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Make Your Own Ironing Board Cover
I made my own ironing board cover! At least part of it anyways. My mom took over when I ran into a problem and since I am not very expert in sewing and was rather busy with canning some spaghetti sauce – blah, blah blah – mom being such a kind, loving and helpful person took it upon herself to bail me out. I was glad! No complaints here. The whole process was really easy with only one snag which I’ll tell you about in a minute. We used this tutorial from U-Blog which utilizes your old ironing board cover . This picture shows the area we could never get…
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Tackle It Tuesday #140
I looked in this cupboard one evening and the utter untidiness of it all struck me. What a mess! This has got to change! Hmmm, how could I improve it? Then I had an aha moment. I remembered these little organizers I had tried to sell for $.25 at my first ever garage sale and nobody had wanted them. Thankfully – since now they would come in very handy. Oh, yes. Muuuch better. I love it! The trays on the left are used very infrequently so it matters not that they’re stacked because when I do need them, I’ll just slide them out, choose my paper and then slide it…
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Study That Didn't Take Much Study
Take a look at this Frosted Mini-Wheats box – at the very top where it says Clinically Shown to improve kids’ attentiveness by nearly 20%. In very small print there is a 1 next to the 20%. If you read the footnote for that notation here is what it says. Based upon independent clinical research, kids who ate Kellogg’s Frosted Mini-Wheats cereal for breakfast had up to 13% better attentiveness three hours after breakfast than kids who ate no breakfast. I hope they didn’t spend too much time on this "in depth" study – or very much money. Funny how they try to wow you with their studies but then…
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Nature Inspiration
I sat and gazed in silence At the azure sky overhead. In the glory of that moment, A simple prayer was said. I thanked God for all the grandeur, For His beauty everywhere, I praised the Great Creator As I sat in silent prayer. I found an inspiration And a peace within my soul,, I took the time to worship And I felt myself made whole. – Lois Anne Williams Copyright 2008 Treasuring the Moments
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Homemade Dishwasher Detergent – A Failure
I got inspired to try out a homemade dishwasher detergent. Every recipe I looked at on the Internet recommended Borax and Baking Soda 1:1. Okay, no problem. I’ve had Borax downstairs on top of my freezer for about 5 years now, waiting for some use I’ve quite forgotten. Of course, baking Soda was in my cupboards as well. My first attempt was unsatisfactory. Dishes had some particles of food, smudges and a fine film covering the surface. Second attempt adding vinegar as a rinse aid was unsatisfactory. Same problem. Dishes had particles of food, smudges and a fine film. Now I’ve used vinegar plenty in the past as a rinse…
