Using chopsticks can be tricky if you’re not used to it. Home hack blog Gomestic has an article on how to use chopsticks in seven easy steps. My time with chopsticks has been punctuated with new and colourful vocabulary words that I then have to unteach my kids, but then again, I’m willing to learn. If you use chopsticks on a regular basis, please share with us newbs how you mastered ‘em in the comments. How to Use Chopsticks in Seven Easy Steps [Gomestic]
Ever had a craving for chocolate? You might really need magnesium, which is found in raw nuts, seeds, legumes, and fruits. Food cravings are your body’s way of telling you that you need something found within that food’s ingredients or chemical makeup, and naturopathic doctor Colleen Huber has made a printable list of food cravings and what you truly need. This is a great way to really delve to the heart of that 3 AM ice cream binge.
Food cravings [NaturopathyWorks]Make a 12-sided calendar with Ole Arntzen’s easy printable dodecahedron or rhombic dodecahedron calendars. Now, I don’t really know what those big words mean either, but dang, would they ever look cool sitting on your perfectly organised desk. Simply plug in what kind of dodecahedron you want, what year, what language, and what day of the week you’d like the day to start on, and you’re good to go.
12 sided calendarGot lemons? The HippyShopper has compiled a list of ten things you can do with lemons, from highlighting your hair to freshening up your dishwasher. This list is aimed at more natural substitutes for stuff you might normally do with chemicals; i.e., instead of using that expensive lime removal stuff, try a lemon to remove limescale from stainless steel. Great way to make lemonade out of lemons, I must say.
10 eco-friendly things to do with lemons [via DIY Happy]When moving into a new place, a pet can be a dealbreaker if you don’t prepare your case ahead of time (and check out the pet policies!). Rental advice site LiveSimply has written up a short and sweet how-to on persuading landlords to accept pets:
1: Provide your landlord with written statements from former landlords that commend your pet’s behaviour and verify that your rental unit was well-maintained while you and your pet occupied the premises. 2. Invite your landlord to meet your pet and view the pet’s behaviour. 3. Offer the landlord a ‘pet deposit.’ 4. Inform your landlord in writing that you will pay for damages caused by your pet during your lease. 5. Don’t bring the fact up until the last minute. If the landlord has invested sufficient time into you, they are more likely to be persuaded. Although this could backfire and really annoy them.
What’s been your experience with pets and rentals? Thoughts in the comments.
How to get a landlord to accept pets [LiveSimply]Productivity blog Zen Habits has written a thoughtful post on how to live out the Golden Rule more practically in your day to day life. Treat others as you want to be treated is good in theory, but not always successful in application. However, it’s a good rule to live by. A few tips include practicing empathy, making other people feel wanted, and toning down the criticism. What would you add to this list? Please add your thoughts in the comments.
18 Practical Tips for Living the Golden Rule [Zen Habits]Looking to spruce up the look of Windows XP? Installing the Vista cursor theme is an easy way to do so, and the Alan Le weblog demonstrates the simple process. After downloading and unzipping the cursors, right click on install.inf and select install. You can then go into Mouse Properties and change your cursor theme. The change is subtle, but nice. Not ready to make the switch to Vista? Here are a few ways you can get Vista’s look and feel in XP. Thanks, Dylan!
Vista Cursors on Windows XP [Alan Le]If fine weather for you means weekend barbeque, then you know that a good sauce can make all the difference. A lot of the stuff you find in the supermarket is not that great, but Barbeque Bob (yes, really) has a couple of great DIY sauce recipes you can tweak to fit your unique preferences. Personally, I like my BBQ sauce a little bit on the sweet side, especially for pork. What’s your favorite recipe or brand that makes your barbeque finger-lickin’ good? Please share in the comments.
The Secret For Making Your Own BBQ Sauce [BBQ Recipe Secrets]Need to track your medicine dosage? Parent Hacks has a simple trick:
I found it helpful to use a Sharpie to write the days of the week on the top of the bottle. I only write as many days as there are supposed to be doses, so if I start on Monday for a ten day prescription, I would write “MWTTFSSMTW” and then each time I give a dose, I put a tick mark under the day.
It’s so simple yet so helpful – especially for those of us with leaky memories.
Track medicine dosage right on the bottle [Parent Hacks]
