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NOW HERE’S A TIP! Montana, and had the photo blown
up. We mounted it on the wall with

By JoAnn Derson some dummy curtains! It’s perfect,
and it reminds me of him.”
-- R.W. in New York
“ I use small tension exercise gear for the gym, your sun- Fold and snip a coffee filter into a
glasses, whatever. When you leave
rods to hold wrap-
the house, check the basket!
ping paper in my
paper snowflake. Lay over an iced
laundry room. I have
the birthday/general If you have a little bit of touchup cookie or cake to sift a sugar design
use ones upright under a desk (they paint left in your gallon can, transfer on top.
fit and don’t fall over, so I can store it to a mason jar. Write the exact
them close together) and the holiday color and brand on the lid, and it will Need to chill a bottle of wine quick-
ones are in the very top of a high be much easier to store. ly? Wet a kitchen towel, then wrap it
shelf in the cabinet, out of the way.” around the wine. Twist the ends to
-- C.S. in Mississippi “Our basement was dark and a little secure, and put the whole thing in
claustrophobic. My husband painted the freezer for 30 minutes.
Keep a pretty basket by your front it a lovely sunny yellow and that
door for anything that needs to go helped, but it needed something Send your tips to:
out with you when you leave. This else. I took a photo of the spec- Now Here’s a Tip, 628 Virginia Drive,
can be store returns, backpacks, tacular view at our son’s house in Orlando, FL 32803

DID YOU KNOW?

likely will be recommended, says
the Mayo Clinic. Some studies
suggest a first treatment, and
then a second seven to nine days
later to address nymphs that
may have hatched after the first
application, as these medicines do
not kill nits, only live lice. Common
medication used to treat lice
Treatment for head lice should not include permethrin, a synthetic
begin before a live nymph or adult version of a compound extracted
louse is identified, advises the from the chrysanthemum
American Academy of Pediatrics. A flower, and ivermectin lotion.
health care provider will carefully If a non-prescription treatment
comb wet, lubricated hair with a fails repeatedly, a doctor may
fine-toothed comb from the scalp recommend a prescription
to the end of the hair looking for treatment. Some lice have
a live louse. In addition, he or she developed a resistance to non-
may use a special light called a prescription products, and
Wood’s light, which causes lice there’s also a chance for user
eggs, also known as nits, to appear error. Spinosad, malathion and a
bluish. If live lice are found, a tablet form of ivermectin may be
non-prescription medication prescribed.