Rainy Day Fun

Things to do on a rainy day or night

If it is raining outside and you can’t go anywhere;  Here some activities you can do on a rainy day.

 One activity you can do is trivia about you and your partner its fun and it’s a good way to get to know your partner or learn more about someone that you already know. This activity is great for couples also.  You can offer prizes, such as:  whoever knows more about the other person.

Another activity to do is board games like monopoly, trouble, game of life and yahtzee. You can play individually or into teams, also couples can be a team and play against other couples for little friendly competition.

Another fun activity is movies, pick a really cheesy or bad movie and watch it. Then when it’s over act out your favorite parts, you will get a few laughs. Movies can be individually or solo, also well for couples to!

Invite some friends over to have snacks or pizza and just chill out.

Also a fun activity to do is make your own characters and act out what they do!  Its fun and you can make up your own show to! These are just a few activities you can do on a rainy day to make a fun way to entertain yourself or friends!

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Cold and Flu help and tips

Cold and Flu Staples

When cold and flu season hit these some of the foods and items you should keep stocked up. Also some tips to help with a cold or flu to help make you feel better a little bit faster.

This a way to help heal a sore throat faster:

Take some hot water and some salt mix together and gargle it (Don’t swallow it, salt water doesn’t taste good) It help soothe your sore throat and help it heal faster. Now to open a clogged up nose take a small sauce pan and fill with warm water and add 3-4 drops of eucalyptus oil and breathe in the steam. It will help open up your nose and take some pressure away in your head if you have a head ache. Also tea is a good way to help your throat to, drink whatever tea you like. Also you can add some honey and little bit lemon juice to it will taste good and feel good on your throat to!

Now some foods to have stock up when you have a cold or the flu is Jell-O, Puddings, Instant Mashed potatoes, Mac and Cheese, and Soups.

Also another thing to have plenty of when you have a cold or flu is tissues. Make sure they soft and have a pillow like texture it will make your nose feel a lot better. Remember to drink plenty of fluids and get lots of rest that is the best way to get rid of a cold or flu.

Vinegar and Baking Soda Uses

Vinegar is a really good cleaner to have around it has a couple of uses. Here are some of the uses: It can be a natural cleaner to, take one cup of white vinegar and microwave it for two to three minutes it loosen up most of gunk in your microwave. Now take it out and scrub. You made need some soap and water to scrub off the rest of the gunk off. Another way to use vinegar is to clean your windows fill small spray bottle with white vinegar and spray the window use soft cloth to clean your window and then dry it with a paper towel it will leave them sparkling!  

Here’s a way to use vinegar and baking soda in the kitchen to help clean your pots and pans.  Take 3/4 cup of white vinegar and sprinkle some baking soda in heavily soiled pot or pan and turn on the stove to low heat let it start simmer for 10 minutes after the  ten minutes is up pour out the solution and scrub it with scratch-free sponge and it will make cleaning dishes a lot easier.

Now this good way to use baking soda also it’s natural teeth whitener. Take a little bit baking soda and sprinkle some on your tooth paste it will whiten your teeth good and use this tip for a week. Another way to use baking soda is to clean your shower. Take small amount of baking soda and add a little bit water to it; to make it a paste. Use an old toothbrush to scrub in hard to reach places after your done scrubbing rinse it with hot water and will help clean your shower and help get rid of mold to.  

Chore Planning

Planning Chores

Everyone hates chores, but you can get through them by spacing them out by days.

For instance, the way I do my chores is as follows:

Monday’s- I devote to vacuuming my whole house

Tuesday’s- I devote to cleaning one bathroom really well; I may also do all mopping.

Wednesday’s- I devote to what I call garbage/recycle day, I empty all the garbage/ recycle in the house, garage, ect. Then I go ahead and roll the cans out since our pickup is on Thursday’s.

Thursday’s I devote to my inventory, Couponing, grocery list. I also clean the main bathroom.

Friday’s- Of course is devoted to grocery shopping as I may go to two different stores.  Whew!

Every other Friday I have a treat night so I don’t have to cook.

So there you have it, usually my weekends are free except for normal everyday chores, or if I see the floors look bad, I may do a quick mop job or a quick vacuuming.

I sure hope this helps with anyone who is reading this.

As always thanks for looking at my blog and see you next time!

Make grocery shopping easier

Grocery Shopping Made Easier

                                          

Step One- Inventory

First step to good grocery trip is inventory to see what your low or out of. Inventory should be once a week before you go grocery shopping.

Usually Inventory takes about 1 to 1 hour a half hour depending on what you need to stock up and buy for the week or every two weeks. Look in your pantry’s, your refrigerator, your freezer to see what you would need to buy and how much of it. It’s very important to keep up your inventory in the freezer, pantries and refrigerator so you constant know to buy those items every week.

It will help plan future meals and in the long run it will help save you money!  So when you see a good sale, be sure to take advantage of it! 

Step Two- Make up a Grocery List

                                                                                

The way I make a grocery list is by different categories and putting them under that category. Sometimes I have to add new categories or take one away depending what it is.  I make my grocery template in excel so I can edit it or change it depending on what week it is; or if I don’t need that certain category. Some of the different categories are: Bread, baking and dry, Dairy/Cold those are just few of them. Everyone’s grocery template is different so customize on what you get and need. Also I put a little * or - by what I still need or if the store didn’t have it in stock.

 I have a notes section at the bottom of my template to remind me to do stuff or get something at the end of grocery shopping trip. That’s how I do my grocery list. 

There will a second part to grocery shopping made easier Step List so stay tuned!

Step 3- Coupons & Savings/ Sales & Cycles

Couponing is a great way to save money on your grocery bill, although time consuming, it will be worth it.

I usually have help with this, my friend does all the online digital Couponing and I do the paper coupons from manufactures and grocery ads.

It is a good idea to compare your grocery store ads with other stores, some have free Friday download, and others have $5.00 Friday’s.

Grocery stores also have cycles, so when something is a really good deal, stock up for future meals if possible. Bread is a good thing to stock up on as it freezes well.

Ground beef and chicken are other good things to stock up on when on sale.

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Inexpensive cat toys

Here are few inexpensive cat toy ideas:


Old Shoe laces are a cheap toy for kitties to play with.

Yarn is also another good toy (cheap to) (Red yarn preferably)

empty paper towel roll

Cardboard boxes

dollar cat toys 


Those just a few ideas their is more to come!

As always thanks for looking at my blog and see you next time!

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