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Beauty. Laundry Helpers. My Kitchen Helpers post last week seemed to be quite a hit! Thanks to everyone who stopped by to check it out! I figured a few helpers and cheat sheets for the laundry room might also be useful, so here are a few I’ve found and like (though not all of them are as adorable as the sheets made for the kitchen)! Perhaps the prettiest of my finds, these FABULOUS (and free) printables are to help you figure out what all those little symbols on your tags actually mean. They include specifics for wash cycles, temperatures, bleaching, drying, ironing and dry cleaning.

Created and shared by Torie Jayne (a lovely blog you must certainly check out whether or not you need fabric care instructions)! Or perhaps you’re looking for something a little less frilly and all on one page? But what to do if you spill wine on your new shirt or a baby projectile vomits on your favorite pants (hopefully these things do not happen at or around the same time!)? Here is a quick reference guide that’s nice and simple. Flaxseeds - 20 Surprising Foods that Slow Down Your Workout. While they are great for your body (and weight loss), flaxseeds are full of fiber, which could impede your workout efforts by causing gas and/or bloating, says Stella Metsovas, a clinical nutritionist and diet expert in Los Angeles, Calif.

"You definitely want to limit the amount of fiber you take in 2 hours before and after exercising. In addition to flaxseeds, stay away from fiber supplements, bran, and high-fiber breads and opt for a mixture of protein and carbohydrates instead right before your workout. " You can use your keyboard to see the next slide ( ← previous, → next) Could you be sabotaging your fitness success by eating any of these? Promo Subtitle Image Alt Text Title Text 20 Foods that Can Ruin Your Workout Media Root By Jessica Smith. Daily Schedule for Happiness. 33 Ways To Stay Creative. 16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School. I am 28 now. I don’t think about the past or regret things much these days. But sometimes I wish that I had known some of things I have learned over the last few years a bit earlier.

That perhaps there had been a self-improvement class in school. And in some ways there probably was. Because some of these 16 things in this article a teacher probably spoke about in class. But I forgot about them or didn’t pay attention. Some of it would probably not have stuck in my mind anyway. But I still think that taking a few hours from all those German language classes and use them for some personal development classes would have been a good idea. So here are 16 things I wish they had taught me in school (or I just would like to have known about earlier). 1. This is one of the best ways to make better use of your time. So a lot of what you do is probably not as useful or even necessary to do as you may think. You can just drop – or vastly decrease the time you spend on – a whole bunch of things. 2. 3.

25 Great Motivational Quotes You've Never Heard Of. InShare66 63Probably my most read post ever was the 20 Greatest Motivational Quotes of All Time. So much so that I expanded the post and wrote a book with the 50 greatest quotes in that is now sent free to my new newsletter subscribers. Sign up in the box on the left if you want a copy.

As I was trawling some quotes the other day it struck me how many amazing ones there were that I’d never heard before and I thought it would be cool to collate the best for your perusal. Now of course I realize that you may well have heard of one or two, but I genuinely hadn’t (except one), so please don’t give me a hard time or point out that you knew 18 out of 20 and thus I’m a philistine and deserve a damn good thrashing. 1.

Too many people when coming under attack crumble when instead they could view that attack/criticism as a way to grow and mature and come back stronger. 2. You know that, right? 3. This may almost seem anti-motivational, but it really isn’t. 3b. Yes, yes and thrice I say yes. 4. 5. 6. Homemade Hair Treatments - At Home DIY Hair Treatments - Womans Day. Eggs, yogurt and honey are, at first glance, all components of a tasty breakfast—but they also happen to be hair treatment ingredients, and affordable, all-natural ones at that. And they're not the only ones. Did you know, for instance, that the oils in avocados more closely resemble our own skin's oils than any product in the beauty aisle does?

Or that the mild acidity in lemon is an effective—and gentler—alternative to chemical-laden products? Next time your locks need a lift, save money by using one of these kitchen fixes. For All Hair Types "The [raw] egg is really the best of all worlds," says Janice Cox, author of Natural Beauty at Home. To Use: For normal hair, use the entire egg to condition hair; use egg whites only to treat oily hair; use egg yolks only to moisturize dry, brittle hair, Cox says. Photo by Shutterstock. For Dull Hair To Use: Massage 1/2 cup sour cream or plain yogurt into damp hair and let sit for 20 minutes.

For Itchy Scalp For Limp or Fine Hair For Frizzy Hair. Life Hacks @imageBlog. Assertiveness Skills - Counseling Center. Videojug - Get Good At Life. The world's best how to videos plus free expert advice and tutorials. Excerpts from "How to be Perfect" by Ron Padgett | The Writers Almanac with Garrison Keillor. Wednesday May 30, 2012 Listen Download E-mail Share Excerpts from "How to be Perfect" by Ron Padgett Get some sleep. Excerpts from "How to be Perfect" by Ron Padgett, from How to be Perfect. © Coffee House Press, 2007. It was on this day in 1849 that Henry David Thoreau (books by this author) self-published A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers, his first book.

Thoreau had always been the introverted and studious one, while John was gregarious and fun-loving. Thoreau said: "To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts. And, "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. " It's the birthday of Harlem poet Countee Cullen (books by this author) , mostly likely born in New York City or Lexington, Kentucky, in 1903.

Cullen was popular in the late '20s, and married the daughter of W.E.B.