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Tefila ↓

Mon, Jan 24 2005, 4:21 pm

Decided I need more then a few tips, for quick clean-ups,quick sheital, hair touch up etc etc etc.

And would like creative ones too.

Like what to do if there's no more diapers and you are in the furniture store with an oderifous baby that can damage the ecology Smile

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proudmom ↓

Mon, Jan 24 2005, 4:29 pm

http://www.waynescomputerworld......html

helpful tips for laundry

↑ Tefila ↓

Mon, Jan 24 2005, 4:58 pm

Tips I learnt thru trial and error

1. grease like vaseline etc, works well on washing off make-up ie face, hand, or baby creams.

2.And if gum or playdough gets stuck anywhere besides clothes or carpet oil, margarine or vaseline will clean it right off. As rydys said marg works well for easier removal of lice.

3. To keep area rugs from lifting in corners use strong double sided tape.

4. Can't be bothered to do a whole new paint job but can't stand the wall as is now. Sponge paint in same or similar color will add interest to walls and will look fresher, less paint, less mess and less headache.

5. To have a clean home keep away from clutter keep an open floor plan so even when b"h the kids are playing etc it won't look nearly as messy.

I don't own a coffee table for 2 reasons 1 I think with tots they are not so safe and 2 it will be a place for everyones papers and books this I do not need.
Also have a spot for kids backpacks so when they get out their homework the house will still be a hazard free zone!

By the way there is nonething worse then using the top of refrigerator as a paper collection zone etc. Makes the kitchen look a mess.

6. When hanging pictures make sure they are eye level and one doesn't have to stretch their neck to see. But most important make sure they are hanging straight nonething worse then thinking a tot hung it up!!

7. Rg thanks for this one for in between the tiles I use a piece of steel wool, and they turn white again...

Just thought I would share some tips...... I need plenty more too Very Happy

↑ Tefila ↓

Mon, Jan 24 2005, 11:53 pm

Keep a lint brush by the door for quick touch-ups before going out. Works great on stray hair. To clean quickly, rub the lint brush in the "wrong" direction with a damp washcloth.

A minute saved is a minute earned! Try out these 5 quick and easy time saving tips!

. PREPARE FOR PHONE CALLS.

Before you call someone, make a list of important things you want to say or ask. This way, you won't forget anything, and you won't have to waste time calling back later.

SAVE YOUR WORK OFTEN.

If you use the computer at home or at work, and you're typing a word processing document, or entering data, etc. be sure to keep saving your work at least every 10-15 minutes. If your computer freezes up, you will have retained most of your work, and you won't waste time having to do everything all over again.

FOLD SHEETS IN A PILLOWCASE.

As soon as you pull sheets and pillow cases out of the dryer, or off the line, place all matching flat sheets, fitted sheets and additional pillowcases, inside one of the matching pillowcases. The entire set will be together next time you want to use it

↑ Tefila ↓

Mon, Jan 24 2005, 11:57 pm

By Colleen Moulding | 2004-08-14 Topic Site: Cleaning Group | Organization

1. Whenever you have a few minutes to spare put away five or ten items that are not in their correct place. These could be toys that the kids have left somewhere, letters that need filing away or odd socks that need putting in a drawer.

2. Dump junk mail the moment you receive it. Deal with other mail at least once a week filing away what you need to keep in an indexed concertina file, card or plastic file wallets or even large brown envelopes.

3. The five boxes method. This will clear clutter from any room or area of the house, but can look awful while in progress. Set aside a time when you won't be disturbed, put on a tape of upbeat music and have a treat in the fridge for lunch. First job is to label the boxes - Rubbish, Give Away/Sell, Keep, Sentimental and Not Sure. You then go through everything in the area consigning each item to one of the boxes. Theoretically, by the time you have got rid of the Rubbish and Give Away/Sell boxes, you should have enough space to store the Sentimental and put the Keep items back in an orderly way. The Not Sure box should be sealed up, stored in basement or attic and if not needed after six months or one year, given away unopened, so that you're not tempted to keep the contents all over again.

4. Be ruthless. If you haven't used an item in the last two years you are not likely to need it again. Do you really want a clutter free, streamlined home or not?

5. If you can't face an entire room, break the job down into manageable tasks - the kitchen junk drawer, the letter pile, the hats, coats and shoes area. That way you won't be put off decluttering as just too big a task.

6. Treat yourself to items that make staying tidy easier. Cardboard storage boxes are great for sewing and craft items, treasures that your children have made. Plastic or fabric hanging shoe bags are perfect for storing small toys and dolls or for hair brushes, clips, cosmetics and toiletries. Invest in some of those drawer dividers that separate drawers into a dozen little compartments - but don't fill them with junk!

7. Clean and put away fifty per cent of your ornaments. Not only will this give your home a more modern minimalist look, you will get your dusting done in half the time.

8. Consider enlisting the help of a family member or friend to be your organizing buddy. She helps you with your house - you help with her clutter disposal. Hearing yourself try to explain why you need a whole kitchen cupboard full of plastic containers can help you get them into that Rubbish box.

9. Don't keep buying things. Stop and think, do I really need this and have I got somewhere to keep this? Some people work on a one in, one out system, I.e. if you buy a new sweater, toy for the children etc. then one goes to the charity shop or is given to a friend.

10. Don't give up. It will take time. All the clutter didn't come into your home in one day and you won't get rid of it all in one day. Keep on sorting, dumping, tidying and labelling, cut back on bringing new clutter home and it is a battle that can be won. You will have more time, a neat home and less stress as a reward for your efforts

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↑ Tefila ↓

Tue, Jan 25 2005, 12:03 am

7 Quick Tips to Keep You Organized
By Barbara Myers | 2003-05-12 Organization

1. Avoid late fees. As soon as you borrow books or rent videos, write down the due dates and quantity borrowed/rented on your calendar.

2. Tape a list of important phone numbers inside a kitchen cabinet door near the phone.

3. Assign a basket or large envelope for credit card receipts. Hang it on the wall and throw in receipts daily.

4. Plan only 70% of your day to allow for interruptions and emergencies.

5. Write down messages in a spiral notebook as you take them from your answering machine or voice mail. Avoid replaying them and wasting time. Cross them off as you take care of them.

6. Divide your daily to-do list into four sections. Consider "to do," "to call," "computer tasks" and "errands."

7. Choose and prepare five outfits for each family member on the weekend. Include jewelry, shoes and socks. You'll save time and stress during the week.

Ladies that's it for now! Your turn and no I don't do all this Tongue Out

curlyhead

Tue, Jan 25 2005, 4:55 am

thanks alot for all the tip!

-Cook double and freeze for when you don't have time to make dinner

- make a weekly menu by the begginning of the week. then make your shopping list based on the menu- it means only one shopping trip for the week and you will save money by buying only what you need

-keep change for tzedaka in a container

sarahd ↓

Thu, Jan 27 2005, 5:07 am

I need a kitchen tip desperately! How do you get rid of a burnt smell in a micorwave? I burned fishsticks two weeks ago and the smell is still awful!

yehudis

Thu, Jan 27 2005, 11:55 am

sarahd wrote:

I need a kitchen tip desperately! How do you get rid of a burnt smell in a micorwave? I burned fishsticks two weeks ago and the smell is still awful!

Get rid of the microwave Smile

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And I'm only half-joking -- we're managing without one very well. It's supposed to be not so healthy, especially for children.

Of course, we have cell phones, wireless internet, etc. so this might be hopeless Sad

↑ sarahd

Thu, Jan 27 2005, 2:35 pm

My cousin's son brought him his new microwave to fix because it fell off a shelf. After my cousin repaired it, he decided to check the radiation level in case he had exposed something he shouldn't have. So he held his gizmo next to the microwave and - nothing, no reaction. His wife told him that's probably because your gizmo is broken. So he held it next to his cellphone, and the needle went all the way over into the red. shock

I am happier using my microwave than my cell phone.

ForeverYoung
Guest

Thu, Jan 27 2005, 3:27 pm

an experiment was made -

2 incubators w/ chick eggs were set.
Above one a cell phone was turned on & off every 1.5 min.
Chicks from the phone-fre environment hatced just fine!

But from thte cell-phoned one only 20% chateched, but they were not viable & died soon.

USE HEADSETS!!!!

↑ Tefila ↓

Thu, Jan 27 2005, 7:06 pm

Quote:

USE HEADSETS!!!!

Forever thanks for the tip

↑ proudmom ↓

Thu, Jan 27 2005, 7:43 pm

To take crayons off a wall use a bounty. Yes

It really works.

↑ proudmom ↓

Fri, Feb 04 2005, 10:46 am

If you need to get wrinkles out of something quick put in in the dryer with a damp cloth.

↑ proudmom ↓

Fri, Feb 04 2005, 10:49 am

Bad things about microwaves

CANCER-CAUSING EFFECTS

[The first two points of Category I are not readable from our report copy. The remainder of the report is intact.]

3. Creation of a "binding effect" to radioactivity in the atmosphere, thus causing a marked increase in the amount of alpha and beta particle saturation in foods;

4. Creation of cancer causing agents within protein hydrolysate compounds* in milk and cereal grains [*these are natural proteins that are split into unnatural fragments by the addition of water];

5. Alteration of elemental food-substances, causing disorders in the digestive system by unstable catabolism* of foods subjected to microwaves [*the metabolic breakdown process];

6. Due to chemical alterations within food substances, malfunctions were observed within the lymphatic systems [absorbent vessels], causing a degeneration of the immune potentials of the body to protect against certain forms of neoplastics [abnormal growths of tissue];

7. Ingestion of microwaved foods caused a higher percentage of cancerous cells within the blood serum [cytomas - cell tumors such as sarcoma]

8. Microwave emissions caused alteration in the catabolic [metabolic breakdown] behavior of glucoside [hydrolyzed dextrose] and galactoside [oxidized alcohol] elements within frozen fruits when thawed in this manner;

9. Microwave emission caused alteration of the catabolic [metabolic breakdown] behavior of plant alkaloids [organic nitrogen based elements] when raw, cooked, or frozen vegetables were exposed for even extremely short durations;

10. Cancer causing free radicals [highly reactive incomplete molecules] were formed within certain trace mineral molecular formations in plant substances, and in particular, raw root-vegetables; and,

11. In a statistically high percentage of persons, microwaved foods caused stomach and intestinal cancerous growths, as well as a general degeneration of peripheral cellular tissues, with a gradual breakdown of the function of the digestive and excretive systems.

CATEGORY II

DECREASE IN FOOD VALUE

Microwave exposure caused significant decreases in the nutritive value of all foods researched. The following are the most important findings:

1. A decrease in the bioavailability [capability of the body to utilize the nutriment] of B-complex vitamins, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, essential minerals and lipotropics in all foods;

2. A loss of 60-90% of the vital energy field content of all tested foods;

3. A reduction in the metabolic behavior and integration process capability of alkaloids [organic nitrogen based elements], glucosides and galactosides, and nitrilosides;

4. A destruction of the nutritive value of nucleoproteins in meats;

5. A marked acceleration of structural disintegration in all foods.

CATEGORY III

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE

Exposure to microwave emissions also had an unpredictably negative effect upon the general biological welfare of humans.

This was not discovered until the Russians experimented with highly sophisticated equipment and discovered that a human did not even need to ingest the material substance of the microwaved food substances: that even exposure to the energy-field itself was sufficient to cause such adverse side effects that the use of any such microwave apparatus was forbidden in 1976 by Soviet state law.

The following are the enumerated effects:

1. A breakdown of the human "life-energy field" in those who were exposed to microwave ovens while in operation, with side-effects to the human energy field of increasingly longer duration;

2. A degeneration of the cellular voltage parallels during the process of using the apparatus, especially in the blood and lymphatic areas;

3. A degeneration and destabilization of the external energy activated potentials of food utilization within the processes of human metabolism;

4. A degeneration and destabilization of internal cellular membrane potentials while transferring catabolic [metabolic breakdown] processes into the blood serum from the digestive process;

5. Degeneration and circuit breakdowns of electrical nerve impulses within the junction potentials of the cerebrum [the front portion of the brain where thought and higher functions reside];

6. A degeneration and breakdown of nerve electrical circuits and loss of energy field symmetry in the neuroplexuses [nerve centers] both in the front and the rear of the central and autonomic nervous systems;

7. Loss of balance and circuiting of the bioelectric strengths within the ascending reticular activating system [the system which controls the function of consciousness]

8. A long term cumulative loss of vital energies within humans, animals and plants that were located within a 500-meter radius of the operational equipment;

9. Long lasting residual effects of magnetic "deposits" were located throughout the nervous system and lymphatic system;

10. A destabilization and interruption in the production of hormones and maintenance of hormonal balance in males and females;

11. Markedly higher levels of brainwave disturbance in the alpha, theta, and delta wave signal patterns of persons exposed to microwave emission fields, and;

12. Because of this brainwave disturbance, negative psychological effects were noted, including loss of memory, loss of ability to concentrate, suppressed emotional threshold, deceleration of intellective processes, and interruptive sleep episodes in a statistically higher percentage of individuals subjected to continual range emissive field effects of microwave apparatus, either in cooking apparatus or in transmission stations.

Forensic Research Conclusions

From the twenty-eight above enumerated indications, the use of microwave apparatus is definitely not advisable; and, with the decision of the Soviet government in 1976, present scientific opinion in many countries concerning the use of such apparatus is clearly in evidence.

Due to the problem of random magnetic residulation and binding within the biological systems of the body (Category III:9), which can ultimately effect the neurological systems, primarily the brain and neuroplexuses (nerve centers), long term depolarization of tissue neuroelectric circuits can result.

Because these effects can cause virtually irreversible damage to the neuroelectrical integrity of the various components of the nervous system (I. R. Luria, Novosibirsk 1975a), ingestion of microwaved foods is clearly contraindicated in all respects.

Their magnetic residual effect can render the pyschoneural receptor components of the brain more subject to influence psychologically by artificially induced microwave radio frequency fields from transmission stations and TV relay-networks.

The theoretical possibility of psycho telemetric influence (the capability of affecting human behavior by transmitted radio signals at controlled frequencies) has been suggested by Soviet neuropsychological investigations at Uralyera and Novosibirsk (Luria and Perov, 1974a, 1975c, 1976a), which can cause involuntary subliminal psychological energy field compliance to operative microwave apparatus.

FORENSIC RESEARCH DOCUMENT
Prepared By: William P. Kopp
A. R. E. C. Research Operations
TO61-7R10/10-77F05
RELEASE PRIORITY: CLASS I ROO1a

Ten Reasons to Throw out your Microwave Oven

From the conclusions of the Swiss, Russian and German scientific clinical studies, we can no longer ignore the microwave oven sitting in our kitchens. Based on this research, we will conclude this article with the following:

1). Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term - permanent - brain damage by "shorting out" electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue].

2). The human body cannot metabolize [break down] the unknown by-products created in microwaved food.

3). Male and female hormone production is shut down and/or altered by continually eating microwaved foods.

4). The effects of microwaved food by-products are residual [long term, permanent] within the human body.

5). Minerals, vitamins, and nutrients of all microwaved food is reduced or altered so that the human body gets little or no benefit, or the human body absorbs altered compounds that cannot be broken down.

6). The minerals in vegetables are altered into cancerous free radicals when cooked in microwave ovens.

7). Microwaved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths [tumors]. This may explain the rapidly increased rate of colon cancer in America.

8. The prolonged eating of microwaved foods causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood.

9). Continual ingestion of microwaved food causes immune system deficiencies through lymph gland and blood serum alterations.

10). Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory, concentration, emotional instability, and a decrease of intelligence.

Have you tossed out your microwave oven yet?

After you throw out your microwave you can use a toaster oven as a replacement. It works well for most and is nearly as quick.

The use of artificial microwave transmissions for subliminal psychological control, a.k.a. "brainwashing", has also been proven. We're attempting to obtain copies of the 1970's Russian research documents and results written by Drs. Luria and Perov specifying their clinical experiments in this area.

↑ Tefila ↓

Fri, Feb 04 2005, 11:40 am

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Ten Reasons to Throw out your Microwave Oven

I knew we shouldn't have got one Mad

but btw husband and kids pressuring I agreed!! Might just though throw it out when they are not looking. Confused

Will have to deal with the consequences.... oh well better then health ones Smile

↑ proudmom ↓

Fri, Feb 04 2005, 11:45 am

Since I read this (almost a year ago) I havent used my microwave. In the beginning it was hard, but I got used to the fact of no microwave.

↑ Tefila ↓

Fri, Feb 04 2005, 11:50 am

If in the next month in the marriage thread, you see a topic by amother on how to deal with husband conc throwing out a microwave. You will know it's me Very Happy

↑ proudmom

Fri, Feb 04 2005, 11:56 am

so why sign in as amother Question

you let out your secret Exclamation

supermom

Mon, Feb 14 2005, 3:57 am

frielach cute one. by the way if you want to answer this okay if not than that is okay IS YOUR HOUSE SO CLEAN THAT YOU CAN LICK OFF THE FLOORS!!!