By Wini Nduta Have you ever been at home and don't know what to do with yourself. I would feel like that on a Saturday afternoon after cleaning my place. Like at around 1:15 pm on a hot Saturday afternoon, i'd be like now what?? We go to work all week, waiting on the weekend and sometimes it's just 'meh'. I was like, why? Why am I bored? I waited all week for this. Free time. A lazy day. Then one day I changed my mind. I wanted more and a few years ago I came up with a way to make sure I would never utter the words 'I'm bored'. Well it's a whole list, enjoy!
Things I do when I see boredom creeping in:
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By Wini Nduta This is a great group activity to get your creative juices going. It is a great way to personalize your dining or coffee table. What you will need:
Make sure the mats are clean. Use soap and water to wipe them off. Set them aside to dry. Let them dry completely. Decide what your design is going to be. It could be;
Next use the muskin tape to line your work area on the mat Start to paint Let it dry for 12 hours or more depending on thickness Quick tip: you can also do this with a welcome mat and spray paint!
By Wini Nduta I'm talking about baking soda people and all of it's goodness!! It is easy to find and affordable too. This powdery substance has multiple uses and I will take you through the uses including your sheets.
Washing your sheets with about a cup of baking soda leaves the clean and crispy. Mixing a cup of baking soda and lemon juice in equal parts makes a natural, mild bleach. This helps with the stains or just give the sheet some freshness. You may want to soak your sheets for about 20 minutes before using detergent. Or if you are satisfied with them you can skip the whole harsh detergent step. But remember to use plenty of water to rinse your sheets because some people react to detergents but don't even know it. We wouldn't want you sleeping on I'll call it 'unfinished laundry'. Another tip with baking soda is you can use it to clean the floor tiles, that's if you have tiles on your floor. Add about two spoons of baking soda to your bucket and fill it up with water. Mop the whole area and let air dry. You could follow up with detergent if you wish. How else do you use baking soda to clean? Share your neat tips and tricks with us, we would love to hear from you. By Lizbeth Kariuki
2. Nail Polish: Use your clear nail polish over new jewelry to keep it from tarnishing too quickly. Plus, you can use your favorite color nail polishes (especially neon colors) to revitalize old jewelry. 3. Cotton Swabs: If you are tired of your perfume fading after a few hours, carry cotton swabs dipped in your favorite perfume and keep them in a zip-lock bag. The scent of perfume lasts for hours on a cotton swab and it would be perfect for a quick touch-up. 4. Baby Powder: It is great for removing oil stains. For instance if you have an oil stain in your bag, pour some baby powder on it and leave it overnight. The stain will disappear. Repeat if you still find the stain. 5. Pumice stone: They are great for shedding the dead skin off the underside of our feet, but did you know they are great for de-fuzzing sweaters too? Gently rub it over your favorite sweater to remove the fuzz and you’ll be happy over the results. Have a great one fab one's!
By Wini Nduta It's almost that time of year again and we have to watch out for the flu. So here is a neat tip to stop you stop reinfecting yourself with the flu each time you brush your teeth. Take a drop on Listerine and mix it in with about a quarter cup of hot water.
After brushing your teeth, rinse the brush with this mixture to kill the bacteria. Another great tip would be to have two brushes and alternate them everyday. The flu virus needs a moist environment to survive so letting them dry completely between uses would help. By Lizbeth Kariuki Owning up to the fact that you shop for second-hand clothes is not something you would do openly and audaciously. Case in point, sitting in a restaurant, I said to a friend, “Wow, that is a great top you’re wearing, where did you get it?” Loudly and with a cheeky grin she replied “From Woolworths and right after she whispered “Actually from Toi market.”
The question is, how can you really tell whether someone is wearing second-hand clothes or not? There are various tips and tricks to make your second-hand clothes look new. Click here to read my full article on KenyaBuzz.com By Wini Nduta My sister gave me the idea to blog about spectacles. She recently joined the four eyes club which I have been a member of since I was 12 years old. I rarely wear my glasses though, I find whatever frame I pick looks unattractive on me so I mostly wear them at home. So I figured since my boss also wears glasses, why not feature an article on frames. You know talk about face shapes and which frames go with them. The simple diagram above illustrates face shapes My genius sister also found a site online that has a huge collection of frames that you can order it's called Lens Crafters. They have a gigantic number of styles to choose from. This site is also good for just browsing. check them out at http://www.lenscrafters.com/lc-us |
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