Make Up Beautiful

Ahh, summer. Full of hazy days, humid nights, and lots and lots of blueberries. Those sweet orbs of azure joy are welcome anytime of year, but especially right now, when they provide afruitacular (fruitacular?) balm for the grossest weeks of summer.

That’s a flowery way of saying that blueberries are currently on major sale at both my supermarket and Costco, going for about $0.16/ounce. That’s just about as cheap as they’ll get around here, and I want to preserve the bounty for the winter months. (That’s when I  crave blueberry pancakes, but have to usually settle for acorn squash pancakes. It’s just not the same.)

Fortunately, freezing blueberries for future use is easy as (blueberry) pie, and a heckuva lot cheaper than buying off-season ones come January. All you need to do is follow these simple steps. You’ll thank me come Christmas (because surely, there’s no one more deserving of expensive gift-like things than a babble-prone, extremely lax blogger you barely know.)

Anyway, let’s get to it.

Step 1: Cut a hole in the box. Buy an Ark-of-the-Covenant-sized carton of blueberries from your local farmer’s market, big box store, or preferred fruit venue.

Step 1.5: Get some freezer baggies while you’re at it. Honestly, they’re nice to have around, regardless. Tom Bosley was right on.

Step 2: Take a picture that you may someday use as a computer background. Make sure it is well-lit and in focus, so people (note: your mom) think(s) you’re super awesome.

Step 3: Measure out your desired amount of blueberries. It could be in cup or half-cup increments, or by weight. Whatever you prefer. For my own nefarious purposes, I did eight ounces at a time.

Step 4: Place the blueberries on a small baking sheet. Stick that sheet right in your freezer.

NOTE: Blueberries are weird in that you should generally wait to wash them until right before using ‘em. Less mushiness that way.

Step 5: Freeze for a few hours. Overnight is best.

Step 6: While the freezing process is occurring, watch the finale of Friday Night Lights and contemplate your values. Hope that someday you may make Coach Taylor proud.

Step 7: Once berries are frozen through, pour them into a freezer-safe Ziploc baggie. Get as much air out as possible, using a straw or your purty, purty mouth. Then, label that sucker.

NOTE: You do not have to write “Frozen Blueberries,” as so brilliantly demonstrated here. Odds are you’ll know they’re frozen when you remove them from … wait for it … yep, the freezer.

And that’s pretty much it. The blueberries should keep for a couple of months this way. (If you start seeing major freezer burn or frost buildup, it’s probably a pretty good indication they should be used soon.) Try them in smoothies, crisps, or the aforementioned flapjacks. Viva la France!

All groups of people have skin problembecause of acne. This problem has become very common now and many forms of medications, ointments and skin care productshave been tried as a cure for this.

This is a skin problem where the pores inflame and suddenly burst. To approach for acnemedication will be wise when the severity or the mildness of it is known and what to do to get rid of it in a short span of time.

When you get your medication set, it is important that you remember certain tips when you apply them on your fact. This is not just to ensure that it is applied in the right manner but, it will bring quick and great benefits. So, here are few tips that could be followed while applying any form of acne medication:

As far as possible, it will be better to avoidapplying the medication after you wash your face withwater. It can be used 15 minutes after washing so that it will produce better results and keep you away from side effects. In case you do not know the instructions to be observed in using your medication, self-research on the same or approaching a dermatologist before applying the same could help.

Most of these acne medications are expensive and might have even caused a hole in your pocket. So, keeping this in mind, it has to be applied diligently and on time. This can bring about remarkable changes in a notable span of time and thus make it worthy of the money used.

Over-usage of the medication should be avoided as it will lead to bad effects like causing side effects that can lead to a hindrance in the functioning of the rest of the body. This will also lower the chances of getting rid of acne problem permanently.

While using acne medications, it is good to avoid other forms of face cleansers and ointments.Toners, harsh cleansers might ruin the skin and they will also decrease the chances of curing the skin problem. Therefore, it is better to stick to what is prescribed by the dermatologist. These tips will be very useful when observed and can help in obtaining better and quick results.

We purchased this toothpaste squeezerdoohickey for $0.99 cents about four monthsago:

Since then, we’re buying way less toothpaste. It should save us quite a few bucks in the long-term, too, provided we don’t lose it / the cat doesn’t eat it / it doesn’t get sucked into the sweltering pit of despair we call “outside right now.”

Which leads us to this softball question for a fiery Friday:

Do tell! Pass it on!