Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: I must use rubber gloves for everything. To make them last, I place cotton balls in each finger so my nails don’t cut the tips. - Mrs. Edwin Miller, Wynnewood, Pa.

Dear Heloise: When I record phone numbers in my address book I always write the receptionist or secretary’s name next to the business number. This helps me call the person answering the phone by name when I make appointments. People love to be remembered and called by name. - Leigh Tomforde, Houston, Texas

Dear Heloise: This may help those who lose coupons in the bottom of their bag when shopping. I save all my used envelopes for scratch paper. I use one for writing my store list on the back and tucking any coupons that I need for that trip to the store inside the envelope.

This way, I have list and coupons together when I get to the grocery store, no matter how many other stops I make beforehand. - Ruth Nash, Brookeville, Md.