| IN THIS ISSUE | | Homemade Cleaners | | Year End Review | | 36 Quotes to Live By | | I Can't Find My Keys! | | Focus on One Task at a Time Gets the Job Done Right | | Recipe Box: PB&B Milkshake | | Recipe Box: Satisfying Chicken Stew | | Home Cleaning Tips: Air Freshener, How to Clean Artificial Flowers, How to Clean Leather Furniture | |
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| Homemade Cleaners Here are some tips for using and making your own household cleaners from Dining On A Dime Cookbook. Most are simple and only take a few minutes to mix. [ read full story ] | Year End Review Another year has come and gone and as we reflect on the year that was, we want to take the time to thank all of you for your continued support of Pioneer Thinking. We have gathered all the newsletters from the year 2008 and put them together in a "Year in Review" Special Edition. We invite you to browse through them and catch up on those you've missed. We filled it with inspiring quotes, tips, feedback, and articles that have helped us look at ways to live a simpler, gentler and kinder way of life. [ read more ] |
| I Can't Find My Keys!  Searching for misplaced items costs us time and money. According to the American Demographic Society, American waste 9 million hours per day searching for misplaced items. A Harris Interactive survey found that 23% of adults say they pay bills late (thus incurring late fees) because they lose them. A few common items that we lose frequently are credit cards, wallets, TV remotes, sunglasses, cell phones, bills and keys. Here are some tips to help you keep up with your stuff. [ read full story ] | Focus on One Task at a Time Gets the Job Done Right So many times, we are so overwhelmed by the amount of things that need to be accomplished that we do not know where to start and we find ourselves running around in circles. It is hard enough to 'just keep up', without the thought of actually getting ahead, so we tend to take on too many tasks at one time. This is the time to step back and take a look at what it is that we are trying to do and to stop trying to beat the clock. [ read full story ] |
Air Freshener
by Cynthia Lewis
1 tsp baking soda 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 cups water Put ingredients in a spray bottle, shake well. Spray around the home. Freshens the air, eliminates odors and acts as an antibacterial.
How to Clean Artificial Flowers: Put a cup of salt into a paper bag, add the flowers then shake them around for a few seconds. Remove flowers from the bag, shake off salt.
How to Clean Soft Leather Furniture: Wipe a bar of regular facial soap on a clean wet rag until its soapy. Then wipe furniture down. You might have to keep resoaping the furniture. Keep cleaning until its clean, give it a final rinse off with another clean wet rag, wipe the suds off. |
| Forum Question: The Topic of The "Ex" | | So I've been in a relationship for about a year and my boyfriend had a previous relationship before me that lasted for a while. He's still friendly with his ex and they hang out from time to time. He doesn't like me asking too many questions about her which I think is unfair and it has created arguments between us. Do you think the topic of an ex is off limits? [ read more ] |
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