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The natural deodorants in stores do not work for me. And they don't prevent stickiness, I hate sticky pits... I do the homemade version: coconut oil, baking soda, corn starch. Works great, no odor and no sticky armpits. The only issue is that it's liquid in the summer, so last year I added beeswax which solved that problem, but then the sticky pits were back... Time to do more experimenting...

I second the dish drying mat. I recently moved and tossed the old grimy dish rack. My new kitchen is small and there's no room for one anyway. The drying mat hangs on a cabinet knob when not in use for easy access.

I just bought a condo and the washing machine that came with it does not have a delicate cycle. Seriously?! I would gladly trade the Quick Wash it does have for a delicate cycle.

This is such a touching story. Thanks for sharing.

I used to think the sickly, sugary, overly sweet frosting on grocery store cakes was "icing" and that the wonderful buttercream version was "frosting." Until years ago when I was detailing how much I hated "icing" and much preferred "frosting." My coworkers pointed out my error and now I know that there are different kinds of frosting, that "icing" is something different altogether and it's good!

I never thought to do this as a child, nor did any of my friends or cousins. What a deprived childhood I had!

Wow, reading is not a highly used technique in these comments. But that's what helps me. Usually children's chapter books. I read a few pages, then when the words start blurring or I no longer understand what I'm reading I put it down, turn out the light and go to sleep almost instantly.

I really want to get into using washi tape. I do scrapbooking and I wonder if it is photo safe, does anyone know?

I bought figs for the first time a few weeks ago. Had no idea what to do with them. One thing I came up with was slicing them into "coins" and adding them to a peanut butter sandwich. That was really good...

I read somewhere that pasteurized milk does not sour, it spoils. On the other hand, if you have access to raw milk, that does sour and you can use it in cooking.