Alma's Hints

Car stuck in snow, mud or ice?

sunflowersbythesea — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:43:28 +0000

Take out one or both of your foot mats and place it behind the back tire(s) of your car. Put car into reverse. May you be stuck no more! (Another option is starting the car in second gear.)

Keeping your tulips standing tall

sunflowersbythesea — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:39:32 +0000

Introduce fresh tulips from your garden or from the store slowly into the house by putting them in water for an hour or so in a medium temperature place (like the basement or garage). Then bring them into the main house, add a little fresh water and drop in a copper penny. Your tulips will normally last a week and will continue to stand tall!

Earrings Stay in Pairs

kathycondon — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 03:33:25 +0000

Pill boxes with compartments for days of the week work perfectly to keep your earrings organized when traveling.

Glorious Shiny Hair

kathycondon — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 23:57:58 +0000

Mix a small amount of baking soda with your regular shampoo in the palm of your hand. Do this once a month to take the residue of products off your hair.

Removing White Board stains

kathycondon — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:51:12 +0000

Stained white boards can be cleaned by using rubbing alcohol.

It’s raining (again) but my umbrella is dry

sunflowersbythesea — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:26:43 +0000

Always losing the cover of your tote-size umbrella? Avoid soaking unassuming strangers or your bag by keeping small plastic ‘cd-size’ shopping bags in your handbag or briefcase with the umbrella. So easy and yet another way to recycle!

Keeping the ‘bubbly’ in champagne

sunflowersbythesea — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 18:07:01 +0000

Leftover champagne? If you don’t have a metal champagne stopper on hand, keep the bubbles at least 24 hours by dropping a spoon handle into the open bottle and refrigerate. That said, true champagne connoisseurs never have trouble finishing the bottle!

A dash of sugar to bring out flavor

kathycondon — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 20:12:26 +0000

To bring out flavor in soup, potato salad and tomato sauces, add a touch (‘a little bit’, ‘a dash’, ‘a skosh’ ‘un petit peu’) of sugar.

Car rental: What side is my gas (petrol) tank on?

kathycondon — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:03:42 +0000

Look at your car dashboard. Find the gas (or petrol) pump icon. Look for a little arrow on the drawing that indicates the gas tank side. If there is no arrow, choose the side with the ‘pump hose’. 99% of the time, you will pull up to the correct side of the pump.

Plastic wrap rolls on the floor – no more

kathycondon — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 17:29:28 +0000

Plastic wrap and aluminum foil boxes in your kitchen drawer? Follow the ‘press tab’ directions on each end of the box, push the tab in to hold the roll in place.