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Traditional Christmas dinner features turkey with stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, and vegetables such as carrots, turnip, parsnips etc. Other types of poultry, roast beef or ham is also used.
Christmas Around the World Menus
Holiday Recipes from Around the World
Sunday, December 20, 2015
HELLO WORLD! post from Wordpress Swagbucks blog
HELLO WORLD! DECEMBER 20, 2014
I started using Swagbucks a couple of years ago. I was very casual about it and did not try very hard to earn SB (Swag Bucks, the currency of the program). I earned enough to get a few $5 Amazon gift cards, the best deal in the Swagbucks Reward Store, which each member is limited to five per calendar month. Very seldom did I maximize this earning potential. Back then, the site was very confusing and had yet to undergo some of the changes that make it easier to use. So then I had a breakdown, as I do, since I have bipolar disorder, and stopped using the site. I was manic, I was depressed, I have no idea what I was doing with my time, but I certainly was not Swagbucking. But when I came back to the site a couple of months ago, I noticed it had undergone a redesign. There were daily goals with bonuses and second daily goals with bigger bonuses. There were apps for Android mobile devices. There was more order to the site in general. It was very refreshing to see! So I started Swagbucking every day, trying to reach the first daily goal each day that I could. I searched for sites that gave tips on how to maximize your daily SB earnings. I signed up for email alerts for when the site posted Swag Codes (words and phrases that earn SB that the program places in all their social media outlets). I even went to Reddit! And Reddit showed me other ways to earn through other programs such as Bing Rewards, which I just started, and Perk, which I have installed on my phone but have not yet explored. Another program that I have been a member of for years is MyPoints, and I had over a thousand unread emails in my BUX folder (I set up filters in Gmail to put labels on all incoming mail from rewards programs) when I decided to get active about earning again. MyPoints operates very differently from Swagbucks and points accumulate more slowly, but their earning opportunities have given me several $50 gas cards over the years. I found MyPoints through BzzAgent, which is a totally different program altogether that I will explain in a separate post.
ANYHOW, I am putting this site together to showcase some of my favorite ways of earning extra money of these sites and to centralize my own activities. I hope to provide information and insight into how I have been able to make a few extra bucks each month. M-m-m-more money, m-m-m-more fun!
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
breastcancerawarenessmonth - CYTOLOGY SAVES LIVES vintage ruler
image grab from Swagbucks.com Images search result for
"breast cancer month"; no permission was granted
for the use of these images,
but c'mon, cancer
image of cytology ruler
cy·tol·o·gy
sīˈtäləjē/
noun
the branch of biology concerned with the structure and function of plant and animal cells.
A CYTOLOGIST READS PAP SMEARS AFTER AN AUTOMATED MACHINE FINDS SOMETHING ABNORMAL.
MEN: CYTOLOGISTS ALSO READ THE SLIDES THAT DETECT PROSTATE CANCER.
YAY CYTOLOGY!
Where's George?
NOTES:
Wikipedia entry about Where's George? -
Marking and depositing Where's George? bills into a bank or any other financial institution or merchant is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Any Where's George? user found dumping marked bills into a bank will have their Where's George? account terminated immediately without warning or question.
SLNYT: A Detroit Florist’s Vision Turns an Abandoned House Into Art
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/15/business/smallbusiness/a-detroit-florists-vision-turns-an-abandoned-house-into-art.html?_r=0
By STACY COWLEY
OCT. 14, 2015 Lisa Waud, a Michigan florist, works on her room on the back side of the Flower House on the first day of the installation in Hamtramck.
Credit Laura McDermott for The New York Times
By STACY COWLEY
OCT. 14, 2015 Lisa Waud, a Michigan florist, works on her room on the back side of the Flower House on the first day of the installation in Hamtramck.
Credit Laura McDermott for The New York Times
SLNYT: An Organic Face Mask for a ‘Serious Glow’
With the mind of a chef, May Lindstrom crafts wholesome skin-care products with natural spices, salts, clays and oils. Credit Julia Stotz
By ABBYE CHURCHILL
Abbye Churchill, the editor of the biannual gardening magazine Wilder, meets makers whose primary resource is Mother Nature.
May Lindstrom's Honey Mud cleanser. Credit Julia Stotz May Lindstrom’s Easy Warming Enzyme Mask 1 tablespoon raw honey ½ tablespoon chlorella powder ¼ teaspoon true ceylon cinnamon 1 drop lavender essential oil 1. Blend all of the ingredients above in a small mixing bowl, adding a few drops of water if needed to create the desired consistency. 2. Using a facial mask brush, smooth the mixture over your face evenly. 3. Allow the active ingredients to go to work as the mask penetrates for 10 to 30 minutes. 4. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. 5. Follow with a face oil, massaging into wet skin to bring glow and deeply hydrate skin. May Lindstrom Skin Care can be found at Barneys New York in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago and Beverly Hills beginning this fall — or online at maylindstrom.com. A version of this article appears in print on October 18, 2015, on page ST3 of the New York edition with the headline: Positively Glowing. Each product is made, filled and packaged by hand in May Lindstrom’s Los Angeles studio. CreditJulia Stotz Lindstrom’s arsenal of all-natural ingredients. Julia Stotz Raw ingredients like cocoa butter are transformed into potent skin care. Julia Stotz As Lindstrom makes the Honey Mud cleanser, smells of cocoa and raw honey travel through her studio, which smells more like a bakery than an apothecary. Julia Stotz The Honey Mud cleanser has the consistency of a thick pudding.
-- Julia Stotz
By ABBYE CHURCHILL
Abbye Churchill, the editor of the biannual gardening magazine Wilder, meets makers whose primary resource is Mother Nature.
May Lindstrom's Honey Mud cleanser. Credit Julia Stotz May Lindstrom’s Easy Warming Enzyme Mask 1 tablespoon raw honey ½ tablespoon chlorella powder ¼ teaspoon true ceylon cinnamon 1 drop lavender essential oil 1. Blend all of the ingredients above in a small mixing bowl, adding a few drops of water if needed to create the desired consistency. 2. Using a facial mask brush, smooth the mixture over your face evenly. 3. Allow the active ingredients to go to work as the mask penetrates for 10 to 30 minutes. 4. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. 5. Follow with a face oil, massaging into wet skin to bring glow and deeply hydrate skin. May Lindstrom Skin Care can be found at Barneys New York in NYC, San Francisco, Chicago and Beverly Hills beginning this fall — or online at maylindstrom.com. A version of this article appears in print on October 18, 2015, on page ST3 of the New York edition with the headline: Positively Glowing. Each product is made, filled and packaged by hand in May Lindstrom’s Los Angeles studio. CreditJulia Stotz Lindstrom’s arsenal of all-natural ingredients. Julia Stotz Raw ingredients like cocoa butter are transformed into potent skin care. Julia Stotz As Lindstrom makes the Honey Mud cleanser, smells of cocoa and raw honey travel through her studio, which smells more like a bakery than an apothecary. Julia Stotz The Honey Mud cleanser has the consistency of a thick pudding.
-- Julia Stotz
SLNYT: John Besh’s Apron Supports a Cause & other tidbits
John Besh’s Apron Supports a Cause
John Besh, the New Orleans chef, has created a sturdy and practical apron in collaboration with Billy Reid, a Southern clothing designer. It’s made of lightweight denim and has two front pockets, copper rivets and a slim leather tie; it’s roomy enough to provide good coverage. On the inside, a cotton placket is printed with a recipe for the Sazerac cocktail: John Besh apron, $95, from billyreid.com, with 22 percent of the price donated to the John Besh Foundation, which supports New Orleans food producers and culinary education. To Bake: A New Squash of Good Lineage Chubby little bell-shaped winter squashes, called Honey Nut, are a new cross between kabocha and butternut. The seed cavity is small and easily scooped out, and the bright orange flesh is quite dense. Though the squash is easily sliced and bakes in about 40 minutes at 350 degrees, the rust-colored skin remains pretty chewy. I’d recommend roasting halves or quarters with seasonings or a stuffing, as you would acorn squash: Organic Honey Nut squash, $1.89 a pound at Union Market stores and $1.99 at Eli’s Manhattan. To Appreciate: African-Americans and Food in Florida Photo Zora Neale Hurston Credit Library of Congress Zora Neale Hurston, the influential African-American writer of the mid-20th century, is best known for her fiction. But she also wrote about African-American food in Florida, where she lived, and that is what Frederick Douglass Opie will discuss at a lecture hosted by Culinary Historians of New York. Dr. Opie is a professor of history and foodways at Babson College in Massachusetts; his book “Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food” was published earlier this year: Oct. 28, reception with food at 6:30 p.m.; lecture at 7 p.m., Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 South Oxford Street (Lafayette Avenue), Fort Greene, Brooklyn, $25 for members of Culinary Historians, $40 for nonmembers, $22 for members who are seniors, $10 for students, culinaryhistoriansny.org. To Sample: Sushi in Guises Both Classic and New Photo Credit Benjamin Norman for The New York Times A bright minimalist storefront is a new stop for sushi made to order or packaged and ready to take out or eat at a small counter. The owners, Alex and Roman Volland, hired Roy Handoko, who worked at Momoya in Chelsea, to create classic sushi (nigiri) and sashimi, along with inventive items like the dynamite roll with spicy tuna, crab meat, avocado and chile, and even some vegan rolls. Noodle dishes and salads are also available: Sushi Star, 462 Ninth Avenue (West 36th Street), 212-279-1010, sushistar.com. To Consult: A Drinks Manual From Two Masters Photo Credit Sonny Figueroa/The New York Times Long before they had a place to hang a sign, Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry, barmen from Belfast, Northern Ireland, had the name for their bar in Lower Manhattan: the Dead Rabbit. And in their new book, the story of these two men, who have become admired cocktail-makers, makes a good read. So do the recipes and their lively explanations. Classics like martinis and margaritas, which Mr. Muldoon and Mr. McGarry say can be found anywhere, are absent. Instead, you will learn the history of fixes, fizzes, cups, slings and possets, and how each category is defined by an essential ingredient. Many of the drinks call for concocting arcane tinctures and syrups, but with holiday entertaining on the horizon, the collection of punches may come in handy: “The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual: Secret Recipes and Barroom Tales from Two Belfast Boys Who Conquered the Cocktail World,” by Sean Muldoon, Jack McGarry and Ben Schaffer (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27).
A version of this article appears in print on October 14, 2015, on page D3 of the New York edition.
John Besh, the New Orleans chef, has created a sturdy and practical apron in collaboration with Billy Reid, a Southern clothing designer. It’s made of lightweight denim and has two front pockets, copper rivets and a slim leather tie; it’s roomy enough to provide good coverage. On the inside, a cotton placket is printed with a recipe for the Sazerac cocktail: John Besh apron, $95, from billyreid.com, with 22 percent of the price donated to the John Besh Foundation, which supports New Orleans food producers and culinary education. To Bake: A New Squash of Good Lineage Chubby little bell-shaped winter squashes, called Honey Nut, are a new cross between kabocha and butternut. The seed cavity is small and easily scooped out, and the bright orange flesh is quite dense. Though the squash is easily sliced and bakes in about 40 minutes at 350 degrees, the rust-colored skin remains pretty chewy. I’d recommend roasting halves or quarters with seasonings or a stuffing, as you would acorn squash: Organic Honey Nut squash, $1.89 a pound at Union Market stores and $1.99 at Eli’s Manhattan. To Appreciate: African-Americans and Food in Florida Photo Zora Neale Hurston Credit Library of Congress Zora Neale Hurston, the influential African-American writer of the mid-20th century, is best known for her fiction. But she also wrote about African-American food in Florida, where she lived, and that is what Frederick Douglass Opie will discuss at a lecture hosted by Culinary Historians of New York. Dr. Opie is a professor of history and foodways at Babson College in Massachusetts; his book “Zora Neale Hurston on Florida Food” was published earlier this year: Oct. 28, reception with food at 6:30 p.m.; lecture at 7 p.m., Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 South Oxford Street (Lafayette Avenue), Fort Greene, Brooklyn, $25 for members of Culinary Historians, $40 for nonmembers, $22 for members who are seniors, $10 for students, culinaryhistoriansny.org. To Sample: Sushi in Guises Both Classic and New Photo Credit Benjamin Norman for The New York Times A bright minimalist storefront is a new stop for sushi made to order or packaged and ready to take out or eat at a small counter. The owners, Alex and Roman Volland, hired Roy Handoko, who worked at Momoya in Chelsea, to create classic sushi (nigiri) and sashimi, along with inventive items like the dynamite roll with spicy tuna, crab meat, avocado and chile, and even some vegan rolls. Noodle dishes and salads are also available: Sushi Star, 462 Ninth Avenue (West 36th Street), 212-279-1010, sushistar.com. To Consult: A Drinks Manual From Two Masters Photo Credit Sonny Figueroa/The New York Times Long before they had a place to hang a sign, Sean Muldoon and Jack McGarry, barmen from Belfast, Northern Ireland, had the name for their bar in Lower Manhattan: the Dead Rabbit. And in their new book, the story of these two men, who have become admired cocktail-makers, makes a good read. So do the recipes and their lively explanations. Classics like martinis and margaritas, which Mr. Muldoon and Mr. McGarry say can be found anywhere, are absent. Instead, you will learn the history of fixes, fizzes, cups, slings and possets, and how each category is defined by an essential ingredient. Many of the drinks call for concocting arcane tinctures and syrups, but with holiday entertaining on the horizon, the collection of punches may come in handy: “The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual: Secret Recipes and Barroom Tales from Two Belfast Boys Who Conquered the Cocktail World,” by Sean Muldoon, Jack McGarry and Ben Schaffer (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $27).
A version of this article appears in print on October 14, 2015, on page D3 of the New York edition.
NYT SLIDESHOW: Jacques Pépin’s menus
Two of Jacques Pépin’s menus, including this one, now belong to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.
Here, a Daniel Boulud-developed menu for the Julia Child Award Gala at the Smithsonian, Oct. 22, 2015.
by Jacques Pépin
Here, a Daniel Boulud-developed menu for the Julia Child Award Gala at the Smithsonian, Oct. 22, 2015.
by Jacques Pépin
SLNTY: Herb Jam With a Mediterranean Pedigree
Herb Jam With a Mediterranean Pedigree
RECIPE
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017742-moroccan-herb-jam
Ingredients
Preparation
http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017742-moroccan-herb-jam
Ingredients
- 1½ pounds various greens and herbs (like chard, kale, broccoli rabe, dill, marjoram, parsley, cilantro, celery tops and scallions, and outer leaves of lettuce or similar greens)
- 6 large cloves garlic, unpeeled Extra-virgin olive oil 2 small hot red chiles (dried) or a pinch of crushed red pepper
- Salt
- 1½ tablespoons cumin seeds, toasted in a dry pan until fragrant, then ground ¼ cup roughly chopped pitted black olives, such as Kalamata, or oil-cured Pinch of pimentón (Spanish smoked paprika)
- Lemon, for final seasoning
- Pita or flatbread, for serving
Preparation
- Put the greens and herbs and garlic cloves all together in a large steamer set over medium-high heat, and steam until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. (If you don’t have a steamer, use a large, deep skillet with a lid. Put 2 inches of water in bottom of pan, add greens, cover and cook at a brisk simmer.) Set the garlic aside. Drain greens, let cool and squeeze out moisture; pick out the tougher herb stems if necessary.
- Put greens and herbs on a cutting board and chop very finely with a large knife. Put 4 tablespoons olive oil in a wide skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chiles and let them sizzle without browning (or use a pinch of crushed red pepper), then add the chopped greens, a pinch of salt and half the cumin seeds. The flavor is concentrated by cooking most of the moisture out of the greens; this will take about 10 to 15 minutes. (Stir the herb jam mixture often as the water evaporates; it will want to stick.)
- Turn the heat off but leave the mixture in the pan. Peel the steamed garlic and mash it into the pan along with the olives. Mix everything and taste; add salt as needed, a good splash of olive oil, the pimentón and more cumin to taste. The herb jam should be highly seasoned. Add more chile if it isn’t spicy enough. Just before serving, add a squeeze of lemon. Spread on toasted pita or flatbread if desired. The herb jam can be stored in the refrigerator, tightly covered, for about 5 days.
Most Rewarding Swagbucks Auto nCraves - /what_is_the_best_n_crave_discovery_mode_video_list
https://www.reddit.com/r/SwagBucks/comments/3pz9p7/what_is_the_best_n_crave_discovery_mode_video_list
- Movies Get the scoop on the latest entertainment. 4 SB (0.60 / min)
- Celebrities These lifestyle tips are something else. 6 SB (0.40 / min)
- Gadget Review See what's new out there! 6 SB (0.40 / min)
- Home projects Share these awesome Home projects tips! 6 SB (0.40 / min)
- Performance Power up your life! 5 SB (0.38 / min)
- Ideas These people know how to get it done. What's in your Shark Tank- 5 SB (0.33 / min)
- Lifestyle If the people in these videos can change their lives, so can you! 5 SB (0.33 / min)
- Chew Find out what's cooking. 5 SB (0.33 / min)
- Entertainment Let us entertain and inspire you. 6 SB (0.33 / min)
- Life What do you have going on in your life- This is the way to get it done. 6 SB (0.33 / min)
- Pop Culture Interviews and gossip with the hottest topics and stars. 6 SB (0.33 / min)
- Entertainment - 4 SB (0.30 / min)
- Fitness & Sports Here are 30 videos to surf through. 6 SB (0.30 / min)
- Discovery Channel The biggest family of digital channels. 2 SB (0.27 / min)
- Sports If you disagree with what these people have to say about sports, don't yell at the screen. They can't hear you. 3 SB (0.20 / min)
Thursday, December 3, 2015
BzzCampaign! Nestlé® Pure Life® Splash
Nestlé® Pure Life® Splash comes in five varieties and contains zero-calorie sweeteners, so you get the flavor you want with no sugar or calories. (I am not sure what the sweetener is because I have not seen the bottle and the Nestle site doesn't say what they use... I am guessing STEVIA as that's what everyone is sweetening with these days... maybe also XYLITOL, which has been gaining popularity as well, as it should, because it doesn't raise your blood sugar levels and it does not have an aftertaste.
SO, here are the flavors:
- Acai Grape
- Mandarin Orange
- Wild Berry
- Lemon
- Strawberry Melon
YUMMY! You can get these tasty-sounding beverages at your local Kroger or one of its subsidiaries, but if you are in the Pacific Northwest, you are going to have to wait until the end of the year to get a taste. Kroger stores like Fred Meyer out here do not carry the product yet (I checked The Dalles, OR, and Yakima and Toppenish in WA). BOO!
I HAVE COUPONS! Hit me up for some if you are interested, and I will send you one for free!
I received a FREE COUPON for this product from Nestle in exchange for this here review,
BUT I cannot use it SO the first person to contact me can have the FREE COUPON!!!! YAY!!! FREE FROM NESTLE INC.!!!!!!!!!!!
Spread the word! If you like it, LMK!!! LET EVERYONE KNOW! TELL NESTLE! TELL BZZAGENT! They all want to know what you think about Nestlé® Pure Life® Splash!!!!!!!!
I received a FREE COUPON for this product from Nestle in exchange for this here review,
BUT I cannot use it SO the first person to contact me can have the FREE COUPON!!!! YAY!!! FREE FROM NESTLE INC.!!!!!!!!!!!
Spread the word! If you like it, LMK!!! LET EVERYONE KNOW! TELL NESTLE! TELL BZZAGENT! They all want to know what you think about Nestlé® Pure Life® Splash!!!!!!!!
Go Nestle! Nourish the world with your delightful beverages and tasty tasty European chocolates (why are your US chocolates so waxy, BTW?)
DRINK UP! Stay hydrated (you need to drink a ton of water to stay healthy anyhow), and consider Nestlé® Pure Life® Splash when buying water!
[SO PRETTY!]
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Highest Paying Swagbucks Watch Playlists
Some people like short playlists organized by payout and time, and others like the highest payouts. Here are the highest paying Swagbucks Watch playlists:
- Saturday Night Live Every Day - 5 SB for 20 videos
- Comedy From Vevo - 4 SB for 18 videos
- The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon - 4 SB for 18 videos
- Kitchen How Tos Galore - 4 SB for 18 videos
- Cool Down With A Salad - 3 SB for 12 videos
- What's Your Weirdest McDonald's Experience? - 3 SB for 12 videos
- Pole Dancing For Fitness - 3 SB for 12 videos
- Fitness Through Sensual Dance- 3 SB for 13 videos
Thursday, October 15, 2015
List of Best Payout Swagbucks Watch Playlists
This list was copied from this monster post on r/swagbucks without permission and edited and rearranged to suit my purposes. Hope it's helpful!
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Thursday, October 8, 2015
Overcast trees and outfit below the knees
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Swap-bot - addicted already!
New users can sign up for a maximum of five swaps at once, and I have already found mine:
- Pen Pal Intro Zine #1
- Pick 3 Swap - October
- for the Love of Goodwill!
- Recipe Card Swap
- Just to say hello...
Lots of swaps look interesting but I don't qualify to participate yet, which is probably a good thing because I don't know if I could do all the things required in time. Like, this sewing and embroidery swap looks fun and even though I don't want an orange and black dishcloth, I'm happy to know there's a monthly dishcloth swap.
So, this endeavor should be interesting. I am looking forward to seeing what happens!
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
DRYER SHEETS - compostable? and several uses if not!
We have not used dryer sheets in over five years. When we lived in Florida, the persistent high humidity minimized static cling, and our laundry items were soft enough, and we don't like most scents, so we just never used them.
But then we moved to a very arid area that has burn bans and that is just crazy dry and all of a sudden the laundry was coming out of the dryer in big staticky balls and I was making sparks when I used light switches. SO DRY. So, dryer sheets.
Something else absent from our lives was (still is, but I'm making excuses here for past behavior) Whole Foods. This was not an issue at all, but sometimes, when I lived near a WF, I would browse the products and see what was available and interesting and overpriced. So that is my excuse for not knowing about compostable dryer sheets: no Whole Foods browsing. Also, not much interest in doing online research.
Then came the static and I made a note to find unscented dryer sheets, thinking that they did not exist. Then I was at our local Fresh Market (used to be an IGA) and saw the Arm & Hammer Fresh'n Soft dryer sheets and immediately bought a box. It said "FREE of Perfumes and Dyes" and that was what I wanted. Yay. But now I have all these used dryer sheets that do not really break down in the compost bin and I remembered seeing several Pinterest boards and pins about dryer sheets and figured I could do some research and find some uses for the fabric.
Then I was looking for patterns to make a log carrier and found An Oregon Cottage and read about ePantry [that is a referral link, BTW - here is a non-referral link, but I think you get free shipping and some discounts if you sign up with a referral code: ePantry] and discovered a brand that makes compostable dryer sheets that come in both BLUE EUCALYPTUS AND LAVENDER and FREE & CLEAR: Seventh Generation. I haven't tried them yet, but I will report my experiences with them once I do.
In the meantime, let's look at some of the alternative uses for dryer sheets that are completely synthetic and not compostable. Most lists include some uses for used dryer sheets but are mainly centered on using the new sheets' smell in different ways. But Apartment Therapy came up with a great list of 20 uses for used dryer sheets, and here it is:
1. Use it to dust your television screen. The anti-static chemicals in a dryer sheet will help to repel dust and lint.
2. Use old dryer sheets to easily wipe up talcum powder, flour, and other messes of this type.
3. Used sheets usually have enough fragrance in them to freshen up other areas in your home. Stuff them in tennis shoes, place them in closets, in laundry hampers and in pieces of luggage -- anywhere your house needs a little "refreshment."
4. Run a sheet over a piece of thread when you're doing sewing tasks. The thread won't tangle up as easy.
5. Have pet hair on your clothing? Simply wipe it off with a used dryer sheet! Also works great on cloth furniture too!
6. Keep dust and other contaminants off your glass computer screen by carefully wiping it with an old sheet.
7. Did you purchase some old, musty books at a garage sale or thrift shop? Make them smell good again! Simply place the books in a sealed plastic bag with a used dryer sheet. Allow the bag to sit undisturbed for a day or two, then remove the contents. The musty smell will be gone!
8. Got a problem with mice? Find where they are entering your house and stuff the hole shut with a used sheet. Mice won't chew through the smelly material.
9. Place a used dryer sheet in the bag of your vacuum. Sweep your house, and, once you're done, the air will smell as fresh as your clothes do.
10. These wonders of the 70's are also said to repel mosquitoes as well as other annoying, flying insects. Don't rub it on you. Instead, stick a used sheet in your belt loop.
11. You can use dryer sheets to clean and polish the chrome on your vehicles.
12. Is there a build-up of soap scum on your glass shower door? Simply use an old dryer sheet to eliminate the mess.
13. Is the interior of your car or truck smelling a little stale? Forget the pine tree on a string! Place a few used dryer sheets under the seats of your vehicle instead!
14. Use sheets to clean and polish the glass lens of your eye glasses. They're not recommended for plastic lens, though!
15. Is your hair dry and full of static electricity? Gently wipe a used dryer sheet over your head to get rid of it.
16. Dryer sheets make great dusting cloths for your wooden furniture.
17. Help keep dust and other contaminants out of your house. Simply place a used sheet inside every furnace/AC register in your house. Make sure it covers the openings and replace once they are dirty.
18. Keep your window blinds clean longer by wiping them periodically with used dryer sheets. The anti-static properties of the product will actually help to repel dust and dirt.
19. Are your scissors not cutting as smooth as they should? Wipe the blades clean with a used dryer sheet to remedy this problem.
20. Used dryer sheets make great little cloths for quick shine ups in the bathroom and kitchen too. Just use one on each of your chrome faucets and see how brightly they shine!
[Emphases mine...]
So, some interesting uses for used dryer sheets. A few of the suggestions rely on residual smell from scented sheets, but the majority focus on the anti-static and clingy properties of the synthetic fabric. Now I have uses for the Arm & Hammer sheets and when the Seventh Generation ones arrive, I will try some of the tips above before putting the used sheets into the compost bin.
Feel free to share your uses of USED dryer sheets and your experiences with alternative products!
Monday, September 21, 2015
UNICEF STAMP AND ART PROOF #1 - AFGHANISTAN
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Coca Cola Life | New Bzz Campaign!
BzzAgent sent a bottle of the new Coca Cola Life to sample. See the pretty green bottle? The green connotes health, nature, plants, and Coca Cola Life contains the plant-based sweetener stevia and cane sugar. The stevia lowers the calorie content and lowers the glycemic load of the sweet treat, and the cane sugar is a more natural and tastier sweetener than the traditional high fructose corn syrup.
Some people find stevia tasty but complain of a funny aftertaste. When I tried Coca Cola Life alone, the aftertaste was noticeable, but with food, it was not detectable. I would drink it again with food, but I think for plain soda drinking, I will stick to all cane sugar Coke until I get used to the taste and aftertaste of stevia.
Read more about Coca Cola Life here.
And here's what I did with my lovely bottle!
Thanks again, BzzAgent!
Saturday, May 23, 2015
Paula's Choice Resist Hyaluronic Acid FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Paula’s Choice Resist Hyaluronic Acid Booster is a new product I received from BzzAgent to evaluate and share with others. I have tried many skin care products but none with hyaluronic acid. Reading a bit about this compound, I discovered that it's a naturally occurring molecule in the human body that has a wide variety of metabolic functions, and that one of the functions is is skin cell repair. Sounds like extra hyaluronic acid topically might be a good thing!
When I first received my sample, I washed my face and applied the Booster directly to my skin. It has a non-goopy and non-oily feel and a nice light scent. The product can be applied to the eye area, so I put some there as well. A few minutes later, I felt like my skin needed more moisture, so I put on a layer of my regular daytime moisturizer and felt fine. Since then, I have been mixing the Paula's Choice Hyaluronic Acid Booster with my moisturizer and applying the combination, and actually "boosting" the power of my moisturizers.
My skin feels very smooth and I am looking forward to seeing what longer term use of this interesting new product does to my skin!
Thanks again to BzzAgent for this great opportunity!
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