Works (and doesn’t) For Me Wednesday
Don’t you love tips? Works For Me Wednesday (hosted by Rocks in my Dryer) is a weekly carnival devoted to the fun little tricks and tips that make life easier, more organized or simply more fun. I seldom participate, but I love reading through all the entries. This week I actually have two tips to offer!
Stuck Votives: I adore candles. I use them all the time, almost on a daily basis. What do you do after you’ve burned through a votive? You’re stuck with the little, round metal wick stand and residual wax around the base of your holder. How do you get it out?
Stick in the freezer. After an hour or so, take them out and turn them upside down. The leftover candle will pop right out. I’m sure there’s some scientific explanation of how temperature causes molecules to condense or something like that. All I know is it works.
Too Much Salt: I learned this from a friend last week (who happened to be quoting Martha Stewart). If you add too much salt to a recipe, you can fix the problem by dropping in a piece of potato. The potato will absorb the excess salt. Problem solved! Once your recipe is back to a preferred taste, remove the salt-sponge potato and discard.
Now I want to hear from you. Anyone got tips on making kids move faster? We have not been on time to school since snow descended on our state. I’ve tried waking up earlier, bribery, coersion, faster breakfasts, packing bags the night before … you name it! None of it works for me. This morning I even tried (idle) threats of “If you don’t hurry, you’ll have to go to school with no socks and shoes!” That didn’t faze them either. I cannot get my children to move quickly in the mornings and I would LOVE to know what tips y’all have for me.
Posted on January 14, 2009, in cooking, tips, WFMW. Bookmark the permalink. 6 Comments.
Now those are two great tips. I looove salt, hubby does not. Now if he thinks I got salt happy I’ll just pass the potato.
What age? We have a dragon that eats stragglers. Do you want me to send him your way?
A dragon? Really? Now that’s an idea. Do you keep him in a cage in the backyard? My two are just 5 and 3. The lack of meat on their bones would probably only anger the dragon more, but thanks for the suggestion! Maybe I could find a motivational, but less aggressive beast to keep around.
Thanks for the potato tip! I need that sometimes!
For the kids…how about a reward system for getting going quick. If they get up good for a whole week you could give them a treat. Just a thought!
-Kim
Great tips, thank you!!!
This sluggish behavior sounds familiar. The girl’s drug through the last few months of school, each year. It’s difficult for adults to get back to a normal routine after the holidays, I can only imagine what their little bodies go through. Then, its cold, too, which makes going outdoors even less appealing.
My brother’s thought that new shoes made them move faster….
First may I say that I love when you blog on a regular basis? I haven’t checked in in a few days and loved having four days of blogs to read through. Unfortunately I have NO tips on getting the kids to move faster…the last few weeks I have found it impossible to get to my DOWNSTAIRS before almost ten in the morning!!! This is PATHETIC and needs to be rectified…..how? I have nooo clue. Fortunately I have no kids in school yet so it’s not messing our life up too much..but still breakfast at 10:30am? It can’t take an hour and a half to get two kids and myself dressed can it?