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 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
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
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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