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From this recipe 1 bar fels naptha 2 cups borax 2 cups washing soda (actually, I use sodium carbonate...

Our housekeepers only empty the trash cans in our cubicles once every two weeks (we have a strict no-food in the cans policy and we can bag our own and leave it in the aisle for them to pick up). ...

Reusable glass containers (I love canning jars) for storing stuff that you would have wrapped in plastic before, and covered baking pans/casseroles etc. for stuff you would have wrapped in foil to ...

Shelf supports: here and here

My thoughts exactly, SoSue -- those of us who knit or crochet have many wool yarn scraps that would make excellent dryer balls.

I agree with dierdre -- use vinegar. I scrounged an abandoned Downy ball from my apartment building's laundry room and use about a gallon of white vinegar a year (I don't use it for everything, I'...

from Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | DIY Dryer Sheets on February 4, 2009 11:57PM

1. If you menstruate, stop using disposable menstrual products. Try a Diva cup or menstrual pads (you can even

I use one skillet; for me fat is of more concern. Mine is high end (Berndes) and I'm very careful to avoid high heat. I don't worry about it.

I've had a lot of luck finding the vintage Pyrex ones AddiPi describes at thrift stores -- usually individually and mostly the small ones. The lids don't really fit so snugly that they're air tigh...

I agree, a bigger rack is in order. Also, some of my clothing can go straight onto hangers and hang on the shower rod to dry.

I agree, the aesthetics aren't there. Dorm room indeed.

So, yeah, nontoxic ingredients. But what about all that plastic?