05.04.2020 0600 Materials: WarrantiesReceiptsImportant Documents Tools: Calendar (preferably digital) I like to organize important due dates in my life. This includes scheduling warranties, scheduling retail items that I purchase and might want to return, even scheduling the expiration date for my drivers license and passport. I tend to date a lot of my purchased items, … Continue reading Scheduling Warranties and Important Documents
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DIY Thumb Loops In Sweater Sleeves
11.18.2019 0600 So this blog post is a personal life hack of mine. When I work out, I like to wear sweaters. Now, these sweaters are not always athletic sweaters, but simple sweaters that I buy just to wear on a day-to-day basis. I like to go running in these sweaters because they're comfortable and … Continue reading DIY Thumb Loops In Sweater Sleeves
Pros And Cons Of Minimalism
10.07.2019 0600 So I've written a lot about the benefits of living a minimalist lifestyle, but I admit, there were adjustments during the process as well. I tend to talk about the positive benefits of minimalism, and living a minimalist lifestyle, but I never talk about the struggles that I had to go through. There … Continue reading Pros And Cons Of Minimalism
Car Floor Mat Towel Sleeves
04.01.2019 0600 Materials: 2 Bath Towels4 Hand TowelsSewing KitWhite Fabric Pencil Tools: Sewing KitSewing Machine It's interesting how we pick up habits from our parents or other figures in our lives. When the rain season comes, my mother has always wrapped an old towel across her car mats to absorb the extra water that would … Continue reading Car Floor Mat Towel Sleeves
Upcycling A Shoe Organizer
10.02.2018 0600 Materials: One over the door shoe organizer X-acto blade Cutting mat (or cardboard, plywood, some type of surface you're willing to cut into and can damage just a little bit) 4 Safety Pins Tools: Sewing machine Sewing Kit So I've owned an over the door shoe organizer for awhile. I didn't use … Continue reading Upcycling A Shoe Organizer
Upcycling Milk Crates to a Shoe Rack
02.06.2018 0600 Materials: 2 Milk crates (about 12" cubes) Twelve 2" Multi-Purpose Construction Screws (Optional) Three 1" wood screws - (for creating the holes) 2 Wood boards (12" x 11-1/4" x 1/2") 16 small screws for holding seats in place Pencil Tools: Power Screwdriver Table saw / Mitre Saw (or saw it by hand with … Continue reading Upcycling Milk Crates to a Shoe Rack
How I Keep Long Cords Organized
01.02.2018 0600 Materials: Velcro straps Cardboard Tools: Cables Rope Christmas Lights Organizing long ropes is always a bit tricky. There are many different methods and techniques that people use in different professions. I discovered a few that help me keep different types of cords organized. Every cable has a natural coil. When you try to … Continue reading How I Keep Long Cords Organized
How To Daisy Chain Your Long Ropes
12.26.2017 0600 Storing long ropes can be a hassle, but if you know how to organize the ropes, unraveling them each time won't seem as daunting. I like to wrap my long ropes in a daisy chain so that when I open the rope, it's a quick process and it doesn't get tangled. A daisy … Continue reading How To Daisy Chain Your Long Ropes
Backpack Hacks
08.15.2017 0600 With all of my backpacks that I have ever owned, I hack them the exact same way as I always have. Going back as far as middle school, I always had to hack my backpacks. It was my way of customizing my carrier to my exact needs and over time I would edit … Continue reading Backpack Hacks
The Problem With Teflon
08.08.2017 0600 Teflon became popular because it is non-reactive due to its strong carbon–fluorine bonds; it reduces friction and energy consumption of machinery when used as a lubricant. Though it was claimed to be the best-known chemical inventions of the 20th century, today, Teflon has been touted as a serious health hazard to humans as … Continue reading The Problem With Teflon
Cheap and Easy TV Mount
06.27.2017 0600 Materials: One 1-1/2" (width) x 5-1/2" (depth) wood lumber about 18" (length) Two 2-1/2" wood screws (to hold the first wood piece against the wall) Two M4-7.0 screws , at 40 mm in length (to hold the second wood piece against the television) Tools: Drill Drill bits (drill bits to drill holes for … Continue reading Cheap and Easy TV Mount
Ethylene Producing Fruits And Vegetables
04.04.2017 0700 Storing fruits and vegetables can be tricky if you have too much and if they're stored incorrectly, the speed of ripening can speed up unnecessarily. It's one lesson I had to take time out to understand when I lived on my own. As some fruits and vegetables ripen, they release ethylene, a gas that can cause … Continue reading Ethylene Producing Fruits And Vegetables
The Concept of Collecting
03.14.2017 0800 Collecting is for some people a childhood hobby, but for others a lifelong pursuit or one that begins in adulthood. Collectors who begin early in life often modify their aims when they get older. Some novice collectors start purchasing items that appeal to them then slowly work at learning how to build … Continue reading The Concept of Collecting
The Dangers Of Microfiber Cloths
03.07.2017 0600 You know when a new product comes out, and it promises to eliminate chemicals and cut down on the process of cleaning, and then we wait ten years or so, and figure out the drawbacks from this said new product? Yeah, that's what this post is about. So when microfiber cloths hit mainstream … Continue reading The Dangers Of Microfiber Cloths
The Problem With Disposable Chopsticks
11.17.2016 0800 The world's fast growing appetite for Asian food has a lot to do with both population growth and economic development on the continent. Demand has soared in China, where GDP per capita has increased more than ten fold since 2000, and also in Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia. The long-standing myth that disposable chopsticks … Continue reading The Problem With Disposable Chopsticks
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