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To: Chickensoup
Don't eat your last meal of the day less than 3 hours before you go to sleep. If you are up against that deadline, just skip that last meal, go to sleep save the appetite for the morning. It is easier than it seems, especially after you brush your teeth.

Eat no more than two meals a day within an 8-hour window. Eating only one meal a day is a lot easier than it seems, especially if you have a sedentary office job. Just drink plenty of water.

Eliminate sugary drinks (including fruit juices) from your diet. You'd be surprised how tasty seltzer water with squeezed lemon / lime is. No sugar or high fructose corn syrup but it tastes "sweet" without all of the junk. Don't 'drink your calories' if you are looking to knock off a few pounds.

If you get "hungry" in the middle of the night or at any point for that matter, but you are trying to be disciplined, just brush your teeth or rinse with mouthwash. It will send a signal to your brain that your "eating window" is closed.

Vinegar can clean just about anything. Add some baking soda to the mix when cleaning greasy pans or range hood vents. Just beware of the reaction of mixing the two together.

Pouring the vinegar / baking soda mix down a slow drain followed by very hot water will clear most clogs.

Insects don't seem to like peppermint or cinnamon. Add a few drops of these essential oils around areas in the kitchen or anywhere you notice pest activity. Along those lines, the Terro brand ant baits are the best I have ever seen at eliminating ants. It is really just borax, water and something sweet to attract the ants. They lap it up and take it back to the nest to feed the colony and the borax causes their stomachs to explode.

A mixture of liquid dish soap, borax and water in a spray bottle is a great wasp killer. Dries out their exoskeleton.

Vinegar is an excellent rust eliminator and a non-chemical weed killer in the 30% acidity available at most home improvement stores. Just be careful as it can be caustic and it could also kill your flowers or grass.

37 posted on 07/22/2026 12:40:35 PM PDT by American Infidel (Instead of vilifying success, try to emulate it)
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To: American Infidel
Vinegar is an excellent... non-chemical weed killer in the 30% acidity available at most home improvement stores.... be careful as it can be caustic and it could also kill your flowers or grass.

A friend sprayed this formula on his dandelion-riddled lawn, with miraculous results; the grass survived:

1 gallon 30% acidity (industrial strength) vinegar
1 cup salt
1 tablespoon dish detergent

125 posted on 07/23/2026 9:22:26 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens. --DJT)
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