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This would be a good time to set up a reminder system and
make up a greeting card file
for upcoming birthdays, anniversaries
and more.
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HOW TO…………
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keep track of family & friend events like
anniversaries and birthdays AND get their card mailed on time……..
1) For this you will
need a sturdy shoe box
or plastic storage box.
2) Then make a list of everyone you want to remember to send a card to.
Next to their name list the event – month – date. (For history
tracking, on my main list I put the year of birth, wedding, work start
date, etc. so I will be ready for those milestone years like 10th
anniversary, 40th birthday……)
3) Now set a time to go to a card store, order cards and/or make your
cards FOR THE WHOLE YEAR! Do this as a 12 month cycle. (or at least do
it for 6 months) Go by your list &
get the cards for each event.
4) Nestle each card in their envelope and in the top right hand corner of
the envelope (where the postage stamp goes) write in pencil the persons
name and date of event. When you mail it, the stamp will cover your
pencil note.
5) Now place the
envelopes w/card in order by DATE and put them in the box so that you can
see the penciled in name & dates.
6) Keep this in a place that you will see often so that you won’t forget
to send the cards
BEFORE the event date.
7) Also as a reminder - indicate the names & events on your monthly
calendar that you use regularly.
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HOW TO…………
… pack boxes for shipping
- Keep shipping packages
‘user’ friendly for the receiver by putting the Styrofoam peanuts,
shredded paper, etc. in plastic bags BEFORE you place them in the boxes
to safeguard the items you are sending through the mail.
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at bottom of this page are
HINTS on
HOW TO KEEP YOUR FOOD SAFE
for your family & guests.
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Go to
my
Home Hints
page
to
get some
recipes:
- Juanita's
Hamburger Stew
You'll also find:
-
Herb Butters
-
Hints for grilling TURKEY
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Hints from Holly that
you can use on the web
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http://www.snopes.com/
Urban Legends Reference
Pages
Find out if an email or other
information sent to you is truth or fiction or a little true and false.
Check it out BEFORE you forward it on to others. We all get too many
emails, be sure it's true before you pass it on.
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http://www.cpsc.gov/
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
At
this site you can find Toy Recall Checklist , & many other product
RECALL Lists, how to handle a recall complaint, as well as Consumer Safety
Information, publications, and more. A MUST site for all consumers.
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http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/
Federal Citizens Information Center
Now
this is a great place for everyone. Loads of information, how-to's,
consumer updates, a
Consumer Action
Handbook, and even
links
to protect your kids on the internet. You can
even have the Consumer Information Catalog mailed to you free
of charge. They even have a "Fun Stuff" section. This is definitely
a site worth visiting.
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Michigan
Made Products
BuyMichiganProducts.com
connects Michigan businesses with potential customers statewide and
around the world to promote Michigan made products.
http://www.freelancebyu.com
If you like to here about the special deals to buy online and use
coupons and rebates this is a site for you.
I have used this site with a lot of success. Subscribe to their
FREE newsletter to learn about the latest deals. They also help
you learn how to use eBay.
HINT:
Visit Holly's Archive page of her
favorite web sites...........
Holly's Favorite Web sites
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Here
are some
FOOD
SAFETY
Hints:
**
Putting food out on a table
at work and at home is a convenient way for co-workers and friends to
serve themselves to “what they want – when they want”. BUT....
DON'T forget to keep the
food SAFE to eat!
-
Keep cold foods cold. That means 40
°
or colder.
Have lots of ice available. An easy way is to put ice in a
large bowl and then set a smaller bowl of the food to be kept cold
inside the bowl of ice.
-Keep
hot food hot. That means 140°
or hotter.
Use a crock pot and keep it plugged in and turned on – stir the food
often to keep it evenly heated since the lid will be off a lot of the
time. Crock pots come in many sizes and are reasonably priced.
You can also use electric warming trays to place platters of items on
– like my Spinach Appetizer (go to my
Recipe Box).
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