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Working in the garden can be hot and a tad dangerous...but fear no more!

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So love this!
1 thing I am and that's a smell freak I love smells of fall and winter and love to simmer these in my mini slow cooker I got just for these. This site has 5 recipes that will heave your house smelling festive and yummy ~frisky
http://www.deniseinbloom.com/5-natural-a...t-recipes/

Courtesy Science Alert
Someday soon you could lick your television or smartphone to taste virtual things.

Read more about this interesting research from the National University of Singapore: http://nyti.ms/1aW2LnC via The New York Times

WTF?
Walmart Holding Canned Food Drive For Its Own Underpaid Employees
BY SCOTT KEYES ON NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Full Article:- http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/11...ood-drive/

A Walmart in northeast Ohio is holding a holiday canned food drive — for its own underpaid employees. “Please Donate Food Items Here, so Associates in Need Can Enjoy Thanksgiving Dinner,” a sign reads in the employee lounge of a Canton-area Walmart.
Kory Lundberg, a Walmart spokesman, says the drive is a positive thing. “This is part of the company’s culture to rally around associates and take care of them when they face extreme hardships,” he said. Indeed, Lundberg is correct that it’s commendable to make an effort to help out those who are in need, especially during the holidays.
But the need for a food drive illustrates how difficult it is for Walmart workers to get by on its notoriously low pay. The company has long been plagued by charges that it doesn’t pay its employees a real living wage. In fact, Walmart’s President and CEO, Bill Simon, recently estimated that the majority of its one million associates make less than $25,000 per year, just above the federal poverty line of $23,550 for a family of four. When the Washington DC city council passed a living wage bill requiring Walmart to pay workers a minimum of $12.50 per hour, the chain threatened to shut down its new stores if Mayor Vincent Gray didn’t veto the bill. Gray vetoed the bill.

McDonald’s Advice To Underpaid Employees: Sell Your Christmas Presents For Cash
BY ADAM PECK ON NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Tis the season for holiday spirit: Yule logs, egg nog, festive lights and exchanging gifts with loved ones. If you work for McDonald’s, though, be sure to save those receipts.
McDonald’s McResource Line, a dedicated website run by the world’s largest fast-food chain to provide its 1.8 million employees with financial and health-related tips, offers a full page of advice for “Digging Out From Holiday Debt.” Among their helpful holiday tips: “Selling some of your unwanted possessions on eBay or Craigslist could bring in some quick cash.”
Elsewhere on the site, McDonald’s encourages its employees to break apart food when they eat meals, as “breaking food into pieces often results in eating less and still feeling full.” And if they are struggling to stock their shelves with food in the first place, the company offers assistance for workers applying for food stamps.
McDonald’s corporate officers have a history of offering questionable advice to their low-wage workers. Four months ago, the company partnered with Visa to distribute a sample “budget.” In it, the chain suggested that workers needn’t pay for such frivolous expenses like their heating bills, and factored in a monthly rent of $600. To workers living in New York City (home of 350+ stores) and other expensive metropolises, that number is almost comical.

Full article :- http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2013/11...ents-cash/

Short on time but have a full larder? Courtesy Confessions of Crafty Witches

I. YES. Yes, this will be reference for the next month. 8D

Full article :- http://adelightfulhome.com/100-gifts-in-an-hour/

Tutorial
Create 100 beautiful homemade gifts in just one hour with this clever method! These can be used as stocking fillers for everyone or handy gifts for Yule/ Christmas or any holiday season
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The Gifts in the Tutorial are
10 lavender-chamomile bath tea bags
50 chocolate peppermint lip balms
24 chocolate peppermint lotion bars
16 oatmeal cookie bath treatments
6 brown sugar-vanilla sugar scrubs (you can make a lot more of these without much effort)

DIY gifts for giving this xmas......{it's ALL about the food!}

DIY Herbal Infused Olive Oils ~Frisky

Try and use the best olive oil and herbs you can for this for the best results

A few recipes as follows ---

rosemary-infused olive oil

ingredients

1/2 cup olive oil
3 fresh rosemary sprigs (each 5 inches long)

preparation
In small saucepan, combine oil & rosemary. Cook over low heat until a thermometer reaches 180 F, about 5 minutes. Remove and let cool to room temp. Transfer the sprigs to a bottle, then add the oil. Seal and refrigerate up to 1 month

Oh god I'm so hungry~