Archive for July, 2006
Friday, July 21st, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old cushion stuffing?
We have a number of cushions and pillows around the house that are not exactly cushioning or pillowy any more. For want of a better word, I shall describe them as clumpy - the stuffing has clumped together into uncomfortable lumps - and no amount of fluffing (…that I can do before my arm […]
7 Comments » - Posted in clothes and fabric, household, items by louisa
Thursday, July 20th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … greetings cards?
Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday to me,
Happy Birthday to me-eeeeee,
Happy Birthday to me.
For no particular reason, why not let’s think about how someone can reuse or recycle greetings cards, like, you know, Christmas cards or perhaps birthday cards? And while we’re thinking about it, I’ll eat this gigantic cake.
Hurrah for nothing whatsoever of note […]
9 Comments » - Posted in Christmas, Valentines, household, items by louisa
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … audio cassette tapes?
I’ve recently been clearing out loads of old stuff from my obsessive teen fandom of a certain, ahem, fluffy-haired band. Ebay is currently in the process of loving me because I’m halfway there, selling my previously collected tshirts, vinyl and assorted memorabilia. (Some might even say, I’m living on a prayer with all the […]
23 Comments » - Posted in items, technology by louisa
Tuesday, July 18th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old mop heads?
Since there was such a positive response to Em’s sponge scourer query, I’ll post about something I’d also worried about the gackness level: mop heads.
We’re not ardent moppers but have to change the mop heads themselves quite a lot because the coarse and often dirty nature of our floors means that after a couple of […]
3 Comments » - Posted in bathroom, household, items, kitchen by louisa
Monday, July 17th, 2006
How can I reuse or recycle … old mice?
No, no, not the things that run around causing women to stand on chairs and scream in 1960s sitcoms (to paraphrase Douglas Adams), but the computer ones.
From our transistions through the various ages of mice, we’ve got a number of old filthy-rollered mice lying in cupboards around the place. As I mentioned on the […]
