http://www.mybestgems.com/ My Best Gems Blog en-us http://www.mybestgems.com/blog790/cooking-tricks.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog790/cooking-tricks.html  Cooking Tricks and Tips Cooking paper - save time cleaning, sticking and the longetivity of your pans and dishes - where possible use cooking paper in the oven.  eg. put your pizza on cooking paper on a tray; cooking paper under your cookies / biscuits cooking; cook your fillet on... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog574/Cooking-Time-Savers.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog574/Cooking-Time-Savers.html There is so many things we can discuss in this topic, so lets start with time savers... what do you do to save time for weekly meals?  By the time I get home, everyone is hungry and I need to feed fast, but make sure it is healthy and tasty... One of the things I started late last... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog683/Kids-Lunchbox-Ideas.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog683/Kids-Lunchbox-Ideas.html Kids Sandwhich ideas  Whether it be white, brown or wholemeal bread, rolls, wrap, pita or mountain bread - the following filling ideas should give you some fresh new fillings for your kids lunches.  Add your own kids favourites, so we as mums get more ideas. See also Kids... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog650/kids-entertainment.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog650/kids-entertainment.html  I love the way young kids always love drawing.  Recently I asked my son to do me some drawings that I could use as draw liners - he had fun producing them for me and then smiles frequently when he sees his favourites when he opens his bathroom draw.  I have three sets of... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog649/Little-home-cleaning-Gems.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog649/Little-home-cleaning-Gems.html  If your child gets chewing gum in their hair or on clothes, you should put ice on it to let it solidify and then take it out. eaucalyputus oil will get extra-sticky labels off jars. Baby wipes are the best cleaner - for bike grease, lipstick off clothes, make up remover,  What... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog648/Cooking-Gems.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog648/Cooking-Gems.html  When cooking with a saucepan, eg boiling pasta, a wooden spoon placed on top of the saucepan will stop it boiling and frothing over. If you want to reduce your cleaning time, and longetivity of pans - use cooking paper under most things in the oven I have always wanted to know how you put... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog647/Little-Gems.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog647/Little-Gems.html  Did you know you can buy a Maccas toy without having to buy a happy meal - just $1? if you burn something to the bottom of a pan, put some water in it and pop it back on the hot plate at a low heat for a few minutes, it helps it lift off. 90/10 principle by Steven Covey.  Basically it... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog585/That-dirty-word---budget.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog585/That-dirty-word---budget.html Having learnt the hard way last year - and wishing I had learnt it many years prior.  No matter what your situation is, you should do a budget and regularly review it - so you know your actual financial situation, rather than like me just living in denial that it will improve one day.... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog581/What-about-me---Find-time-to-exercise.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog581/What-about-me---Find-time-to-exercise.html I just had the morning with a friend who is the typical mother, who does everything for everybody else and never for herself... until recently.  Not happy within herself she talked to her husband and he agreed with her that she would go and do a personal training intensive program. She... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog584/Cleaning-Gems.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog584/Cleaning-Gems.html This is one area I really need to learn from others.  My first question to everyone, is what do you use to clean your shower - especially with dark tiles, as the normal cleaning products seem to leave white lines??? http://www.mybestgems.com/blog583/Favourite-product---Jam.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog583/Favourite-product---Jam.html what one to start it off.  But this week I bought Anathoth Jam at the super market (wollies) and it is exactly like mum  used to make it. No preservatives or colourings. http://www.mybestgems.com/blog582/Partnerships---sharing-the-workload.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog582/Partnerships---sharing-the-workload.html I used to do housework every Saturday morning and couldnt do anything else and wasnt happy until it was done. So I would literally run around the house, stopping every 30 mins to play with my son.   and by starting at 7am I was finished by 11am.  This was the time my husband was at... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog576/Kid-Gems---Teeth.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog576/Kid-Gems---Teeth.html Yes, a recent complaint from my  4 year old son about sore teeth, took us off to the dentist.  We were blown away that the dentist said there was too much work for someone so young to experience - he needed to see a Paediatric Dentist who would have a look at Carters teeth, and... http://www.mybestgems.com/blog598/Gemma-Juggler-week.html http://www.mybestgems.com/blog598/Gemma-Juggler-week.html With this whole detox diet, I have learnt that it works well to cleanse your inner.  But you need to sweat and scrub the outside skin to really reap the rewards.  As your skin is the greatest area for releasing toxins. So with that news, I decided it was best to get back into exercise....