Category Archives: Plastic

Greens in a Bag

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Kat
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Another valuable contribution to Irish Attic from Debbie at ArtlinkGallery.com

I live alone and I don’t like shopping, so I buy several bags of the spinach and lettuce in one shopping trip. I found they spoil so fast.  And spinach not in a bag spoils even faster. What I found that works amazing is to open the bag as soon as I get home and put in a couple of paper towels, then seal with a rubber band, twist-tie or bag clip
. If I seal it well between uses and change out the paper towels for new ones when they get moist it lasts much longer.

If  you buy spinach and lettuce loose or in a bunch, wash the leaves and make sure they’re dry. Store them in a repurposed bread bag with paper towels just like above.

IA: Thanks Debbie for your dedicated reading of IA and your flow of tips and tricks to improve this blog!


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Milk Jug Exercise Weights

Posted on September 20, 2009 by Kat
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Half-gallon milk jugs rinsed out and filled with water make great hand weights. A half gallon jug holds four pounds of water. Bonus: they can also serve as your emergency water supply, just be sure to change the water every six months.

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On-the-Go Grocery Bag Storage

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Kat
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With all of the best intentions I often don’t have a re-usable grocery bay when I need one. I use them once, take them into the house with the groceries and then forget to bring them back to the car. I was about to buy more reusable bags when I came up with a great idea. Read more …

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Water Bottle Caps as Laptop Protectors

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Kat
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Another fabulous idea from Debbie Yates of ArtlinkGallery.com

I have two laptops, that run pretty much 24/7. What I do because laptops get real hot (is to use) plastic lids from anything as little legs, to raise the laptops up. With a desk top $5.0 0 fan that runs beside it, it works perfectly. I’ve tried all kinds of other ways to keep the computer cool, but this was the most affordable, and the only one that actually worked. Read more …

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