Archive for category Tips/Tricks/Hacks
Keeping A Clean Kitchen
Since buying the house, I was pretty worried with how clean boyrobot and I would keep the place since we’re not the neatest people :P But for the most part, we’ve done a pretty decent job I think. But as time goes by, I feel like we are slipping a bit. For instance, we sweep [...]
Posted: 9 March, 2011 in Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
Comments: 4
Getting A Full RSS Feed
One of the biggest annoyances in life for me is to subscribe to an RSS feed and discover that the blog does not offer a FULL feed. 90% of the time I immediately unsubscribe. Sometimes there’s just a really good blog that I have to read and I make the exception, begrudgingly though. Well there’s [...]
Posted: 4 March, 2011 in Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
Comments: 3
Things You Should Do
Make your connections to Facebook always secure – it takes like 1 min to do and is worth it! Start reading Makes Me Think or add it to your rss reader. It’s not usually funny or anything and some of them are lame/cheesy but sometimes you’ll read one that actually “makes you think” and feel [...]
Posted: 2 February, 2011 in Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
Comments: 3
Cleaning Your Garbage Disposal W/ Vinegar Ice Cubes (& other tips)
Ok it’s time for another tip dump. In other words, I have tips flowing out of my ears and I need to share them with you all so you too can live an easier life! Clean (and sharpen!) your garbage disposal with vinegar ice cubes – ingenious avoid all of those toxic cleaners and return [...]
Posted: 12 January, 2011 in Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
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IE Tab Extension For Chrome
I use Google Chrome for my web browser. Every once in awhile and also every time I have to pay my Time Warner bill, I have problems viewing a webpage in Chrome, so I have to open it in IE. It’s a pain but I just can’t go back to surfing the web in IE [...]
Posted: 5 January, 2011 in Recommendations, Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
Comments: 2
when it’s ok to buy generic vs name brand
I do not have the same aversion that some people do when it comes to using generic products. I have noticed with shampoos and some soaps….it’s been ok….sometimes with food it is hit or miss. It’s always worth a try though considering the money you could save! The free shipping blog rounds out a list [...]
Posted: 17 November, 2010 in Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
Comments: 3
cucumbers are the new apples
i’ve always hated cucumbers but as i’ve grown older i’ve become more open minded about food. reading these facts about cucumbers has me inspired to give these tasteless veggies another try! these surprised me the most: Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin [...]
Posted: 25 July, 2010 in Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
Comments: 4
72 Steps To A Healthier Home
Just read a useful article about 72 steps to a healthier home. The following are more of notes to myself that I should be doing. Click the link for the full list. 3. Air out dry cleaning. Take off plastic bags before you come inside so that any residual perchloroethylene, a common dry-cleaning solvent and [...]
Posted: 2 June, 2010 in Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
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20 Simple Things That Are Therapeutic
Feeling stressed? Here is a link to an article of 20 things that are therapeutic. There were some I had never heard of like: eating pumpkin seeds or avocados, drinking lavender tea, and this cool website called sound sleeping I started listening to it while I was blogging….it is relaxing!! hehe Blogging by the way [...]
Posted: 18 May, 2010 in Health/Diet/Recipes, Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
Comments: 3
When To Replace Things
Just read this informative article about when it’s time to replace things. Oops…some of these I’ve used way past the due date :/ 1. Pillows Replace after: One to two years 2. Mattresses Replace after: Seven years 3. Contact Lens Equipment Replace after: Three months If you buy contact lens solutions in bulk, chuck opened [...]
Posted: 6 May, 2010 in Tips/Tricks/Hacks.
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