Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Drying Nail Polish Quickly
Fill up a wash basin with very cold water and after you have polished your nails, immerse them in the cold water for about 3 minutes. It makes the nail polish hard and stays that way.
Bee Jar Trap
Punch a hole in a jar lid about as wide as your pinky finger. You want the bee to be able to get in but not crawl out as easy. Fill the jar half full of orange juice. Smear some jam under the lid.
Seal jar with lid and put it in the yard where there is little traffic. They will crawl in and drowned. This will also work for fruit flies.
Removing a Tick From a Pet
The best way to remove a tick, use tweezers or a tick removal device and pull the tick off. Grab the tick as close to the head as possible. With steady, gentle pressure, pull the tick out of the skin. It's not a bad idea to wear gloves when doing this. Do not touch the tick. If the head of the tick remains in the skin, try to grab it and remove as much as you can. If some parts remain, your vet can remove them.
Touching a tick with a hot match or applying fingernail polish may kill the tick, but will not cause it to detach. Then you are likely in for a trip to the vet. Be sure to NEVER use flea and tick products on a cat that are meant for a dog. It can easily be fatal if you do so.
Cooling Dogs Down Quickly
If your dog gets too hot outside running around and playing, besides giving them water, you can dab some rubbing alcohol on the pads of their feet. This will bring their temperature down enough for them to be quite comfy!
Keep Recycling By Your Garbage
Keep your recycling container right beside your garbage can in the kitchen. I was leaving mine by the porch and it was just too easy to throw things into the garbage. I use a small bathroom size garbage can that I empty daily into the recycling bin.
Homemade Tanning Recipe
My grandmother use to buy a bottle of baby oil and mix iodine in it. She had the nicest tan and the the softest skin.
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