November - December 2008 | Naughty & Nice
Inspired by my dog, Zorro (a 14-year-old red & white Chihuahua mix), I offer for this week’s sound advice, five uses for peanut butter.
Smooth peanut butter works well for removing sticky substances – such as the residue from price tags. It also does a great job of removing things like glue and silly putty […]
There is nothing more stressful than being in a strange city and feeling lost. Wasn’t the hotel that way?
Sure, you can grab a cab and tell the driver you need to go to “the Hilton”, but what if there is more than one Hilton in the area? My solution: my handy dandy cell phone.
As part […]
This week’s Sound Advice comes with no pun intended, and comes from a conversation Deb, my husband, her younger daughter and I had at dinner last night. Specifically, it has to do with the use of voice notes.
Most of us have things we need to remember, items to add to our to-do lists or […]
I don’t think there’s a person anywhere who hasn’t misplaced her keys at some point. Here are some suggestions for always knowing where your keys are, and preventing unplanned lockouts:
Pick on location near the door, and leave your keys there every time you come home. If you generally enter your home through the garage […]
A couple of weeks ago, Lorissa posted some tips on hair care for swimmers, which was extremely helpful. This week, I’m expanding on that, by sharing some things I’ve learned about color-treated hair. This advice applies whether you’re coloring to hide The Color That Shall Not Be Named or if you’re more into Technicolor tresses, […]
A while back I joined the gym just to use their pool. I’m on a mission to lose weight and swimming is great exercise. I go 5-6 times a week and sometimes twice in a day (a 20min swim can be great in the afternoon to release tension and stress). The problem with swimming so […]
It seems as if I am always rushing no matter what day of the week it is. What was once a leisurely pastime of soaking in a hot bathtub with candles, a glass of wine and a book seem to be in my far away past. I travel heavily and was looking for advice to […]
It was a classic problem, dishwasher’s not running properly, call the repair man. I was sure the machine was defective, or perhpas that pipes weren’t properly connecting, causing one in four loads to end up with standing water after the cycle was complete. You can imagine my embarrasment when I learned that the dishwasher was […]
For anyone who travels in the US via air, you know about the 3-1-1. From the TSA Website: 3-1-1 for carry-ons = 3 ounce bottle or less (by volume) ; 1 quart-sized, clear, plastic, zip-top bag; 1 bag per passenger placed in screening bin. One-quart bag per person limits the total liquid volume each traveler […]
First, let me introduce a new feature here on the ATG blog: “Sound Advice” is our tip of the week. Nothing earth-shattering, just commonsense tricks we like to share. Of course we invite YOU to share as well.
I have to confess, my step-father inspired this tip. You see, he loves kitchen gadgets, and last Father’s […]
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