Good to the Very Last Drop!

Tubes are the WORST containers for not letting you get that last little bit out of them. I especially hate it when the item in the tube is fairly expensive and I want every last cent of product out of it before I toss it. A friend of mine shared the following trick with me... (It works best for lotions, creams, etc)

When you can't squeeze any more out of the tube, cut all the way through the middle so you have a top and a bottom of the tube. Use your finger to scrape the product off of the walls of the inside of the tube. Put the top over the bottom until you've gotten every last drop out of the darn thing. I once had a tube of facial cream last an extra WEEK by using this method. Yay!

Grand Opening!! My new business...

Matt and I have launched our new business: Dirty Duds Express Laundry Service, LLC. We are a pick up & delivery wash & fold laundry service. Check us out at our new website: www. dirtydudslaundry. com and pass the world along!

Visitors! Where in the World?

I have a Stat Counter on my blog, and every once in a while it's fun to have Stat Counter create a map with where my recent blog visitors are coming from. (The little "Visitors Map" on the side is nice, but this is more specific.) I was pleasantly surprised to see many visitors that (apparently) I don't know... For instance, I have recent visitors from:

Lewiston, Idaho
Hayward, Wisconsin
Somewhere in Kansas
San Juan, Texas
Kernersville, North Carolina
Louisville, Kentucky
London, New Hampshire
Mountain View, California
Spanaway, Washington

If you are from any of the above locations, I'd love to hear from you! How did you find my site?

I'm tickled pink to have visitors coming from all over the place! :)

Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things

I found the neatest website. It's from Readers Digest.

Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things
Clean messes. Repair problems. Save money and time. 2,317 uses for common household products — all over your house.

Here's a sampling:

• Extend vacuum cleaner reach
  
  Can't reach that cobweb on the ceiling with your regular vacuum cleaner attachment? Try using a long, empty wrapping paper tube to extend the reach. You can even crush the end of the paper tube to create a crevice tool. Use duct tape to make the connection airtight.
• Freeze a washcloth for a cold pack
  
  It's hard to predict when someone in your household will next suffer a burn, teething pain, or another bump or scrape. Be ready. Freeze a wet washcloth in a sandwich or freezer bag. Pull it out of the freezer the next time someone needs some cold care.
• Restore a sponge
  
  Hand sponges and mop sponges usually get grungy beyond use long before they are really worn out. To restore sponges to a pristine state, soak them overnight in a solution of about 1/4 cup salt per quart (liter) of water.

In a nutshell, my site is now obsolete. :)

Equivalent Measurements

I found the niftiest (is that a word?) magnet at the dollar store a couple of years ago. It lists equivalent measurements from a gallon down to a teaspoon. Yay! I use it constantly when I'm cooking (especially when doubling or tripling a recipe). Since it's proven to be super-useful in my house, I thought I'd share:

1 gallon	=	4 quarts	=	8 pints	=	16 cups
1/2 gallon	=	2 quarts	=	4 pints	=	8 cups
1/4 gallon	=	1 quart	=	2 pints	=	4 cups
1/8 gallon	=	1/2 quart	=	1 pint	=	2 cups
1/2 quart	=	1 pint	=	2 cups	=	16 fl oz
1/4 quart	=	1/2 pint	=	1 cup	=	8 fl oz
1 cup	=	8 fl oz	=	16 Tbsp	=	48 tsp
3/4 cup	=	6 fl oz	=	12 Tbsp	=	36 tsp
2/3 cup	=	5 1/3 fl oz	=	10 Tbsp	=	32 tsp
1/2 cup	=	4 fl oz	=	8 Tbsp	=	24 tsp
1/3 cup	=	2 2/3 fl oz	=	5 Tbsp	=	16 tsp
1/4 cup	=	2 fl oz	=	4 Tbsp	=	12 tsp
1/8 cup	=	1 fl oz	=	2 Tbsp	=	6 tsp
	=	1/2 fl oz	=	1 Tbsp	=	3 tsp