Life Hacks?

Have you seen those “Life Hacks” on pinterest? They give you weird and interesting advice that may or may not work. Some of them are useful, but many seem to me to be COMPLETELY made up. Here are some examples of the ones I suspect are fabricated: Um… exactly how am I supposed to test

I Want Oscars Hair!

No. I don’t mean Oscar’s hair. I mean Oscars hair. You get it? I’ve been reading the People Magazine “Awards Season Special.” Also I’ve been looking at hair tips on pinterest. So I decided to try to make a version of this with my own hair. Unfortunately I suffered from a lack of a hairstylist

Wrap Away Inches Overnight?

I saw this tip on pinterest and I figured I should try it. After all, I didn’t embarrass myself enough with my shaving post (remember how I let my leg hair grow into a full crop?!), so  it seemed like a great idea to try some more internet self-humiliation. First I measured my waist for

Macaroni and Cheese

I saw a new way to make mac and cheese on pinterest. The difference is: You cook the noodles in the milk instead of water.  I know, right? CRAZY. But it was really good. It was super creamy, but did not use any butter or cream. There was only skim milk and cheddar cheese. Now,

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

The Scentsy Switch

I saw this tip on pinterest for switching scents in a melted-wax “Scentsy” warmer. I have two of these plug-in warmers in my house and they make it smell GREAT! The only “problem” is, you have to change out the scent every few days to keep it fresh. (I alternate upstairs and downstairs.) Normally, what

Detangling Doll Hair

I saw this on pinterest about detangling your dolls’ hair with fabric softener, so I thought I’d try it. After all, with four daughters in the house, ranging in age from 17 to 5, we have some nasty-haired dollies around here. << I chose these two dolls to receive the honors. There were a few

Hair Tutorials

Some of the “hair tutorials” on pinterest are pretty complicated. I tried this one Sunday morning. One thing I noticed right away: There’s a reason I’m not a model. That blonde above manages to look pretty good even with hair in her face. Me…not so much. Still, although the instructions were complicated, I was able

Getting More Space Out of a Flat Rate Envelope

I saw this tip on pinterest. Here in Hawaii we use a lot of flat rate mailing boxes (regular packages take three weeks by boat), so any ideas to get more use out of these things is appreciated. But..WILL IT WORK? My oldest daughter just went back to the mainland after Christmas and she (of

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,