Hard Water Leaves Hair Waxy Feeling?
Try rinsing with a capful of vinegar. Pour on, rub and rinse with water. This will help make your hair softer and it will feel cleaner. Be careful not to get it in your eyes.
Roof and Sewer Repairs for Low Income Families?
Sometimes churches have programs for such things. Call some of your local churches and inquire.
Carry a Door Hook in Your Purse
The door hooks in public restrooms are not safe from thieves. While you are in the midst of going, someone can reach over the top and take your purse. If you are behind a closed door and cant identify the person to the police and you cant catch them because...
Inexpensive Children's Christmas Gift Ideas?
Children that age dont really care if the gifts they receive are used. Just dont tell them that they are. Go to thrift shops and garage sales. There are lots of nice toys in these places. Check them over and make sure they are not ripped or stained, if not...
Squirrels and Chipmunks Chewing Car Wiring?
I know its mean but I would throw stones at the squirrels anytime I see them get near where they are not supposed to be. If you dont want to hurt them with stones, try paperwads. If they know that some kind of ammo is coming at them, theyll leave.
Dyed Hair Too Dark?
What is your natural color? For dark colored hair, ash colors tend to pull the red out. If your natural color is dark and you dont want the red, opt for a medium brown. If your natural color is a light color, opt for a light brown. I would not recommend a blond...
Tiny Black Biting Bugs in Bed?
I dont know what kind of bugs they are but this is what I would do: In the morning, strip your bed of sheets, blankets and pillowcases. Then spray your bed and your pillows with raid. Be sure to get both sides of the pillows. Wash all your bedding in hot water...
Teen Job Ideas?
What assets do you have that you can make money with? Do you have a computer or a camera? If not, do your parents have anything they would let you use? You can make money with a computer and whatever kind of software you are familiar with. Example: if you are...
Joint Birthday Party Ideas?
If you go to Cicis, your friends may also want to order sodas. If you have it at your house, you can buy just a couple of two-liters of soda and with ice, it will go a long way.
Dealing with an Abusive Spouse?
It is better to be happy without another person than to be miserable with them.
Buying a Flipper Kit?
What do you mean by a flipper kit. There are flipper kits for teeth, and there are flipper kits for costumes with feet flippers, and probably several more meanings for flipper kits. Which one do you mean?
Cleaning a Stain on a Coach Leather Purse?
No. Dont machine wash leather because it will fall apart. I had a beautiful leather coat and made the mistake of machine washing it. It is totally ruined. Perhaps someone here knows how to clean leather. I dont know how but I do know not to machine wash it...
Resolving Conflict With Spouse?
Verbal abuse, emotional abuse, physical abuse. Its all abuse. With physical abuse, he may go to jail, and your wounds might heal depending on how bad he has hurt you. Most likely he will not go to jail for the verbal or emotional abuse, but those are the wounds...
Dealing With a Thoughtless and Verbally Abusive Husband?
You cannot change another person. But you can change how you react to another person.
Receiving Social Security Survivor's Benefits?
My daughters father also passed away at the age of 21. I checked to see if she could get ssi or survivors benefits. I could not because he didnt have enough work credits yet. However, this was back in 1981 when I applied. Rules may have changed since then. I...
Leaving an Abusive Husband?
If you ask your family to come and get you. I would ask them to take you to somebody they know can keep you safe and someone your bully doesnt know. Your familys place is the very first place he will look for you. Dont be there. In the meantime, when you use...
Planning a Vow Renewal Ceremony?
On your invitations, say hubby will be 50 years old on our 10th wedding anniversary which is (date). On this day, at (time and place ) we will be renewing our vows, please join us as we once again make sacred promises to each other. Please join us afterward...
Planning a Vow Renewal Ceremony?
Ive been a minister for many years and have officiated at a lot of weddings and vow renewals. You can just wear a nice dress if you want to or if you prefer, wear a wedding dress again. Just remember, that your guests will remember your celebration more than...
Removing Dark Circles Under Eyes?
Cut two cool thin cucumber slices. Lay down and put the cucumber slices on your closed eyes. Relax like that for about 30 minutes. Also, be sure to drink plenty of water and get enough sleep.
To Buy Or Not To Buy
I once paid over $1000 for a dress I only wore once... my wedding day! Other than that, its a great rule to live by.
Renewing Marriage Vows?
Contact a wedding officiant in your state. If they are established as an officiant, they will be able to help you.
Jobs for Kids?
Your post does not say how old you are. Are you old enough and responsible enough to babysit? Maybe a paper route? You will need your parents permission. When I was about 12, I sold greeting cards to my neighbors and friends.
Self Employment Ideas for Young Adults?
Do you have a camera? Do you like to take pictures? Rather a digital camera or an instant polaroid camera, you can take pictures of people, pets, events, etc. People will pay you for the pictures, especially if you can make an album or a cd for them. Video...
Pages Too Big for Computer Screen?
Do you have a wheel on your mouse? Hold down your control key and pull the wheel toward you at the same time. If no wheel, hold down your control key and the arrow down key at the same time. Either way, this will make the letters on your monitor adjust to where...
Filing Notes?
Instead of throwing them in a shoe box, get a blank journal and some sticky notes or some temporary glue to glue your notes onto the blank pages of a notebook. This way all your notes are in one place, and when no longer useful, just discard the sticky note...
Organizing a Bedroom Without a Closet?
Walmart has portable clothes racks that you have to assemble yourself starting at about $15.00. The one for $15 has a bar to hang your clothes plus a rack to put shoes and such. If your bedroom has room for a dresser or two, use them for as many things as possible...
Storing Greeting Cards?
I keep a 3-ring binder notebook, and have about 100 plastic sheet protectors in them. (You can buy these sheet protectors at Walmart. They are less than $4 for 50 of them). I keep my greeting cards that I want to keep in them. Some cards are small, and they...
Treating Poison Ivy?
To guest99. What does this jewelweed look like? Could you provide a picture so we know what leaves to look for. Do they populate the midwest or just southern states?
Homemade Dish Soap Recipe for Softer Hands?
Every time your hands touch water, dry them thoroughly, then apply a dab of hand lotion. Also do this when your hands havent got wet but still feel too dry. I have the same problem. I like Vaseline intensive care the best but I will use other kinds too. Keep...
Something Is Causing Itching and Bumps?
You are not seeing anything there when you look at the itching spot in question. It may be anxiety that you are experiencing, especially if you detest having insects touching your skin. The anxiety (nerves) itself can be what is causing the bumps. Ones mind...
Fleas in My Hair?
If you can, have someone separate your hair and look for little white things that look like dandruff. Especially look in the back of the neck and behind the ears. If there are little white things there, they could be either lice or dandruff. Dandruff will flick...
Legitimate Online Jobs?
I read a lot of these jobs online. Its just too hard to tell what is legit and what isnt. Some want you to pay for them to give you a job. I never paid for a job in my life and Im not about to start now. I think a good way to work online is to sell items you...
Neighbor's Dog Getting Under My Mobile Home?
I think if a dog can get under there, so can a skunk, possum or other unwanted pests. I love dogs and sometimes they are just trying to tell you something. Please find out how the dog is getting under there and fix that spot. No need to fix the dog.
Flesh-colored Bumps on Forehead?
Pay attention to what you eat when these bumps appear. You may be allergic to something. Or if you are taking any kind of new meds or vitamins, you may be having an allergic reaction to them.
Home Remedy for Restless Leg Syndrome?
The best thing that works for me is putting a bar of bath soap between my sheets at the foot of my bed. Sometimes when my legs feel restless but Im not ready for bed yet, I take a bar of dry bath soap and rub it up and down in small circles on the back of my...
Cleaning Refrigerator and Freezer Gaskets?
Dawn dish soap first. Apply it directly with a dishcloth and then rinse with plain water. The same can be used for any copper tubing nest.
Dumpster Diving Down Under?
Furniture in the garbage is one thing I would not recommend taking into your home because thats how bugs travel, but sometimes you can find some items that can be of value to you that were not as valuable to the person who threw them away. I have found dishes...
Kitchen Paint Color Advice?
Dark colored walls would be too uninviting since the counters are already dark. You could use a light brown or any light color. Personally I would choose an off white. With white, you can put up a nice paper boarder that has some color matches with your dark...
Cleaning Cigarette Smoke Residue Off Paneled Walls?
For paneled walls, you could try Avon Skin So Soft. Water could discolor paneling so if you must use water solutions, do so sparingly. Dusting sprays such as pledge or old gold are also good for cleaning paneling as is Murphys oil soap.
Inexpensive 10th Birthday Ideas?
How about kids karaoke? A game of monopoly with a few friends? Or play old fashioned kids games at your home such as pin tail on donkey, musical chairs, etc. Hide some prizes and have them all go on a scavenger hunt. When my child was 10, I bought a big bag...
Keep Grocery List in Cell Phone
Thank you. If I win or not, I am blessed just knowing I helped someone.
Inexpensive Bathroom Wall Covering Ideas?
How big is your bathroom? You may be able to cover it with two or three rolls of contact paper. I like the brown contact paper that looks like paneling, but thats my preference. You might like something else. Contact paper comes in several different colors...
Repairing a Glider Rocker?
Put a piece of carpet on the side the chair has lifted on. It will lift it up and off of the platform.
What is Dumpster Diving?
Dumpster Diving: The act of climbing in a dumpster to obtain someone elses trash or the act of picking up someone elses trash. Be careful climbing in dumpsters though as people throw away broken glass or worse insulin needles. You dont want to get picked by...
Recycling Printer Cartridges?
I like using new ones and I think it is a mess to refill them so I sell my empty ones on ebay.
Remedy for Shin Bone Leg and Toe Cramps at Night?
An old Indian remedy for leg cramps: Put a bar of soap under your bedsheet down by your feet or shins.
Income Ideas for a Stay at Home Mom?
You could make a little bit more income by selling on ebay. You have 2 children and children outgrow their clothes fast. You can sell their outgrown clothes. You can also sell other peoples items on a commission basis. Check your attic or basement, closets...
What Temperature Water Do I Use to Remove a Chocolate Clothing Stain?
Cold water. I wash all clothes in cold water as warm and hot water usually set stains.
How Can I Recycle Old Wire Shopping Baskets?
Gift baskets, flower baskets, place to store extra blankets and linens. Oh, I wish I had some of those old wire shopping baskets. I could probably think of a thousand uses for them.
Where Can I Buy Gray or Silver Hair Dye?
I have a friend who has very stubborn gray hair. No matter how many times she dyes it, the gray still shines through. She got so mad at the way it looked, she went and bought herself a wig. Now she owns several wigs. She says they are easier to take care of...
Remedy for Itchy Skin?
Take the flat backside of a wooden backscratcher and apply it with hydrocortisone cream, or with the essential oils and witchhazel recipe. Slide it up and down your back.
Storing Plastic Grocery Bags
I have an old coat that I no longer wear hanging in my coat closet. I roll up plastic bags real small and stuff them down into the sleeves of that coat. Anytime I need to use one, I just pull one out from the bottom of the sleeve. Its great. It hides the mess...
Getting Rid of Older Televisions?
Wow. To see this, that people have so much trouble getting rid of their old TVs really surprises me. I actually go around town in my pickup on trash night looking for old TVs. The ones that work, I resell. Some dont work but are an easy fix so I fix them and...
Getting Assistance for Food?
The Methodist church in my town has a food pantry. Once a month eligible people can go there and get free food. Ive got soup, crackers, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, coffee, hot chocolate, hamburger, hotdogs, cheese, and more. They also help out with personal...
Need Help Planning an Inexpensive Wedding?
Although I didnt do this myself, I have seen it and it is beautiful. I live about a mile away from a beach off of Lake Huron. I have seen weddings take place right there. No charge for the venue. They just rent some chairs for guests to sit. After the ceremony...
Buying Used Wedding Dresses in Bulk?
I too am dying to know what you would use them for. If for crafts, try a clothing thrift shop.
Tiny Silver Gray Bugs Under Cat's Water Bowl?
I just read in a different post that wrigleys spearmint gum sticks have been keeping these tiny bugs at bay. Get a package and unwrap each stick of gum and put them underneath your cats bowl. If it doesnt help, it cant hurt.
How to Make Money on the Internet?
When you see ads that sound too good to be true, they are too good to be true. Suppose you see an ad that says Make money listening to music. Google Make Money Listening To Music Scam, or any other too good to be true ad, google it in followed by the word scam...
Ideas for an Exchange of Vows Ceremony and Party?
Fuzzytufts. They could choose to make each other their power of attorneys instead of husband and wife, therefore giving them each the right to make medical and legal choices for each other in the event something should happen.
Show Up REALLY Early at Garage Sales
I know that was a joke but I just wanted to let you know that sometimes the better bargains are after the sales or the last day of the sale because sometimes things are marked down very low. Sometimes the sellers give away what is left because they dont want...
Girl's Guitar Themed Birthday?
Ive had some luck with some very crafty people on ebays Want It Now. Its free to post something you want. Ask if someone could make guitar invitations, napkins, mobiles, etc.
Making Something with a Bumper Pad?
Those would be good for knee pads for people that work in gardens or to rest your knees on when scrubbing floors.
Cleaning Smoke Residue From The Inside Of A Car
For the car windows inside and out, I use dawn dish soap and water. It even takes the yellowing from the smoke out. For the interior, I dust everything first. Then in a spray bottle filled with water, put in a squirt of dawn dish soap. Put top on bottle and...
Save Shoe Boxes
I love that idea of the Shoebox Project. Kids right in our own area are in need of back-to-school supplies. Not everyone can afford stuff like that. Another shoe box project could be to fill a shoebox with some personal needs that everyone uses but cant always...
Coloring Chipped Lamp with Marker
I have a pair of black shoes that I really like. They got scuff marks on them. I colored the scuff marks with a black permanent marker. They look as good as new.
Keeping Important Items Handy
You are 15 and you are already that organized? Good for you! Im 61 and I never thought of that. What a good idea!
