We like books around here, and with my kids’ penchants for picking up books at the thrift store or the Dollar General, we started having a little bit of a book overflow issue. Since we no longer do school in the corner of Little Prince’s room, there really wasn’t a reason the tall bookcase had to be in there, so I decided to switch it with the short one in …
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cleaning and organizing
Tackling the Shelves
Our big tackle for this week was de-cluttering and weeding the bookshelves, which had once again attained “quite horrendous!” status. We needed to rearrange a little to make room for the Christmas tree – and you need to clear big heavy bookcases before moving them anyway – so I finally reached a point where I didn’t have a choice but to do anything about it. Oh, I suppose I COULD …
WFMW – Removing Rust Stains From The Kitchen Counter
Tip: Don’t leave a cast iron skillet sitting next to the sink; it may get water on under it and leave a rust stain. Tip: You can remove said rust stains from your counter top with your homemade dishwasher detergent and a stiff scrub brush (as stiff as is safe to use on your counter surface.) Proof: After a few minutes of scrubbing and with minimal elbow grease, the rust …