Monday, January 30, 2012
Perfect
Friday, January 27, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Some Wonderful Ideas!
Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarrantee you’ll be uttering
those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas
that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull
strawberries easily using a straw)..
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Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise
dings and scrapes.
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Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with
WD40 (also works on walls).
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Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing
with a rubber band.
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Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of
their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a
match.
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Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the
concave shape amplifies the music.
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Placing SOS pads in the freezer between uses will prevent
rusting.
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Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags.
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Add this item to your beach bag. Baby powder gets sand off your
skin easily – who knew?!
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Attach a velcro strip to the wall to store soft toys.
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Look up! Use wire to make a space to store gift wrap rolls
against the ceiling, rather than cluttering up the floor.
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Gotcha! Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking
over the vacuum hose.
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Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting crosses into a box
lid.
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For those who can’t stand the scrunching and bunching: how to
perfectly fold a fitted sheet.
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Forever losing your bathroom essentials? Use magnetic strips to
store bobby pins (and tweezers and clippers) behind a vanity door
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A tip for holiday packing. Store shoes inside shower caps to
stop dirty soles rubbing on your clothes. And you can find them in just about
every hotel!
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A muffin pan becomes a craft caddy. Magnets hold the plastic
cups down to make them tip-resistant.
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Bread tags make the perfect-sized cord labels.
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Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones – so much more fun and
easier for kids to eat. Definitely doing this!
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Microwave your own popcorn in a plain brown paper bag. Much
healthier and cheaper than the packet stuff.
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Brilliant space-saver: install a tension rod to hang your spray
bottles. Genius!
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Win friends at breakfast with this heart-shaped egg tutorial.
Aww shucks!
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Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough over the top
and voila – you have cookie bowls for fruit or ice-cream.
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Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing sunburn relief.
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Gutter garden: Create a window-box veggie patch using guttering..
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Use egg cartons to separate and store your Christmas
decorations.
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, January 23, 2012
It's been two years...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Congressional Reform Act of 2011
I received this in an email from my Aunt Erika who I happen to hold in the highest regards.
1. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office.
2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women.
Congressmen/women made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Don't you think it's time?
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!
1. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they're out of office.
2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security. All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.
3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.
4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.
5. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.
6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people.
7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void effective 1/1/12. The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen/women.
Congressmen/women made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.
If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will only take three days for most people (in the U.S.) to receive the message. Don't you think it's time?
THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Monday, January 16, 2012
Dancing
I miss dancing in nothing but the moonlight and the stars illuminating each step I take to the beats pouring from the speakers. I use to do this a lot. I haven't done this outside of sleep in too many years. They say youth is wasted on the young. Mine was not wasted. It was filled to the brim and poured over every once in a while. At least, this is what my memory says.
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Radiohead - High & Dry
All your insides fall to pieces, you just sit there wishing you could still make love...
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sometimes...
...I feel like I'm at the edge, looking down at all that is. Sometimes, I'm hanging on for dear life trying not to plunge over the side. Other times, I'm merely glancing at all the going-ons in wonderment. And yet, there are times I'm simply lost in a daydream not even aware of the world around me. Those are my favorite moments.
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Monday, January 9, 2012
I wish everyone could have a big brother like this.
Dear Customer Who Stuck Up For His Little Brother
You thought I didn't really notice. But I did. I wanted to high-five you.
Yesterday I had a pair of brothers in my store. One was maybe between 15 and 17. He was a wrestler at the local high school. Kind of tall, stocky and handsome. He had a younger brother, who was maybe about 10 to 12 years old. The only way to describe him was scrawny, neat, and very clean for a boy his age. They were talking about finding a game for the younger one, and he was absolutely insisting it be one with a female character. I don't know how many of y'all play games, but that isn't exactly easy. Eventually, I helped the brothers pick a game called "Mirror's Edge." The youngest was pretty excited about the game, and then he specifically asked me, "Do you have any girl color controllers?" I directed him to the only colored controllers we have, which include pink and purple ones. He grabbed the purple one, and informed me purple was his FAVORITE.
The boys had been taking awhile, so their father eventually came in. He saw the game, and the controller, and started in on the youngest about how he needs to pick something different. Something more manly. Something with guns and fighting, and certainly not a purple controller. He tried to convince him to get the new Zombie game "Dead Island" and the little boy just stood there repeating, "Dad, this is what I want, OK?" Eventually it turned into a full-blown argument complete with Dad threatening to whoop his son if he didn't choose different items.
That's when big brother stepped in. He said to his dad, "It's my money, it's my gift to him. If it's what he wants, I'm getting it for him, and if you're going to hit anyone for it, it's going to be me." Dad just gave his oldest son a strong stern stare-down, and then left the store. Little brother was crying quietly. I walked over and ruffled his hair (yes, this happened all in front of me). I said, "I'm a girl, and I like the color blue, and I like shooting games. There's nothing wrong with what you like. Even if it's different than what people think you should." I smiled, he smiled back (my heart melted!). Big brother then leaned down, kissed little brother on the head, and said, "Don't worry, dude."
They checked out and left, and all I can think is how awesome big brother is, how sweet little brother is, and how Dad ought to be ashamed for trying to make his son any other way.
This piece was originally published on Kristen's blog, www.sweetupndown.tumblr.com.
This piece was originally published on Kristen's blog, www.sweetupndown.tumblr.com.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Such a wise woman!
That's like what I've been saying all these years - I only run when I know my life is in danger.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Bus Driver
Bus Driver - "You can't drink that coffee on the bus."
Me - "I've almost always have coffee in the morning on the bus and none of the drivers have ever said otherwise."
Bus Driver - "The sign clearly says no food or drink on the bus."
Me - "How about I put it in the bag and hold it on my lap until I get to my stop?"
Bus Driver - "You can't bring food or drinks on the bus."
Me - "So, you're telling me if I had to go grocery shopping and had to take the bus, I couldn't bring that food and drinks on the bus because the sign clearly states that there is no food or drinks allowed on the bus?"
Bus Driver - "......."
Me - "That's what I thought."
Small triumphs of wit make me feel better about my day.
Me - "I've almost always have coffee in the morning on the bus and none of the drivers have ever said otherwise."
Bus Driver - "The sign clearly says no food or drink on the bus."
Me - "How about I put it in the bag and hold it on my lap until I get to my stop?"
Bus Driver - "You can't bring food or drinks on the bus."
Me - "So, you're telling me if I had to go grocery shopping and had to take the bus, I couldn't bring that food and drinks on the bus because the sign clearly states that there is no food or drinks allowed on the bus?"
Bus Driver - "......."
Me - "That's what I thought."
Small triumphs of wit make me feel better about my day.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
...
"It's a great job", she says.
"Don't do anything to get fired," she says.
"You've got a good thing there, so don't screw it up for yourself," she says.
I do everything I possibly can to step up at work, help out when needed, do what I need to do. The oldest is in school, set up a bus to take her there and back and afterschool program. The baby's day care I've had since she was 3 months old. Yet, I have to go back to work tomorrow, found out yesterday that the schools and day care are closed and when I originally asked yesterday if she could watch them and I would leave early, she said yes. Now, 15 minutes ago, I'm being told she can't watch them because she thought I said I wasn't going to go in. How can I not go in on a first day back from a 2 week break? I have no else to help me yet I'm always expected to drop and help everyone. I don't know what to do. What a way to start off the new year...
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