Clearance Cheats!!!

EVERY Target shopper NEEDS to know this: If the price ends in 8, 

it will be marked down again. If it ends in a 4, it's the lowest 

it will be. Target's mark down schedule. - MONDAY: Kids’ 

Clothing, Stationery (office supplies, gift wrap), Electronics. 

TUESDAY: Women’s Clothing and Domestics. WEDNESDAY: Men’s 

Clothing, Toys, Health and Beauty. THURSDAY: Lingerie, Shoes, 

Housewares. FRIDAY: cosmetics.

17 Tips to Make Life Easier

These are just a few random things that make your situation easier. This is not original, I found it on Aimless Direction (www.aimlessdirection.com)

1. Reheat Pizza

Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick 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.

2. Easy Deviled Eggs

Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing roughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

3. 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 and calories per serving.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Picking Up Broken Glass

Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can’t see easily.

7. No More Mosquitoes

Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

8. 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.

Update: I’ve heard from several people that using cayenne pepper can be dangerous to many animals, especially if they get it in their eyes. I’ve read recommendations of diluting the pepper in soapy water and spraying it on leaves to make it safer.

9. 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.

10. 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 — ta da! — static is gone.

11. Unsticky Measuring Cups

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

12. 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!

13. Reopening Envelopes

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.

14. Smoother Legs With 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…

15. Goodbye 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 dish washing liquid , mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

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

17. Info About Clothes Dryers

The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.) He told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to the sink, ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh material – I’m sure you know what your dryer’s lint filter looks like.

WELL…the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn’t go through it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that’s what burns out the heating unit. You can’t SEE the film , but it’s there. It’s wha t is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and static free – that nice fragrance too, you know how they can feel waxy when you take them out of the box, well this stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire & potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (& to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out & wash it with hot soapy water & an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long!

YUMMY!!

This  is a cranberry, blueberry pie. We made it today and it was wonderful.  Very easy, pretty, and delicious. The credit for this goes to Bon Apetit, and was submitted to the site by Jeanne Kelley. Make sure you have time to do it, because it takes a while. Enjoy!

What You Need:

16 ounces frozen blueberries
12 ounces (3 cups) Frozen cranberries
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
2 cinnamon sticks
1 Tablespoon Lemon juice (no more, or it won't thicken)
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel (this isn't necessary)
Approximately 4 hours  (including Baking an cooling time)

Procedure

Filling

• Combine all ingredients in large saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens and begins to boil, stirring occasionally, 12 to 14 minutes. Continue to boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Transfer berry mixture to glass or ceramic dish; cool completely (mixture will thicken). DO AHEAD Can be made 3 days ahead. Cover; chill.

Crust

• Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 400°F. Roll out 1 dough disk on floured surface to 12-inch round. Transfer crust to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish; trim dough overhang to 1 inch. Remove cinnamon sticks from filling; spoon into crust. Roll out second dough disk to 13x10-inch rectangle. Cut dough lengthwise into 3/4-inch-wide strips (11 to 12 strips). Arrange half of dough strips across top of filling, spacing evenly apart. Form lattice by arranging remaining dough strips at right angle to first dough strips and weaving strips, if desired. Trim off excess dough from strips. Brush edges of bottom crust lightly with whipping cream. Press dough strip ends to adhere to bottom crust edges. Fold edges of bottom crust up over strips, pinching to seal. Crimp edges decoratively. Brush edges and lattice lightly with cream. Sprinkle lattice strips lightly with nutmeg. Place pie on rimmed baking sheet and bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling thickly, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool pie on rack. DO AHEAD Can be made 8 hours ahead. Let stand at room temperature.
• Serve pie at room temperature.

Info:

Nutritional Information

One serving contains: 

Calories (kcal) 504.8 

% Calories from Fat 40.0 

Fat (g) 22.4 

Saturated Fat (g) 10.1 

Cholesterol (mg) 34.0 

Carbohydrates (g) 73.0 

Dietary Fiber (g) 3.5 

Total Sugars (g) 42.8 

Net Carbs (g) 69.5 

Protein (g) 3.8 

Sodium (mg) 257.7

Quick-dry your nail polish

This works amazing. I did this before I started painting, so the ice melted a bit before I put my hands in, making it REALLY cold. it worked great.

What You Need:

A bowl deep enough that you can put your whole nails in

Lots of ice (the more ice you have, the faster your nails dry)

Cold water

3 minutes per layer per hand if you have lots of ice, or 5 if not as much.

Procedure:

Put the ice in the container, add water, and allow to sit for a while before putting your hands in. I just got it all set up before I painted my nails at all. Once you do a layer of polish, stick your fingers in the ice water, and leave them there for 3-5 minutes. It will be FREEZING, but bear with it.. I promise it's worth it. After you pull them out, just pat them dry on a towel. VOILA!! Perfectly dry nails in no time.

--SARAH

I love this movie. It is as chick-flick as is possible, but I adore it.

Oily Hair quick fix!!

So, I tried this on a day when my hair was super greasy even after taking a shower. I had run out of foolproof ideas, so i tried this... it worked great. My hair was de- greased, and it was soooo easy!! Just a warning, though... I tend to not follow recipes very closely, just because I get a bit careless. So I added a bit more cornstarch than was necessary, and it ended up showing up in my hair. Also, if you don't want to add it directly to your hair, you can just put a little but on your brush for a spot-treatment of sorts.

Mix:
1 tablespoon of cornstarch,
4 tablespoons of water, 
1 tablespoon of rubbing alcohol

put in a spray bottle and dampen (JUST DAMPEN, NOT DRENCH!!!) your scalp. Blow dry and breathe a sigh of relief.

This is beautiful. Such truth from such a sweet perspective!! brought tears to my eyes!!

So, just a little intro, this is just a  place where I will put helpful little tips, fun crafts, cute quotes, and more. I will not post anything containing bad language or rude comments. This is not a place where i will rag on anything, just a place for creativity to start....... ENJOY!!