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Want to restore a 40-year-old decoration to its former glory? Try these simple, safe cleaning tricks that won’t damage the finish.

Have you ever seen a decoration your parents kept, carrying it with them from another country or a previous marriage? Carmina realized that parents often hold onto items they've purchased in the past. While browsing Greenhill's shopping center, she stepped into  Mystic Gems by Bensani and saw so many nostalgic items that reminded her of growing up.  I pointed out to Mom Violy that she had a similar crystal tree decoration at home. She said it was forty years old and already dirty. The saleslady explained it could be cleaned easily with soap and water. Carmina decided to take Mom Violy home and bring the crystal tree decoration with her. Mom Violy questioned why she was taking it, and I said I would clean it and return it.  I noticed Mom Violy had placed planting seeds inside the decoration, for reasons I didn’t understand. Before cleaning it, I checked online to see what was needed, knowing its value. I placed a towel underneath, prepared a plastic container with dishwas...

If someone hands you a car key, would you be taking it for a drive?



If someone hands you a car key, would you be taking it for a drive?

Lately, Carmina has been driving other people's car due to circumcises and we get the opportunity to drive different type of vehicles.

At first it is scary to be driving a car that doesn't belong to you. However, when the opportunity is handed over the car key for you to drive your friends it is an advantage for them to see how you're driving is when they ride with you.

Carmina tends to be careful especially the car doesn't belong to you. You drive the car as if it we're to be yours's making sure you're stopping at each traffic light before it turns yellow or red. In your head you keep in mind hoping all lights are just green when you're passing by the street that has a camera on the stop light.

You tend to fear and worry what if the traffic light becomes yellow and gets red afterwards.

There was a time Carmina drove Catalina's car due to having wine tasting and making sure we're safe. Carmina offered to drive back to where we're headed too.

Carmina also drives for Mom Violy to her doctor's appointment in California. Mom Violy is her passenger, yet we hear side comments from her when in reality sometimes what she suggested are not all true.

Carmina has to find alternative route to make sure we're headed to the right direction.

Carmina recently was helping a friend with their car driving it yet sometimes we lose the friends we're supposed to follow when they have headed further ahead of you. Losing them you just keep driving finding out you're further from where you're supposed to meet them.

Navigation is the key when you're lost making sure you have data on your phone and have access to be able to use it when you're lost.

It is harder when you're undergoing stress, and someone keeps asking where you're in the moment you just open your window and have fresh air to breath. Making sure you're not lost but on control in what you're actually going through finding you're way back again.

NOTE:

Carmina is not selling or advertising for car key just sharing my experiences.

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