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NEW YEAR
RESOLUTIONS
Post Started by Tracey Smith:
That's it - and out of the way -
now down to the serious business of planning and plotting for
2005.
The trouble with resolutions is, even with the best will in the
world, unless you have a little support from your friends it is
too much of an uphill struggle.
...and so to my posting...
This is the place to list your MAIN resolution for the New Year!
It can be as wild and fanciful as you like, but it has to be the
thing your heart is set on.
As the weeks and months go by, we can dip back into this thread
and ask each other how we are doing on the way to our goal.
I will kick it all off.
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My resolution for 2005 is to decide on an Agent to represent my
work and get them to take my first book to print.
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I look forward to reading yours and offering my support
Let's all have a Happy and Healthy New Year!
Follow Up Posts:
Cindy (lynbro): I resolve to have
all my Christmas shopping done in 2005 well before the C-day. I
plan to make and shop for gifts throughout the year so it won't be
such a hassle around the holidays. Please, please, please keep
reminding me of this, LOL, I need all the help I can get.
Judy: Well... I didn't make or send
ANY Christmas cards last year. My resolution is to start making
them early this year and get them sent out in time! I need to make
about a hundred. If I start now, that's less than 10 a month.
What Your New Year Resolution? Click here to share it with us!
BUSINESS HELP
NEEDED
The DCW forums are a place where women network, share their tips
and help each other. Can you help here?
1. Marketing help, where do I start?
I have recently taken my craft show online. Over the holiday I
seemed to get a good deal of traffic but am so new to all this I
would love some input and advice.
Posted by Patti.
Click here to Reply
2. Adsense and Frontpage
I am using Front Page 2003 for the first time and I'm loving it!
Except for one frustration...
I'll be going along and everything is great, then I'll add a new
article page and it will refuse to publish for no reason that I can
imagine.
Also - when I add adsense code to a page it won't publish no matter
what!!!
What could I be doing wrong? Any thoughts?
Posted by Kelly McCausey.
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COOKING TIPS
MICROWAVE MAGIC
A Guide to Achieving Optimum Results
Safety:
Always observe manufacturer's instructions when operating your
microwave oven. It's important to keep the oven interior clean
from spills and splatters...especially around the doors and seals.
Food buildup can impede cooking time and efficiency.
Heating Consistency:
To assure thorough results, rotate & stir large amounts of food
and/or containers halfway through the cooking or reheating cycle.
Microwave ovens with a carousel feature do this automatically for
you.
Standing Time:
Foods removed from microwave ovens often require a few minutes of
"standing time" prior to serving.
Steaming:
Microwave steamers and roasters require a quarter inch of water or
other liquid at the bottom of the microwave cookware unit. Some
foods require you to monitor the cooking process and to add water
to prevent drying.
Timing:
Compact and other low watt microwave ovens (600 watt or less) may
require longer cooking times than some recipes or packaging
instructions call for.
Cleaning:
I recommend cleaning the inside of your microwave at least once a
week. I personally use NON-TOXIC cleaners such as a solution of
1/2 water and 1/2 lemon juice.
Posted by Shelly Hill (Ravish30) in the 'Microwave Recipes'
forum at DCW Forums -
http://www.dotcomwomen.com/forums
CRAFT IDEAS
Egg-Shells: Don't Throw Them Away
What do you do with the leftover egg shells after boiling all
of those eggs?
* Make egg mosaics with the kids - glue broken shells in patterns
to make fun pictures.
* Crush and plant them in your roses - they love broken egg
shells!
* Compost them (as long as you're just using food coloring on the
egg shells, they should be fine in the compost pile).
* Create egg shell candles - insert a tea light into an egg shell
half, or create a candle by pouring in melted candle wax into the
egg shell and adding a wick. Very pretty!
* Chia egg shells: plant chives or grass seed into egg shell half
for the "hair", draw a face on the egg for a chia egg shell
"person".
*You can also rinse the shells left from baking etc. and toast
them on a foil lined cookie sheet 350 degrees for about
8-10minutes. Let them cool crush and spread under your bird
feeders. The birds love them.
* I've colored them in easter egg dye, brack them up, put inside
the bottom of a pretty jar and insert a tea light. sooo pretty.
Posted by Karen Armacost (karenskrafts) in 'Frugal
Crafts' at the DCW Forums -
http://www.dotcomwomen.com/forums
POOPY CRAFTS
CUPID POOP
Put some cinnamon red hot heart shaped candies (or those heart
shaped candies with the little sayings on them!) in a bag or jar
with this note:
I couldn't send you flowers, and candy wouldn't do.
And mushy cards just didn't say the things I want them to.
So I got you something special, and here's the inside scoop.
I found you something very rare - It's genuine Cupid poop!
Posted by Karen Armacost (karenskrafts) in 'General
Crafts' at the DCW Forums -
http://www.dotcomwomen.com/forums
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