Reuse Vacuum Bags
My mom does this and it stinks. A terrible smell comes out of the vacuum it is really disgusting and not needed when there are bag less vacuum cleaners out there. They even have washable filters in them but you do need to buy new filters after awhile.
Frugal Bridal Shower Ideas?
I do a lot of dinner parties because I love to cook and have people over. One of the things that I do for everyone for dessert is cheesecake bites. They are really easy and go a long way. I get plastic shot glass cups. I put some graham crackers on the bottom...
Car Loan vs. Paying Cash?
I would say that if you are looking to add to your credit score, get a loan. You will need at least 6 months of payments to affect your score. So I would put a lot of cash down so that I do not have many payments left. If you do not need to add to your credit...
Downloading Music?
I use itunes, it is 99 cents a song and about 7 to 10 dollars for a whole CD. I like them very much. There are no viruses. I know people that use bear share and they get so many viruses from them because you are allowing people access to your hard drive. If...
Cat is Biting and Scratching?
I have a large female cat like this. First I changed her food. That actually helped out a lot. She had digestive problems that were causing her pain and thus causing her to scratch. It sounds like this may be part of the case with your cat. If the cat is purring...
Reusing Resealable Plastic Bags
I really think about the environment so much. I feel that plastic bag should not even be made. We should not use them. They destroy the environment and animal habitats. Not everyone puts things in the garbage they are called litterers. The people who do put...
Dog Has Teary Eyes?
To me it sounds like your dog needs to see a vet. It sounds like an upper respiratory infection. It will need to be treated by a vet.
Relaxation Ideas for a Stay at Home Mom?
I like to cook and make crafts, as well. So why my son is sleeping at nap time, or bed time. I cook or craft make soap and lotions or watch a good movie or do my nails things like that.
Oven Burns the Bottom of Baked Goods?
You should move the rack up one in the oven. You should also buy a better cookie sheet. You will want to look for a thicker one. I try to buy fairly heavy cookie sheet. They provide more even heat distribution. Think of a cast iron pan. How well they cook how...
Spouse Won't Sign Divorce Papers?
It took me almost 14 years to get divorced from my ex-husband. I wanted to finally get re-married. I tried and tried for years to get him to divorce but could not keep track of him. He would move from place to place would not keep a job or if he had one would...
Uses for Pecan Shells?
If you dry them out and put them in a coffee grinder or food processor you could add them to hand soap or melt down a bar of soap and add it to the soap to help scrub things off you can also add it to a sugar body scrub as well. Just make sure that it is chopped...
Eating Green: How to Reduce the Amount of Meat You Eat
There is a great book you should read called the omnivores dilemma. By Micheal Pollan. You do not talk about the environmental damage done from eating vegetables. They use ammonium nitrate which runs off into water supplies killing whole Eco systems and killing...
Selling Empty Prescription Bottles?
I like the idea of taking them to the vet to reuse. I also will wash them out real well and put lotion in them to carry in my purse. I will put some hand soap in the other one because I do not like the soap that is in the public rest rooms it is just to drying...
Uses for Self-Rising Flour?
It is fine to use that. The only difference in self rising flour and all purpose is that self rising flour has salt and baking power added to it. It is about 1/2 tsp each for every cup in the bag. Hope that helps.
Knit an Afghan in 7 Minutes a Day
What a great idea. I love to knit but doing it for too long makes my hands hurt. As a cake decorator I did some damage to my hands before I quit. I should have quit sooner but did not realize the damage done until it was a little too late. The damage is minor...
Use Bleach Water to Control Gnats
I wish that I would have seen this post as I had a problem with gnats about 2 years ago and no matter what I could not get rid of them. I just kept trying everything that was suggested and still no luck. It got so bad I had turned to spray bug spray such as...
