The Good Advice Thread

WLFEO · #1 09-06-2005, 11:54 AM

I was thinking about how much good advice I've received from sisters over the years, so I thought we could have a thread about it. If you have any good advice to share, on any topic (ADPi, housecleaning, parentling, shopping, beauty, etc.), let us hear it!

I'll start:

Put your t-shirts in the dryer a little while before you hang them up to dry so the fabric softener will be activated.

honeychile · #2 09-06-2005, 01:40 PM

If it moves and it shouldn't, use duct tape.
If it's stationary and it shouldn't be, use WD-40.

texas*princess · #3 09-06-2005, 08:41 PM

One of my favorite ADPi sisters once told me:

"Guys are like lipstick, they come in different shades. Some are expensive and some are cheap. Sometimes you choose one that looks good in the tube, but when you try it on, it's all wrong for you."

In other words, don't try forcing a lipstick to work with you.. sometimes you have to find one that works, and when it does, you'll know it

TechADPI · #4 09-06-2005, 10:43 PM

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Originally posted by texas*princess
One of my favorite ADPi sisters once told me:

"Guys are like lipstick, they come in different shades. Some are expensive and some are cheap. Sometimes you choose one that looks good in the tube, but when you try it on, it's all wrong for you."

I love it!!!

honeychile · #5 09-07-2005, 12:26 AM

I think this is a good thread, WLFEO! Some hints I use (more seriously this time!)

-Always have one dinner and one dessert recipe that you can whip up or thaw out while you entertain unexpected company. (Mine are Opera Chicken and Dump Cake)

-Wash your windows in different directions (up & down, and side to side) on the inside and the outside. That way, you can tell where the streaks are.

-No tan is worth losing your youth (or your life!) sooner than you should. There are too many good tanning products out to chance those extra lines! Ditto with squinting!

skerbow · #6 09-07-2005, 12:54 AM

Spray a little Pam in a tupperware container before placing items with a red sauce, like marinara or chili. it will prevent the tupperware from staining.

Remember the 1, 2 rule. 1. Don't sweat the small stuff. 2. And sister, its all small stuff.

Be choosey about whom you date, you will date your husband.

Sisters are worth more than any guy.

WLFEO · #7 09-07-2005, 02:29 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by skerbow
[B]Spray a little Pam in a tupperware container before placing items with a red sauce, like marinara or chili. it will prevent the tupperware from staining.

I can TOTALLY use this advice- those stains drive me crazy!!

Wow- I am learning a lot from everyone!

Here's another:

When you're getting your kids a Happy Meal, ask for the toddler toy. The other toys are flimsy, cheap junk, but the toddler toy is Fisher Price and will last for years.

adpiucf · #8 09-07-2005, 02:37 PM

another use for cooking spray...

taking a road trip? Spray the front grill of your car (not the glass) with Pam-- the bugs slide right off and it is much easier to clean the car -- less carnage!

I'm serious! We used this tactic when touring the US with promotional vehicles that had to look good ALL the time!

Lindz928 · #9 09-07-2005, 03:34 PM

Since I haven't come up with any good tips yet, I thought I would share a couple of the products that I absolutely SWEAR by:

Aveeno daily moisturizing lotion.... I have really dry skin and I have used more different lotions than I can count... This stuff WORKS!!! What I love about it is that it moisturizes without leaving your skin feeling all greasy. It's the best.

Burt's Bees lip balm.... I am addicted to lip balm and this is the best I have ever found. It feels great, and it has a nice minty flavor. Twice a guy has kissed me right after I put this on, and then asked if I had just brushed my teeth. Crazy. I love it.

The best part about these things though- they are creap! You can get them both at the drug store.

lonestaradpi · #10 09-07-2005, 11:44 PM

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Originally posted by adpiucf
another use for cooking spray...

taking a road trip? Spray the front grill of your car (not the glass) with Pam-- the bugs slide right off and it is much easier to clean the car -- less carnage!

I'm serious! We used this tactic when touring the US with promotional vehicles that had to look good ALL the time!

Man, I wish I would have had this advice a month or so ago! I went to on a 4 1/2 hr trip to deep south Texas and I think I hit every bug on the way down there! I have a new mustang convertible and it about killed me!! I had it detailed while I was down there and then had to scrub it alot when I got back home!

I know I have some advice, but can't think of any right now!

Alphie1851 · #11 09-08-2005, 12:53 AM

my pi pal taught me to salt my napkin before placing a cold beverage on it so that when the drink sweats, it won't stick to the napkin. genius!

emleepc · #12 09-08-2005, 10:25 AM

If you can't get the ketchup out of the glass bottle, hit the 57.

Instead of using a knife, that gets really messy, look for the number 57 on the side of the bottle, in the glass, and hit it with the heel of your hand. The ketchup should come out easily after a few hits....

peanutttu · #13 09-09-2005, 11:21 AM

Just got this in an email....

Collect cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs.

The US Postal service sent out a message to all letter carriers to put a sheet of Bounce in their uniform pockets to keep yellow jackets away. The yellow jackets just veer around you. And all t! his time you've! just been putting Bounce in the dryer! It will chase ants away when you lay a sheet near them.

It also repels mice. Spread them around foundation areas, or in trailers, cars that are sitting and it keeps mice from entering your vehicle.

It takes the odor out of books and photo albums that don't get opened too often.

Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season.

Eliminates static electricity from your television (or computer) screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling.

Dissolve soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a sheet of Bounce.

Freshen the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang in the closet.

Put Bounce sheet in vacuum cleaner.

Prevent thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through sheet of Bounce before beginning to sew.

Prevent musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing.

Freshen the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat.

Clean baked-on foods from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in a pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The antistatic agent apparently weakens the bond between the food.

Eliminate odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket.

Eliminate static electricity from Venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling.

Wipe up sawdust from drilling or sand papering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth.

Eliminate odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper.

Deodorize shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight.

Golfers put a Bounce sheet in their back pocket to keep the bees away.

Put a Bounce sheet in your sleeping bag and tent before folding and storing them. Keeps them smelling fresh.

ADPi Conniebama · #14 09-10-2005, 06:31 PM

OK here is some ADPi Advisor Advice.

Know that you are the advisor and you cannot do "it" (what ever "it" is) for them. They have to do it theirselves. (grammatically correct?)

Tell them how to do it, what to do, when to do it, why it needs to me done; but, know that YOU cannot do it for them. It is their success or learning experience.

/\ I learned that this year.

honeychile · #15 09-10-2005, 09:22 PM

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Originally posted by ADPi Conniebama
OK here is some ADPi Advisor Advice.

Know that you are the advisor and you cannot do "it" (what ever "it" is) for them. They have to do it theirselves. (grammatically correct?)

Tell them how to do it, what to do, when to do it, why it needs to me done; but, know that YOU cannot do it for them. It is their success or learning experience.

/\ I learned that this year.

Well worth repeating - GREAT advice to anyone planning to become an advisor. The word is "advise", not "doer" or "lackey". If you don't give them the chance to learn (for better or worse) on their own, they won't learn!

And y'all will hate this advice: if you know anyone who has a snake (the bigger, the better), ask them for the skin when it sheds. You can even do this at a pet store. Put the skin in an envelope that has several holes in it. I can guarantee that you will have NO rodent problems, once they smell that skin!! (I can picture little Mickey jumping up, thinking, "Holy *****!!! There's a python in here!!!")