Your Mother Was Right : All the Great Advice You Tried to Forget

The most useful tips for women, by women. While we have learned to respect (and finally listen to) the hard-won wisdom of our mothers, there’s nothing we love more than another nugget of great advice. We are all constantly on the lookout for new answers to life’s everyday challenges, such as: Q: How can I not look so tired? A: Massage your ears. (It works!) Q: How can I mend a hem if I don’t have time to sew it? A: Use adhesive tape from the first-aid kit. Q: What should I do if I’m having trouble sleeping? A: Eat a banana. Q: How can I keep a friendship platonic? A: Give him advice, especially about the way he drives. From beauty questions to cooking tips, money advice, style pointers, and all you need to know about love and friendship, here are the most helpful secrets that women from around the world have shared on Kate Reardon’s website, TopTips.com. So use this handy resource the next time you can’t remember what your mother always used to say, or when you’d just prefer advice from someone with a different perspective (who won’t give you a hard time if you don’t do what she says).

real Life Made Easier

in Today’s Lifestyle Guru–obsessed World, Where We All Turn To Magazines And Tv Personalities To Teach Us How To Organize Our Lives, Cook, Look, And Live Better, It’s Refreshing To Hear Clever, Who-would’ve-thunk-it Suggestions From Regular Women.

in top Tips For Girls, Today’s Primer For Women In The Know, Kate Reardon Has Collected Just That—literally Hundreds Of Tips On All Areas Of Our Lives, Be It Raising Kids, Staying Fit, Dressing Well, Planning A Wedding, Gardening, Dating, Dieting, Traveling, Or Working. Far From Garden Variety, The Tips You’ll Find Here Are Surprising—the Sort That Women Used To Get Word-of-mouth From Their Own Moms, Grandmothers, Aunts, And Best Friends. Some Of The Many Helpful, And Even Hilarious, Tips You’ll Read Here Include:

•to Avoid Blisters From New Shoes, Coat Your Feet With Vaseline.
•invest In A Certain Number Of “nice” Hangers. When You Start Having To Use The Metal Ones From The Dry Cleaner, It’s Time To Clean Out Your Closet.
•impress Guests With Homemade-tasting Mayonnaise By Adding Fresh Lemon Juice And Capers Or Thyme To Ordinary Mayo.
•perk Up Wilted Ferns By Spraying Them Once A Month With Weak Tea.
•to Find Your Car In An Unfamiliar Area, Use The Camera On Your Cell Phone To Take A Picture Of The Nearest Street Sign.
•tone Up Your Butt By Squeezing It In Quick Reps Of Fifty While Watching Tv.
•to Safely Dispose Of Receipts And Bank Statements Without Buying A Shredder, Simply Keep A Container Of Water To Pop Them In And Let Them Dissolve.

and Many More!

Home or, Martha Stewart, eat your heart out Gardening or, surprisingly painful, but strangely rewarding Cooking or, serving food at a different temperature than it was when you bought it doesn't count Pets or, the closest thing to being a parent, without the hassle of finding a partner Diets or, anything you eat standing up doesn't count, anything liquid doesn't count and broken cookies don't count because all the calories leak out Health & fitness or, pizza is not an appropriate breakfast food Clothes or, I'm a chic and fabulous woman, and then I wake up Accessories or, men have team sports, we have handbags Shoes or, did somebody say "sale"? Beauty or, they said that zits were just a phase. They lied Makeup or, how can it take so long to make it look like I'm not wearing any? Nails or, how hard could it be to keep them looking nice? Very Dating or, do I like him? Does he like me? Do I have food in my teeth? Relationships or, even my shrink says it's your fault Weddings or, I am relaxed Pregnancy and parenting or, I'm beginning to appreciate my mother after all Work or, ... and you thought school was a minefield Finances or, where did the money fairy go? Cars or, I just want the damn thing to get me there Green tips or, fat keeps you warm, therefore energy saved therefore planet saved. Now where are those cupcakes? Holidays & gifts or, I can't buy you love, long life or happiness... so will a scarf tide you over? Travel or, it'll be worth it when we get there Safety or, as one prophet said, "Have faith in God, but tether your camel." Growing older or, what was I going to say? Life or, we're here for a good time, not for a long time. REAL LIFE MADE EASIER In today's lifestyle guru--obsessed world, where we all turn to magazines and TV personalities to teach us how to organize our lives, cook, look, and live better, it's refreshing to hear clever, who-would've-thunk-it suggestions from regular women. In Top Tips for Girls, today's primer for women in the know, Kate Reardon has collected just that--literally hundreds of tips on all areas of our lives, be it raising kids, staying fit, dressing well, planning a wedding, gardening, dating, dieting, traveling, or working. Far from garden variety, the tips you'll find here are surprising--the sort that women used to get word-of-mouth from their own moms, grandmothers, aunts, and best friends. Some of the many helpful, and even hilarious, tips you'll read here include:-To avoid blisters from new shoes, coat your feet with Vaseline.-Invest in a certain number of "nice" hangers. When you start having to use the metal ones from the dry cleaner, it's time to clean out your closet. -Impress guests with homemade-tasting mayonnaise by adding fresh lemon juice and capers or thyme to ordinary mayo. -Perk up wilted ferns by spraying them once a month with weak tea.-To find your car in an unfamiliar area, use the camera on your cell phone to take a picture of the nearest street sign.-Tone up your butt by squeezing it in quick reps of fifty while watching TV.-To safely dispose of receipts and bank statements without buying a shredder, simply keep a container of water to pop them in and let them dissolve.And many more!From the Trade Paperback edition. REAL LIFE MADE EASIER In todays lifestyle guruobsessed world, where we all turn to magazines and TV personalities to teach us how to organize our lives, cook, look, and live better, its refreshing to hear clever, who-wouldve-thunk-it suggestions from regular women. In Top Tips for Girls , todays primer for women in the know, Kate Reardon has collected just thatliterally hundreds of tips on all areas of our lives, be it raising kids, staying fit, dressing well, planning a wedding, gardening, dating, dieting, traveling, or working. Far from garden variety, the tips youll find here are surprisingthe sort that women used to get word-of-mouth from their own moms, grandmothers, aunts, and best friends. Some of the many helpful, and even hilarious, tips youll read here To avoid blisters from new shoes, coat your feet with Vaseline. Invest in a certain number of nice hangers. When you start having to use the metal ones from the dry cleaner, its time to clean out your closet. Impress guests with homemade-tasting mayonnaise by adding fresh lemon juice and capers or thyme to ordinary mayo. Perk up wilted ferns by spraying them once a month with weak tea. To find your car in an unfamiliar area, use the camera on your cell phone to take a picture of the nearest street sign. Tone up your butt by squeezing it in quick reps of fifty while watching TV. To safely dispose of receipts and bank statements without buying a shredder, simply keep a container of water to pop them in and let them dissolve. And many more! The most useful tips for?women, by women.?While we have learned to respect (and finally listen to) the hard-won wisdom of our mothers, there?s nothing we love more than another nugget of great advice. We are all constantly on the lookout for new answers to life?s everyday challenges, such as: Q: How can I not look so tired? A: Massage your ears. (It works!) Q: How can I mend a hem if I don?t have time to sew it? A: Use adhesive tape from the first-aid kit. Q: What should I do if I?m having trouble sleeping? A: Eat a banana. Q: How can I keep a friendship platonic? A: Give him advice, especially about the way he drives. From beauty questions to cooking tips, money advice, style pointers, and all you need to know about love and friendship, here are the most helpful secrets that women from around the world have shared on Kate Reardon?s website, TopTips.com. So use this handy resource the next time you can?t remember what your mother always used to say, or when you?d just prefer advice from someone with a different perspective (who won?t give you a hard time if you don?t do what she says). From the Trade Paperback edition The most useful tips for women, by women. While we have learned to respect (and finally listen to) the hard-won wisdom of our mothers, theres nothing we love more than another nugget of great advice. We are all constantly on the lookout for new answers to lifes everyday challenges, such How can I not look so tired? Massage your ears. (It works!) How can I mend a hem if I dont have time to sew it? Use adhesive tape from the first-aid kit. What should I do if Im having trouble sleeping? Eat a banana. How can I keep a friendship platonic? Give him advice, especially about the way he drives. From beauty questions to cooking tips, money advice, style pointers, and all you need to know about love and friendship, here are the most helpful secrets that women from around the world have shared on Kate Reardons website, TopTips.com. So use this handy resource the next time you cant remember what your mother always used to say, or when youd just prefer advice from someone with a different perspective (who wont give you a hard time if you dont do what she says).From the Trade Paperback edition. Featuring contributions from women of all ages, a collection of practical advice and suggestions from the Web site "TopTipsForGirls.com" covers such topics as work, romance, beauty, shopping, and cooking. A collection pf practical advice and suggestions is divided into categories for easy access and covers topics of work, romance, beauty, shopping, cooking and other topics