http://charlottestips.net Household tips & recipes you can't live without Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:49:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I need to find a good acne treatment because I have 3... count em.. 3 zits on my chin! 2 are big ones and one is a small one that is almost gone. I used to have good skin when I was a teenager then as I got ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/30/ick/ Since Andi has been here we've been busy. We've been out to all of the retail franchises looking for bargains, having fun with the grandkids and other family. I haven't had much time to post. Andi will probably be leaving on either Tuesday or Wednesday to head back ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/30/been-busy/ I was just wondering how many cookbooks you own. I used to have about 10. Now I'm down to about 4 or 5. I have a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook that I've had for years. I also have one that was my Grandmoms that is ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/24/how-many/ Now that it's getting cold you really need to have a fire safety plan. The first thing you should do is have smoke detectors and make sure your batteries are fresh. If you smell or see smoke immediately leave the building and call 911. Don't try to ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/16/fire-safety/ Back in 1972 or 1973 hubby and I took the 1st of our Disney vacations in Florida. I think they had recently opened and there were not a lot of people in the park. I have pictures to prove it. We took the kids back in 1986, ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/11/memories/ I take a steak or two and brush with Kitchen Bouquet on both sides. Then I add a little bit of butter, garlic powder, onion powder and a little salt and pepper. Put the steaks in a broiler pan and put under the broiler until nice and brown ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/11/my-favorite-way-to-make-a-steak/ There is a contest going on at eBillme.com. It's called the Shop and Confess contest. All you have to do is sign up, refer this blog (charlottestips.net), and you could win $1000 for a video or $500 for a text post. Prizes are given away monthly. ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/11/ebillme-contest/ I've been checking hotels and thinking ahead about a vacation. Anyplace we go will have to have great food. I saw a great review for the Border Grill at the Mandalay Bay hotel las vegas. Another great place to eat is ENVY steak restaurant in Las Vegas. ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/02/hotel-food/ Candles are pretty and can make your home smell good but sometimes cleaning out the Votive candle holders can be a real pain in the neck. There are a couple different ways to clean the wax residue of them. One way is to put the holder in the freezer ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/02/candles-2/ Speaking of cleaning.... In our office we have our own room in which to eat our lunch, throw parties, etc. Every will bring in little things that they bought and didn't like or just have extra of and we have baskets of things "donated" by co-workers. We ... http://charlottestips.net/2008/11/02/speaking-of-2/