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Don’t trip

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May 2011
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Sometimes it’s just not easy to place things where you don’t have to run cords across the floor. To help you so you don’t trip over the cord you can buy some floor cord covers which will cover up the cord and make the area look much nicer and safer.

You can even buy these in different colors and styles to match your decor. They come in woodgrain too. Prices are reasonable so there is no need to have cords where they don’t belong because it’s not affordable to hide them.

I wish they had used them in my condo to take the cable for the TV from one side of the room to the other. Instead they have the cable running up over the sliding glass door then down along the baseboard then up along the fireplace then down along the baseboard to the opposite wall. It just doesn’t look very neat.

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Maybe…

28
May 2011
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Maybe I should start going to storage unit auctions. I watch those shows on TV where people buy storage units for cheap and up making a lot of money sometimes and other times the units are filled with worthless junk. There have been some units filled with boats, rifle scopes, rare coins, old baseball cards and other rare and expensive items. The people on that show sometimes make more than 3 times what they spent on the unit.

I saw one show where the unit was filled with nothing but trash and I think one guy bid on it and got it for something like $5.

Now that I think about it… I don’t think I’d make much money. I’d see people’s personal items, like pictures and papers, and try to return the stuff to them.

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Whew!!

27
May 2011
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Let me tell you what… running after and cleaning up after an almost 2 year old has got to be one of the best fat burners around. I’m babysitting my grandson today, well.. I was… they just came in the door, and he wore me out in that short time.

I picked up all his toys so I could vacuum and he kept pulling them out. He kept getting right in front of the vacuum and I had to keep moving him out of the way. He torments the poor kitty, pulling her tail or her fur.. getting into her food and water, etc.

He finally went down for his nap just 15 minutes before mom and dad got home. I will enjoy these next couple hours of nap time!

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What do you do with junk mail?

27
May 2011
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I get a lot of junk mail in my mailbox. I get a lot of store circulars, advertisements, menus and coupons. I keep the coupons and read through the circulars and magazines looking for articles to keep and good sales. I know some people cut out articles like symbiotropin reviews, decorating ideas and such and put them into a file or binder for reference later on.

Everything I don’t use or want goes into a paper bag to be taken out to the recycle bin when it’s full. I shred anything that might have personal information on it so no one can steal my identity (although it would do them no good to do that because my credit sucks!).

What do you do with your junk mail?

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Yummy Brownies

27
May 2011
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These are just so yummy! I could just eat the whole pan of them.

1 box (1 lb 2.4 oz) brownie mix
Water, vegetable oil and egg called for on brownie mix box
1 cup vanilla frosting (from 16 oz container)
1/2 cup salted peanuts, coarsely chopped
2 cups crisp rice cereal
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 1/3 cups (8 oz) semisweet chocolate chips

1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Grease bottom only of 9-inch square pan with cooking spray or shortening.
2. Make and bake brownies as directed on box. Cool completely.
3. Frost brownies with the frosting. Sprinkle with the peanuts then refrigerate while making cereal mixture.
4. Measure cereal into a medium bowl and set aside. In a 1-quart saucepan, melt the peanut butter and chocolate chips over low heat, stirring constantly. Pour over cereal in the bowl that you set aside, stirring until evenly coated. Spread over the frosted brownies then refrigerate for 1 hour or until set before cutting. Store tightly covered at room temperature or in refrigerator.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Bar), Calories 410, (Calories from Fat 180), Total Fat 20g, (Saturated Fat 6g, Trans Fat 1g), Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 230mg; Total Carbohydrate 52g, (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 37g) Protein 6g;

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Paint on Vinyl Flooring

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May 2011
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Clean floorWhen I moved into my condo there were paint drips all over the vinyl floors. I tried all kinds of things to get the paint off from using a dull blade from a utility knife to one of those scrubbing sponges. Nothing was working. I finally wet the spots and used a metal spatula to remove the paint. It worked really well.

The floor has grooves in it so I had to use a small screwdriver to get the paint out of the grooves. My floor looks so much better now. Now I don’t cringe when I walk into my kitchen.

I tried to do the same thing in the bathroom but I need to find a plan B for that room because the flooring has a different makeup than the kitchen floor and the paint just won’t come off. I even tried nail polish remover (in a hidden area) but that just started removing the finish of the floor… (oops!!!).

I’ll get it all cleaned up eventually. It will just be a case of trial and error in the bathroom.

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Coming soon

01
May 2011
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My mom’s birthday is coming up soon. It’s June 24th to be exact and she’ll be 91 years old. I need to start looking for some birthday gift ideas for her. She lives in a nursing home so I can’t get her anything too extravagant or big.

I know she’d love some flowers or some fruit so I think I’ll look around and find something really nice for her. She loves strawberries so maybe some nice chocolate covered ones will do the trick.

I feel bad because I haven’t been able to make it to see her very often. Money is tight and gas is at a premium lately. I have to get her something really special for her birthday.

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New neighbor moving in

01
May 2011
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We have a new neighbor moving in upstairs today. Joy! I was kind of hoping it would stay empty for awhile but I guess not. There is a big moving van outside right now and they are moving in furniture and boxes of stuff that I’m sure contains all kinds of household stuff and skin care products for the new neighbor.

I had to go out in my pajamas and slippers to move my car for the moving truck to park in. I’m not real happy about this whole new neighbor thing. I just hope she’s a quiet person and doesn’t make a heck of a lot of noise.

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