So... the other day when I ran out of my dishwasher detergent, I was hoping to avoid taking an out of the way drive to the health food store and breaking out many dollar signs for another box. Tricky me, I thought maybe if I use just a little squirt of dishwashing liquid then maybe...

No.

Never, ever do that.

I spent the next 20 minutes cleaning up soap suds from my kitchen floor and washing vegetable oil through the machine to kill the soap. Besides being an artist, I also do the work of a homemaker, yes... But I never said I was good at it.

So that was it. Go get another box of detergent or scour the internet. I opted for scouring the internet.



( Recipe and making diary )

This is going to sound pretty silly because I'm 26 and you'd think that after living on my own or functioning as a homemaker for 8 years, I would have learned this already: One secret to organizing is not to create a system and start trying to use it, but to observe the way you function and creating a system to fit that!

OHMYGOD. *slaps forehead*

( My new tricks )

I'm trying to make good on my decision to look at all my recycling and packaging with new eyes and have been spending a lot of time scanning blogs for inspiration. The goal is to doll up plain containers I already have or re-use containers that might have ended up in the trash or recycling.

There were a couple quick projects I did to try to get into it:

( A few pics )

After I tried those couple of containers, I wanted to use up a milk carton I had. I was thinking that if I cut off the top and weighted it with some sand in a sewn baggy, it wouldn't be so flimsy and could be covered and make a decent tool cup, but I found a project that is WAY better!

( Cool quick project! )