Organize Your Junk Drawer?

I spent several hours organizing my “junk drawers.” (Yes, I have TWO in this house.) They were a mess. How long has it been since they were sorted? Well… I found this actual canister of FILM. How long has it been since you’ve seen one of these? There’s no before picture. I’m just too embarrassed. But

My dishwasher has been disabled by ants

Recently I noticed an invasion of ants in my dishwasher. I’ve never seen this before. I thought dishwashers were supposed to be clean! I called an exterminator. He seemed unsurprised. He said dishwasher are a great place for ants to hang out, full of water and tiny bits of food. Ew. He set up poison

Cleaning the microwave

My friend sent me a pin about cleaning the microwave. Now I’ll admit that my microwave isn’t the cleanest on earth, so I tried this. It worked pretty well, although it made the kitchen smell too vinegar-y. I think plain water would have been just as good. Now that it’s clean I need to post

That Bucket-Filling Tip

I keep seeing this tip on pinterest for filling big buckets. I finally decided to try it. Here;s the setup. The first problem I noticed is that my dustpan has a hole in the handle (for hanging it up). In fact, I believe every dustpan I’ve ever seen has a hole in the handle.  Anyways,

Bug Spray Alternative?

I saw this on pinterest and I was skeptical: But to my surprise… It actually worked! I found a swarm of ants under a pile of toys (The twins had left a crust of bread on the floor and buried it in the toy area. Ugh.) I sprayed the whole area with the alcohol and the