Make Life Easier

~When painting, put the roller or brush in a plastic bag and it'll stay wet for a few days. No need to scrub it out three times over the course of three days.

~Multi-task in the morning....use your hair straighter to iron your clothing (as a touch-up for small spots on a button-down shirt). This won't help you iron an entire dress.

~Why pay the UPS store for foam packing peanuts? Pop some popcorn with an air-popper. Buying packing materials is highway robbery.

~Get stickers off of things like mirrors and glass: use mayonnaise & a putty knife.

~Dry out the bath toys by hanging them in a lingerie laundry bag from a suction cup in the bathtub.

~Cut pizza with scissors. That's what we did at camp when we made pizza for 180 people. It's faster and much easier.

Monkey See, Monkey Do!

I'm a multi-tasker by nature. Right now, as I'm starting my brand-new blog, I am also trying to finish my local taxes, which were returned to me because I forgot to attach our W-2 forms!

Sometimes my multi-tasking goes a little too far and I feel overwhelmed. Like when I'm trying to keep my almost-walking child out of the tupperware drawer, have a blender full of orange mush I'm trying to puree for that child, cooking a dinner which includes making bread from scratch, and sewing Christmas stockings. But I still love to do all these things and sharing and chronicling their success (or failure) to anyone who cares to listen!

I've created this blog so that you see what I have done, be it a craft project, a recipe, or a frugal tip, and then you do it.

Monkey see, monkey do.