How to Keep Veggies Fresh Longer

To be healthy, one needs to eat lots of fresh vegetables. The problem is it is hard to buy as many vegetables as you want because there is this pressure to use them right away as they might go stale.

To solve that, one just needs some paper bag. Yes, put your tomatoes, lettuce, and other greens inside a paper bag before stocking them in your refrigerator. You will see that you can enjoy green and fresh vegetables longer. This is because the paper seeps absorbs the extra moisture in fruits and veggies.

How to Use Cinnamon at Home

One element of good housekeeping is making sure that the house is not lacking in basic essentials. These are stuff that one should always have a stock at home; simply because of the variety of ways it can be used. Examples of these essentials are spices and condiments such as salt, pepper, vinegar, soy sauce and yes- adding cinnamon to that list is definitely a good idea.

Cinnamon is a very useful house product and listed below are some of the reasons why:

Instant air freshener: Walking into a room with fresh scent boost the mood and make relaxation easier. Instead of buying air fresheners that can be costly, why not put a dish of ground cinnamon in a room and enjoy the sweet scent.

Make an Incense. Use a match to ground cinnamon and you already have a pure incense. Just remember to put it in a heat-resistant container.

Make Your Own Moth Repellant Sachets. You will need small square pieces of fabrics as this is where you will put the cinnamon insect repellant mixture. Just combine cinnamon sticks which have been broken to small pieces (at least 4 sticks), half a cup of whole cloves and half a cup of black peppercorns (whole). You can put it in your closet to keep moths away.

Do you know other ways to use cinnamon? Please share by leaving a comment below

How To Make Candles Last Longer

The month for Halloween is almost here and as much s this is a season for trick and treats and costume parties- it is also a peak season for flowers and of course candles.

To keep up with the candle season here are some tips on how to make candles last longer.

Put candles in the refrigerator. Cold candles would last longer so you can first put your candles in the refrigerator before lighting it. Remember we only want the candles to be slightly cold, not frozen so do not put the candles on the freezer as it might not light at all.

The candle wick should not be too long or thick. Check the length of the candle wick, if it is to long and thick, cut a few inches of it before lighting. This is because candles with long and hick wick burns up faster.

What To Do With Fruit Peels?

Some people love to eat fruits such as apples or pears without its peel. And of course there are fruits that you really can’t eat without its peel such as oranges, mangoes, etc. But don’t you feel a little guilty when you are about to throw those fruit peels? In my case, the answer is yes mainly because I read somewhere that the nutrients – practically all the good stuff in fruits are in the peel. 

So I tried to look for ways on how to use fruit peels. And mind you, just by googling it, I discovered a lot of ways to use fruit peels. Some say one can make a tea by boiling fruit peels and adding some cinnamon or honey. Others make a spread jam out of fruit peels while others boil it for the nice aroma.

As for me, this is what I do with our fruit peels. I add the fruit peels in my daughter’s bath. I just gather all the fruit peels then boil it in a pot of water. Sometimes I put the peels and a bit of warm water in a blender then use the mixture when bathing my baby. I am also thinking of putting the extracts in a nice bottle then maybe I can give it as a gift on Christmas.

The benefits? It makes the skin soft, smooth and hastens recovery of insect bites and other wounds.

Pamper Yourself at Home DIY Foot Spa

I have a confession to make; you know the skin in my feet is so dry. Those kinds that even if you put tons of lotion on it in the morning, it always ends up dry and feeling hard at the days end.

I felt envy whenever I see girls with soft, smooth and pinkish feet and toes. To prettify my feet, I used to go for a foot spa service but I find the service a little expensive. There are also times when I would be disappointed with the result. I also think that the foot spa service is actually easy to do. In fact I can do it by myself and at home.

What you need for the foot spa recipe:

Here’s the foot spa recipe I recently tried. All you need is evaporated milk, water, sugar and lemon zest and lemon rind. If you do not have lemon, you can use calamansi. You will also need a large bowl where you will soak you feet on. Prepare lotion and towel too.

Foot Spa Recipe

Put at least two (2) cups of milk in seven (7) cups of hot water. Then put a few drops of lemon zest. Transfer this mixture in a large bowl and soak your feet in it for at least 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, get the lemon rind and put ½ cup of sugar on it. Rub the lemon rind with sugar on your fet to remove dead skin cells.

Then rinse your feet with clean water and pat dry. You now have freshly scrubbed feet- it is soft to touch and smells good too. As an extra treat, apply lotion on your feet and then wrapped it with an old sock for at least an hour to trap the moisture. It is best to do this routine before bedtime so you can wrapped your feet overnight.

Try this do it yourself foot spa recipe. Save money and get happy feet!

One Way to Re-use Leftover Soap Pieces Soap Slivers

I’m sure everyone has experienced this at one point- a piece of soap that has become too small you don’t know what to do with it. You don’t want to use it anymore because it is already too tiny but you hate throwing it off because it’s wasteful.

Well, I think everyone should be informed that soap slivers should not be thrown off because you can still reuse it in so many ways. One can form a new bar of soap by sticking together the small soap slivers. Or put the soap slivers in a small amount of hot water to melt it and you would have an instant liquid soap.

But here’s another simple way to re-use it. I read this tip somewhere long ago and just remembered it again now. You can use leftover soap pieces as an alternative to mothballs- one with a nicer smell.  

You can put all your tiny soap slivers in a small bag and just stuck it in your closet or cabinets. It will keep your clothes smelling good. I think you can also place it inside your shoe while not in use to ward off the bad smell. So save that soap slivers now!