Home Alarm tip
A construction contractor gave me this tip to prevent false alarms. Remove cobwebs from around your alarm sensor and get rid of any spiders near it. The movement of a web, or spider, in front of the alarm sensor can trigger a false alarm. Air rushing out of your heating and cooling vents can get those strands of webs moving. I also keep the vents near my ceiling dust free with a long duster. Remember, when you go on vacation to call your alarm company to give them your house/pet sitters’s phone #, in case there is a false alarm or possible break in.
Quick shortcuts with food for company
Save on prep time and buy prediced ingredients. Many grocery stores carry, fresh diced onions. Soups and other recipes call for a vegetable mixture called mirepoix, which can also be purchsed in the fresh food section. Keep cream cheese on hand because it can be mixed with so many other items for a quick dip or hors’doeuvres. Mixed thawed spinach (thawed in a flash in the microwave) or herbs with the cream cheese and serve with crackers or cut up veggies for drop in guests. For Ham Pinwheels: Take thin slices of ham, spread on cream cheese, plain or with herbs, then roll up the ham tightly with the shorter sides. Slice it about 1/4 in. thick for a lovely appetizer. Yummy French Bread appetizer: Cut a loaf of french bread into 1/2 inch slices. Spread with softened butter with a dab of mustard mixed in. Top with Brie cheeze. You can also sprinkle paprika on some and Fines’ herbs or Herbs De Provence on others for more festive colors. Broil theses just until the edges turn brown, maybe a minute or two. Quick stuffed mushrooms: Remove the mushroom stems and dice them. Add cream cheeze, chopped green onion and salami bits. Mix together, and stuff the mushrooms. Cook on baking sheet for 10 min.s @ 375. You can get creamed spinach in the freezer section and stuff the mushrooms with this for a variarion. Remember the classic, but easy artichoke dip. One can of chopped artichoke hearts. 3/4 cup of mayonaise. One cup of cheeze, can be parmesian, or whatever tickles your fancy. You can add anything else, green chili, herbs, whatever. Cook @350 for about 25 min.s Keep some high quality frozen appetizers in your fridge for drop in company, such as those from Trader Joe’s. In an emergency, Cut…
Children’s stomach and bowel woes
If your child is having stomach/bowel problems which keep reoccuring for several weeks, it’s time to take the next step. Check her stress level. Could she be bullied at school? Is she having problems with her teacher, homework, classwork or peers? Check in with her teacher to see what may be happening. If she got an all clear from her doctor, then insist on a more in depth evaluation, including blood tests for blood sugar, gluten and lactose intolerance. Also have a stool sample analyzed, particularly if your family travels. A good friend in my nursing school was hospitalized with a nasty GI parasite and she hadn’t left the state, much less the country. Is your child getting 5 to 7 fruits and vegetables a day? Is she mainly living on fast foods (particularly teenagers)? I’m guilty of making meals from frozen, but organic foods without including a salad for roughage. If she is running to activity to activity, without much downtime? A hectic schedule can contribute to GI woes.
Travel Tips
It’s better to start packing for your next trip right after you get back, rather than waiting to do so right before your next one. If you need a new travel size deodorant or toothpaste, get them right away and pack in your carry-on. Wash your make up brushes upon return and when dry, pack them in your cosmetic bag. This way, if you have a family emergency, you’re good to go. I keep small containers on hand, so I can fill them up quickly. Save money, by recycling clean small containers, that used to contain your eye cream or lip balm. I also stash samples and the small cosmetic freebies from magazines, in one place and take them along on journeys. Airport security allows the blunt tip baby nail scissors to be taken in a carry-on bag. They are great for cutting open samples or foil pouches of facial creams. I also cut off the bottom of tubes, to get every last bit of ointment or cream, while on the road. I have a bin where my holey underwear and socks go, plus any clothes that have a few more wearings. Then I can throw away or leave the clothes enroute, to make room for new purchases. I went to Egypt with one small, carry-on suitcase and managed to have room for a lot of souvenirs and gifts. When I leave clothes behind, I put a note on top of them in the hotel, that I am done wit them. I keep an extra comb, travel tooth brush and disposible razor in my carry-on bag, so don’t have to remember to pack these before a trip. You may want to have a space in your closet for a nightgown and several travel dresses or outfits. Yes, I’m wearing…
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