Hydrate:

2 glasses of water after waking up
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal
1 glass of water before a bath
1 glass of water before going to bed

What to do in a roadside emergency

 

Safety should be your main concern

from Consumer Reports: Last updated: October 2013

If a flat tire, mechanical breakdown, or empty fuel tank forces you to stop driving, the most important thing is to take actions that ensure your safety. Here are some tips from the auto experts at Consumer Reports.

Roadside emergency kit: What to carry with you A few basic items can help you get back on the road quicker

Even if you have roadside-assistance coverage or an automobile-club membership with roadside assistance, you usually need access to a phone in order to contact them and you may have to wait on the side of the road for an hour or more before help arrives.

How long should your naps be? Seriously.

• The Power Nap:
  10-20 minutes, sleep is limited to a lighter sleep that enable you to ‘snap back’ waking up.
• Sleep Inertia:
  30 minutes, leaves you with a nap-hangover for about 30 minutes before you feel any benefits.
• Slow Wave Sleep:
  60 minutes Best for remembering facts, faces, and names. A deep sleep with nap-hangover.
• Full Cycle Sleep:
  Lighter & deeper sleep both, REM sleep, dreaming stage. Lead to improved ‘procedural memory’.
  Tends to lessen nap-hangover.

HoW2 remove a permanent marker from everything

Homemade Weed (vegetation) Killer

Homemade Weed Killer
1 gallon of white vinegar,
1/2 cup salt, (NOT Epsom salt)
Liquid dish soap

The 5 Essential Everyday Super Items

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1. Baking Soda

Known as sodium bicarbonate in chemistry circles, baking soda has a long history of utility going back to the Ancient Egyptians. The reason for its popularity through the ages is clear: baking soda is a simple substance that can accomplish a lot!

HOW TO MAKE SYMBOLS WITH KEYBOARD

You must hold down the “Alt” key while using the ‘number keypad’, not the number keys above the alphabet keys.
Alt + 0153..... ™... trademark symbol
Alt + 0169.... ©.... copyright symbol
Alt + 0174..... ®....registered ­ trademark symbol
Alt + 0176 ...°......degree symbol
Alt + 0177 ...±....plus-or ­-minus sign
Alt + 0182 ...¶.....paragr­aph mark
Alt + 0190 ...¾....fractio­n, three-fourths
Alt + 0215 ....×.....multi­plication sign
Alt + 0162...¢....the ­ cent sign

Zip Lock Baggies...........who knew?

“We went with friends to a restaurant on Sunday for lunch and sat in the patio section beside the store. We happened to notice zip lock baggies pinned to a post and a wall. The bags were half filled with ...water, each contained 4 pennies, and they were zipped shut. Naturally we were curious! The owner told us that these baggies kept the flies away! So naturally we were even more curious! We actually watched some flies come in the open window, stand around on the window sill, and then fly out again. And there were no flies in the eating area!

This morning I checked this out on Google.
Below are comments on this fly control idea. I'm now a believer!
Zip-lock water bags:

TICKS

This could be the most important thing that you see us post! Its an epidemic this year, and these things are as lethal as a venomous snake in the wrong scenario! Please not only read it, but share it! Make sure we get the word out about these tics and the disease they carry!

It's summer! Time for camping, hiking and getting outside to play. Don't let those pesky annoying ticks stop you. Here's how with a simple homemade solution!