What do camera cords, sewing patterns, and puzzle pieces all have in common? They are items that are hard to store in a neat, accessible manner. Somewhere along the way, it occurred to me to use zip top (ziplock) plastic bags for these and other hard to organize, but useful things. Charger cords and connector […]
Empty Cup Solutions
For every additional person in a household, over the count of two, there is an exponential increase in the number of cups to wash unless strategies are applied. I have in the past purchased inexpensive plastic cups and let the kids decorate them with permanent marker. Simply writing names or having personal cups was not […]
Master Grocery List
List making serves the obvious purpose of aiding my memory at a particular moment; but, more than that, I believe it organizes and frees my mind. When I write down what I need to attend to, some process begins of it’s own accord that connects wires and produces ideas that I hadn’t thought of before. […]
Selling Mud Pies
I have a custom made butter dish. It sits on my counter, a beautiful and practical piece of pottery that I ordered while browsing Art & Roses, a local event at Julia Davis Park in Boise, Idaho, held the first Sunday of June. The exhibition had too many booths of wall art for my attention […]
It looked like an extra small towel rack to me
In a world of a huge variety of ready made items on store shelves, it can still be impossible to find the perfect fit for personal needs. I needed two kitchen towel racks that 1) weren’t hanging on lower cupboards where the dog was always rubbing by it, 2) weren’t the rings that whacks the […]