Today I finally got around to hanging my big bulletin board. The thing that kept me procrastinating was that it came with the hanging hardware separate. I had to choose a direction and screw two hanging triangles to the frame. One of the annoyances of this kind of hanging is that the triangle is attached to a slip of metal with two holes to put the screws through. Once you get the screws in place, the hanger moves.
One little trick to help: tape the piece in place with masking tape. It won't interfere, because you can see the holes right through the tape; but it keeps the piece from sliding around, and helps, also, to hold the screw in place when you are screwing it in, before it's deep enough into the wood to stay put.
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Things to do with soap remnants
You know, what's left over when the bar is too small to use...
1. Stick them together when damp. If damp enough, they are moldable. Or you can heat and mold.
2. Shred them for bubble bath.
3. Make shower soap - Put slivers and pieces into the toe of some old pantyhose. Tie a knot in the nylon just above the toe, and another at about the knee. Hang in the shower. (hat tip to http://www.make-stuff.com/formulas/soap.html)
4. Make homemade laundry detergent.
5. Soften with hot water, then blend into liquid soap.
1. Stick them together when damp. If damp enough, they are moldable. Or you can heat and mold.
2. Shred them for bubble bath.
3. Make shower soap - Put slivers and pieces into the toe of some old pantyhose. Tie a knot in the nylon just above the toe, and another at about the knee. Hang in the shower. (hat tip to http://www.make-stuff.com/formulas/soap.html)
4. Make homemade laundry detergent.
5. Soften with hot water, then blend into liquid soap.
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Save on Medicines
For anyone who doesn't already know, if you have regular prescriptions it is worth looking at Wal-Mart's list of discount medicines. For a list of common generics, they offer $4 pricing (or in many cases, $10 for three months), because they buy in such huge bulk. This is great for those who are uninsured or have unaffordable co-pays.
I have two regular medicines, which until now I have bought at the pharmacy down the street. But then we had a glitch with my insurance, and I had to either put off buying my medicines or pay for them myself. One was $92, and the other was $14. At Wal-Mart I can get three months of both for just $20, and not have to worry about running out. At my regular pharmacy that same three months would cost $318 if I paid cash, or $60 in co-pays.
I have two regular medicines, which until now I have bought at the pharmacy down the street. But then we had a glitch with my insurance, and I had to either put off buying my medicines or pay for them myself. One was $92, and the other was $14. At Wal-Mart I can get three months of both for just $20, and not have to worry about running out. At my regular pharmacy that same three months would cost $318 if I paid cash, or $60 in co-pays.
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