Squeeky Lazy Suzans

Nono, all the Suzans I know are very pro-active and never complains.  I'm talking about the kitchen corner cabinetry that I've had since the reno that have developed a really bad squeeling upon rotation.  To the point where the plastic that's rubbing against the stainless steel column is being sharded off.

Easy solution.  After cleaning/vaccuuming away all the plastic shavings and such, run a bit of petroleum jelly (vaseline) on the rod where the plastic rotates.  That's it.  C'est fini!  Now the shelf spins like it's the Price-is-Right wheel.

Stationary Centre

I learned a trick not too long ago, where end-of-life kleenex boxes and paper rolls can be re-fashioned into a makeshift pencil holder.

Extending that concept a bit, made an entire station of them.

Four tissue boxes worth!

Blog Branching

Try and say THAT three times fast!

Setting up a different home for the IT centered pieces.

Teleport over using this link.

Blueberry Best Practices

When you buy those clamshell pints of blueberries, I find it's best to move them into another container when you get home.

Primary reason is to avoid crushing the ones at the bottom, which take the weight of the other blueberries stacked on top.  What can happen, I find, is that the bottom-blueberries get crushed and the flesh (which isn't blue, surprisingly) gets exposed to the air, lending itself to faster mold growth; first for that crushed berry, but also for the adjacent berries next to it.

It's not that much different than a zombie-apocalypse, accept its blueberry zombies, and it's mostly contained within that clamshell; though with the usual vents on those containers, it means your entire fridge is exposed.

Vaccuuming Tips

Mostly pertains to the vaccuming done with a wired vaccuum (think dirt devil).  doesn't apply as much to others.

Wear a Collared Shirt

that way you can sling the cable around your neck.  I know what you're thinking, relax.  Just the back of the neck.  Do NOT wrap it around the entire neck.  Use the other hand to grab the rest of the cable that's going to the wall, to reduce the chance of the wire crossing over during the vaccuuming.

Cleaning that Pesky Filter

I've never attempted to wash my filter.  Seems pretty counter-intuitive in getting dust OUT of the filter (it feels like it'll make it grip even more).  So I usually just pat out the dust, or use a pen-lid to pry out the stuck on stuff.

But you can use a bristled head attachment (most vaccuums usually come with one), or a hand-broom too, to get it out more effectively.  Has sped up my vaccuuming session tons!