Aimi's Profile

Don't let Storage Wars freak you out as long as you plan to pay your bill :)

I got a storage unit several years ago. My house is tiny (725 sq ft, four rooms, no basement). I use the unit to store things like camping gear, seasonal decorations, seasonal clothing, and large kitchen items (like appliances that aren't used often, and entertaining pieces like platters and glassware).

When I put my house on the market, I got a second, smaller, unit so that I could seriously declutter and just throw boxes of anything into. My house didn't sell as quickly as I wanted, so I was very glad that I had taken time to label those boxes as they were packed!

Try this:
http://www.franksredhot.com/recipes/franks-redhot-buffalo-chicken-dip-RE1242
We make it with white meat chicken, and low-fat dressing and cheese. Serve with celery sticks for dipping. Not the healthiest food out there, but better for you than the real thing!

You're only a drive away from Cave City?? That's my childhood stomping grounds! In fact, I was just there this past weekend, perusing the awesome farmer stands that spring up on Saturdays. I picked up squashes, new potatoes, tree-ripened peaches, and two quarts of amazingly juicy blackberries!

What a cute idea!

I love all the bold colors and lines!

I grew up with bunkbeds (which were my dad's when he was a kid). Since I was an only child, I would switch which bunk I wanted to sleep on every year or so. Since each bunk had fitted plywood, whichever bunk didn't have the mattress was used for toy storage. It worked great!

That picture is cracking me up! In an effort to search out rogue water spots, she is getting fingerprints on the glass instead!

That's fine for storage of unused cords, but make sure not to use insulation for wrangling cords that are plugged in - they could overheat and cause a fire!

The sonic repellers do work, but only for a while. Eventually, the pests get used to them and come back. Also, some humans (like me) can hear them and it's *really* annoying.
But they're good to drive out the pests and then do like @lella and plug every possible entry point (like holes around water pipes) with steel wool to keep them from coming back.

If you're going to capture and release, be sure to release it very far away. If it's close enough to come back in, it will.

@mdorothy- I learned the hard way that Coinstar uses thermal paper for their receipts. Always write down the redemption code somewhere immediately, because if you stuff it in your pocket like I did, the code fades away and becomes unreadable.