Tuesday's Tip

Tired of the constant battle with dust bunnies?  Want a cheap alternative to disposable dusting cloths?

Try wiping your surfaces and electronics with a used dryer sheet.  Not only does it pick up the dust but it repels dust longer than a plain cloth.  You will also be re-using a product that usually gets thrown away after it's first use.  

Reduce ~ Reuse ~ Recycle

Giveaway Winners

I hope everyone got a chance to enter in the giveaway that wanted to enter.  

Here are the winners selected through Random.org

The Winner of the Scent Circle is: Ashley Elaine with her comment "follow via google. "

The Winner of the Scent Tin is: Christie with her comment "I'm a new follower!"
Did not respond in timely manner Redrawn and Winner is Bethany.

and last but not least the Winner of the Tea Rose Plug-in is: Jenni with her comment "Is it ok that I have 2 favorites? LOL The Celtic Love Knot & Boleyn full sized are sooooooo pretty! =-D"

Congratulations to the winners! Please make sure to respond to the winners email sent to you. 

The Winners have 48 hours to contact me. 

 If they do not contact me in the time limit the prizes with be redrawn for.

Thank you everyone for participating. I plan to have many more giveaways. 

Only 2 days left til the Giveaway ends.

There is only two day left to get in on your chance to be one of the winners of my first giveaway.

Will you be the winner of the beautiful Tea Rose Plug-in?

For more details and ways to enter click HERE

The Giveaway ends on April 15th and winners will be posted April 16th.

Mio Liquid Water Enhancer Review

There are many days that I have difficulty drinking enough water throughout the day.  This isn't a shock to me, because there are days I have difficulty getting myself dressed before lunch.  Being pregnant this has become even more important to get my recommended daily water.

It's not that I drink soda or other drinks that are bad for you.  Living in the Las Vegas valley tap water is just plain nasty.  (No matter how many ads the water district put out I will never be convinced that the water is good) There are days when the tap water smells like the back end of a week-old dead fish and others when it smells like a public swimming pool.  It's not just my super pregnancy sniffer that is bothered by it, I have always been disturbed by the smell since we moved here when I was only 9.

My husband took pity on me and used to order big jugs of water delivered to our door. (to the detriment of our bank account.)  Now that we have moved into our new house we no longer subscribed to water delivery.  We enjoy our new filtered water system instead of overpriced jugs of filtered water.

With the higher than normal amounts of water needed during pregnancy I still find myself struggling to drink enough.  After coming home from a recent doctor's appointment complaining of exhaustion  my wonderful husband ran off to the store bringing me back some tasty treats.  One of the many goodies he brought me was two different flavors of the new Mio Liquid Water Enhancer.  At first I was doubtful it would taste well enough for me to want to drink repeatedly.

On my first attempt I put way too much in my glass. A little squirt goes a very long way.  After letting the glass sit and ice melt into it, the drink was perfect.  I was surprised by how sweet tasting it was without adding any calories to the water.  That's right no extra calories!!   All the benefits of drinking water without adding extra chunk, unlike sugar laden kool-aid.  Even my children prefer water with a small squirt of Mio in it to their usual kool-aid.  This product is quickly becoming a staple in our household's everyday lives.  I would highly recommend this to everyone and anyone.  (from the soda addicts to the health nuts.)

There are many ways to use Mio and not just in your water.  You can mix it in your smoothies to add flavor without extra calories.  Add it to jello to a kick of flavor.  Mix it into plain Greek yogurt for a tasty treat.  Add into tonic water to make your own soda.

Easy Potato Salad Recipe

6 large white potato
1/2 cup of Mayonnaise
1/4 cup small diced celery (about 2-3 stalks into 1/4 inch pieces)
3 Tablespoons yellow mustard
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 Tablespoon fresh minced garlic
1/4 cup dill relish (you can use sweet relish if you prefer)

1. Wash the potatoes and place inside a clean plastic grocery sack.  Tie the sack closed.  Place in microwave and cook for three 3 minutes intervals.  Checking potatoes tenderness between.  After they have cooked for about 9 minutes total remove the entire bag. (carefully it will be hot.)  
2. Place the bag on an empty shelf in your freezer. (you don't want it to thaw your other frozen goods.)  After 5 minutes tear open the bag.  Return the open bag to the freezer laying all potatoes flat.  Continue to cool in the freezer for about 20-30 more minutes. (when they are no longer overly warm when touched)  
3. While the potatoes cool in a small mixing bowl mix together all the other ingredients until well blended.  
4. Next take the potatoes out of the freezer. The skins should easily peel.  Peel the potatoes and cut them in a large dice (about 1 inch)  into a large mixing bowl. (make sure you will have enough room to toss the potatoes.  
5. Once all the potatoes are cut add the dressing mixture on top of the potatoes.  Gently toss the potatoes until they are well coated.  
6. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.  (the longer it "rests" in the refrigerator the more the flavors will integrate.

You can add hard boiled eggs into the mixture as well, but I prefer the pure potato salad. Don't be afraid to change the recipe to add seasoning or ingredients to your family's personal tastes.  One of the best parts about cooking is creating a delicious dish that you altered from an existing recipe to your personal preferences.  Add chives, bacon crumbles, green onion, parsley or any other favorite ingredient to make this dish your own.  I have made many different variations of this recipe.

Giveaway Ended!

You could be a winner of my very first giveaway, but if you don't enter you can't win.

One person will win a beautiful Tea Rose Plug-in 

Other lucky winners will get a Travel Tin, or a Scent Circle.

For giveaway details visit the Giveaway Tab
or CLICK HERE if you don't want to go looking for it.

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