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25 clever ideas to make life easier. Via: amy-newnostalgia.blogspot.com Why didn’t I think of that?! We guarantee you’ll be uttering those words more than once at these ingenious little tips, tricks and ideas that solve everyday problems … some you never knew you had! (Above: hull strawberries easily using a straw). Via: apartmenttherapy.com Rubbing a walnut over scratches in your furniture will disguise dings and scrapes.

Via: unplggd.com Remove crayon masterpieces from your TV or computer screen with WD40 (also works on walls). Via: athomewithrealfood.blogspot.com Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box by securing with a rubber band. Via: marthastewart.com Overhaul your linen cupboard – store bedlinen sets inside one of their own pillowcases and there will be no more hunting through piles for a match.

Via: realsimple.com Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone / iPod in a bowl – the concave shape amplifies the music. Via: savvyhousekeeping.com Re-use a wet-wipes container to store plastic bags. Via: iheartnaptime.net. Animal Alphabet Letters to Print. Free Coloring Pages Daily To Print Daily Coloring Pages Colouring PagesAlphabet LettersCartoonsHolidaysSportsMore Fun Coloring Pages Animal Alphabet Letters to Print Pages 1 2 Tags: abc coloring page, adult coloring pages, advanced coloring pages, alphabet coloring pages, alphabet letters to print, challenging coloring pages, difficult coloring pages, free alphabet pages, free coloring pages for adults, printable alphabet letters, realistic coloring pages Didn't find what you're looking for?

@import url( Custom Search Pings on Animal Alphabet Letters to Print September 15, 2011 {friday freebies} fun for little fingers | 74 Lime Lane September 25, 2011 Animal Letter Coloring Pages | pjsallday.com October 29, 2011 MAKE IT! Comments on Animal Alphabet Letters to Print August 27, 2009 Reply Yosi @ 8:01 pm I love your animal alphabet letters. September 20, 2009 susan @ 8:20 pm thank you so much for the coloring pages October 4, 2009 R. I love your Animal Alphabet. Hi, Build a rocket stove for home heating | IWillTry.org. Author’s note, 2015-02-14: Based on the interest I’ve received in this project, I’m considering selling plans for a stove similar to the one described in this article. See the Rocket Stove Plans section at the end of the article and let me know if you’d be interested. Original article: For some time I’ve been considering the best way to deal with a pile of scrap wood that has been growing next to my home, the result of many woodworking and carpentry projects I’ve been involved in over the years.

A few options I have considered are: taking it to the landfillcutting it into chips and using it as mulchburning it From a climate change standpoint, the latter of these is surprisingly the least harmful in the long run. Burning also has a side benefit. Ads by Google Warnings Fire is dangerous. 0. 1. 2. 3. 4. How is a rocket stove different from a regular wood stove? The following illustration shows the basic design. Construction Rocket stove mass heaters are often built from steel drums. Does it work? 9627853.jpg (JPEG Image, 300 × 300 pixels) Grocery Savings. Dream Dictionary | SmartGirl. The significance of dreams has probably been debated since people first developed the ability to communicate. Despite this, there's still no agreement on why we dream. It's hard to believe that dreams have no meaning at all, though, especially when it's so much fun to try to figure out what they're trying to tell us. To help you interpret your dreams, we've developed a dictionary you can use to look up some of the images and feelings commonly found in these night time visions.

Another good thing to try when interpreting dreams is just to trust your instincts! Choose a letter: Accident Dreaming of an accident is a warning to pay attention to a certain situation in your real life before it gets out of control. Achievement To dream of an achievement denotes that you will be greatly satisfied with the outcome of a situation or project.

Acne Dreaming of having acne symbolizes self-esteem issues and your insecurities. Actor/Actress Adoption Afraid Airplane Alcohol Alien Alley Ambulance Amusement Park Army. Fab It Up: Backyard Bonfire. Thinking styles. The following is edited and adapted from It is intended to supplement personal understanding and enhance critical self-examination of yourself as a communicator. Styles of Thinking "How do people think about things? " Harrison and Bramson, through their research detailed in their text The Art of Thinking, found that in Western society there are five distinct styles of thinking. Most people show a marked preference for one or two of the styles. These styles are referred to as "Inquiry Modes.” The five styles of thinking are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Synthesists "Synthesists are apt to appear challenging, skeptical, or satirically amused, even when you can see no cause for any of that.

" A Synthesist can juggle both arguments and counter arguments mentally and recognize the validity of each and form new ideas from that conflict. The first common strategy of the Synthesist is that of "Open Argument and Confrontation. " Idealists Pragmatists Summary. Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein. [Note: This list of Einstein quotes was being forwarded around the Internet in e-mail, so I decided to put it on my web page. I'm afraid I can't vouch for its authenticity, tell you where it came from, who compiled the list, who Kevin Harris is, or anything like that. Still, the quotes are interesting and enlightening.] "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent.

It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction. " "Imagination is more important than knowledge. " "Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love. " Copyright: Kevin Harris 1995 (may be freely distributed with this acknowledgement) LITANY AGAINST FEAR. 30DrSeuss_quotes.jpg (JPEG Image, 620 × 1900 pixels) - Scaled (34%) The Pain & Beauty of Life Changes. By Leo Babauta The reason for our suffering is our resistance to the changes in life. And life is all changes. While I resist change (and suffer) just like anyone else, I have learned to adapt.

I’ve learned some flexibility. Everything changes, and this is beautiful. The Pain of Life’s Changes What do I mean that our suffering comes from resistance to the changes in life? Let’s take a look at some things that give us trouble: Someone yells at you at work. That’s just a start. So this is the pain of change, of not being in control, of things not meeting our expectations. How do we cope? The Beauty of Life Changes We can cope with the pain in numerous ways: get angry and yell, drink or do drugs, eat junk food, watch TV or find other distractions. Or, we can embrace the changes. If changes are a basic fact of life (actually life is nothing but change), then why resist?

See the beauty of change. It’s hard, because we’re so used to resisting. Someone yells at you at work.