the many uses of a cucumber

WOW WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS,I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW.



1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.

2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B Vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.

3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.

4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.

5 Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!

6.. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!

7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.

8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.


9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!

10. Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber with react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.

11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemcials will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.

12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.


13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!

.99 cent little girl jumper!!

For all of you who have aor know of or both that have little girls hear is a great purchase!!! go to www.childrensplace.com and in girls 6 months to 4 T is a way cute jumper for get this .99 cents!!! shipping is 5.00 but if you order enough or even order with someone totally worth it!!!! christmas, baby present, birthdays or just cause it is .99 cents! Enjoy!

birthday party ideas!

I know a lot of my viewers out there like to plan fun and cute birthday parties for your little ones. on the right hand side of the page is a widget to go to tip junkies where she has tonz of fun ideas for birthday parties. hear are the ones she has listed.

1. Backyardigans Birthday Party
2. Dog Themed Birthday Party
3. Webkinz birthday party
4. Where the Wild Things Are



5. Mickey Mouse Birthday Party
6. Sock Monkey Party Ideas
7. Throwing a Rainforest/Jungle/Diego Party
8. Monkey Themed Party



9. Chinese Themed Party - 18th Birthday
10. Zoo Choo Choo – Birthday Party
11. Silly Socks Pajama Party
12. Craft Geek Birthday Party



13. Sesame Street Birthday Party
14. Chef for a Day Party
15. Adopt a puppy party
16. Fishy Themed Party



17. Spring Things Party
18. Fishy Party
19. Puppet or Muppet Birthday Party
20. Spring Fling Birthday



21. Curious George Birthday Party
22. Sesame Street Birthday Party
23. Ultimate Art Party
24. Mickey Mouse Birthday Party



25. Vintage Toy Birthday Party
26. Movie Star Party
27. Yo Gabba Gabba Party
28. Olympic Themed Birthday Party



29. Gorgeous Bumble Bee Birthday Party
30. Blue and Brown Theme
31. Pink & Yellow Vintage Circus Birthday Party
32. Numbers Birthday Party


I hope this helps everyone else as much as it helped me. Sorry i couldn't figure out how to put the links up or I would have. Also dont forget until tuesday Smiths Grocery will take any manufactuer coupon and round it up to a dollar. even if it is for only 10 cents it will get rounded up to a dollar so everyone pull out your coupons and see what kind of deals you can get. fell free to leave a message to brag about what you got and how much you spent vs. how much you saved. It will be fun.

Free 18 inch doll patterns

so I was looking at different things on the internet and and check out the awsome deal i came accross!! Free doll patterns. liberty Jane has posted doll paterns for for 18 inch dolls. This is a great deal if you have little girls. for those who dont have one how great would it be for your little girl to wake up to a new doll on christmas with a whole bunch of cloths. i still remember a christmas that my Grandma made me a bunch of barbie cloths. I still have them! It is NEVER to early to start getting your christmas ready. I have 2 awsome friends that taught me that. If you dont know how to sew it is always a good time to learn!! Enjoy!
hear is the link i hope it works this time.
http://www.libertyjanepatterns.com/search/label/FREE%20SAMPLE%20GUIDEBOOK

July deco.

So Craft o maniac has done it again. I thought this was so cute i had to share with all of you.
this is a $5.00 dollar frame from Walmart. So are the set of $3.00 dollar bandanna's. I have made alot of cute holiday saying's in these frames... "EGGS" for Easter, "EEK" in a 3 frame holder for Halloween, and "JOY" for Christmas in another 3 frame holder. Its such a fun and pretty inexpensive craft/decor item. You can also paint the frame to any color you like. Lastly I used my cricut and cut out JULY in white vinyl from the Platinum Schoolbook cartridge, I chose the "Tall Ball" font at 3 inches.



cut bandana to fit and iron! it is that easy!! this is so cute and you can do so many things with one frame! less to store if you just swap it out.
Thanks to Craft o Maniac for all your great ideas! if you want to check out her blog go to

free patern update

the link is gone off my other blog but I found the web sit and hear is where to go
http://lp.wileypub.com/sewingbitsandpieces/index.html
Sorry about that.

Free skirt pattern

go to www.awpollock.blogspot.com and on there you will find a link under the last post for sewing bits and pieces. click on there and you can get a pattern for a really cute skirt. I cant wait to make one. you just use scraps of material