Let’s face it: all of us have stinky shoes at one time or another. That problem can be easily remedied with a simple dryer sheet: just put half of a standard sheet in each shoe overnight, and your shoes will be smelling fresh as springtime (well, at least better than before) by morning. Dryer sheets apparently are useful for a lot of things, including cleaning pots and pans.
Deodorize Shoes with Dryer Sheets [RealSimple.com]If your computer is running too hot, one of the easiest initial things to check for is if your vents are blocked (where these vents are located depends on the make of your machine; check your manufacturer’s manual if you’re unsure). Vents that are clogged by dust or blocked by inappropriate placement can overheat your system, which can lead to slowdowns or even burnout. As mentioned, dust is a prime culprit; but you can get rid of those dust bunnies relatively easily.
How to keep your computer running cool [eHow]Wondering whether or not that pork chop circa 1985 might still be delish? According to DIY Network’s info on storing frozen foods, the answer to that is a big no. Here are the time limits for properly prepared and packaged food in the freezer: Fruits and Vegetables: 8-12 Months
Poultry: 6-9 Months
Fish: 3-6 Months
Ground Meat: 3-4 Months
Cured or Processed Meat: 1-2 Months
Good rules of thumb to remember the next time you’re rummaging through the freezer for a bite to eat.
Storing Frozen Foods [DIY Network]Whether you’re planning a road trip with the kinder or with a few close friends, eventually, you will be bored out of your gourd. Travel site TravelHacker has compiled a killer list of free games that pretty much anyone will enjoy. Classics such as License Plate Bingo are here, in addition to scavenger hunts, slug bug (play with caution with stronger people in the vehicle), and 20 Questions. All of these games are screen-free and completely portable. Do you have a favourite way to while away the time on a long trip that’s a little beyond the usual suspects (audiobooks, iPod, etc.)? Let’s hear it in the comments.
27 Free Games to Keep Your Kids Entertained on a Road Trip [Travelhacker via Parent Hacks]Many of us have a couple of really big goals that seem virtually unattainable. However, financial site The Simple Dollar suggests that writing down small steps necessary to achieve these goals can be extremely helpful. The key is to be as detailed as possible: time commitment, how you’re going to pay for it, first steps needed, etc. Once you have this rough outline on paper, it becomes a little easier to actually get started on what it will take to attain your goal. If you’ve ever made a really big goal and actually saw it happen, please share in the comments how you went about it, and what advice you would give to people in similar situations.
When Everyday Life Gets in the Way of Your Dreams – And A Plan To Get Past It [The Simple Dollar]Whether you’re looking for some help designing the colour scheme of a web site, a blog, or a house, you can’t do much better than colr.org, a site that loads random Flickr images and intuitively parses the colours out of the photos to give you the best combinations possible. You’ve got quite a few options here: you can load your own image for a little colour play, pick random colour schemes compiled by other colr.org users, even choose a specific web site to copy colours from.
colr.orgSelf-improvement blog Life Coaches has posted a sobering article from someone who found themselves undergoing emergency open heart surgery, pondering all the “somedays” he had let pile up. I don’t advise waiting for open heart surgery to think about Someday. For one thing you might not survive the experience. The time to start thinking about Someday is today. You need to make a list of your Somedays and convert it into real days. I mean that literally. Sit down and make a list of all the things you want to do someday and start scheduling them.
The author goes on to say that it does not matter how trivial this list might look, as long as the items are important to you. What’s one topic on your list of “someday”, and how do you propose going about accomplishing it? Let’s hear in the comments. When is Someday? [Life Coaches]
Learn to get the most out of your vino with wikiHow’s beginners’ guide to appreciating a good glass of wine. This simple tutorial gives you the why’s behind the actions, i.e., why do people swirl the wine in their glass (to mix oxygen in, among other things), why should you sniff it (to get the full bouquet of flavours in the wine), and why should you hold it up to the light (to see the colour and clarity). If you are a wine connoisseur, please share with us your best wine appreciation tips in the comments.
How to Taste Wine [WikiHow]
