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(November 1 - 30, 2015)

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Diamond Post Medal for All Time! 1,246 Posts
November 24, 2015

I love this because I have a tendency to somehow have loose yarn from my projects all over the place and cannot sit still long enough to ball them back up by hand.

Wind Yarn with a Hand Mixer

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November 21, 2015

Whenever I browned hamburger meat for tacos, spaghetti, or whatever, I used to take the meat out of the pan, transfer it to a strainer to drain the grease and then return it to the pan to finish cooking. I have found a better way.

Easily Remove Grease from Ground Beef

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Gold Post Medal for All Time! 969 Posts
November 10, 2015

If you get a wire mesh document holder from the Dollar stores, they work great for those boxes you have to roll things out of. I found one in blue for .25 at a thrift store and did just that.

Storing Foil and Waxed Paper Boxes

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Silver Post Medal for All Time! 418 Posts
November 4, 2015

Now that the days are getting shorter, it's a good time to clean your oil lamps and get the dust off the globes. That's what I have done because, when we lose power, we have no water.

Oil lamps with clean globes.

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November 4, 2015

I coat my hands with Bag Balm before putting on my leather gardening gloves. This helps keep my hands and nails healthy while, at the same time, keeps my gloves supple.

gardening gloves and open can of bag balm

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