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9780312309398

What to Do If a Bird Flies in the House : And 72 Other Things You Ought to Know by Now

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312309398

  • ISBN10:

    0312309392

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-04-07
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $12.95

Summary

If The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook collided with Martha Stewart, the result would be What to Do If a Bird Flies in the House And 72 Other Things You Ought to Know By Now. Fresh and funny, this book will be the twenty- and thirty-something woman's quick--fix guide to a more fabulous life. Through short, easy-to-follow instruc-tions and graphics, readers will learn over seventy essential skills, including how to: -Help someone who has fainted -Eat an artichoke -Deal with a snorer -Save a scratched CD -Be fitted for a bra -Give a massage -Look good in photographs. What to Do If a Bird Flies in the House is the little handbook that can make every reader more polished and accomplished in the face of everyday hurdles and vexations.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Hurchalla is the author of Getting Over Him: Cosmo’s Complete Breakup Survival Handbook and a co-editor of Tagbook: The Book Of Questions And Answers.

Elizabeth Nix has written for a variety of publications, including Cosmopolitan and Mademoiselle. Together, Hurchalla and Nix are the authors of Why Don’t You....701 Ways To Jump-Start Your Life.

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Excerpts

 
What to Do If a Bird Flies in the House
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HOW TO GET A STUCK RING OFF
Rings on your fingers, bells on your toes … . Although bells on your toes may cause you more problems in the long run (you’re a real killjoy at surprise parties, aren’t you?), that ring on your finger can be tricky too. Oh, it’s swell when it’s on—it’s just when you try to take it off that things can get sticky. Here’s how to get a ring unstuck:
1.Don’t try to force the ring off, since this may just make your finger swell more. Instead, raise your hand to eye level. Then wrap some ice in a washcloth or a couple of paper towels and hold it around the finger the ring’s on. This should reduce the swelling and help you get the thing off.
2.If the ring still won’t budge, run your hands under cold water, soap them up, and rub above and below the ring. Then twist the ring like you’re unscrewing it instead of just pulling it straight off.
WHAT TO DO IF A BIRD FLIES IN THE HOUSE AND 72 OTHER THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW BY NOW. Copyright © 2003 by Elizabeth Nix and Elizabeth Hurchalla. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.

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