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An Unacceptable Use of Duct Tape

Duct tape has been used to fix many things, and has dozens of uses. One thing that duct tape should never be used on, however, is a child’s shoes, especially if the purpose was to prevent the child from removing the shoes while she was at school. Sadly, this really did happen. Westlake Elementary School is located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Nate and Elizabeth Searcy have two children who were attending the school: their son, Riley, who is six years old, and their daughter Shaylyn, who is eight years old. Shaylyn has Down Syndrome. On Monday, February 4, 2013, the Searcy’s … Continue reading →

Sometimes Odd But New Uses for Old Stuff

There is a certain addiction in our household. I can almost say it is a competition sometimes. We all enjoy discovering new uses for items that are used for something else entirely. The stranger the use the better, though we all agree it must be practical too. I have written articles about lots of the things we reuse often, however I plan to write some new ones too. In honor of the new articles that are coming, I thought I would recap my favorite reusable items. A Clever and Very Frugal Way to Use Torn Panty Hose I am completely … Continue reading →

New Uses for Straws

With all the cleaning and purging we are doing as we prepare the house to go on the market, we are coming across dozens of items that we seem to have a lot of. The other day I opened a kitchen cabinet and way in the back behind bottles of seasoning and other things, was six – yes you saw that correctly – six unopened packages of straws. Four of them have more than 200 straws in them. Why in the world do we have so many straws? I seriously have no clue, but I do know what I will … Continue reading →

Reuse: New Uses for Old Plastic Bottles

Every time I used to empty out the trash, I was annoyed at all the large plastic bottles that were in there taking up space. Several years ago, we had a recycling program, but now we don’t. So I decided to figure out what to do with all these leftover plastic bottles from anything and everything. First, what types of bottles am I talking about? Milk Soda Detergent, Bleach and Fabric Softener Juice They were the main bottles I always seemed to have lots of. However, since I’ve been saving them, I have realized how many other things come in … Continue reading →

Great Frugal Uses for Tennis Balls

Most families have tennis balls somewhere around the home. And if they don’t, consider this. Tennis balls are seriously inexpensive, and make great toys for kids and pets alike. But in addition to pets and children, tennis balls are useful for many different purposes around the home too. For Pets One of my favorite uses for tennis balls is for dogs to chase and cats to bat around the house. They are a cheap toy that can provide hours of entertainment for your pets. For Humans Children can use them to play catch, or any other game that requires a … Continue reading →

10 Uses for Cotton Swabs

Cotton swabs are a wonderful invention. While Q-tips is actually a brand name, cotton swabs is the correct term. Regardless of what you call them, they are so useful all around your home. Here are ten great uses for these tiny miracle wands! 1. Makeup: Nail polish remover works well with cotton swabs, cleaning up nail polish that’s on your finger rather than your nail is easy with cotton swabs too. You can also apply lipstick, eyeshadow and blush using a cotton swap. 2. Crafts: Use to apply glue to a project. Keeps fingers clean and can be tossed afterwards. … Continue reading →

The Many Uses of Duct Tape (2)

With so many versatile uses, no home should ever be without duct tape. After learning a bit more about duct tape in the first article in this series, you should now be ready to start using it for different things around your home. Some are standard, some are funny, but amazingly all are real and could work! Now obviously a few were thrown in just to get a laugh, and have been collected from various sources, however keep in mind that there are many realistic uses for this product, and most are listed here. If you have any other uses … Continue reading →

The Many Uses of Duct Tape (2)

With so many versatile uses, no home should ever be without duct tape. After learning a bit more about duct tape in the first article in this series, you should now be ready to start using it for different things around your home. Some are standard, some are funny, but amazingly all are real and could work! Now obviously a few were thrown in just to get a laugh, and have been collected from various sources, however keep in mind that there are many realistic uses for this product, and most are listed here. If you have any other uses … Continue reading →

The Many Uses of Duct Tape (1)

What more versatile product is there in this world? Duct tape has so many common household uses, and even some not so common uses. Duct tape, which was originally known as duck tape, is a strong, fabric-based, multi-purpose adhesive tape. The best of the best. It is usually silver, and eventually black was available, until more recently. Now there are loads of colors, patterns and EVEN transparent duct tape! This versatile tape was originally developed during World War in 1942 under the name “Duck Tape” as a waterproof sealing tape for ammunition cases. Because the duct tape was a rubber-based … Continue reading →

Getting Their Drivers License

Oh that glorious day when your teenager can finally get a license! As a single parent I looked forward to that day but I dreaded it as well. Having to get up at 5am most mornings made picking Hailey up from her job at that mall at 10pm more than a little inconvenient, I was tired. Then there were the rehearsals for drama club and doing homework at a friends house and a million and one other reasons that she needed to be taxied from point A to point B. I was very glad that our state, Utah, requires kids … Continue reading →