You may enjoy outside winter activites, but your batteries don't! They appreciate the moderate temperature range indoor people prefer. If your batteries have gotten very cold (below zero F), let them warm before charging them. You will help extend the battery's life.
Does cooking for a crowd overwhelm you? Here's a way to ease yourself into the big day. Set all your ingredients out the night before (except refrigerated items, of course). Even your cooking utensils. You can wake up without worrying that you might miss something. Your dinner party? Count it a success!
Most non-food items should NEVER be placed in your microwave. However, if you soak your kitchen sponge in water, heating it for two minutes on high in the microwave can kill 99.9% of bacteria, according to Good Housekeeping magazine. Give it a try!
Help yourself through February by sharing your successes. Call, text, or email someone and share three positive things (successes!) from each day. It can be as simple as "I made the bed!" Your February is looking brighter already!
Ice picks are great for separating frozen vegetables. Keep your ice pick sharp with an old wine cork. You'll also protect your fingers when digging in your kitchen gadget drawer!