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#113405 - 04/02/07 11:25 PM Some good tips here
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These helpful hints came from my BPW newsletter, and I thought you might find some of them interesting, too. I just got this today, so I haven't tried them yet and can't vouch for their effectiveness. But I have done the bread in the microwave thing, and that does work.

Bed Sheets -After drying sheets, put both sheets and one pillowcase in the other pillowcase. Fold neatly in a square. Next time you change sheets, you just take the one pillowcase and all the sheets and pillowcase are inside. No need to look for matches. Takes up less storage room too.

If you purchase a new bike for your child, place their picture with name and address on the back in a small ziploc bag and put it 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, of who owns the bike.

Clean your glass shower -To clean the glass in your shower easily, apply lemon juice to the glass with a sponge. Then, take newspaper and wipe the lemon juice off the glass. It will be clean and sparkle with no scrubbing!

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. This was on the cooking channel and it really works.

Easy Deviled Eggs -Put cooked egg yolks in a ziploc bag. Seal; mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, and cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

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/calories per serving.

Re-heating 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.

Newspaper Weeds-Away – Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers, 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.

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

No More Mosquitoes -Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

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.


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-yous, they're all addressed!


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 an 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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#113406 - 04/04/07 08:04 AM Re: Some good tips here [Re: yonuh]
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Wow Yonuh what great tips. I really enjoy reading these kinds of things and try a lot of them.
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#113408 - 04/05/07 12:05 PM Re: Some good tips here [Re: ]
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What is the BPW newsletter? They must have an interesting site.
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#113409 - 04/05/07 04:12 PM Re: Some good tips here
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Registered: 01/10/07
Posts: 431
Loc: Oklahoma, USA
I've read this list before. I think someone emailed it to me.

Just an FYI, I tried the cornmeal to get rid of ants remedy and...I still have ants. I think I was just feeding the little boogers.

I bought some bait from the hardware store and put that out. We'll see if that works.

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#113410 - 04/05/07 10:35 PM Re: Some good tips here [Re: Laurel]
yonuh Offline
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BPW is Business and Professional Women, a national organization I belong to. The hints were in the newsletter that I received the other day from our Local Unit. The National organization has a web page, but each local unit may have one, too. We don't usually have hints like that in the newsletter!
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#113411 - 04/06/07 06:40 AM Re: Some good tips here [Re: yonuh]
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Registered: 06/23/06
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Loc: London UK
Thanks for the baby powder tip, Yonuh. I will be based four days a week at Pembrokeshire for the next six months and beach outings will be the norm with the grandchildren. I would surely find that handy.
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#113412 - 04/06/07 07:13 AM Re: Some good tips here [Re: Lola]
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Loc: American living in Europe
Can't wait to try out that fruit fly tip.
Come on little buggers! Mama is waiting for ya all!

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#113413 - 04/06/07 10:45 PM Re: Some good tips here [Re: Edelweiss]
yonuh Offline
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I would really like to know which ones of these really work! As for the fruit flies, I have a Pitcher Plant and a Venus Fly Trap so I'm ready for them and for the mosquitoes. It seems that no matter what we do, mosquitoes get in the house. This year, I'm prepared!
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#113414 - 04/07/07 02:48 AM Re: Some good tips here [Re: yonuh]
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Thanks for the tips...they sound great...now...if I can only remember them!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#113415 - 05/23/07 06:08 PM Re: Some good tips here [Re: Jane_Carroll]
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Registered: 05/23/07
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Loc: Arizona, USA
I can't wait to try the one for the shower glass. I HATE cleaning the shower. I either have to use nasty, strong, smelly chemicals or I still have marks on the glass.

Here's a great one I heard on Oprah this week for smelly feet (not mine ofcourse ....) Make iced tea, leave it warm and soak feet in it for 1/2 hour each night. The girl with the problem said it really worked well!
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