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(August 13 - 19, 2011)

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Tip: Tips for Organizing Your Closet

August 18, 2011

I have too many clothes, well, some think so. I love buying at thrift stores, consignment shops, and clearance racks. The problem is they get lost in a closet that should have enough room.

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Tip: Read Labels and Avoid Marketing Schemes

August 17, 2011

I, like so many other woman, will try almost anything. Then I noticed companies are betting on just that! Shaving cream for one example: it softens, has aloe or tons of other promises. Maybe they do, but is it worth the extra money you pay for it?

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Tip: Extending the Life of Razor Blades

August 15, 2011

Wherever you live, razors are left in an environment of heat, humidity, wet, and steamy air. If you look closely at your razor, it is most likely either molded or rusty.

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Kerr/Ball Guide For Canning QuestionsSo many people are asking about canning foods or freezing them. I have an old Kerr Canning guide that is so old the pages are falling out, but I love it.

Key Ring for Dog TagsThe spare key rings that don't have keys on them have a dual life in our household. When our pets' tags come off their collars due to those flimsy wire ones, I take an extra key ring to replace the flimsy one that broke.

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Lunch box with a Good Value container full of dip, one full of eggs, and celery and cauliflower loose in the box

Reusing Food PackagingWhile shopping for something small to abate my sweet tooth, I stumbled on a Great Value (Walmart brand) frozen snack. They are $.75 in the ice cream treat section. As I was washing the container, I thought of all the cool things I could do with it.

Skillet Pillsbury Rolls and BiscuitsIf your sweet tooth is giving you fits and you don't have anything on hand to calm it, pop open a can of rolls or biscuits. Roll out as flat as possible, and add to low to medium heat in a skillet with a little butter or margarine.

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Tennis Ball ParkingMy garage has a work bench set up in it and all the extra doo-dads that one keeps stored. I can park my car inside when needed but there is not much space in front before the bumper meets the wall.

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Coffee Filters to Protect Non-Stick PansPutting a coffee filter in each pot or pan before stacking will keep them from scratching each other while in storage.

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Leftover Rice - Four WaysI recently cooked a whole package of brown rice and made stir fried rice, which was very good. This was for a group buffet and I ended up with quite a bit left over. There are just two of us at home and we didn't want to eat stir fry rice every day for a week.

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Makeup Organizer for CrayonsI solved my daughter's problem of too many crayons, ink pens, and colored pencils by giving her a makeup organizer. This organizer has three zippered pockets, and folds into a square with a handle.

Socks for Sweaty BottlesI cut off the bottom of socks just above the heel to put over my kid's water bottles to soak us the wetness from the bottle sweating. It saves papers, shoes, and whatever else your kids put in their backpack or gym bag from getting soaking wet.

Washable Pet BeddingIf you have ever purchased a pet bed, you will know from experience that the bedding often becomes stinky and needs cleaning. I always look for beds with zippers so that you can wash the cover.

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Ice Cube Trays for BeadsOrganizing beads is simple if you use an ice cube tray to keep them in.

Organizing Kitchen CabinetsI live in a small apartment and have limited storage space. I love to bake and have lots of odd size pans and casserole dishes. I purchased several small plastic crates similar to a milk crate. These fit neatly in one lower cabinet.

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Potpourri Packing Peanuts Scent JarIf you take a potpourri pot or a small jar and fill it with packing peanuts, then spray your favorite perfume on it, it will hold the scent and keep the room fresh. You can also use potpourri spray for this.

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Snack Cup Pudding PopsTo make pudding pops from a snack size pudding cup, make a small cut in the top and put the Popsicle stick in it, then freeze. Pull off the foil when ready to eat.

A blank grocery list ready to be filled out.

Thrifty Grocery ShoppingI have found over the years that if I use a shopping list, I tend to spend less money. Depending on the layout of the store that you shop in, make up a form such as this one on your computer and save it so you can print one out any time you need it.

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Use Less Bleach In LaundryI was taught to put bleach in all my white loads for 3 reasons.

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Add Eggs To Sage StuffingThis is for any stuffing recipe containing sage. The addition of chopped boiled eggs and chicken broth makes the the flavor deeper and the dressing healthier, since it has protein in it from the eggs.

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Orange kitten and black kitten on auto sun shield

Auto Sun Shield for Cat BedMy sun shield for the car had fallen off the table and landed upside down. It was the silver kind that looks like aluminum foil. I found my kittens, Tommy and Peanut, had made themselves a nice comfortable nap mat out of it.

Bubbles for the GardenKeep several bottles of bubbles on bricks around the parameters of your garden if you have lots of bug problems. Let the kids play with the bubbles around the garden, not really blowing them directly on the plants but above them.

Chocolate Lemon Biscuit SliceA delicious slice which is made more delicious with the lemon icing which soaks into the biscuit.

Getting Food Home From the Grocery StoreWhere we live, it's at least a 20 minute drive home from the closest grocery store. So it never fails, whenever I buy cold foods, they are warm by the time I get home, and frozen foods are melted.

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Homemade Ant TrapsI used this thrifty recipe instead of purchasing expensive ant baits, and it really works well because the sugar draws the ants in. It only takes a couple of days to see results, and it is disposable.

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Make Your Own Blackboard PaintAll you need to make your own blackboard paint without buying a whole can and having all that left over is two ingredients: acrylic paint and unsanded tile grout powder, which you can buy in a small sack.

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Organizing Electrical CordsTake empty toilet tissue or paper towel cardboards and use them to store extension cords, Christmas string lights, or any cords in them. They work great.

Pillow sham draped over the back of the couch

Place Ice Bag in Pillow ShamThe muscles in my back bunched up at work yesterday and it's left me rather sore. I knew I needed to put ice on it, but I didn't feel like messing with it. This morning I had to put ice on it.

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Save Money On Amazon PurchasesTo save money on Amazon.com. Be sure to check out Amazon's warehouse, warehousedeals.com. It is full of refurbished and open-box items featured at lower prices. All Warehouse purchases are covered by Amazon's standard 30-day return policy.

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Use Baby Powder for Greasy HairPut baby powder in your hair and then brush it out. I suggest brushing it out outside or in your shower for easier clean up.

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Use Hair Conditioner as Shaving CreamMy aunt taught me a long time ago that if you use hair conditioner for shave lotion/gel/cream it works just as good, even better. I have used this for years. A couple of years ago I got married, and my husband uses it now for his face. His face is sensitive.

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Sliding glass doors with white twin sheets as curtains behind lace curtains.

Use Sheet for CurtainsOur sliding glass door has old lace curtains on a spring-loaded rod. I went to Walmart and bought 2 twin size white sheets and a second rod.

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Growing Thick Walled Sweet PeppersWhen I first started growing peppers, they were very thin walled, so thin walled that when just picking one, my fingers would break the walls. They were also very bitter.

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Keep Thread From TanglingWhen hand sewing, whether a button or whatever, take the thread and run through a bar of soap. It won't tangle and makes the thread stronger

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Make Iced Tea When TravelingIn the evening, after the day's events are over, I make hot water in the coffee pot, then steep a hotel tea bag in a tall hotel cup, sweetened with hotel sugar or sweetener.

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Make Your Own Disinfectant WipesI learned to make my own disinfecting wipes when my kids where in diapers and the disinfecting wipes had just come out and were/are expensive.

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Reuse Cardboard Packaging for Food StorageClean out cardboard containers, like the ones that held food. Cover them with contact or wrapping paper and use them to store leftover pantry food and small items.

Soft Scrub to Remove StainsI had a set in tea stain on one of my white t-shirts. I had just bought a container of Soft Scrub - it will clean about anything. So I dropped just a small dot on the two stains and washed. They came out!

Store Batteries in the RefrigeratorI store my batteries in Ziplock bags in the fridge. It's simple enough to just have a different bag for each size. They are easy to access, and supposedly storing them in the fridge will give them longer life!

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Block of Styrofoam with nails and screws pushed partway into it

Styrofoam for Holding HardwareWhen assembling an item that comes with squares of hardware such as bookcases, you can put the nails and other hardware in the Styrofoam to keep them from rolling around.

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Turning Water into WineYou will need one pound of sugar, one gallon of water, and a 1/4th packet of regular yeast. Heat water in a pot till boiling and add sugar to melt, then pour in a gallon jug, such as clean milk container or other kind of jar.

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Creams Don't Get Rid of Stretch MarksDoctor Oz says stretch marks are below the layers of skin that creams can help with. I would think that he would jump on the chance to endorse something. So if he isn't, I tend to believe him.

Getting Kids to Turn Laundry Right Side OutAs a mother of 3 boys, laundry day was every day. I found I was spending a lot of time turning clothes right side out. After asking them a million times not to put clothes in the hamper inside out, I finally just started leaving them that way.

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Soak Tops of Rolls in ButterIf you soak the tops of rolls that you have just rolled out, in a pan with some melted butter they turn out better.

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