Creative Living — June 23

Information on wafer-papering cookies, how to protect children from bullying, and ways to cut down on coughs and colds will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday. Julia Usher is a pastry chef, author and food stylist, and she’s going to demonstrate a speedy way to add impressive cookie detail by wafer-papering, which refers to the application of wafer paper to cookie tops using corn syrup as the “glue.” She lives in St. Louis, Mo. Author Peter Goodman has written a children’s book and will discuss the steps parents and teachers can take to protect children from bullying and self-blame, while building resilience. His business is DreamBIG. He’s from Washington, D.C. Laura Dellutri is going to share some quick and easy tips to cut down on coughs and colds to keep the entire family healthy. Laura’s company is Healthy Housekeeper, Inc., and she is from Overland Park, Kan. Information on attitudes and choices, making silk quilts, and self-change will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday. Judi Moreo is an author and motivational speaker who lives in Las Vegas, Nev. Moreo will talk about how attitude is a choice, and she cites various examples of “real women” in a book she wrote called “Ordinary Women/Extraordinary Success.” Her company is Turning Point Int’l. Dorothy Brown is a fabric expert and owner of the International Fabric Collection in Fairview, Pa. Brown will show how to incorporate Dupioni silk in different quilts and wall hangings. Author Trisha Gallagher will talk about why she wrote her latest self-help book, titled “The Gift of Changing Yourself.” She lives in Norristown, PA.

Cold and flu season tips Almost 70 percent of Americans go to work sick according to a new survey and most kids average up to 10 colds a year throughout childhood. The average person experiences 233 colds in a lifetime. But what’s a parent to do when the sniffles and coughing begin to clear and a new round of symptoms recycle the household family members?

• Clean and sanitize your family’s toothbrush daily. Toothbrushes hold germs that make you SICK and contribute to recycling your cold germs for months.
• Clean and sanitize remote controls for TV and video games. These high contact surfaces spread germs like wildfire.
• Clean and conquer the germs. Sick people tend to spread germs on high contact areas. Teach your family to throw away the tissue and wash their hands each time they sneeze or cough.
• Isolate and comfort. Keep the infected family member contained to one room. For quick cleaning use an ultra violet wand to kill germs. If they roam the home, they contaminate everyone else!
• Carry hand sanitizer or wash hands frequently. Tis the season to share everyone’s germs on door knobs, handles, light switches, computers and more. Frequent hand washing can help eliminate colds from spreading.
• Avoid red, raw noses! Use a good tissue like with the scent of Vicks. The combination of softness and Vicks actually comforts and soothes you so you can get through your busy day.
• Disinfect the DISHES! Add 1/4 cup bleach to your dishwashing cycle. Most dishwashers cannot disinfect tough germs if the water temperature isn’t hot enough or you run your dishwasher without the drying cycle.
• Keep a clean home and stop the spread of germs! Use antibacterial cleaning products on the high contact surfaces in your home.

“Creative Living” is produced and hosted by Sheryl Borden. The show is carried by more than 118 PBS stations in the United States, Canada, Guam and Puerto Rico and is distributed by Westlink of Albuquerque.