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In my house they go to the recycling bin usually, except one that is being used for the change jar right now.

I've never thought to use it to package cookies. Where were you when I sent my kids' cookies in a ziploc bag only to have them tell me it was all crumbly or squished beyond recognition????


Care Package Idea: Reuse Pringles Cans!
5/23/13 9:16 AM

I use frozen peas all the time - it's a great addition in fried rice. I just throw it into the rice frozen. By the time the rice is done, the peas are nicely thawed but still crunchy.

The one frozen food I can't seem to figure out is frozen spinach. It doesn't look like spinach nor does it taste like spinach, and it thaws out gross. That and those frozen vegetable blends. They always end up as mush once cooked.


5 Ways To Make Frozen Vegetables Suck a Little Less
5/14/13 7:25 PM

I use an old breakfast tray with legs. It works just fine, has a large enough surface for a mouse, and since it has a lip around the tray there's no chance of pencils and pens rolling off the tray.


If You Simply Must Work from Bed:
5 Comfortable Solutions

5/2/13 5:04 PM

My kids have enough regular sleeping pillows that they don't need any more pillows on their bed. Most days, if there is an unused pillow on their bed, it becomes the cat's bed anyway.


Extra Pillows in Kids' Rooms: Decorative or Dustcatchers?
5/2/13 8:54 AM

I would love to be a minimalist, but I seem to fall more to no style and cluttered.


Minimal vs. Cozy: Which is More \"You\"?
4/8/13 4:02 PM

In Indonesia, it's very common to eat dinner for breakfast. Often it's whatever was served for dinner the night before.

Even after living in USA for many many years, I still feel weird eating cereal or danish for breakfast. I would rather eat a hearty curry stew for breakfast.


Dinner for Breakfast: Why Not?
3/7/13 8:19 AM

Popcorn buckets from Walt Disney World is what I use. $5 (including the delicious popcorn)


7 Pretty Utensil Holders You'll Want To Display On Your Countertop Product Roundup
2/20/13 10:26 PM

Eat it. I do that all the time and having grown up in Indonesia, let me tell you, many people do this all the time as well. They'll leave whole dinner meals on the table covered up to prevent bugs and mosquito, and then eat it for breakfast in the morning.

What kind of rice do you think is best for fried rice???? Day old rice! Not refrigerated... day old!


Help! I Accidentally Left Food Out All Night! Is It Still Good? Good Questions
2/20/13 10:24 PM

I use those plastic produce bags I get from the grocery store. I put one over a large margarine tub and use that as my garbage bowl. Once it's full, I just dump the whole thing in the trash and I don't have an extra bowl to wash either.


Garbage Bowls: Why We Love This Underappreciated Kitchen Tool
2/19/13 8:36 AM

so what's the After look like if the Before looks so much better than the Before? ;)


Before & After: Aya's 70s to Serene
Guest Bathroom Renovation

2/14/13 9:24 AM

I'm with you there. Having had to move cubes 4 times in 6 years, I'm loathe to fully accessorize my cube. I do however have some framed prints and some smaller knick-knacks just to brighten up the area.

I also have a lamp to combat the horrible fluorescent lights that are overhead and a lucky bamboo plant.


7 Ways to Make Work a Little More
Like Home

2/6/13 2:11 PM

Every once in a while we go through and clear up the stuffed animals. The ones that we got from carnivals, fairs, etc. and unplayed with goes to our city police station.

The ones that the kids bought with their own money gets handed down to cousins or donated as well if they approve of it.

My problem is more about the other knick knacks that they collects over the years. How do you get rid of arts & crafts projects that start to pile up?


How to Thin Out the Stuffed Animal Collection
1/16/13 11:06 AM

If public transportation was clean and efficient, then public transportation. But if it takes me an hour and a half with 2 transfers to get me to a place that only takes me 15 minutes by car, then I'll drive any day.

I used to live in Ohio where I would take a bus to work every day. It was easy because the bus stop was only a block from my house, and it took me straight to downtown where my office was. The problem is the downtown bus stop was always full of questionable people milling around and I never felt safe when it got dark.


Driving VS Public Transit: What's Your Preference?
1/15/13 12:07 PM

I'm an android phone user, and with those google calendar comes with it. That's what I primarily use as well.

I used to use google calendar sync to sync my outlook to google calendar, but since google discontinued sync, I've had to maintain 2 calendars.


Scheduling Made Easier: Calendar Apps Weekly Smartphone App Roundup
1/9/13 1:42 PM

For Android, my preferred reader is actually Aldiko. I've had it since the G1 days and it just works. Add the Aldiko sync app and it can automatically sync your books between multiple devices as well. I also like that it handles epubs, so reading books from OverDrive is simple.


Favorite Apps for Reading On a Tablet Tablet App Recommendations
1/4/13 10:39 AM

My inlaws are leery of buying online, so they've always bought their tech stuff at Best Buy. I've finally convinced them to buy from Amazon this past christmas when they were going to buy a case for their new cellphone and BB had one case for $49.99, when they could buy one off Amazon for 1/3 that price.

For me, I usually buy tech online from Amazon, Newegg, Monoprice, and TigerDirect. If it's an emergency and I need it today, then I'll go to CompUsa/TigerDirect retail store.


A Holiday Debate: Does Where You Buy Your Tech Matter?
1/2/13 10:05 AM

Thank you for this article. I love tech and gadgets and I always have very specific brands/types of gadgets that I go for, and I usually do tons of research before I make a decision to buy a new gadget.

My mother in law is notorious for doing her holiday tech/gadget shopping out of the JCPenney catalog, and it frustrates me to no end since the items she gets ends up being an overprice underperforming piece of garbage from china.


What Not to Get the Tech Lover as a Holiday Gift
12/13/12 2:18 PM

Once again, it's another i-centric post. Sigh. Can you at least mention it in the title so I don't have to open the post.


Imaginative Weather & Clock Apps for Your Travels
11/27/12 11:14 AM

I've been wrapping it the "finger horn" method: Make a horn with your index and pinkie fingers out, wrap the cord in a figure 8 around the fingers a few times, and then wrap the rest around the middle to tighten everything up and then thread the end through the loop on one end. Easy, doesn't need any special equipment, and never gets tangled. I learned that from another site and I can't see doing it any other way.


Tried & True Ways of Wrangling Your Earphone Cords
11/20/12 11:49 AM

Man, I love Everyday Food. It has recipes that I can actually make and it's not pretentious. Bummer.


Martha Stewart's Everyday Food and Whole Living Magazines In Trouble Food News
11/2/12 9:55 AM