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WORKADAY TIP #134: A Butter Substitute

I learned this great tip from my mom and sister this week. 

When making a grilled cheese sandwich, rather than putting butter on bread, use mustard.  Yes, that's right - MUSTARD.

If you "butter" your bread with mustard instead of butter, you'll not only eliminate calories but you will also add a little more flavor to a generally basic and bland grilled cheese sandwich.  If you will want to add some real interest, try using a spicy or dijon mustard.

I made myself a grilled cheese today on rye with dijon mustard instead of butter and I have to say, it might be the best grilled cheese I've ever had!

WORKADAY TIP #133: Trick For Keeping Mosquitos Away

So I am visiting family in Minnesota this week and while Minnesota summers are beautiful, one of the biggest issues is mosquitos.  If you live anywhere that is warm and humid, you can empathize with how annoying mosquitos can be. 

So while I was sitting outside at a friend's house the other night, I learned this cool trick for how to keep them away.  You take an oscillating fan and plug it where you are sitting outside.  I know, it sounds strangem but wind keeps mosquitos away.  So if you can re-create wind with a fan, you'll keep those pesky buggers flying the other direction.

My friend swears it works and if I still lived here, I'd give almost anything a try!

WORKADAY TIP #132: Free Samples

As I am sure you've already noticed, I am pretty obsessed with beauty products.  As a result, I've discovered that there are quite a few online beauty stores that will not only offer free shipping but they will give you free samples as part of your order.

These free samples are not only a great way to try out a new product but they are also great for traveling.  Free samples clearly save money but the added benefit is that free samples can also save you time.  I leave them in my travel bag so when I am traveling I don't have to waste time packing all of my beauty products.  I've got the samples already in my bag and ready to go!

Here are a few stores that offer free samples with their orders:

Sephora

Dermstore  

WORKADAY TIP #131: Save By Comparison Shopping

My favorite hair dryer ever just broke.  Eventhough I am disappointed that it broke, I love it so much (drys your hair in like half the time!)that I decided to buy it again.

Problem is that it is EXPENSIVE.  Since I spent $200 to buy it the first time, I really didn't want to have to do that again so I did a Google Product Search and found a bunch of different stores that had my hair dryer at up to half the price!

For example:
Tourmaline Professional Featherweight Hair Dryer

So with just one quick search I saved myself close to $100 and I was able to buy it online and justify the shipping cost due to the big savings, saving me time as well! 

WORKADAY TIP #130: Easy Way To Fight Cellulite

Yes, I have an addiction to beauty products.  And I realize that a lot of the time they don't deliver what they claim.  However, I do think that Bliss Cellulite Creams are products worth trying.

I've tried Fat Girl Sleep  and Love Handler.   Fat Girl Sleep is supposed to reduce dippling while Love Hander is supposed to make your abs firmer.  While I haven't been as impressed with Fat Girl Sleep, I really love Love Handler.  I've definitely seen a difference.

Bliss is also doing a blowout sale right now so it would be a good time to try out these products.  While it won't replace healthy eating and exercise, it's a great compliment!