Did I date myself by saying “get psyched!”? It’s that time of year again, back to school time. I’ve been trying to help a niece and a cousin get ready for college this year and so I’ve decided the first Back to School post this year would be things you need for college. Most of these assume that you’ve a freshman living in a dorm, but many could be useful despite your year status or dorm status.
Please post in the comments if there is an item you think I’ve missed or if there is something else that really helped you get ready for college.
Here is a quick and easy cake recipe that my grandmother used to make regularly and my mom continues to do today. According to my Mama I am in at least the fourth generation to enjoy this cake. In our family, it marks birthdays, holidays, and anydays. Thanks Mama for writing it up!
1-2-3 Cake
1 cup or 1 stick Crisco
2 cups sugar
Cream together on high (level 5 or 6).
5 large eggs
Add one at a time, beating well after each.
Turn mixer down to level 3 or 2.
Add 3 cups flour, alternating with 1 cup milk.
Almost every phone these days has a digital camera built in. But what if you want more? You want better zoom, more precise shooting, or just manually adjusting the shutter speed or aperture? You can’t do that on every phone. So here’s a quick how to for picking a digital camera to use in the place of or in combination with you camera phone.
Ask yourself five questions -
1) What do I plan to take pictures of?
2) Where do I plan to use my camera?
3) How much control over the composition do I want?
Every time we pick turn on the tv, open a magazine, listen to the radio, or talk to other people we are constantly reminded of many situations where other people are suffering from debilitating disease such as cancer or kidney failure or has been the victim of an accident such as a major interstate pileup. The end result can at times be influenced by the willingness of others to give of themselves in the most personal ways. The demand for marrow, blood, plasma, and organs are much higher than the supply. According to US law or simply for medical reasons, some people are prohibited from giving. I can’t donate blood because I have a blood disorder but haven’t been told no for organ donation. We won’t get into the politics of some of the other restricted groups (that could be an entirely different and very long debate), but today’s focus is on why it’s important to give and how you can do so.
We all need more tools for productivity (and procrastination). These 8 apps are all available on both Android and iPhone platforms and prove to be useful for being on the move and keeping track of your business. Most don’t require signing up to use (a couple do even to test the app and we all know no one likes extra signing up or extra email).
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8 Android and iPhone Apps To Check Out Today!
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Even though the weather right now screams more of March or April than May, your iPhone can help you keep up with whatever time of year you want it to be. Here are 20 fantastic (and almost all FREE) apps that can help you be more productive this summer or the life of the party!
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Long overdue…20 fantastic iPhone apps for spring and summer fun!
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Continuing in this series about awesome iPhone apps, I have searched high and low to find ten more free and awesome apps. Several of these are also available for the iPad. If you’ve used any of these or more, please let me know by commenting on this post! Happy downloading!
Hi ya’ll!! *Waves* If you aren’t familiar with me, I am HarriMac, sister of blog owner and primary author Ellie. You may have noticed there haven’t been any updates to the blog for a while. Well, there’s a reason, albeit a sad one -
Last year we tried this and Ellie got items but I didn’t 
So I’m trying again!! I really would love to get items from all over the place related to things I love. I’m interested in getting:
- really cool stickers and patches from all of the world (from different schools or clubs/organizations or sporting teams or bands, etc);
- cool track and field stuff from all levels of the sport (pictures, entry tags, videos (dvd or digital), team shirts, etc….ps i’m partial to throwers and distance/cc but i love everybody!);
- bike maps;
- maps from countries other than the USA;
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Let’s Try This Again – SEND ME SOMETHING COOOOOOOOL!!!!
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