My Little Treasure

Isn't school summer vacations suppose to be relaxing?  It's the third week in July and I've only had a few days off.  The best time this summer was to watch my daughter have a great softball season.  Now with a few days off, it was my time to do a little Estate Sale shopping this weekend.

I found this little treasure in the 25 cent box.

When I see this table top calendar I look at it as a goal.  You see, I have this little goal... to open a shop that has all of my favorite things.  It could be antiques, flea-market finds or my reuse/salvaged projects.  I don't see this goal happening soon as I will be following our kids for the next seven years in school  but I can always have this goal.

So in the meantime I will keep looking at my little treasure to help me remember that one day I will reach my goal and if that goal is met, this little calendar will be next to my register.

"Your goals are the road maps that guide you and show you what is possible for your life."

-Les Brown

Clearing the fog

Are your headlights foggy?

We only have a single car garage and only a Volkswagen bug could fit in it.  So over the years the headlights on the family van became foggy.  It was to the point that it just would not produce enough light when driving at night.  This foggy look came from years of sitting outside, the weather elements did it's damage.

I once saw an article where toothpaste was used to clean headlights.  So I thought, what the heck, I have toothpaste so why not give it a try.

I took hot soapy water and first washed and rinsed the headlight.  Then I took paper towel and squeezed  Regular White Toothpaste on the paper towel.  I rubbed the toothpaste in a circular motion.  Then I went back with more hot soapy water and rinsed it off.  I can't believe it, it actually works!

Wow, what a difference.  I'm sure that you can use other type of cleaners, really you are just removing the grime from years of weather.  I assume by using toothpaste, it's mild enough not to scratch the headlight.  Is the headlight crystal clear, not completely but it's about 90% better than what it was, plus it minty fresh too!