Thursday, March 21, 2013

Car Door Guard

Do you have to pull your car into a smaller space than you would like and tired of banging your door against the wall.  I came across this idea somewhere, some time ago and thought this was a GREAT idea and the bonus is that you don't have to spend a whole lot of money on it!  Cut one of those pool noodles (length wise) in half.  Once that's done, attach it to the wall, make sure it's in a spot that is going to protect your door when you opens up for you to get out of your car.  I love find good and cheap fixes to the home!  With Spring/ Summer approaching those pool noodles are going to be out!  So when you are buying those pool toys, make sure you pick up an extra one for your garage!
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Great idea!


Crafting with Kids: How to Make Crayons

03/18/2013
This weekend, there was some kid friendly crafting in the Putnam household – we decided to make our own crayons.
A few weeks ago my daughter, Peanut, came home from school with a homemade crayon given to her from a friend.  She has been asking me since then if we could try it, and so on Saturday, that was our main goal – make crayons.  Lots of crayons.
We started with our crayon bin digging through the broken and junkier ones.
Recycling-Crayons
Step 1: Peel the Wrappers
We began peeling off the wrappers which we did find to be a bit tedious.  But then we figured out if I used a knife and cutting board and cut a slit down the side, then she was able to easily remove the labels.  Be super careful to not hurt yourself please!
How-to-for-Making-Crayons
We kept going until we had a nice big pile of wrapper-free crayons.
Step 2: Sort by Color
I had her direct as much of the creative side as possible – but my only suggestion was to minimize the color mix so they didn’t all just become mud.  She decided to start by grouping them by color, like a rainbow.
Rainbow-of-Crayons
Step 3: Bake
  I picked up a Wilton silicon baking mould at Michael’s in star shapes to use for this project.  We filled each one about a third. There were a few we filled a little higher and they worked just fine, they were just a little bit thicker.
We placed it on a cookie sheet to make it easier to take in and out.  Each batch took about 20 minutes to bake at 275 degrees.  Some of the crayon pieces were holding on solid longer than others.  When this happened, I used a tooth pick to swirl it and break them apart.
Step 4: Remove from Oven and Let Cool
  Once they were completely liquid, we took them out and swirled them a little bit with a toothpick to mix the colors.  We left them in the tray on a cooling rack until they started to solidify.  Once they were no longer liquid, we placed them in the freezer until they were completely solid and cooled.  Each of these steps took about 10 minutes.
Step 5: Remove Crayons from the Mould
Because the mould is silicone, I was able to stretch the sides of each star away from the crayon, working my way around the star.  Once it was completely loose, I was able to easily remove it.  I expected some breakage – but we actually ended up making 30 crayons and none of them broke.
Now, my girl is 10 and would have done this all day long.  With smaller children, one batch might be just enough because the whole cycle can take quite awhile.
Once we put the first batch in, we used some small Pyrex dishes to start organizing the next batches.   This also helped to get everything organized so that we could start cleaning up.
Crayon-Making-Tutorial
Then, we started some other projects and kept moving each batch through the steps.
When a batch finished, we just poured the dishes into the stars and started again.

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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Join Scentsy

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Friday, December 28, 2012

Exploding Soap

Give this a try when trying to get a stubborn child into the bath. 

Ivory Soap Explosion

 
Let me tell you, if you don't have any Ivory soap in the house, pick it up on your next shopping trip, because this is what you'll get...
Pretty cool, isn't it?  And it's so super easy.  Just pop your soap in the microwave (it'll only work with Ivory), put it on high for about 2 minutes and watch it expand like crazy. (Note:  Different microwaves may be stronger than others.  Your soap may be finished expanding sooner, just watch it carefully )
Just heed my warning, though.  I didn't go back to reread the post where it directed you to cut your soap into pieces first.  I popped the whole thing in, then had to push my oohing and ahhing kids aside before the growing blob completely filled my small microwave!
 
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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Pregnancy and Depression

Pregnancy and Depression

The link above is a very good article worth reading about pregnancy and depression.
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

kissing

Sexless Marriage? Consider The Lost Art Of Kissing

Posted: Updated: 08/06/2012 8:11 am
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Sexless Marriage Kissing
Kissing is one of the first displays of affection to go out the window, says Jill Blakeway.
Sex, sex, sex. It seems to be on everyone's mind: reasons why you're not having it, how to get more of it -- and maybe more so for those estimated 40 million Americans living in a sexless marriage (defined as having sex less than 10 times a year, according to therapists).
But instead of sprinting back to the bedroom, maybe one should take things slow and start with the basic building block of intimacy: kissing.
Kissing can be "more intimate than having sex" but is one of the first things to go in a long-term or sexless marriage, says Jill Blakeway, clinic director of the YinOva Center in New York City and author of the forthcoming book Sex Again: Recharging Your Libido. When kissing falls by the wayside, it's the first step to losing passion in a relationship, she notes.
"[I've had patients tell me,] 'We used to spend hours kissing,'" Blakeway said. "Then I would ask, 'Well how long do you spend kissing now?' One patient said 'When I first get in, I kiss my dog. Then I kiss my husband.'"
But it's crucial to make time for making out, Blakeway said. "Kissing is one of the first ways we connect sexually," she said. "And then over time it goes down. But there are some physical things that make kissing important. It decreases the level of cortisol, which is a stress hormone and it increases oxytocin, which is a bonding hormone. And that's why, chemically speaking, kissing makes people more relaxed and builds connection. Chinese medicine says that the mouth and the tongue have a connection to the heart. So it's the same idea. Kissing attaches people to each other."
Want to bring passionate kisses back to your relationship? Blakeway has six tips to turn your pecks into liplocks.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/06/sexless-marriage-kissing_n_1746190.html?utm_hp_ref=fifty&ir=Fifty
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