Straw as Ketchup Unclogger

Insert a straw until it reaches the bottom of the glass bottle. Shake the bottle, then pour, leaving the straw inside. The airflow provided by the straw breaks the condiment-stopping vacuum.
(from RealSimple)

Another day... another step

The rain is out, plumber is in! For the last two days the plumber has been working on the connections for our new kitchen. I could figure out everything except the long tube in the middle of the "kitchen". My husband has a very good explanation for that: "As you can see, we decided to make the center island 12 feet tall (notice the plumbing for the island sink), that way I can throw food at everybody from above."
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The Remodeling Begun!

For the past 4 years, my husband and I have been dreaming on remodeling our kitchen.

The work had begun yesterday and we are excited to see so much progress in one day!

I will keep you updated with the 12 weeks (so far so good!) ordeal dealing with dust, mud, no kitchen and no laundry room.

Desk Organizer as Cupboard Divider

Original purpose: Keeping files orderly.
Aha! use: Sorting cookie sheets, cutting boards, and jelly-roll pans in the kitchen.
Reward: No more cymbal-crashing sounds from your overstuffed cupboard.


Extract from Real Simple