Sexy Legs...Not!

See my sexy legs...not!

Actually this post is about a quick little summer tip that came from my Mother which I have since passed on to my family. I tell my kids that it's 'ancient Grandma's secret.' Those pesky mosquito bites. Everyone hates them. And the itching and the stinging can be unbearable at times. You just want to scratch and scratch until your skin bleeds right? But you don't have to do that anymore. I got a quick cure. All you need is rubbing alcohol and a cotton ball. That it!

I've probably waited to late. But as soon as you notice the irritation, you just add a little rubbing alcohol on the cotton ball and rub or dab gently onto the mosquito bite two or three times a day. You will notice soon after that it makes the redness and the itching stop faster. I love this tip and it really does work. So I'm passing it along to my blogging friends. Sorry you had to view my not so sexy legs. But I was trying to show a point.
Okay with that said,
I'm signing off.............from Peek-A-Boo Street.

This is the Way We Dry Our Clothes

Ok so the past couple of years now I have been wanting a clothesline to dry my clothes outside. So this past weekend, my husband went and bought me one up at Lowe's. It wasn't the one I wanted but I think this one will do. He got me one of those umbrella kind. It was a surprise for me. So what could I do. How could I complain. Although he did say, if I use it (lol), he'll get me the other one. But like I said, I think this one is going to do the trick.
So of course what came to mind? New, clean, crisp, sun dried sheets hung out to dry with a warm spring breeze. So off to Target I went to pick up some new sheets for my bed.
While I'm waiting for this video to load up, I'm going to brew me some hot tea and then hopefully by then, the video will be loaded up!



Ok, I'm back! Did you here the spring breeze? Wasn't it lovely. Actually it was a bit to windy. But boy, you can bet, that I got a good night sleep that night on my new sheets that were soaked up with the spring breeze and sunshine! It made my bedroom smell so lovely. ZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz.......
You also might have heard a little bit of music playing in the background on the video. That would be my new music selection that I've been adding to my music player on my blog. I will turn up the volume, open up the windows to let the spring air come through the house and start my housework. What a perfect day it was to. I love being a housewife. Ok well I to have my bad days but I do mostly love being at home and taking care of my family and the household. Someones got to hold down the fort. =) But anyway, I hope you all are enjoying my music. I have some music from the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, 70's and some newer songs I like.
I hope you all are having a lovely spring week!
I'm signing off.........from Peek-A-Boo Street!

Out With The Old, In With The New

I'm so upset that both of my Hallmark's in my area have closed. Saturday I needed to get a couple of birthday cards so I ran up to my CVS. Don't know if you have those in your neck of the woods but it's a drugstore. So I'm looking around and the I spotted this colorful dusting mitt. It was only two bucks so I thought, why not get it and give it a try. And plus it was Saturday, one of my dusting days.

I usually go around with a feather duster first and then polish up the furniture.

I came home and tried this dusting mitt and I just absolutely love it. For one, dust isn't going all over the place like it does with the feather duster. When I used the dusting mitt, your hand contours over all of the objects no matter the shape or size. So your just going along, dusting away. It was fun and it worked great for a two dollar item. It didn't say if you could wash it or not but I don't see why you couldn't. On the other side of the dusting mitt it doesn't have those fluffies, so you can use that side for your polish if you want. I now want to go up and get another neon dusting mitt for when this one wears out.

I even spent a lot of money on this ostrich feather duster, $15. But I have to say, out with the old and in with the new. This little duster mitt works great. I also have to say that I was having fun dusting because it was something different. As I continue dusting around the house, I'll just open up the glass door and give it a few shakes with it still on my hand to get the dust off.

I also seen the concept on t.v. of dish washing rubber gloves with the sponge attached to the palms. So you would just swipe your counters with it. It was neat to watch the person using them for washing dishes because they weren't holding a sponge because the sponge was already attached to the gloves. But that hasn't reached the U.S. yet, but I'll be looking for those babies for sure! I'd love to hear about your dusting tips if you have any. Or what do you do to make dusting fun? I'd love to hear you comments. I took a picture of my new duster for you to see. Have a nice day!

* Baby It's Cold Outside! *

When the temps get down to zero and the house is cold, what do you do to try and keep the house warm? Do you crank up the ole' heater? Well you can but here are just a few tips and ideas to try and keep that old heater from working to hard. Here are some that I will do.
* Keep curtains closed.
* Place towels along the the bottom of the doors.
* Use safe space heaters during the day.
* Light some big candles.
* Bake cookies.
* Close doors to rooms that aren't heated.
* Close all closets and shower curtains.
* wear that old tattered sweater that you wouldn't wear out but keeps you warm.
* Wear those funny bunny slippers.
* Sip on some hot tea, snuggled under an afghan, up on the couch and watch a movie, crochet, or read a book. Don't forget to scoop up your favorite pet to snuggle under the covers with you. Are fury friends get cold to.
* Have a nice hot meal waiting for your family. Like soup or stew. Yum!
* Jumping jacks are an effect means of staying warm or running in place, lol. =) Just kidding.
* Don't worry about the dirty laundry needing to be done down in the cold basement. That will just have to wait! You can wear jeans two days in a row. =)
So what do you do to keep your house warm on cold days? Or what do you do to keep yourself warm? I'd love to hear your comments. Brrrr. Staaayyyy waarrmmmm.
I'm signing off.....ffffrrrrooommm Ppppeeeeeeeeeekkkkk Aaaaaaa bbbboooooo Ssssstttttrrrrreeeeettttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Grocery Shopping Tips

Good morning! No it's no ones birthday today and hopefully I'm not forgetting anyone although there still are some more coming up. Today I have to start my grocery list. It takes me three days to prepare it. The first day I have to come up with a menu for dinners for the following week for my family. I write the menu down. Then I go through each individual meal to make sure I have the ingredients in the house. If not, I add it to my grocery list. Then I cut coupons in last week's paper and add them to my coupon baggie. So the first day is done. The second day I actually go through the cupboards, fridge, etc. to see what needs to be added to my grocery list. Plus I'll ask the family members if there is something they want or need. Then I'll decide if their request for gum or the dog needs a new bone is going onto the list or not. After I added everything on the list I will mark a letter before some of the items. If it's cheese and milk, I put the letter 'D' for dairy. If the items are apples and carrots, I put the letter 'P' for produce. And some of the items on my list won't have a letter in front of it. Then I get my markers out. I will take my orange marker and color over the letter 'F's' for freezer. I will take an brown marker and color over the letter 'D's' for dairy, etc., etc. I do this to save me time at the grocery store and because my cart is heavy. Before I leave the dairy section I will check my list first to make sure I have everything that's on my list. Or Before I leave the produce section I will check all the green 'P's' to make sure I got everything in produce before I move on. And it really does help me. My grocery store is big. I'm still on the second day...after I mark all through my list and use the markers I will go through the coupon baggie to see what coupons I can use that week. Then I set my list on my counter for the next morning to go grocery shopping and I put my coupons in my purse. The third day is grocery shopping day. Right before I go I read over my list and make sure I bring it with me. Before I get into the car I make sure I grab all the empty cans. Then I'm off...I would love to hear about your grocery shopping tips.