Make your own baby wipes

Baby Wipes

1 ½ cups water
2 Tbsp. baby bath or shampoo
1 Tbsp. baby oil
1 roll paper towels

Mix the water, baby bath and baby oil in an empty round baby wipe container. Cut the paper towels in ½ using an electric knife. Remove core from the center. Place paper towels in wipe container. Let the paper towels soak up the water solution. Turn every few minutes to allow the solution to reach the middle of the paper towels. If there is still a dry spot in the middle, add a little more water and turn until soaked through. Pull the wipes from the middle of the roll through the top of the wipe container.

*An even cheaper baby wipe is to use wash cloths and wash with your cloth diapers

3.8.07 Daily Freebies

Free sample of Sunsilk Thermashine

Free Goodlife Pet Food

Sensodyne Sample

Free Coffee

Free Tums Sample

Garnier AntiWrinkle Cream

Take a Dacation - Local Tourism

Want to do something fun and don't have the time and/or money for a real vacation? Pack a lunch and go on a dacation!

Most places have lots of things to do within a hundred miles or so of where you live. There are musuems, historic sites, state parks and more. To get some ideas of places you can go here is a website with all the tourism websites for each state. Most states also have festival guides as well. Another way to find great places is to ask friends and neighbors.

You never know what kind of fun you might be missing right around your own home town.

Did You Get a Facelift?

Did you know that the shape of your eyebrows makes a difference in the way your face looks? With the right shape eyebrows you can look younger, like you had a facelift (but without the expense and pain).

Here are the face shapes and the shape your eyebrows should be:

Round: High arched eyebrows where the peak is toward the end of the brow and the tail is short
Oval: Looks great with any eyebrow shape
Square: The peak should be close to being directly above the square of the jaw.
Heart: The eyebrows should be rounded.
Long: Looks best with a flat brow to avoid further elongation
Diamond: More rounded or peaked eyebrow to narrow the width

What shape face do you have? Try a new eyebrow shape and see what a difference it makes.

Daily Freebies - March 6, 2007

Check in daily for a new list of freebies.

Almay Hydracolor Lipstick Sample


Free Samples of Medifast Weight Loss Shakes and Bars


FREE Ducks Unlimited decal


Free paperback novel by Luanne Rice


Pledge of Allegiance bumper sticker

Triple Chocolate Cake

TRIPLE CHOCOLATE CAKE

1 devils food cake mix
1/4 c. oil
1 1/4 c. water
2 eggs
1 sm. pkg. chocolate instant pudding
1 c. chocolate chips

Grease and flour 13 x 9 inch pan.
Preheat oven to 350.
Pour cake mix in a bowl and add oil, water, eggs, and pudding mix.
Beat on medium speed with mixer for 2 minutes.
Stir in chocolate chips and bake for 35 to 40 minutes until cake test done.

Focus Groups a Fun Way to Earn Extra Money

Focus groups are held when a company wants to know the opinions of the public pertaining to new products, ad campaigns and more. The groups on average have about 10 people in them and are lead by a moderator. The moderator leads the discussion and asked questions relevant to what the company they are representing wants to know.

Most meetings last about 1 to 2 hours and you are compensated monetarily for your time. There are also times when lawyers will hold a focus group to do what they call a mock jury trial to give them an idea of the outcome of a case they are working on. A mock trial could take anywhere from 1 to 2 days, these usually pay $100 to $200.

So how much can you make? Most focus groups pay $40 to $200 depending on the study. Sounds like great money! There is a catch though; most marketing research companies ask that you only do a study every 3 to 6 months. You can sign up other household members though and even your children.

To find out more about focus groups in your area look in the local yellow pages under marketing research. Call and ask how you sign up to be part of a focus group. Most of them will send out a questionnaire that asks things about household income, age, occupation, etc.

While these are not going to make you rich, it is a little extra money in your pocket. You get to be involved in shaping the way companies do business and for the most part they are fun to attend.