Smart Ideas to Make Life Easier

[Texasmujer]

Tastier Tea---
Don't pay extra for fancy flavored tea. Just add a few drops of your favorite extract, such as vanilla or almond,
or a piece of orange or lemon peel to the hot water.


Craft Secret---
Place Contact paper in the freezer before using it---it will stiffen up and become easier to cut and handle.


Delicious Crockpot Dinners---
Putting a favorite recipe in your dlow cooker? Substitute evaporated milk for the milk or cream called for in the recipe, since ordinary milk can break down and curdle when cooked too long.


Better PeanutButter---
Want softer, more spreadable peanut butter? Stir a tiny splash of peanut or sesame oil into the jar. It will add a more nutty flavor.


Laundry secret---
Save money ny making your own reusable dryer sheets. Just add 1 teaspoon liquid fabric softener to a clean rag, then tossit in the dryer like you would a dryer sheet.(again, I don't know what the equivalent of a teaspoon is---it's a small amount, though!)


Clean, shiny car---
Want to get a bumper sticker off your car? Dissolve the glue by dampening the sticker thoroughly with a cloth soaked invinegar, then just gently scrape it off.


Easier seasoning---
Using bay leaves in your soup, stew or sauce? Put them into a tea ball so you won't have to fish them out when it's time to serve.


Make Plants Thrive---
Give your houseplants warm or room-temperature water instead of cold---it's easier for them to absorb.