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KITCHEN TIP:  Never have a pot over-boil again

10/14/2024

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If you spend enough time in the kitchen, you will end up familiarizing yourself with cooking on the stovetop. Stovetop cooking can be a great way to throw together a quick meal. Unfortunately, if you get distracted while boiling your water you can end up with a mess on your hands!


To limit your exposure to messy spills from water boiling over, get in the habit of keeping a wooden spoon handy! When you step away from your boiling water, merely lay the spoon across the top of the pot. The spoon will prevent the water from overflowing while you work on other parts of your meal!

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TIP: for my COLD WEATHER FRIENDS who don't have a GARAGE

10/14/2024

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For those who don’t have the convenience of a garage to shield their cars from winter’s chill, there’s a clever hack to keep Jack Frost at bay: simply use Ziplock bags. Open a Ziplock bag and slip it over each of your car's side mirrors. These makeshift plastic covers will act as a barrier against ice and snow accumulation, making your frosty mornings significantly more manageable.
Winter’s harshness often brings about the challenge of dealing with ice-encrusted windscreens and mirrors, turning the start of your day into a frigid task. This simple yet effective method can save you time and effort, ensuring a smoother departure on those cold mornings.
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Kitchen TIP:  Ordinary SALT to unclog your kitchen sink drain

10/14/2024

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Salt serves as an effective anti-clogging solution for your kitchen sink. To enhance its efficacy, blend half a cup of salt with one cup of baking soda. Allow it to sit for 4-6 hours, making it convenient to pour the mixture down the sink before bedtime.
After letting it sit for several hours, or overnight, flush the sink with hot water to remove the mixture. Repeat as necessary.

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KITCHEN TIP * Pants Hanger to hang cookbooks & recipes

10/14/2024

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Clothing hangers can be extremely flexible accessories for a variety of household projects. Outside of holding your pants up in the closet, pants hangers can work to perform a number of tasks around the kitchen. One of our favorite inventions for pants hangers is this DIY Recipe Holding rig!
By using your pants hanger, you can prop up a recipe book for easy reading while you work around the kitchen. The hanger will allow you to simply hang the recipe wherever it is that you are working, thus leaving your hands free to focus on the meal before you. Who said cooking was hard?

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TIP: MOTH BALLS to keep away RODENTS ~ other CRITTERS & SLITHERING PESTS

10/3/2024

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3 pack from Walmart for $6.24 on-line, but also available in store (on the aisle where the irons & laundry room stuff is)

​DO NOT USE THESE if you have pets or small children!

We have a small yard (in a Del Webb community) with a block wall in back (no small children or pets).  There were mice running back and forth by the fence & burrowing under the structural block posts.  I didn't want them getting close to the house, so I googled what to use on-line.

Actual mouse bait (for outside) is pricey (starting @ about $25+ and needs to be shipped).  MOTH BALLS do the trick for any living pests that you have (including the slithering "s word") ~ so I bought this box with 3 separate bags inside.  I opened 1 bag and emptied all the little balls along the fence (and into the holes) and haven't seen a mouse in days!  ** It would be perfect to put down gopher or armadillo holes too. 

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:  They smell horrible (and can trigger migraines), so only open the packages outside (and put the others into a zip-lock baggie).  Use a scissors that you can wash really well with a bleach-based cleaner ~ and your hands may need to be washed multiple times!  ** I didn't realize all this and cut the bag open in my kitchen sink.  I needed to wash my sink multiple times ~ including putting my dish drying cloth into the washing machine ~ any silverware or cups that were anywhere near the sink needed to be washed multiple times ~ and I could still smell it in there for a couple of days!  I used a lysol-bleach spray and then also my apple cinnamon antibacterial foam kitchen soap ~ and spiced apple fragrance spray (it's October), but it took 2 days to go away!  I can certainly see why no animals like it!  

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