By Tia Cristy

This tip is simple. Save all the twist-ties, from the old loaf of bread. When opening a new bag of frozen vegetables or fruit and you only need a certain amount of a serving, reseal the bag with an old twist-tie. This will keep the remaining frozen, air tight till the next use.

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By Tia Cristy

By Tia Cristy

Problem: Hi Tia. What is the best way you recommend to clean the oven?

Tip from Tia:

Hi, thank you for your question. The best most natural way is, letting the oven do it’s own cleaning setting. It’s better than using any chemicals and then, sticking your head in to inhale them all.

The cleaning setting on the oven is high, high temperatures, that will burn off all the grime, without causing any harm. The door should lock, either automatically or manually. (Know how to work your oven before cleaning.) The timer runs for several hours, but can be canceled usually at any time.

The hardest part of letting the oven do the work is, the smell. The smell can be yucky, depending on how dirty the oven is. Cleaning it more frequently, like seasonally, can reduce that smell.

And, another great tip while letting the oven self clean is, put an old candle that still has wax but, doesn’t burn anymore, on top of the oven. The scented wax will melt from the heat and, give a delicate aroma to help with the smell. And, on a plate or paper towel, put stale bread on the counter next to the oven. The stale bread will help absorb the odors as well.

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By Tia Cristy

By Tia Cristy

This week I have been painting, so all these tips have flowed to the forefront, so I figured share them with you now.

Painting can be enjoyable or a hassle to some, but either way remember painting is not good to do in high humidity or extreme heat unless you have patience. Both environments will cause long drying periods, especially when using latex or acrylic paints.

Naturally, those paints bubble and flatten during their drying process, so waiting a bit in between coats is already necessary, when weather is not cool and mild, that wait time increases.

So the best climate to paint in, is a climate that has low humidity and not blazing hot.

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By Tia Cristy