• SECRET TIP 2: DUCT TAPE
  • No home should be without an ample supply. Not only is it handy for plumbing repairs, but it's a great way to hem drapes, tablecloths, clothes, just about anything. No muss, no fuss.
  • Time: 2-3 minutes

• SECRET TIP 3: OVENS
  • If you think ovens are just for baking, think again. Ovens represent at least 9 cubic feet of hidden storage space, which means they're a great place to shove dirty dishes, dirty clothes, or just about anything you want to get out of sight when company's coming.
  • Time: 2 minutes

• SECRET TIP 4: CLOTHES DRYERS
  • Like Secret Tip 3, except bigger.
  • CAUTION: Avoid hiding flammable objects here.
  • Time: 2.5 minutes

• SECRET TIP 5: WASHING MACHINES & FREEZERS
  • Like Secret Tip 4, except even bigger.
  • Time: 3 minutes

• SECRET TIP 6: DUST RUFFLES
  • No bed should be without one. Devotees of Martha Stewart believe dust ruffles exist to keep dust out from under a bed or to help coordinate the colorful look of a bedroom. The rest of us know a dust ruffle's highest and best use is to hide whatever you've managed to shove under the bed. (Refer to Secret Tips 3, 4, 5.)
  • Time: 4 minutes

• SECRET TIP 7: DUSTING
  • The 30-Minutes-To-A-Clean-House method says: Never dust under what you can dust around.
  • Time: 3 minutes

  

   

• SECRET TIP 8: DISHES
  • Don't use them. Use plastic or paper and you won't have to.
  • Time: 1 minute

• SECRET TIP 9: CLOTHES WASHING (EEWWW)
  • This secret tip is brought to you by an inventive teenager. When this teen's mother went on a housekeeping strike for a month, the teen discovered you can extend the life of your underwear by two ...if you turn it wrong side out and, yes, rerun it.
  • CAUTION: This tip is recommended only for teens and those who don't care if they get in a car wreck.
  • Time: 3 seconds

• SECRET TIP 10: IRONING
  • If an article of clothing doesn't require a full press and your hair does, a curling iron is the answer. In between curling your hair, use the hot wand to iron minor wrinkles out of your clothes. Yes, it really does work, or so I'm told, by other disciples of the 30-Minutes-To-A-Clean-House philosophy.
  • Time: 5 minutes (including curling your hair)

• SECRET TIP 11: VACUUMING
  • Stick to the middle of the room, which is the only place people look. Don't bother vacuuming under furniture. It takes way too long and no one looks there anyway.
  • Time: 5 minutes, entire house; 2 minutes, living room only

• SECRET TIP 12: LIGHTING
  • The key here is low, low, and lower. It's not only romantic, but bad lighting can hide a multitude of dirt.
  • Time: 10 seconds

• SECRET TIP 14: SHOWERS, TOILETS, AND SNIKS
  • Forget one and two. Concentrate on three.
  • Time: 1 minute

• SECRET TIP 15
  • If you already knew at least 10 of these tips, don't even think about inviting a Martha Stewart type to your home.

  

You thought your Monday was bad.  Here's a news story being reported on here in St Louis, MO.  Wonder if their insurance covers sink holes?     Two Cars Tumble Into Sink Hole In Ferguson

Last Edited: Monday, 26 Nov 2007, 11:46 PM CST

Created: Monday, 26 Nov 2007, 11:46 PM CST

Sink Hole At Ferguson Gas Station SideBar Related Items Videos By: Teresa Woodard Ferguson, MO (KTVI - myFOXstl.com)  --   The ground gave way and two cars tumbled inside a sinkhole in a Ferguson convenience store parking lot Monday night.  One woman was trapped inside her car for at least half an hour as rescue crews worked to free her.  She left the scene with no injuries.  Ferguson Fire Department Batallion Chief Randy Skaggs says around 9:20 P.M. two parking spaces outside the CFM at Florissant Road and Woodstock collapsed.  The driver of one car, Michelle Walker, was inside the store and heard the noise.  "I thought someone had run into the building," she said.  "But the clerk said two cars fell in a hole.  I came out and it was mine." "I'm lucky.  Two seconds and I would've been in it," she says. Skaggs says the hole is ten feet deep, and though it appeared to be only 15 to 20 feet wide, it was actually wider.  He explains that the pavement is still intact for about 15 to 20 feet on either side of the hole, though there is no land underneath supporting it.  He believes over a period of years a creek that flows under the parking lot eroded the land beneath it, leading to Monday night's sudden collapse. CFM turned off its gas and power, though the city of Ferguson said some gas did leak into the creek.  Missouri's Department of Natural Resources was being called in to make sure it was safe.

This seems especially appropiate since Thanksgiving Dinner.

I believed I have discovered a new dance, it wasn't on purpose, it happened by chance. While putting on my jeans, I had a real struggle, so I thought I would call it the Levi Shuffle.

One hand grabs the dresser, or maybe the wall, anything around you so you don't fall. It's quite a show if you are the viewer, but really risky if you are the doer.

Do the Levi Shuffle, be sure you don't fall, be very careful, and don't dent the wall. Make sure you grab something quite sturdy, remember this dance wasn't meant to be dirty.

I never believed that while getting dressed, I'd discover a dance, I must be blessed. I finally managed to get my left leg in, then while trying to finish, it started again.

I hopped and skipped, and jumped around the room, it would have been handy, if I 'd had a broom, to use as a crutch to keep me upright, as I continued this dance until daylight.

So if you ever have to get up before dawn, try this shuffle as you put your jeans on. As you stumble around and you hop and skip, watch out for that pant leg, or you'll probably trip.

Don't land on the dresser, the floor, or the bed, just be real careful, and don't crack your head.