MSN Lifestyle has a slideshow article from RealSimple showing new ways to use old items around the house. Some of them are so clever, I had to share. Tell me what you think of these ideas in a comment or share some of your ways to reuse household items! Use a Twister Game Mat as a tablecloth for a child's birthday party. After everyone eats, wipe it clean and use to play Twister! Wash out an empty ketchup bottle, let dry, then fill with pancake batter to squeeze out the perfect amount of batter! Use an empty toilet paper tube to keep your hair accessories handy. Hairclips and bobby pins go on top, ponytail holders wrap around! A six-pack drink holder is the perfect size for carrying ketchup, mustard, squeeze relish, rolled up napkins, and utensils to a picnic! Have an empty cassette tape holder? Coil up your iPod earphones and stash inside. A small MP3 player will fit inside too! Use an empty (and clean) travel soap holder (the kind with the lid that snaps shut) to … [Read more...]
All kinds of nonsense and foolishness
We have a new favorite show here- the Style Channel's "Clean House". The host is one Ms. Niecy Nash, who looks fabulous and has no patience for homeowners who fill their homes with clutter. Watching Clean House makes me feel better about myself as a housekeeper. I mean, I may have a problem with piling stuff up on tables, but the people on Clean House are filling every square inch of every room in their house with stuff. I can see my carpets and floors! Even still, I have this overwhelming urge to take every single thing out of this house and start fresh. We're having a neighborhood garage sale next month, and we have So. Much. Stuff. And I can be honest, I am mostly the reason why. I hold on to things for sentimental reasons, or because I think it might come in handy "some day". I find it nearly impossible to get rid of books, because if I've paid for a book rather than get it from the library, it's because it's a really good book that I've read more than once. My Mom, … [Read more...]
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