Best Household Tips #6, and Kitchen Breakfast table

Hello Sweet Friends,

and Happy May to you!

Hope your day has been more

fun than mine............

He I had to get a root canal today.

Have to say it was painless, but

did experience some unusual

things. For some reason right

after they gave me the shots my 

hands started shaking some and

it was like I could feel some

thing was strange all thru my

system, but thank the Lord it

only lasted a few minutes and

then went away. Have never

had that happen before..........

 I was also having some trouble

swallowing, think because I was 

so numb, but it sort of made me 

feel panicked everytime I tried to 

swallow, but then I would be able

 to and it would stop until the next

time.  Was very very happy my

procedure only lasted 45 mins.

instead of an hr.to hr.and a half.

  The novacaine

has finally worn off and now

I am feeling sore, from where

I got the shots,  but other than

that I am fine. So praying that

this saves the tooth,  but want

even know for another 2 weeks

or maybe longer...........

Afterwards I went Mother's Day 

shopping for one of our favorite

Mom's.......so that added a lil fun

to the day at least.

Yesterday, I decided to play a 

little.  I had already changed

up the vignette on my kitchen

table weeks ago.  The sign was

a birthday/vacation present that

 we got at Cracker Barrel when 

we went to Asheville the end

of March...but had just not had

time to take any pics yet.

So decided to set a breakfast

table to go with it just for the fun 

of it, which later turn into our

 dinner table.

My playing is usually useable

 in the end.  lol  So that is where

the pics came from that you

are seeing in this post.

So on with my Tips!!

#31

Sick of Soap Scum??

A new way to get soap scum off

your tile is to use dryer sheets.

It is amazing how well it works

but it does take a number of them

to do it, but it has a nice fragrance

while you are working. Think it

would probably work nicely on

shower doors as well, but don't

have any to try it on.........lol

So if you do... give it a go......

or  there is another way to get

rid of that soap scum, my daughter

just put me on to it recently, but

it is a bit of a smelly way too,

 it is called

"Kaboom, shower, tub and tile 

cleaner", it works great, I have

 to say,  but it is no green cleaner

 for sure, better open up the

 windows if you use this, as it

 is pretty strong, but have to say

 it does make quick work of it.

Saw this sign at Cracker Barrel
months ago, and like it, but it 
was $40. and I didn't like it that
much to pay $40, but the next
time I saw it in Asheville it
was only $20,  so decided it 
needed to come home 
with me.  lol

#32

Tired of telling your children to

pick up their things ?

Then give them a box or basket

for them to pick up all their things

 (jackets, book bags, etc) at one

time and to take them to their room.

  I usually did it not long before bed-

time, as I did want them to feel like

they can live in their home. Upon

giving them the basket or box also

explain to them that if they fail

 to pick up their things, that Mom

 will confiscate the items and put

 them away and said child must

 buy them back @ 50 cents an 

item with their allowance money.

If they don't get an allowance

then they can do some chore

of your choice around the house

in order to retrieve the item.

 Only takes a few times of having

to buy it back, and they will

 happily  pick up their stuff......

This tip is a voice and Mother

Saver!!  lol

#33

Going thru a very stressful time

like having someone in the family

in the hospital or worse?

I try to find ways to give me more

time and less work.  One is stop re-

cycling your trash temporarily during

that time, and use paper plates and 

cups. Buy a rotisserie chicken, and

 some veggies and dip, to have 

something in the house to snack on,

 and eat takeout if possible, and try

 to make as healthy a choice as 

possible,  as you don't need to be

getting sick on top of it all.

with posterized affect

#34

Is your bedroom looking more

Shabby than Chic because your 

comforter really needs replacing,

but you just don't have a lot of

$$$ to replace it?

One way to make it look Chic again

is to purchase a  duvet cover, they

 are at least 50-70% less than a new

 comforter, you just put the old shabby

 comforter inside the new duvet and

 it looks great again, and many times

 they come with pillow shams to match.

 You can find great deals at places

 like Ross, Home Goods/TJ Maxx,

 Marshall's, Target, and Walmart.

#35

Too many gadgets and utensils in

your kitchen drawers but you don't 

want to get rid of them, cause you

do use them at times, just not daily.

Then get a plastic shoe box or a reg.

shoe box and fill it with those items

that you don't use on a regular basis.

Then label it (extra kitchen untensils 

are whatever you have put in it) and

 store it in another place. I keep mine 

on a shelf in the garage right outside 

the kitchen door, so I can grab it any-

time I need it.  Works great for freeing 

up drawer space.  I also used the same 

method for jewelry.

Blueberry scones.....yum!
Haven't had those for awhile....

 #36

Love burning candles but don't

enjoy cleaning up the waxy mess

afterwards?

Just switch to tea light candles,

they only burn 4 hrs, but typically

that is long enough, and then you

just throw the lil tinholder away,

no clean up.......and if you have

a time when you want a colored

candle with fragrance you can 

splurge and buy "Yankee Candle" 

tealights, they  come in a clear 

holder so you can see the color

 of the candle, and they put off a

 wonderful fragrance as well.....

These tips are part of a series
 I started back in March..........

If you are interested in seeing
household tips #5, 
Just click here.

   and each post will take you
 to another, if you want!


Well, Happy you could come 
for a visit and hope you find
a tip that might be helpful.

Have a Delightful week!

Love, Hugs, and
First of May Blessings,

Nellie


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