Take ten minutes to expand your phone list.
August 29, 2007
Take a few minutes and program a few extra numbers into your cell phone. It’s helpful to have numbers available for your neighbor, child’s school, car-pooling partner, or favorite take-out place. My phone can store 300 numbers, so it doesn’t hurt to have extras listed, even if I don’t call them often. You never know when you might need them…
I learned this lesson when my son’s bus was 30 minutes late. I was standing at the stop– three blocks from home. I didn’t have the numbers listed so I wasn’t able to call and find out why the bus was delayed. When I got home I added in the numbers for the school, bus company and my next-door neighbor. I’m glad I did. [LG]Store your cell phone here![/LG]
This summer my family and I packed up and drove to a state park four hours away. Continue Reading
Cleaning and Caring For Your Wooden Cutting Board
August 29, 2007
When it comes to chopping herbs and vegetables, I think a wooden cutting board is ideal. I love mine, but it drives me crazy when I chop a bunch of basil, and am left with a huge green spot on my board. Here’s Rachael Ray showing a quick, eco-friendly way to clean your wooden cutting board!. She also shows you how to keep the board from warping.
There’s been a big debate over what makes for a better cutting board – wood or plastic? I say both! I think you need two – a wooden one for vegetables, bread, and herbs – and a plastic one for meat. I like using a plastic one for meat, because I can use hot hot HOT water and lots of soap, and really sanitize the heck out of it. And sometimes the wooden one pulls double duty as a trivet, or as a cheese board. Even cutting boards can be multi-taskers!
Here’s something I found for organizing my cutting boards upright like Rachael recommends. It fits in a cabinet out of sight.
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Moms on Strike
August 28, 2007
I just saw this comment from “Mom on strike” and had to reply in a post:
“I NEED HELP with my two boys 15 and 17, my husband-51 and my mom, none of them will do anything or help me in any way. I don’t get it. Our daughter who is 20 is very neat. She will purge her room etc two times a year. Now she is in college and is very neat. What happened!! What can I do.
Please help.
Amy”
Oh Amy, I sympathize! My advice? You have the right idea – strike! That’s what it took for me. Continue Reading