The 2nd Duh Post

Well, I cleaned out my refridgerator last night.  It's amazing what a chore that can be, even when you keep up on it regularly!  I find myself purging it every month or so.  It's usually sparked by my finding something I don't recognize, opening it, and meeting cute little fuzzies with a remarkable smell.  *shudders*

So, when you're cleaning out the fridge, there is one important thing that you absolutely MUST have on hand... the garbage can (unless you feed the fuzzies to your dog).

And you know what must happen once the fridge is cleaned out - the garbage bag must be tied immediately and taken outside. 

Now, you've experienced this, right?  You tie the bag, put it in the outside garbage, return to the kitchen, and... what do you see?  Someone has already thrown something right into the bagless garbage can during those 27 seconds you were gone.  Enough to make you go postal, right??

Well, I decided to counteract that.  How?  By simply putting more than one liner in the garbage at a time.  Don't be shy, either - put five or six!  Think of how awesome it would be to take out the top layer, and have the next one all ready and smiling?

So, the next time you find something thrown in your garbage can without the liner, fight the urge to feed it to the perpetrator, and double-, triple-, quadruple-line your can.

Obvious, right?  Well, duh!  : )

~ Sarah

Introducing... The "Duh" Post

"Duh." 

It just says so much, doesn't it?  It can have so many different meanings: "of course", "naturally", "why didn't I think of that?", and, fortunately, it has replaced the derogative: "wow, I feel very stupid."  It's a perfect example of an American word - so much implied with what is basically a glorified grunt. 

Grunt or not, I am personally a fan of 'duh'.  When used properly (with kindness and humor), it's particularly suitable for many situations.  Case in point: a new type of LwYH post, The Duh Post.

So, what is a 'duh' post, exactly?  Well, it's obvious little things that save time and energy, but not so many people think of.  For example, using a hair straightener for ironing fabric.  (What?  A straightener on fabric??  She's definitely nuts...)

I started this when I was making curtains for my mother - gossamer curtains that you can't actually iron because the fabric burns.  I couldn't, for the life of me, figure out how to hem them.  I could have googled, I suppose, but instead, I grabbed a straightener (what made me think of it in the first place, I'll never know.)  It worked beautifully! 

Since that time, I picked one up solely to hem pants, straighten ribbons, and a myriad of other small craftsy things.  You can plug it in right where you're sitting - no ironing board, no water, no mess.  A friend recently caught me ironing something small with it, and said, "I would never have thought to use that for ironing, but now that I see you doing it, it makes perfect sense!"  Yes, yes, it does. 

So I'll post obvious, helpful little things from time to time that make you say, "Ahh!  That certainly makes sense!"

Duh!  :)

~ Sarah