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liquid, and can be easily replaced.

was plop down and watch television.

* If it's garage sale time, try

Then I got an exercise mat and a sta-

this trick: Wrap a picture frame

tionary bicycle. When I couldn’t work

tightly with tulle. Then you can

out very long, I worked out during

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cute that you'll sell the frame, too!

ness on their New Year’s Resolution

lists, Nancy!

* When your cut-up fruit is

about to expire and you don't

• Two wonderful tips came in from

G.K. of Minnesota: “To protect floors

think you'll be able to eat it in

from being damaged by chairs being

time, just freeze it for smoothies.

pushed around, glue rounds of carpet-

Lay it out in a single layer and pop

ing beneath the chair legs. They are

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gie for easy storage.

or rolls, warm the flour in the oven or

microwave so as not to chill the butter.

* "Do you have a lot of coffee

The dough will rise faster.”

mugs? Maybe it's time to show

• B.W. of Colorado swears by brake

them off! My granny has so many

cleaner to get rid of bad spots on

coffee mugs from trips and that

carpets. “Regular automotive brake

she got as gifts. My daddy put up

cleaner on the spot and a clean rag will

five long shelves on one wall of

remove almost all stains,” he says.

her kitchen. They are the perfect

• “In cold winter months, keep your

place to line up and display all the

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which is fun to hear." -- F.E. in

sleep. Pull it next to or over you a few

minutes before you get up. It’ll be

North Carolina

toasty and will help make the transi-

* "I have three girls and one

tion into the cold a little less harsh.”

bathroom, so there's no way

— B.M. in New York

anyone gets 'ready' in front of the

• If your animals try to get out when

bathroom mirror. Instead, all the

you go into or out of the house, keep

girls have a hanging shoe rack on

some toys or treats in your pocket othrenbearckthoefdtohoerirtodothorrowforacmroasksetuhpe

and hair supplies, and a mirror on

room, giving you a few seconds to slip

in or out.

the wall." -- P.W. in Oregon

* Stubborn stains in the toilet?

• As tax time draws closer, try taping

a large manila envelope to the fridge,

Try dropping in a few denture

leaving the top open. Immediately

tablets before going to bed, then

place all tax-related forms and receipts

scrub and flush in the morning

in the envelope as they come in. This

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