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- Shubhra Krishan
- June 2, 2012
- 11:30 am
- 43 comments
Problem: Your pastry brush has become gluey.
Solution: Soak it in white vinegar for a couple of hours, then rinse. The acid in the vinegar helps the coating slide easily away.
Problem: You broke a glass bottle and now the floor is littered with a million shards.
Solution: Easy! Soak one side of a bread slice in water, and use it to lift the shards. It will safely and completely clear the floor.
Problem: You’re feeling blue.
Solution: Don’t reach out for another mug of coffee. Keep a bottle of sesame oil mixed with a few drops of lavender essential oil in your office fridge. Pour 1/2 tsp of it on your palm and give yourself a five-minute hand massage. This stimulates acupressure points and makes you feel relaxed as well as energetic at the same time.
Problem: Your sunscreen has expired, but there’s still a lot of it left.
Solution: Use the sunscreen as a shaving cream. The thick formula prevents razor burn!
Problem: You’re cooking with honey/molasses but they end up sticking to your measuring spoon.
Solution: Dip your measuring spoon in hot water, then quickly pour the sticky ingredient on to it. It will slide off quite easily.
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Shubhra Krishan
Writer, editor and journalist Shubhra Krishan is the author of Essential Ayurveda: What it is and what it can do for you (New World Library, 2003), Radiant Body, Restful Mind: A Woman's book of comfort (New World Library, 2004), and The 9 to 5 Yogi: How to feel like a sage while working like a dog (Hay House India, 2011).
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Please don't eat eggs unless you can get them from someone who has their own chickens. Store bought …
Err, why not swallow...the excess saliva? Hehehe
very informative, did not know salt could be used to clean the iron, will try this out.... Thank you…
interesting, thanks
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43 comments
+ add your ownGreat tips.Thanks for sharing
thanks!
good tips, thanks!
Thanks, the glass one was interesting
thanks for the tips!
thanks for these tips
Hmmm....interesting...tho I knew some too.
noted, thanks
great ideas
Cool, thanks.
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