by Lois Breneman - Heart to Heart - 2013
Sunburn
~ Wet a clean washcloth with cold water, wring it out, and saturate the
cloth with raw apple cider vinegar. Lay the cloth on stinging sunburn
for instant relief. Allow the vinegar to soak into the skin before
removing cloth. Allow vinegar to dry on skin, and apply coconut oil to
the sunburn. It should be much better by the next day.
Mosquito Bites
~ My best new way to remove the furious itch of mosquito bites is to
rub the inside of a banana peel on the bite. It worked for me!
Lavender essential oil or tea tree oil also help to relieve the sting.
If that doesn't work for you, try applying apple cider vinegar, a slice
of lemon, or a thick paste of baking soda and water to the bite.
Rubbing a bar of soap on the bite or running hot water on the area may
help the itch as well. And then there's the remedy of putting a slice of
onion on the bite, so take your pick, but I'd start with the banana
peel. That one worked best for me, along with lavender essential oil.
Here's a very interesting article about who mosquitoes prefer when it
comes to their next meal. Some factors that draw mosquitoes the most
are people with blood type O, a full moon, and smelly feet! Read it for
yourself: http://health.yahoo.net/experts/dayinhealth/why-are-some-people-mosquito-magnets
Sugar Cravings
~ Try this sugar buster! Mix equal parts of coconut oil and a nut
butter together, and add a small amount of raw honey (or stevia). Eat a
small amount when you crave sugar. http://www.pvnutritionaltherapy.com/how-to-stop-sugar-cravings-with-the-sugar-buster/
Silverfish Infestation ~ Get rid of silverfish naturally with lavender essential oil. Dilute with water in a glass spray bottle. Here's the link with more info: http://retromellie.hubpages.com/hub/How-to-get-rid-of-Silverfish-using-Lavender-Oil
Cobwebs and Spiders ~ To get rid of cobwebs and spiders, spray peppermint essential oil (diluted with water in a glass
spray bottle) in the corners of every room as well as other places they
seem to congregate. You can also saturate cotton balls with peppermint
oil and place them behind framed pictures and other places where they
won't be noticed.
Never Enough Bathroom Towel Racks
~ When I was pregnant with our third child, I wondered where we could
hang another towel in the bathroom. We had two towel racks about five
feet from the floor, next to each other, with a space of six inches
between them. After studying the situation one day, I came up with the
solution of installing another matching rack a foot below the two
original racks, and centering it between them. They overlapped just
enough for a washcloth to be hung on the inside of the top two racks
without interfering with the lower rack, where the third child's towels
were to hang. This worked perfectly and looked nice - like it
belonged. Now that the three children are all married and trying to
figure out where to hang all of their own towels, we still put all three
racks to use with bath towels on the two upper racks and a hand towel
on the lower one. I also found a sweet metal decoration of birds with
three more hooks for extra towels to use when family or friends visit.
If
that's not enough space to hand towels, here's another way to extend
space for hanging towels. Install a spring-loaded shower curtain rod
behind the existing shower curtain rod, and you've got more space for a
few more. They will be safe (dry) if using the tub for baths, but when
showering the towels need to be slid away from the shower head.
Unsolicited Phone Calls
~ Add your phone number to the "Do Not Call" registry by calling
1-888-382-1222. You must be calling from the phone number you want
removed from the list. It will take about 30 days before this takes
effect. Even if you were on the list earlier, but are once again
getting lots of sales calls, it's time to call again. This is not a
permanent thing. www.donotcall.gov
