Homekeeping: January 2006 Archives

Design on a Dime Food Stamp

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Our new apartment has a pathetic, little bathroom. I went right to work sewing a matching curtain and sink skirt set to liven it up. My sewing machine is calld a Singer IZEK, which means the stitch controls are actually programmed on a Gameboy game, and the Gameboy hooks up to the sewing machine.

My husband put the game away for me from a place I knew where it was, so I wouldn't lose it, and lost it, so the project was on hold for awhile until he found the game. While we were waiting, I had all the materials I needed-thread, fabric, and velcro to hang the sink skirt up on the sink. The kids got hold of the velcro, and one day while I was looking under the couch for something, I saw the roll of velcro there. I figured "oh good, now I know where it is" and left it there. If it was hidden, so know one else should have been inclined to bother it, and I knew where it was for future reference. I am not one to store things under the couch, I just really did not have a free hand at that moment to put it away-away.
My hubby found the Gameboy game, so I proceeded to finish the sink skirt. When it was all done, and I was ready to hang it up. I looked under the couch, and the velcro was gone! I called my husband and asked if he saw it.

"Yeah," he said"I put it with your sewing stuff."

My sewing stuff! Who would have thunk!There he goes again, disturbing the careful balance of my sewing things! I plunge into one of my sewing boxes, and there it is! I proceeded to take it out of the package and start to unroll it-there is only one side! I look at the package and it says on the bottom along with "SELF STICK!" "HOOK ONLY!"
Hook only? Wha? Why would anyone want that? Was this like some kind of mortification task? "I could use this velcro if I had the other side, but since I don't, I'll stare at it, let it annoy me, and offer it up!"I know, there are probably lots of uses for hook only, but right at that moment, I could care less.

After all that nonsense and finally finishing the darn thing, I wanted it up.I knew if I didn't put it up, I ran the risk of my husband putting it away. I did the next best thing-got out my husband's wide roll of masking tape, made lots of donuts and taped the stupid thing on until I got velcro the next day.

Rosey Posey's reply to this was "Mom, that looks nice, but taping it on-that's so ghetto."

Yep.

Neat

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I was looking for info on deodorizing the microwave, and I came across this page:

Natural Cleaners

Ammonia - cuts grease and strips wax; also a great window cleaner. DO NOT MIX WITH BLEACH.

Bleach - great for whitening, removing mold and mildew, and most general cleaning. Best used diluted with water. DO NOT MIX BLEACH WITH AMMONIA, VINEGAR, OR TOILET BOWL CLEANER.

Baking Soda - Baking soda is a great all-purpose, non-toxic cleaner. It cleans, deodorizes, scours, polishes and removes stains. (Note - There's a great article on this site about baking soda, "The Manifold Magic of Baking Soda")

Borax - It deodorizes, removes stains and boosts the cleaning power of soap. It also prevents mold and odors. Great alternative for those who do not want to use bleach.

Cornstarch - cleans and deodorizes carpets and rugs, and can be used in place of baby powder.

Ketchup -cleans copper.

Don't Buy This

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It sucks. I made the mistake and bought it on an impulse because it was on sale for $19 at Wal-Mart. Even though many of the prices I saw online were for $50-$70, $19 on crap is $19 on crap. I could have gotten a V-8. And a bag of bread flour. And some cream cheese. Or a copy of The Exorcism of Emily Rose. But I have been coveting these pod coffee makes since they came out. I drink on average one cup of coffee a day. If I make a pot, I drink more, but not because I want more, but because I make a pot. I also (like evryone else) love cappuccinoeyesque coffee beverages, so I was very excited.
The darn thing does not work right. The water resovoir does not empty everytimie, the coffee is not so great. And the frsutrating thing about impulse buying is after the fact I started reading reviews and everyone has the same thing to say. To add insult to injury, I cannot find the receipt to return the darn thing. So I will just wait for it to explode like everyone else's.

I think in a couple of years this will be the butt of the segments "2005" VH-1 show "I Love 2005".


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