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Today's mission:
Take the rugs from the bathroom, throw them in the wash, wipe down your washer/dryer, clean the bathroom floor before replacing the rugs.

Did you do it?

I got a acid wash pair of dark purple jeans today ( picture ) and they smell really really funky. I've had this problem with darker fade/black jeans before, and recently I put a yellow shirt w/ black design on it in the dryer and it got to hot and ended up with that funk smell too. For reference I have not washed these yet, they came from the store smelling like that. The best way to describe the smell is burnt and plasticy. Also from what I, and a friend, have experienced with different jeans it won't wash out by regular means and/or multiple heavy febreeze sessions.

So has anyone experienced this and seriously what can I do to save these jeans. ._.



x-posted after being directed to this community!

I have a question that I hope somebody can answer. I know the traditional way of sterilizing canning stuff is to boil them for 10 minutes or so. Why can't I place the stuff in a preheated oven at 225 for the same amount of time?


I'm also proud of an accidental discovery today. When you finish with a bottle of specialty vinegar (or other fluid that comes in that bottle size) you can recycle it by cleaning it out and pour half a bottle of a cheap vinegar into it. Replace the strainer and you have a perfect fruit fly catcher that doesn't look out of place in a kitchen. (Oh, the things you'll learn when your boyfriend doesn't put the top on a bottle of rice vinegar!)

Happy with your thrift find, proud of a paint job, want to show off pictures of your new saucy sofa? Inspired by something you saw or just want to leave a show-me-your... request?



You can do so here... have fun!

Work at Jimmy Johns? I've got 2 medium shirts and a visor if ya want them. I only worked there for a couple months so they haven't been used much.

Also, if you're in College of Nursing i've got a white polo and a blue polo. Size medium. You will have to wear them for allllll of your patient pick ups and every community event so it's def worth it to get two.

Annnnd i've still got a microeconomics study guide as well as a never been written in Puntos de Partida (spanish 1&2) workbook. For free cuz they're old editions.

Hey fellow UF students,

Do you need some locally crafted art for your walls?

I'm clearing out a bunch of pieces. Most of this work has been exhibited at some point, but since then has been stored in the closet or under my bed. I would love to see some of these photos/paintings go to a good home. If you like a couple of things, I'll negotiate on prices. Also, it should be noted that some of my pictures of the photography are slightly blurry but the photography itself is not at all blurry.



( photography and mixed media pieces )

Thanks for looking!

Hey Gainesville,

Do you need some locally crafted art for your walls?

I'm clearing out a bunch of pieces. Most of this work has been exhibited at some point, but since then has been stored in the closet or under my bed. I would love to see some of these photos/paintings go to a good home. If you like a couple of things, I'll negotiate on prices. Also, it should be noted that some of my pictures of the photography are slightly blurry but the photography itself is not at all blurry.



( photography and mixed media pieces )

Thanks for looking!

Electronic rock hoodie, two t-shirts, two books, three DVDs, a cake pan. I just want to give you locals the chance to buy my stuff before I put it ebay. ( Thanks! )

I've got a 1999 saturn SL1 and it is having some issues. It needs new breaks new headlights and there is something up with the way the throttle is responding to the gas petal. In short I need a mechanic I can trust to tell me what my options are with this car. Anyone got anyone they trust out there they can recommend?

Thanks
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hello all! i am switching rooms with my roommate & am going to need new curtains for my wonderfully large windows. right now my curtains are about the same shade of yellow as my walls & i'm quite tired of them. i want curtains that stand out, since they will be covering almost an entire wall of my new room. i am open to both patterns & solids, as long as they go with my room. thanks in advance, my saucy friends!

Has anyone used an Ikea expedit book case laid on it's side for anything? We're thinking of using one under our wall mounted flat screen but we can't decide. Any photos of your expedit book cases would be helpful. I'm sure this has been ask before, but I can't find anything searching through old posts using the tags. Thanks!

I'll be moving soon from an apartment with a patio to one with a balcony. As such, I won't have any room for my patio furniture. What I'm selling is a table and four chairs. They have been kept outside for the past year, but since that's what they're intended for, they're still in good condition. I'm asking $100 for the whole set. If anyone is interested, but unable to transport them, I will have a pickup truck available this coming weekend and would be willing to deliver them as long as it isn't too far away (I'm on SW 2nd Ave. right off 34th St.).

The wind blew my toddler son's tshirt (that was sitting on the patio table) into the citronella candle. Now half the tshirt is covered with wax and looks pretty goopy....how do I remove this? Boiling hot water? Hot water and ____ ?

Help, please!

TIA :)

I need a quick, fast & homemade way to get scotch tape residue off of plastic. Some of the tape is still there too. No WD-40 on hand and no way to get to a store so is there anything at home I can use? TIA!

ETA Vegetable oil FOR THE WIN!

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This week's official FLYLady zone is the Main Bathroom and the Laundry Room.

Are you working this zone or, if you have your own custom zone, where are you working this week?

If you get a moment, take a look around and think about what you might need to accomplish. Regardless of what else you do or don't do, is there something in that area that needs taking care of, clearing off, decluttering, some kind of attention?

Got goals?

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Today's mission:
Bathroom: Wipe the back and sides of the toilet.
Laundry: Declutter laundry supplies.

Did you do it?

Sorry to post another question so soon, but I'm at my wits' end! There may be a better community for this, and if you direct me there, I'll check it out, but in the meantime you hipsters give great advice & there IS a pets tag, so I figured I'm okay to ask this here, too!

I have a three-month old kitten. I am cat-sitting for a friend for a month. The visiting cat is 17 years old. Kitten has claws, cat does not. Cat is as sweet as can be, as is kitten, but the kitten WILL NOT LEAVE THE CAT ALONE. She is just playing, I believe, but since she has claws and is so much younger, I'm worried about the older cat.

What will happen is the kitten will jump on the cat, grab his belly or his neck. She does not seem to be clawing or biting hard (hence why I think it's just play; it also happens when she's in a 'hyper' mood). The cat cries, growls, and swipes at her, but since he has no claws it doesn't do any good.

I'm not sure how he feels about it. He doesn't look or sound happy. Yet there are 'safe areas' in the house where he could hang out, and often does, but sometimes he comes out of them and stays around her, which makes me wonder how much he really minds it.

Anyhow, I have tried using a water spray bottle on her, to no avail. I have tried a vinegar spray, to no avail. She just goes right back to leaping all over him. I can't keep one or the other locked up for any long period of time.

Please help! How can I tell what is play and what is not? Any suggestions to get her to stop terrorizing him, if that is what she is doing?

Edit: thanks for the advice, all! I'm relieved to hear this does sound like just play. I assumed that since the older cat has no claws (and barely any teeth!) he may be being hurt and unable to do anything about it, but from what you're saying I'd be seeing very different behavior from him/ them if that was the case. I will get used to the music of the spitting for now. :)

Hey, does anyone know where I can buy Gonesh incense sticks in RVa? I'm looking for Perfumes of a Spring Mist, specifically. I know Spencer's carries them but I don't shop at malls. I'd prefer to shop locally-owned. Any sightings?

This is a longshot, but I won't know unless I ask!

My partners and I have finally decided that we actually really like where we live. We do, however, need more room than our home has to offer and don't feel that renting a storage unit is an acceptable longterm solution. We've decided that a second floor addition is the way to go. We've seen a few homes in our development go through this process and, from the outside, the results look great. :)

Have you ever gone through this process? Are you close to anyone who did? What was it like? Was it worth it for you/them? How long did you have to be out of your home for during the process? I know there's a lot that would be involved before we could even get started with the addition... like testing to make sure the foundation could hold everything. So anything you can tell me is appreciated!

And sort of on a tangent. If you've done major work to your home or yard that's visible from the outside, how do you feel (or would you feel) about a stranger knocking on your door to tell you it's awesome and to ask about your builder and the process? I'd like to think that people are proud of their improvements, and would welcome such a thing, but I want to see what the community thinks as I might be crazy.

Lastly, is there a more appropriate LJ community for home ownership questions like this?

Thanks!

does anywhere in richmond serve non-dairy frozen yogurt or ice cream?