Category Archives: Bathroom

Plastic Newspaper Bags

There are many ways to reuse the plastic bags that cover your daily newspaper:

Keep in your diaper bag for dirty diaper disposal.

Keep in your bathroom to place used sanitary napkins inside. Drop it in, tie it up and toss in the trash. Read more …

Drain Stopper

A flat plastic lid such as one from a margarine tub, placed rim side down over a drain works as a drain stopper.

Scented Linens

I don’t use bar soap but I also don’t like throwing out soap bars that sometimes come my way. One day I noticed how nice one of the bars smelled and so I unwrapped it and placed in in my linen cupboard. Within hours my linens had picked up the scent from the soap bar. Nice!

Tip: don’t place unwrapped soap directly in contact with your towels. The towels’ nap picks up particles of soap which will rub off on your skin when using them after showering.

Ten Ways to Reuse Flower Vases

Flowers are great gifts on birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions, but what do you do with the vases once the flowers have died? Although it’s always a good idea to keep a few vases around, after a while they can add up. Try these top ten ways to reuse your old flower containers!
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