TipNut anyone?

TipNut is a place to find all sorts of ingenious ideas. Today's hint...a recipe for homemade blackhead remover...ouch, sounds painful! However I am planning on trying that hint for dog spots on the lawn. i know I should water where she does right after she goes, but how do you do that in the winter when things are covered with 4 feet of the frozen white stuff. Anyways, the hint is to cover the brown spots liberally with white sugar - hey I have that! and then water. What do I have to lose but a little sugar, water and time! Will let you know if anything exciting happens!

Welcome Sandy to my blog. Any hint that will make life easier/cheaper is a good thing int the words of M*rth* Stew*rt! I love your blog, so am adding it to my list of fave's!

Do you Freecycle?

I have been for a couple of years. For those not in the know...you post things to give away free and or things you are looking for. It saves stuff from going into the landfills.

This Saturday, our county is having their annual household hazardous waste disposal and I found some gems to freecycle. Lucky me, the bike helmet was picked up within 45 minutes. Most transactions don't go so smoothly. I still have some louver bi fold doors up for grabs and a 4' long fluorescent light for a workshop.

Back to the HHW round up this weekend, I have managed to put together a banana box of old paints, chemicals etc plus 2 expired propane tanks. I was a bit hesitant about the tanks, but I did check with the county and they assured me it wouldn't be a problem. YEA! Just doing what I can for my world.

I was happy to read all the comments about line drying clothes. I do it as often as I can. During the winter & rainy days...I do hang inside until things are just damp, then a quick 10 minute whirl to soften and finish the job. I like the way it helps humidify the house without adding gadgets to plug in.

And YES we do compost. DH calls my kitchen collector bucket a swill bucket...which I guess it is...oh well, I'm OK with it as long as he contributes!