Month: December 2015

Keeping Your Car Clean On A Budget

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Sometimes, it’s incredibly difficult to keep a car clean. Wether your stresses are kids, pets, or simply not enough time, we hope to provide you with some useful ideas on how to keep your car clean.

The best way to keep your car clean is to utilize deals from online coupons Weber County.

Kids can wreak havoc on a vehicle. Sticky hands, spilled snacks and drinks as well as dirty feet are the enemies of cars. Hopefully, you have a light colored leather upholstery that is easy to wipe down and doesn’t show dirt. If not, then consider investing in some seat covers. You may find a good deal for these when you shop for online coupons Davis County.

Pets can be another challenge if you want a clean car. Dog hair, muddy paw prints and slobbery windows can leave a car looking grimy and smelling, well, questionable. Get good deals on air fresheners when you buy them in bulk, and make sure you cover your seats. A weekly or monthly vacuum will take care of the dog hair and allergens too.

Even if you don’t have children or pets, many of us prefer to spend our leisure time doing something besides washing a car. Here are some helpful tips that can keep your car clean daily, without having to spend a ton of time.

  • Take everything with you when you get out of your car. This prevents buildup of garbage, coffee cups and other essentials.
  • Keep a plastic shopping bag attached to your shifter so you can easily keep trash in one place and dispose of it in less than a second.
  • Don’t be afraid to ask personnel at drive through windows to please throw things away for you. They are happy to do it.
  • Keep extra air fresheners in your glove box.

 

Wedding Venue Vistas

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The best wedding venues in Salt Lake City I have seen have beautiful areas in which to take pictures of the wedding party. Often times the best areas for photographs have compelling scenery in the background, like a waterfront or a golf course. Another excellent area for pictures of the wedding party might be a grand staircase. This type of scenery works well because it is beautiful but so compelling that it will distract a potential viewer of the photograph from the subject of the picture.

I have attended many weddings and wedding receptions. I have found that the best venues were the ones that were pleasing to the eye. One venue in particular that I recall was held in the lobby of an office building in Washington, D.C. This may sound like an odd place to hold a wedding reception and it was a little odd because I had recently worked a temp job in that same building a few months prior to the wedding. Anyway, this particular lobby had a wide open space large enough to accommodate many tables and a dance floor. I remember there was a large, white, marble fountain in the center of the lobby where the photographer chose to take the pictures of the wedding party. Finally, this building’s lobby was a convenient location because it was within walking distance of the church where the ceremony was held.

I think it would be a mistake to choose a wedding venue in Salt Lake City that did not have a beautiful area in which to take pictures of the wedding party. Of course the wedding party is the important part of the picture, but often the background in a photograph can provide a certain extra je ne sais quoi. Remember, years later these pictures will be all that remains of the important day and therefore are no small part of the event.

May Your Slumber be Infused with Peppermint Dreams

Carmen NewmanHome Magic

Last night, my olfactory senses had the pleasure to process the heavenly scent of a Scentsy “Peppermint Dreams” scented candle. Because I have had the privilege to join Scentsy and peddle their wares throughout these United States I have been offered the rare opportunity to take into my body the most heavenly scents someone who has not joined Scentsy might only dream about. But by far the most heavenly of all the scents my olfactory senses have had the pleasure to process is the scent of Peppermint Dreams.

Taking in this scent through my nostrils charges my spirit with the crisp infusion that only the sent of peppermint can provide. At first there is a sting that bites the interior walls of my proboscis. This sting is quickly followed by an inviting sensation that reminds me of warm cabins with roaring fires in their hearth creating a snug oasis in the middle of a dark, frozen forest. Then I am made aware of a sweetness to this scent that wells within me giving rise to a supple glow of contentment radiating unto the extremities of my body.

I then am faced with a choice. Do I now sit back and relax with this sensation. Do I sink into the depths of the plush cushions of my couch and bask in the splendor of my Peppermint Dream? Or do I take this grand experience out into the world and interact with all the possibilities it has to offer? Frankly, either choice is both equally inviting and rewarding. Such is the splendor that I have experienced ever since I made the fateful choice to join Scentsy. Such is the splendor that I have experienced ever since I lit my Peppermint Dreams candle and allowed its essence to infuse my being.

May my experience be yours and may your nights be ever populated with Peppermint Dreams.