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Need tips

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May 2009
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bobeck_mimi2Usually I post recipes and tips here but now I need some tips. I’m getting older (55) and wrinkles are invading my face. Can anyone recommend the best eye cream to keep them at bay? I also need to know the best kind of makeup for older skin. My foundation creeps into the wrinkles and makes them look worse.

The wrinkles aren’t really deep but makeup makes the look like the grand canyon. I don’t want to look like some of these elderly women who put on makeup and end up looking like a group of clowns (like the picture above). I need a good moisturizer and don’t know the best kind to buy for my skin.

I need a makeover from someone who knows older skin…. HELP!!!

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The Economy diet

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May 2009
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I am on a diet imposed by the economy. We can’t afford to buy much in the way of food so I’ve cut myself down to 2 meals a day with no in between snacking. I don’t need, nor can I afford, any appetite suppressants.

I was laid off in December 2008 and haven’t been able to find a job. Just recently I was informed by unemployment that I’m not eligible for the extended payments so I don’t have much in the way of money coming in. Unemployment said that I didn’t have 20 base weeks of employment in the base year of my original claim so I’m not getting the extended payments. I guess that’s because I was a temporary employee. I worked at the same place for 3 years but only worked from June or July to December. It was a seasonal place. I did work at least 20 weeks each year.

Hubby works but we have bills to pay.. such as rent, car payment, utility bills, etc and his paycheck just isn’t enough.

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I love this place

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May 2009
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I do a lot of my online shopping at Buy.com and I post about it on my ArmyMom blog a lot. They always have great things on sale.

I was just browsing through looking at kitchen appliances they do have some really good deals. They have everything from coffee filters on up to expensive drink machines.

The last thing I bought from them was a new wireless router that I just love. My old one was about to die. It kept kicking us off the internet several times a day. Since I got the new one I have been kicked off once.

Keep this place in mind when shopping online. They ship fast and sometimes shipping is free!!

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Buried in paper

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May 2009
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I was sort of buried in papers this weekend. I went through some boxes that I had papers stored in. I figured I should get them organized. I have old bills, old term life insurance quotes, old receipts, etc that needed to be shredded. I organized the medical receipts, prescription receipts and things that needed to be kept. I filed them into other boxes and put labels on them.

Then I arranged the boxes on my closet shelves so they were in date and content order. My closets shelves have never been so nice and organized before.

Now I just have to shred all of those sensitive papers and I’ll be done. It’s so nice to have a very organized closet.

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Purex 3-in-1

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May 2009
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dsc01760This isn’t one of those nuphedra reviews, it’s a review of a cool new all in one detergent, fabric softener and anti-static. It’s called Purex 3-in-1. I just bought it this morning at ShopRite. Hubby is allergic to some detergents so I got the hypo-allergenic version which is called Pure and Clean. They have 2 other scents – Spring Oasis and Tropical Escape.

This comes in a sheet and the bottom portion of the sheet is the detergent the top portion is the softener and anti-static. You put the sheet in the washer, along with the clothes, then when the washer is done you put the sheet into the dryer. You don’t need separate detergent & softener. It’s a real money and time saver. I did a load of towels and they came out so clean and soft. I can’t wait to try this out on the rest of the laundry.

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Inside of the package is a booklet of instructions, etc with a coupon for $1.00 off of any 2 Purex Complete 3-in-1 products.

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Chicken Parmesan

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May 2009
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I made a very quick and easy chicken parmesan for dinner tonight. I got Perdue chicken cutlets (there were 4 in a package) for $3.99 with a coupon for $1.00 off. I bought a jar of Prego spaghetti sauce and a bag of Kraft shredded mozzarella cheese.

I preheated the oven to 450 degrees F and lined a baking sheet with aluminum foil. I placed the cutlets on the baking sheet and put them in the oven for 5 minutes. Then I took the sheet out and put some mozzarella cheese on the cutlets then spooned on some sauce and topped them with some grated parmesan/romano cheese and put them back in the oven for another 5 minutes.

During the last 5 minutes I put a bag of corn in the microwave to steam for 4 minutes.

It was a delicious, quick dinner. It was better than you could get at the Sahara hotel. I have 2 cutlets left over and it will be easy to pop them in the microwave to reheat for another dinner.

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Mmmm.. chocolate

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May 2009
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With all of these recipes I’ve been posting containing chocolate I need to find a drug rehab for chocolate. Is there such a thing? Chocolate is my favorite food group. Yes.. I do consider it a food group although I can’t find anything on the NJ Dept of Health website saying the it is.

I’ll eat almost anything that contains chocolate.. except for maybe chocolate covered bugs (ewwwww gross). I love chocolate ice cream, chocolate covered strawberries, chocolate chip cookies… etc, etc, etc.

How about you? Are you a chocoholic too?

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bread Pudding

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May 2009
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Here is another recipe I found on a display in ShopRite from Peanut Butter & Co.. You won’t need to add a new memory card to your computer for this one.

Ingredients:

12 slices brioche or challah, at least 1 day old
1 1/2 cups Dark Chocolate Dreams peanut butter
2 cups light cream
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3 large eggs

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 inch square baking dish.

2. Make 6 sandwiches with the bread and peanut butter using 1/4 cup of peanut butter in each sandwich. Cut each sandwich into 6 to 8 bite sized pieces. Pile the sandwich pieces into the prepared baking dish.

3. In a small saucepan, combine the cream, salt and vanilla and cook over medium heat until hot.

4. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and eggs. Slowly add the hot cream mixture, stirring constantly to make sure the eggs do not cook. Pour the mixture over the bread and cover the dish with aluminum foil. Bake on the center rack of the oven for 30 to 40 minutes, removing the foil after about 20 minutes. The finished pudding will be golden brown on top. Allow the pudding to rest for at least 10 minutes before serving.

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