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 […]
Garden Charts for Efficient Planting and Rotating Crops
If you have ever despaired of finding a simple and maintainable method of garden record keeping, I may have an option for you. I use grid charts of my main vegetable garden’s raised beds, combined with uncomplicated sketches of various garden/landscape beds around the yard. The grids are scale representations fairly easily created from something […]
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. […]
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 […]