetable oil, at medium-high heat. Allow to fry for 3-5 minutes or until crisp.

26. Parmesan potato rounds

*Slice clean potatoes. Toss with olive oil. Spread on lightly greased aluminum foil covered pan.  Sprinkle a mixture of

-1/4 dried parmesan

-2 cloves minced garlic

-salt/pepper to taste

Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes or until crisp. 5 minutes before pulling them from the oven, sprinkle liberally with fresh grated parmesan.

27. Layered fried potato rounds

*Use a mandolin to thinly, almost paper thin, slice clean potatoes. Place in an olive-oil greased, medium sized frying pan on low heat in layers (follow the picture). Between each layer, brush with melted garlic butter (4 tb butter to 1 minced clove of garlic). You’ll want 4-5 layers of potato. Cover and allow to cook for 20-30 minutes. Using TWO spatulas, FLIP the entire potato stack, turn the heat to medium high, and allow to cook until the surface touching the pan is crisp. Slice like a pie for individual servings.

28. Baked potato skins

*Peel a clean potato. Toss the peelings in a mixing bowl with olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic (to taste). Spread evenly over a foil-covered baking sheet and broil on high heat for 2-4 minutes or until crispy brown.

29. Fried potato skins

*Peel a clean potato. Drop a few at a time into a medium sized saucepan, filled 2/3 full with vegetable oil, at medium-high heat. Allow to fry for 2-3 minutes or until crisp. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

30. Whole roasted potatoes

*Peel clean potatoes. Toss peeled potatoes in a bowl with melted butter, salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Place on a foil-covered baking sheet, sprinkle with parsley, and bake for 45-60 minutes or until the top and bottom of the potato are lightly browned.

31. Potato balls

*Mix mashed potatoes with the yolk of an egg, and roll into balls. Flour or breadcrumb them, and then fry in vegetable oil on medium heat for 8-10 minutes, turning often. Add butter, salt, and pepper to taste.

Tuesday: How to Make DIY Conditioner

Not my hair, sadly... wish it was this long...

DIY Deep Conditioning Treatment. Olive oil, that is. There are a few ways to use this to soften your hair.

For daily use, put about 1-2 tbl worth onto your fingers (I just poured some into my palm- maybe 2 tbl or so), and massage into your scalp and work through your hair BEFORE shampooing. You may need to shampoo twice if you used too much. It will leave your hair soft and manageable.

OR

For deep conditioning (think once or twice a month), pour 1/8-1/4 cup warm  (not scalding hot, PLEASE, just warm) olive oil into your hair and comb it through to make sure your hair is completely covered. Put on a shower cap (or cover your head in tin foil!), put a blow dryer to your head for a few minutes, and watch a movie. (60 min-120 min depending on how deep of conditioning you want.) Then, wash your hair with your normal shampoo 2-3 times to remove the oil, and rinse with diluted apple cider vinegar (about 1 tbs to 1 cup of water). Blow dry and let the compliments come flying in!

For extra happy smell, mix a little of your favorite essential oil into the olive oil.

Personally, I was a fan of the shorter time in the shower. It was easy to put in a bit before showering and cut down my actual shower time. (I HATE showers. Love being in the tub, but hate showers, so the less time I spend in there, the better!) I was surprised that it worked. After washing my hair, the first time I combed through, it was a little course, but after that, my hair felt wonderful. Again, very surprised!

Monday: Have Kids? Plan to? READ THIS.

Personally, when I think back upon my years in childhood, I am often surprised at the way I used to understand things. I distinctly remember telling a lie to my friend when I was younger, but not realizing the at the time that it was a lie at all. Only in retrospect did this puzzle me. Too often, it is easy to erroneously believe that children see the world the way that we do.

They don't.

Make your own parenting and your children's lives better by understanding their world through their eyes, not your own.

Use this handy guide to help you figure things out.

PS: Not meant to tell you how to discipline or raise your kids- I just think it is helpful to better understand where your kids are coming from.

Age	Stage Name	Cognitive Ability
0-2	Sensorimotor Stage	* No concept of time * Understanding of the world based upon senses (no reasoning) * Touch, smell, sight, sound and taste incredibly important * Expose your infant to many different, healthy experiences * Cannot understand life from someone else’s point of view * Can DO an action but cannot THINK the action through (i.e., can crawl, but doesn’t understanding the different steps in order to crawl)
2-7	Pre-operational Stage	* Begins to see the world through pictures in their mind * Can now THINK an action through (i.e., can imagine sticks making a play-house and then use sticks to make a play-house) * Have difficulty understanding difference between imagination and reality (if they imagine a scary monster, that monster can be as real as if it had walked through the door) * Cannot think as well using logic; does much better reasoning through pictures than with words
8-11	Concrete Operational Stage	* Can now think logically (i.e., If I push my brother over, it will hurt him and he will be upset) * Logic limited to what can be seen/done (i.e., understands pushing brother over, but can’t imagine the steps in an algebraic equation) * Able to classify objects (i.e., “This is BAD. Things like this are BAD. This is GOOD. Things like this are all GOOD.) * Understands some of others’ feelings * Can see a little from another’s point of view
12- Adulthood	Formal Operational Stage	* Can reason more abstractly * Has stronger ability to understand another’s point of view * Does not need a picture/visual stimulus to understand how something works (i.e., doesn’t necessarily need a diagram; can understand description words on their own)   * Starts to envision “a perfect world” (i.e., can understand what an ideal circumstance would be, even if it is not possible) * Can understand better how their actions can change their future course in life

Why is it important? If you, as a parent, understand where your child is coming from, you can better address their needs!

*If you try to tell a four-year-old a list of consequences for a specific action, they will not understand your logic. They'll know you are upset, but not truly understand why. A better approach would be to draw out a picture visually. You could draw a picture: The street, a car, and a sad face. Show them, using a picture, that if they go out in the street, a car could hit them, and they would be sad. Because they cannot think very rationally, a picture would make more sense to them

*When your child reaches 7 or 8, you know that they have a concept of 'good' and 'bad'. Because of that, you can ask them what 'good' and 'bad' things are in their eyes, and be understanding, and not using some kind of punishment that they view as completely bad

*When your child is 13, you'll know that "Don't go there, it's bad!" will not be nearly as effective as "If you go there, this is the consequence; in a perfect world, you don't want that consequence, so stay away from there"

As always, kids and teens are CRAZY! Best of luck to you as you figure out how to be the best mom/dad ever~!  You might be surprised that the kind of discipline you use might be way over (or under) your child's understanding and be less effective. Just remember, if you know how your comments and actions are understood by your child, you will have a better chance at solid, understandable discipline.

*Stages based on Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

Wednesday: How to Deny a Loser a Date

96% of the time, it works every time

Wednesday: Christian Pick-Up Line

Not that I condone this, but.... still funny.

Tuesday: Painter's Tape for Fliers

If you have to go pass out fliers to hang on your neighbor's door, use painter's tape to stick them to their doors, and then it won't stick, leave residue, or remove paint when they pull it off! Just an easy tip I wanted to pass on. :)

Tuesday: How to Use Febreeze to Spot Clean Carpet

Febreeze. Refresher of fabrics. Right? Yes. But want to know another awesome use of Febreeze? As a carpet/furniture fabric spot cleaner.


1: Spray Febreeze liberally to the sticky/dirty spot.
2: Allow it to sit for a few minutes.
3: Scrub it out with a clean cloth.


The benefits?


*It cleans the dirty spot
*As it evaporates, it will take with stinky/stanky smells!
*Avoid the residue of other cleaners, which, while they clean the spot, leave behind a residue that attracts dirt in the future.






It's a win-win-win situation. Here are my before after pics.