crap brush tip

when you start using a new toothbrush, don't just throw your old one away!  you can label it "crap brush" with a permanent marker and use it to scrub stains off your clothes.

cheap calendar tip

calendars are half off the day after xmas at stoneridge mall.  i got a toilet calendar for $7.  cha-ching!

label tip

write your phone number on a thick broccoli rubberband and place it around the handle of your umbrella.  hopefully if you lose your umbrella someone will call you.

i need tips

anyone have any tips on not freaking out about turning 30? 

candied yams

when you make candied yams, really really boil the yams.  i mistakenly thought they'd just cook in the oven but they were still raw in the middle.  thank goodness for the microwave.

zero tip

i'm a big fan of clarity.  when you're spouting off an alphanumeric sequence, please remember that "oh" means the letter "o" and "zero" means the number.  not everybody knows this so when they say "oh," you should ask if they mean zero or the letter "o."  this is especially important for emails and web addresses. 

another umbrella tip

lots of people do this but not me.  maybe i need to start . . .

keep an umbrella in the trunk of your car. 

green bean casserole tip

this is what happens when you don't follow instructions.  you know that delicious green bean casserole with fried onions and cream of mushroom soup?  i made some recently and used frozen green beans.  last time i made them with canned beans and they're a weird, gross grey green color.  frozen green beans pretty much keep the same color as fresh beans.  anyway, the recipe said to thaw the beans but did i listen?  nope.  i tossed them in frozen, just thinking that they'll cook in the oven.  when the casserole was done, the beans were merely warm.  they'd be so much better HOT!  i'll remember for next time.  here's the recipe, it's really easy--so easy even i can make it :o)

 

	Ingredients: 1  (10 3/4 oz.) can  CAMPBELL'S® Cream of Mushroom Soup 3/4  cup  milk 1/8  tsp.  black pepper 2  (9 oz. each) pkgs.  frozen cut green beans, thawed* 1 1/3  cups  FRENCH'S® Original or Cheddar French Fried Onions
	Directions:
	1.MIX soup, milk and pepper in a 1 1/2 -qt. baking dish. Stir in beans and 2/3 cup French Fried Onions. 2.BAKE at 350°F for 30 min. or until hot. 3.STIR. Top with remaining 2/3 cup onions. Bake 5 min. until onions are golden.

thrift store tip

thrift stores should automatically dump any articles of clothing that have stains or tears.  who the ef is going to buy a shirt with some deodorant stains on it?!  dude, space is at a premium at those stores as new items are constantly coming in.  they need to weed the items that are obviously trash.  

white elephant tip

had the opportunity to participate in a white elephant gift exchange last night.  i had last pick so i could either choose to open the last gift, OR steal someone else's.  it just so happened that the last gift standing was the largest box.  ever curious, i opened it and received . . . broccoli!!!!  what a hysterical idea :o)

braid tip

boys should know how to braid too!  dude, it takes like a minute to learn.  let's make december teach-a-boy-how-to-braid month.

lemon squares tip

i'd been melting the butter in the microwave so it'd mix better with the flour and powdered sugar.  today i discovered it's WAY better tasting if you don't microwave the butter!  the crust is flakier and more shortbread like.  plus it means i can take out all my aggressions by oozing greasy solid butter between my fingers.  score!