In keeping with her commitment to recognize those who have acknowledged her efforts, award winning Sight Loss Coach advocate and Author Donna Jodhan recognizes the following persons for the month of March with special thanks to Aaron Di Blazi and Mindvault solutions.
She also recognizes Michelle Parker!
These are her All Stars!
Donna is also pleased to acknowledge those who have and continue to recognize her as a sight loss coach!
If you would like sight loss coach and author Donna Jodhan to recognize you then you really do not need to do too much.
It’s really quite easy! Just retweet her tweets @author_jodhan and/or like her posts on facebook at authordonnajodhan.
It’s all about everyone working together to recognize each other!
To learn more: Visit award winning advocate, author, and sight loss coach Donna at www.donnajodhan.com

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan
If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!
Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!
All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!
For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.
Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.
Both of these monthly shows run weekly
This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.
No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!
You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!
Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.
So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.
Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com
No more than 150 words.
Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com
To give a listen visit
https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna
and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd
Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

+++++++++++++++

Heartiest congrats to the following folks:

Bernard Werwie
Tiffany Ann Wood
Zoe Vlahos Fiogkos
Connie Cuffaro
Victor Gouveia
Maria Saieba Kovacs,
AliasJason Everett
Josephine Harris
Gabriella Sharrard
Lucy Misasi
John DiMarco
Mohammed Elhassan
Rebecca A. Moore
Jennifer Zadzilka Hoffmaster
Victoria Picanco
Kathy Konkle
Viknes Aromzi
Louise Arellano
Wombat Pat
Yvonne Letien
Pamela Brown
Yael Lauren Burger
Kim Vasehus Larsen
Fadhili Kaigarula
Ray Jackie Hoilund
Ryan Myer
Gina Brambo Bhugeloo
Dylan Clarke
Brendon Charles Donohue
Joshua Constantinoff
Richard Sweeney
Sunshine In Denver
Bernie Wournell
Stephanie Cave
Steven Minor
Sue Davies
Steve Castorena
Angela Smith
Michael A Ashby
Tina Branum
Lori anne’s Blind journey
Amrw Labib
Raj Tribhuwan
Blindy Girl
Charles May
Greg Keefe
Billy Brandon
Elena Laude Aguilar
Vic Pereira
Sally Peters
Tania Perisic
Lee Min-ho Lee
Dina Maitrī
Marc Baillargeon-Molloy
Shane Bentham
Willian James
AliasJason Everett
Alvaro Alvarito
Dana Leet

March 2023

A bit of this and a bit of that from Donna’s did you know diary

Award winning sight loss coach, author and advocate

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

To subscribe to my Youtube channel visit

https://donnajodhan.com/youtube.

Welcome to my Donna’s did you know diary for March and pleased to share the following with you.

Here’s what I learned for this month.

1)A bit of interesting trivia

“Bald eagles primarily eat fish and can live up to 40 years in the wild. Furthermore, they are monogamous and remain faithful to their mate until death. These amazing birds are especially renowned for their excellent eyesight. Eagles have two foveae, or centers of focus, in the retina of each eye that allow them to see both forward and to the side at the same time. (Human retinas have only one.)

Depending on which way an eagle looks, the lens of its eye focuses an image on one fovea or the other. The rear fovea is for forward, stereoscopic vision, and the other is for looking sideways. Both foveae are more densely lined with rods and cones than those of human eyes, giving them much greater resolving power.

Eagles have color vision, and while their eyes are not as large as a human’s, their sharpness is at least four times that of a person with perfect vision. While soaring, gliding, or flapping, they are capable of seeing fish in the water from several hundred feet above the surface or identify a rabbit moving almost a mile away. An eagle flying in a fixed position at an altitude of 1,000 feet could spot prey as small as a mouse over an area of almost three square miles!

2)         Okay, and what is the difference between ointment and cream?

Ointment is thicker than cream and more care needs to be taken when spreading ointment.

It is easier to spread cream.

3)         About one’s hands

The hand’s complex anatomy consists of 27 bones, 27 joints, 34 muscles, over 100 ligaments and  tendons, numerous blood vessels, nerves, and soft tissue. It is important to understand the normal  anatomy of the hand in order to learn about diseases and conditions that can affect our hands.

Our ability to function in everyday life depends a great deal on our hands.  Feeding one’s self, bathing and a wide range of other tasks would not be  possible without hands.  It’s hard to imagine a life without two of them, but we all have seen or known some who has had to make such a life changing adjustment.

4)  What exactly is a sheet pan?

Well, a sheet pan is used when cooking veggies and meat together.

It is good for one meal combinations.

5) What’s this about tea?

Brewing tea leaves tastes better than using a tea bag.

6)  About prolonging the life of strawberries?

Cut them up into small slices and sprinkle sugar over them.

Store in a container.

7. About your phone charger?

It consists of the connector and a charger block

you insert one end of the connector into the block

and the other end into your I device.

8) Making it easier to cut your nails?

Soak your nails in warm water for just a few minutes before cutting.

That’s it for this month.

Don’t forget to drop me an email at donnajodhan@gmail.com

Don’t be shy!  Share your thoughts and feedback!

Catching up with the coach!

March 28 2023

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

Today I am pleased to share some of my tips with you

3) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Draperies

Easy Moving Curtain Rods

* After washing traverse or curtain rods, wax them. They will move much better. This applies to new rods as well.

_____

4) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Draperies

Inserting Drapery Hooks

* A soap coating will make drapery hooks much easier to push into the fabric.

_____

Catching up with the coach!

March 27 2023

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

Today I am pleased to share some of my tips with you

1) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Draperies

Cheap Drapery Hem Weights

* Use old door keys

_____

2) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Draperies

Before Washing Windows

*To avoid taking down drapes when washing windows, painting or laying carpet, drape them through a clothes hanger and hang from the curtain rod. The drapes will be safely out of the way.

_____

Ask the Coach!

March 20 2023

My name is Donna Jodhan and I am using my extensive experience as a sight loss coach as well as my lived experience to share and respond to questions that are submitted to me and I also invite you to share your thoughts on questions asked.

For this week:  a question from Jamie in Stockholm Sweden.

Jamie is looking for a good versatile bottle opener.

My response:

Jamie, a few months ago I bought a very versatile bottle opener named the six in one bottle opener.

I can open capped bottles, wine bottles, and bottles with hard to maneuver corks.

I bought this at the www.blindmicemegamall.com website

I also use a bottle opener that is round in shape.

It has a space at the bottom for you to insert the cork of the capped bottle and then you screw it tightly with the handle of this device.

Then you start using the handle to turn the bottle to the left.  This too works.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Tell us what you think!  Share your feedback and let’s get more ideas cracking!

It’s important for us to share how we do things!

To contact me with a question or a thought; please send an email to me at donnajodhan@gmail.com and I’ll be sure to respond in 5 business days at the most.

If you wish me to respond earlier then put the word important in your subject line and I’ll do my best to respond more quickly.

Until the next time then!

I’m Donna wishing you a pleasant day and thanking everyone for their insightful feedback and suggestions!

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

Welcome to the February 2023 edition of AppleVis Unlimited, our monthly newsletter which highlights what’s new and noteworthy
on the AppleVis website. Below, you’ll find a selection of the best content posted to AppleVis by members of the community –
from new app entries, to app updates, to the latest news and podcasts.
We are pleased to highlight the newest apps.
…. New and Noteworthy App Entries

1) Clusiv (iOS/iPadOS, Free)
Clusiv is an online learning platform for the blind and visually impaired that teaches occupational training, technology skills, and educational courses to empower employment.
We help remove barriers to successful employment by teaching the skills you need to be equipped for the modern workforce.

Current Version: 1.3 (January 27, 2023)

Read Clusiv’s AppleVis App Directory entry for more information
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/education/clusiv>
Visit Clusiv’s App Store page
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clusiv/id6443922292>

2) iBreathe – Relax and Breathe (iOS/iPadOS, Free With In-App Purchases)
iBreathe is a simple yet powerful app to guide you through deep breathing exercises and breathwork. Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety, insomnia, or are trying to meditate and relax, iBreathe provides an easy-to-use beautifully designed user interface. Unlike other apps, iBreathe is designed with simplicity in mind and does not contain any bloat or clutter.

Features:
* Simple & easy to use interface
* Pre-defined exercises specifically designed to help with stress and anxiety (4–7–8 and box breathing)
* Create your own breathing exercises (inhale, exhale, hold, cycles)
* Create reminders to remind you to breathe throughout the day
* Apple Health integration to record your mindful minutes
* Learn about the benefits of deep breathing and view recommended literature by authors like James Nestor and Wim Hof
* Works great on all iOS devices and MacOS with Apple silicon chips
* iCloud sync to persist settings across all of your Apple devices
* Apple Watch App
* Lock screen widget for quick access to iBreathe

Current Version: 6.3 (February 5, 2023)
Read iBreathe – Relax and Breathe’s AppleVis App Directory entry for more information
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/health-fitness/ibreathe-relax-breathe>
Visit iBreathe – Relax and Breathe’s App Store page
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ibreathe-relax-and-breathe/id1296605806>

3) Mastodon for iPhone and iPad (iOS/iPadOS, Free)
Mastodon is the largest decentralized social network on the internet. Instead of a single website, it’s a network of millions of users in independent communities that can all interact with one another, seamlessly. No matter what you’re into, you can meet passionate people posting about it on Mastodon!
Join a community and create your profile. Find and and follow fascinating folks and read their posts in an ad-free, chronological timeline. Express yourself with custom emoji, images, GIFs, videos, and audio in 500-character posts. Reply to threads and reblog posts from anyone to share great stuff. Find new accounts to follow and trending hashtags to expand your network.
Mastodon is built with a focus on privacy and safety. Decide whether your posts are shared with your followers, just the people you mention, or the whole world. Content warnings let you hide posts containing sensitive or triggering material until you’re ready to engage with them. Each community has its own guidelines and moderators to keep its members safe, and robust blocking and reporting tools help prevent abuse.
More features:
* Dark Mode: Read posts in light, dark, or true black mode
* Polls: Ask followers for their opinion and tally the votes
* Explore: Trending hashtags and accounts are a tap away
* Notifications: Get notified about new follows, replies, and reblogs
* Sharing: Post directly to Mastodon from any share sheet in any app
* Cuteness: Our mascot is an adorable elephant, and you’ll see them pop up from time to time

Current Version: 1.4.12 (February 25, 2023)
Read Mastodon for iPhone and iPad’s AppleVis App Directory entry for more information
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/social-networking/mastodon-iphone-ipad>
Visit Mastodon for iPhone and iPad’s App Store page
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/mastodon-for-iphone-and-ipad/id1571998974>

4) MusicHarbor – Track New Music (macOS, Free With In-App Purchases)
MusicHarbor helps you stay on top of new music releases, music videos, events, and news from all your favorite artists and record labels.
MusicHarbor is tightly integrated with macOS and takes advantage of all of the device’s capabilities and the latest Apple technologies.
MUSIC RELEASES:
* See all the albums from the artists and labels you follow on a chronologically ordered timeline. You can also hide feats/collabs and filter by types such as album, single, EP, remix, live and acoustic.
* See upcoming albums and add them to your calendar. There are also four different Widgets for Control Center, so you can quickly glance at the latest, upcoming, and bookmarked albums.
* Preview songs and add them to your music library or a playlist, or open the album directly on Apple Music, Spotify, or your music streaming service of choice.
MUSIC VIDEOS:
* You can also track music videos categorized into video, lyric video, interview, and live performance.
NEWS AND EVENTS:
* MusicHarbor integrates with Google News and DuckDuckGo to search for the latest news from the artists you follow. So it’s easier for you to be on top of everything that’s happening with them. There’s also a link to Songkick that you can use to find concerts. And don’t forget about the links to Metacritic, Pitchfork, and AllMusic, so you can easily read reviews about your favorite albums.
HIGHLY CUSTOMIZABLE:
* Choose from a multitude of options to make MusicHarbor your own. You can customize the information density, choose between light and dark mode, and much, much more.

Current Version: 4.6.3 (February 27, 2023)
Read MusicHarbor – Track New Music’s AppleVis App Directory entry for more information <https://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/music/musicharbor-track-new-music>
Visit MusicHarbor – Track New Music’s App Store page
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/musicharbor-track-new-music/id1440405750>

5) The Salt Keep (iOS/iPadOS, US$4.99)
A novel-length text adventure (RPG meets CYOA) full of mystery and danger. Make choices and explore as you struggle to survive in a world of medieval fantasy and horror.
The Salt Keep is a text adventure (think interactive fiction with Choose Your Own Adventure and RPG mechanics) and should feel familiar to fans of classic gamebooks and fantasy fiction in general.
* THE STORY – Set in a high fantasy world with low fantasy stakes, the character-driven story of The Salt Keep follows a struggling merchant named Doyle who stumbles into a life-or-death mystery. During the last legs of a months-long journey as a traveling salesman, Doyle stops in the seemingly deserted village of Cardwyke to meet a friend who has promised to help keep him financially afloat, but what he finds is even more dangerous than the crushing weight of debt.
* THE SETTING – The world of The Salt Keep should be familiar to any fan of fantasy — it has breastplates, and swords, and other fun stuff like that — but is shaped by the vaguely industrial and creeping decline of feudalism. Sprawling merchant conglomerates and faceless business structures pull the levers of power as much as the dukes and knights.
The world is meant to be both a reflection of traditional fantasy settings (the England-coded sword and sorcery and D&D-style locations we’re used to) and an answer to some of their most frustrating tropes. It’s not a world of prophesied heroes doing Great Man Theory or of grimdark anti-heroes exposing the essential evil of humanity, but of ordinary medieval schlubs trying to survive within alienating and oppressive political systems.

Current Version: 1.0.8 (February 7, 2023)
Read The Salt Keep’s AppleVis App Directory entry for more information
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/ios/games/salt-keep>
Visit The Salt Keep’s App Store page
<https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-salt-keep/id6444470170>

All recent app entries posted to AppleVis can be found at:
iOS/iPadOS
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/latest?type=ios_app_directory>
Mac
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/latest?type=mac_app_directory>
Apple Watch
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/latest?type=watch_directory>
Apple TV
<https://www.applevis.com/apps/latest?type=tv_directory>

Ask the Coach!

March 13 2023

My name is Donna Jodhan and I am using my extensive experience as a sight loss coach as well as my lived experience to share and respond to questions that are submitted to me and I also invite you to share your thoughts on questions asked.

For this week:  a question from Brent in Orlando Florida.

Brent wants to know of a way to avoid spilling water from ice cube trays when putting them in the freezer.

My response:

Brent, I always found this to be a challenge until I discovered and bought a set of covered ice cubes.

The ice cubes for this tray are on the small side but they do the trick.

Just fill you’re ice trays with water and then place the covers firmly on the trays and then put them into your freezer.

Aside from this, the only other thing that I can suggest is to be super careful when you carry the ordinary ice trays from your kitchen sink to the freezer.

Make sure that the freezer door is open widely to avoid bumping the ice trays against it.

Then place your ice trays on a flat surface in your freezer.

Try not to over fill your ice trays with water.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Tell us what you think!  Share your feedback and let’s get more ideas cracking!

It’s important for us to share how we do things!

To contact me with a question or a thought; please send an email to me at donnajodhan@gmail.com and I’ll be sure to respond in 5 business days at the most.

If you wish me to respond earlier then put the word important in your subject line and I’ll do my best to respond more quickly.

Until the next time then!

I’m Donna wishing you a pleasant day and thanking everyone for their insightful feedback and suggestions!

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!

Hello there and welcome to our monthly feature of all kinds of tips.
We at the business desk are pleased to bring you our monthly feature of a plethora of tips that cover a wide range of topics.
All of our tips are designed to help you save time, cut down on your research, and help you get ahead.
So go ahead and read on.
This week we bring you our monthly tips.
It’s what we do for a living! We help you to help yourself!
Enjoy!
From the business desk team at https://www.sterlingcreations.com.
Follow us on Twitter @accessibleworld

+++++++++++++++

Helpful tips for March 2023

In this issue:

General tips
Articles of the day
* 10 Common Uses For Baking Soda
From the pages of Donna’s travel diary
* Carry on versus suitcase
_________________________

General tips
Courtesy of the research team at http://www.sterlingcreations.ca

With huge thanks to Melanie Mama Peach

1) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For The Miscellaneous
Aluminum, Exterior, Painted Or Unpainted
* Mix 50% motor oil (10 weight) with 50% kerosene. Clean aluminum well with this mixture and clean cloth. Wipe dry and apply another thin coat of this mixture. This should be done about twice a year for proper care.
_____

2) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Artificial Flowers
* Pour some salt into a large paper bag with the flowers. Shake vigorously. The salt won’t look soiled at first, but wait until you see its color when you run water on it.
_____

3) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Ball Point Pins
* If your ball point pin becomes clogged with excessive ink and fuzz, insert it in the filter portion of a cigarette. Just a few quick turns and it is ready for use.
_____

4) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous

Brass
* Rub with a mixture of lemon juice and salt.
* Rub with canned tomato juice, Worcestershire sauce or ketchup.
* Immerse brass ornaments in a pot containing a few teaspoons of baking soda in water. Boil a few minutes and then polish with steel wool, using the same soda water to wet the steel wool. If you dip the cleaned brass in time lacquer, it will retain its sheen for years without repeating the process. The built in lacquer will come off the next time brass is boiled in the soda water.
_____

5) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Candles
* Sponge with a piece of cotton dampened with rubbing alcohol.
_____

6) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Canvas Covers And Awnings
* Eliminate bird droppings with a stiff brush that has been run over a cake of yellow soap and sprinkled with dry washing soda. Hose well to rinse.
_____

7) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Cigarette Smoke
* Put bowls of vinegar in four corners of the room when smokers are congregating.
* Try activated charcoal in small dishes to remove post party odors.
* Burn scented candles to eliminate the smoke.
_____

8) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Chandeliers
* Here is a method of cleaning crystal chandeliers that does not require disassembling the fixture. The area underneath the chandelier should be protected by a dropcloth. Fill a water tumbler with one part alcohol and three parts water. Raise the tumbler to each pendant until it is immersed. The crystal will drip dry without leaving water spots, lint or finger marks. The crystal parts not accessible to the tumbler can be wiped with the solution.
* Wear cotton work gloves and dip your gloved fingers in ammonia water and clean away.
_____

9) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Barbecue Grill
* When coals have nearly reached their hottest point, tear off a sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil large enough to completely cover your grill. Press foil shiny side down on grill and fold sides under, covering as tightly as possible. Place grill over coals for 10 minutes. Remove foil and any charred grease or food on your grill will drop off leaving your grill clean and shiny.
_____

10) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Fireplaces
* There is no need to scrub the fireplace if you throw salt on the logs occasionally. This will reduce the soot by two-thirds.
* Vinegar will clean brick tiling around the fireplace. Dip a vegetable brush in white vinegar and scrub quickly. Immediately sponge to absorb the moisture.
* Rub smoked areas with an artgum eraser. This works especially well on porous, rock front fireplaces.
* For smooth stone or brick fireplaces, wash with a strong solution of trisodium phosphate (1/2 cup to 1 gallon of water). Apply with sponge. Use the solution only after all smoke possible has been erased by an artgum eraser.
* Add 4 ounces of yellow laundry soap to 1 quart of hot water. Heat until soap dissolves. Cool, then stir in 1/2 pound of powdered pumice and 1/2 cup of household ammonia. Mix thoroughly. (Order powdered pumice from the hardware store.) Remove as much of the smoky deposit as you can before applying a coat of the soap mixture with a paint brush. Allow it to remain on for 30 minutes. Scrub with a scrub brush and warm water. Sponge with plenty of warm water to rinse.
* You can brighten the brick facing of your fireplace by applying a coat of floor sealer. Wipe the surface dry after 20 minutes. A second coat may be applied later.
_____

11) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Formica
* A pencil eraser will remove some rust spots.
* Clean with club soda for a high polish.
* Pour rubbing alcohol on the formica and spread evenly with your hand. Allow this to sit for a minute and then pour bleach over this. Rinse with a mild solution of vinegar water.
_____

12) Best Of Helpful Hints: The Best Of Hints For Cleaning The Miscellaneous
Garage Floors
* Spread several thicknesses of newspaper over the area where quite a bit of oil has sppilled. Saturate the newspaper with water and press firmly against the floor. Allow to dry thoroughly, remove and the oil spots will be gone.
* To rid oil spots, sprinkle the area with sand. The sand will absorb the oil, and you can sweep it up.
_____

_________________________

Articles of the day
Chosen by the Business Desk team

10 Common Uses For Baking Soda
1. Make a paste of baking soda and water and rub on insect bites to relieve itching.
2. Remove coffee and tea stains by scrubbing pots or cups with baking soda and a plastic scouring pad.
3. Add 1/3 cup baking soda to a wash cycle as a bleach booster or to the rinse cycle for cleaner smelling laundry.
4. To remove black scuff marks from floor, rub them with a paste of baking soda and water.
5. Clean fiberglass showers and tubs with baking soda sprinkled on a sponge. Sponge clean and wipe dry.
6. Soak sour smelling dishcloths and sponges in water and baking soda solution.
7. Use a solution of water and baking soda to clean and deodorize the inside of your microwave.
8. Put a few spoonfuls of baking soda in a cup of water in the microwave, boil for two minutes, then wipe down the inside with a sponge.
9. Sprinkle a little baking soda into the laundry hamper to minimize odors.
10. Remove crayon marks from walls by scrubbing gently with an old toothbrush and a paste of baking soda and water.

_________________________

From the pages of Donna’s diary
Carry on versus suitcase

There are definite advantages to both but I will state that the suitcase is the preferred alternative for me because I have had lots of challenges fitting everything into a carry on and in addition I need to organize everything in an orderly manner so that I know hwat matches with what and I believe that the suitcase is better for me.

In the case of a carry on, you don’t need to worry about having to collect it at the baggage carrisol and thus your wait time is greatly diminished and no having to be concerned about clearing customs.
A carry on gives you easy access to your stuff while aboard the plane and everything is packed in a very compact manner.
The disadvantage as I see it is that if you are traveling for any length of time then a carry on may pose limitations on what you can bring along.

The advantage to a suitcase is that you can take more, spread out your clothes in the suitcase but you do need to consider having to put up with having to collect it at the baggage carrisol and to have to clear customs.

It is all a matter of choice and preference. It appears that more travelers are opting for a carry on but then again there are greater limitations when it comes to the size of the carry on. Some folks prefer a carry on when going on a cruise because they can keep their carry on with them rather than having to surrender it to staff before boarding the ship and before disembarking. I however will stick to my suitcase.

I’m Donna J. Jodhan enjoying my travels.

To learn more about me as a sight loss coach and author visit
http://www.donnajodhan.com

On your next trip you could enrich your down time with some of my audio mysteries. Take them with you wherever you go!
In the car, on the plane, on the bus or train, at the beach, anywhere!
Affordable, portable, (computer or i device) and you could either purchase or Subscribe for unlimited access to my library at www.donnajodhan.com/store.html
and you can now take advantage of our free downloads here.

Follow me on Twitter @accessibleworld and at author_jodhan
And like me on Facebook at
www.facebook.com/donnajodhan and at www.facebook.com/authordonnajodhan

Ask the Coach!

March 06 2023

My name is Donna Jodhan and I am using my extensive experience as a sight loss coach as well as my lived experience to share and respond to questions that are submitted to me and I also invite you to share your thoughts on questions asked.

For this week:  a question from Linda in Washington DC.

Linda is looking for a talking thermometer and wants to know if they exist

My response:

Linda, they sure do.  A few months ago I bought a nifty little one that has a probe at the end.

You can use it to test your meat when baking, to obtain the temperature in your home, and much more.

It is quite versatile and the probe is protected by a plastic shield.

It is also well priced and runs on batteries.

I bought this from the www.blindmicemegamall.com website.

Does anyone have any other suggestions?

Tell us what you think!  Share your feedback and let’s get more ideas cracking!

It’s important for us to share how we do things!

To contact me with a question or a thought; please send an email to me at donnajodhan@gmail.com and I’ll be sure to respond in 5 business days at the most.

If you wish me to respond earlier then put the word important in your subject line and I’ll do my best to respond more quickly.

Until the next time then!

I’m Donna wishing you a pleasant day and thanking everyone for their insightful feedback and suggestions!

Important notice from Donna J. Jodhan

If you’re looking for a quick and easy way to share news and or info about yourself or about others, then please read on!

Donna J. Jodhan can help you reach a rapidly growing list of over 12,000 readers and listeners and counting!

All you need to do is to give a listen to her monthly shows and if you like what you hear then here’s how it works!

For the very affordable price of $5, Donna will feature your info and news on 2 of her monthly shows.

Once on the Ask Donna show and once on the Dining with Donna show.

Both of these monthly shows run weekly

This means that your info will be featured twice for the month.

No more having to worry about posting to Facebook!

You’ll be able to engage with ready made readers and listeners!

Your payment of $5 will be prorated as a monthly payment.

So you can either pay monthly, or you can pay as you go.

Just send your info or news to donna at askdonnaonblindlife@gmail.com

No more than 150 words.

Donna will then post your info or news as soon as you remit payment to her at paypal@donnajodhan.com

To give a listen visit

https://www.donnajodhan.com/askdonna

and https://www.donnajodhan.com/dwd

Take advantage of this very quick and easy way to reach a ready made audience!