Show/tell me your projects

adamar15

Shan, I think I remember someone (J&K, maybe?) doing something like that but stitching the trails/routes.

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]Shan, I think I remember someone<strong> (J&K, maybe?)</strong> doing something like that but stitching the trails/routes.
Posted by adamar15[/QUOTE]

You would be correct!

ahhhitsshannyn

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[QUOTE]Shan, I think I remember someone (J&K, maybe?) doing something like that but <strong>stitching the trails/routes</strong>.
Posted by adamar15[/QUOTE]

Oh that is a cute idea! I have seen the one with regular maps with like "where we met, where we married, where we live" or something like that. I was at a yard sale a few weeks ago and found some really cool old topo maps and thought that would be a cool idea. We might need to go on some better hikes before we complete that project though <img src="http://cdn.cl9.vanillaforums.com/downloaded/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" />

ZombieNates

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Show/tell me your projects : Ha ha, I'm like this about tupperware, too.  I want to replace all of it with about 10 glass storage containers, like Pyrex stuff or something.  H doesn't want to get rid of it until it can't be used anymore, so I'm to the point now where if there is the slightest hint of a stain or anything really, I throw it out.  I'm determined to never again have to deal with all those stupid plastic lids that probably don't even have a matching container, flying out of the cabinet and into my face.
Posted by shaydenise[/QUOTE]
We replaced all of ours with Pyrex and the ended up having to buy some plastic for freezing stuff (I buy the large container of ground beef and then divide it up).  Tupperware is the devil.

shaydenise

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Show/tell me your projects : We replaced all of ours with Pyrex and the ended up having to buy some plastic for freezing stuff (I buy the large container of ground beef and then divide it up).  Tupperware is the devil.
Posted by ZombieNates[/QUOTE]

<div>Good tip, Nates. I'll probably keep a couple larger ones for big batches of soups and stuff like that.  I just hate the clutter of tupperware.  Stupid tupperware.</div>

kd.joseph

I just want to organize my cabinets! the amount of crap my H collects and it's just not organized. But, god forbid I get rid of anything!

The only way I got him to purge his closet is by catching him watching tv and I brought in several shirts at a time and said Yay, or Nay!

ahhhitsshannyn

I hate tupperware too, but we have to use it for our lunches. I'm not sure what we would do without them.

LesPaul

I will only buy one kind of container - the Ziplock short round and tall round.  They use the same lid, and fit in the fridge and freezer well.  I was so sick of a cupboard full of 57 lids and 64 bowls that didn't match.

adamar15

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[QUOTE]I hate tupperware too, but we have to use it for our lunches. I'm not sure what we would do without them.
Posted by ahhhitsshannyn[/QUOTE]

<div>Same here.  One of these days I'm going to go through it all and pare it down to one matching set that stores easily, though.  Right now it's a mish mash of a bunch of different stuff.</div>

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Show/tell me your projects : Good tip, Nates. I'll probably keep a couple larger ones for big batches of soups and stuff like that.  I just hate the clutter of tupperware.  Stupid tupperware.
Posted by shaydenise[/QUOTE]

<div>I threw out all our crappy random size/shape containers and got one of these:</div><div>
</div><div><a href="https://www.smartspin.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.smartspin.com/</a> </div><div>
</div><div>Doesn't take up a lot of space and the lids are one size fits all.  No more searching for matching lids.</div>

mehgank

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[QUOTE]I just want to organize my cabinets! the amount of crap my H collects and it's just not organized. But, god forbid I get rid of anything! <strong>The only way I got him to purge his closet is by catching him watching tv and I brought in several shirts at a time and said Yay, or Nay!
</strong>Posted by kd.joseph[/QUOTE]

I so wish I could do this with all of H's black concert tees. "This Cannibal Corpse shirt, or that Cannibal Corpse shirt. Choose one!". He literally had four large 4.0cu ft boxes of them when we moved, and that wasn't counting the ones in his duffel bag. I found a plain black tee the other day and wanted to be like "SERIOUSLY? You don't have enough other black t-shirts, you need plain ones now?!".

Wow, I sound like a really bad wife in this thread. Ehh, screw it.

acaponi87

I don't know. I hate cleaning it. I hate the way it always gets messy and there's never a good way to store it. I hate how I can't put it in the damn dishwasher because it always gets washed down and pushed against the heater and melts. I don't know if the nice glass  stuff would be any better for me. I'd rather just use ziplock bags. Not good for the environment but better for my sanity.

List of my household irrational hates (in order of hatred):
1. Tupperware
2. fitted sheets
3. Vacuuming non-carpeted areas

In case anyone was keeping track.

kd.joseph

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Show/tell me your projects : I so wish I could do this with all of H's black concert tees. "This Cannibal Corpse shirt, or that Cannibal Corpse shirt. Choose one!". He literally had four large 4.0cu ft boxes of them when we moved, and that wasn't counting the ones in his duffel bag. I found a plain black tee the other day and wanted to be like "SERIOUSLY? You don't have enough other black t-shirts, you need plain ones now?!". <strong>Wow, I sound like a really bad wife in this thread. Ehh, screw it</strong>.
Posted by mehgank[/QUOTE]

HA! My H is the biggest procrastinator ever. He just told me he was going to take the dog out then go down and work out. I will be home in about 45 minutes, I told him sure! It will be nothing if he's still upsriars when I get home.

ZombieNates

Holy eff, Les. That's a lot of Tupperware!

Shan, we use Ziploc glass sandwich containers for lunch--the Pyrex stuff was oddly sized, so it's better for home use.

Anna, we had one of those, but we ended up getting rid of it. Do they have a square one? Ours was round, so it wasn't as practical for us.

MEHG IS A TERRIBLE WIFE!! Nah, N needs to do that to me sometimes. If he hadn't kicked my assss into gear, I'd still have clothes exploding out of laundry bags. I just find it hard to get rid of things.

shaydenise

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Show/tell me your projects : kd, we married the same man.  My H is a clothes hoarder.  Dude, if it doesn't fit, you can't wear it.  Get.rid.of.it.   We did a deep clean of our basement this spring and threw away/donated so much stuff, it was awesome.  Our laundry room (which is where our kitchen 'extras' are) is next.
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

<div>Same here my friend.  I finally made H go through his closet a couple weeks ago and lucky for me, I got 20 some odd tshirts to choose from for making some new workout shirts ha.  20 shirts he has not worn in the entire time we have been together. wth man??</div><div>
</div><div>We did a deep clean of our guest bedroom closets a few weeks ago, too.  Do you want to know what we hoard like there's no tomorrow?  Wrapping paper.  I found over 50 daamn rolls of freaking wrapper.  No one needs that much wrapping paper. </div>

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Les, you need an Etsy shop. You make some awesome stuff.

We need a better organizational system for our closet, but it's just so overwhelming. The closet is a mix of H's office and our clothes, and he has way more clothes than me. He has a huge selection of work clothes (his stained and torn clothes) and they slowly disappear the more torn up they get. Because I do the laundry, and if it's a POS that can barely be worn, it's going in the trash. He'll wear it until it falls off him.

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE] Anna, we had one of those, but we ended up getting rid of it. Do they have a square one? Ours was round, so it wasn't as practical for us. 
Posted by ZombieNates[/QUOTE]

<div>They're square with slightly rounded corners.  The knock-offs are all round I think.</div>

LesPaul

Thanks, Sesh.

We're the opposite.  If DH buys a new shirt or two, he donates the same number.  He asked me why I don't do the same.  Well, crazypants, that's because all this stuff is mine already, and I just got more stuff to keep it company.  What a weirdo.  8-)

brandichamberlain

Some of my OCD comes out in my tupperware cabinet.  I have all of the lids with it's bowl.  It is stacked so neatly and organized.  My pantry is also pretty organized.  It is all done by like items (canned goods, bagged rice packet things (?), cereal, et cetera) and then done by size.   My closet is also color coordinated.  I sound like a crazy person, don't I?

mehgank

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[QUOTE]Thanks, Sesh. We're the opposite. <strong> If DH buys a new shirt or two, he donates the same number.  He asked me why I don't do the same.</strong>  Well, crazypants, that's because all this stuff is mine already, and I just got more stuff to keep it company.  What a weirdo.  8-)
Posted by LesPaul[/QUOTE]

This is me, with shirts and underwear mainly. I have lots of pretty party dresses that I keep forever and ever, though, because they're investment pieces. I also hang onto jeans forever, because my favorites are all very expensive and last a long time. I've had my favorite pair for six years now.

specialk84

I have a few projects going now. I'm making these mittens (in pink and purple), this sweater (in light green), and this quilt, queen sized, using this fabric for the print.

specialk84

I think my H would very much like it if I managed to organize the pantry in the near future. It's kind of a jumbled mess, and he could not find the peanut butter the other night.

jcg98

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[QUOTE]I'm also learning to knit.  So far I've made these tiny baby hats, (and a couple of adult size ones too).  <strong>I donate them to the NICU</strong>, since I don't need lots of tiny baby hats around the house. I wish I could make a living being crafty.  Darn work gets in the way of all my projects.
Posted by LesPaul[/QUOTE]

I love that!  I think I'm inspired to learn how to knit.  :-)

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I'm also guilty of wrapping paper hoarding. I love wrapping paper.

Also, if anyone ever gets a gift from me in the middle of the year (or any time that's not the holidays), it's pretty much guaranteed to be in Christmas paper. It's all I have, and it's all I use.

LesPaul

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Show/tell me your projects : I love that!  I think I'm inspired to learn how to knit.  :-)
Posted by jcg98[/QUOTE]

jcg - I'm still using a loom for hats, and they're super easy.  I'm going to graduate to regular knitting, but I can make a hat in less than an hour.  Next up is breaking out the sock loom.

ZombieNates

Oh, that's pretty good, Anna. Maybe I'll buy that one ours was a gift a few years ago and I liked it until I realized I almost never use tall round containers.

jcg98

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Show/tell me your projects : jcg - I'm still using a loom for hats, and they're super easy.  I'm going to graduate to regular knitting, but I can make a hat in less than an hour.  Next up is breaking out the sock loom.
Posted by LesPaul[/QUOTE]

Is that something I could pick up at Michael's?  The hat loom, I mean?

I'm thinking seriously about this.  My brother is a pediatric resident and his NICU stories always make me so sad, and wishing I could help in some way.

anna.oskar

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[QUOTE]Well, sonofabitch.  I checked the Smart Spin website and they're out of stock.  Anna, do you know if these are ever at BB&B or Target?
Posted by jcbsjr[/QUOTE]

<div>i know I've seen them at BB&B.</div>

LesPaul

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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Show/tell me your projects : Is that something I could pick up at Michael's?  The hat loom, I mean? I'm thinking seriously about this.  My brother is a pediatric resident and his NICU stories always make me so sad, and wishing I could help in some way.
Posted by jcg98[/QUOTE]

Yes!  Michael's, Hobby Lobby, JoAnn's.  My kit came with 4 different loom sizes (preemie, infant, normal adult, DH).  There are so many fun yarns out there too - cotton, alpaca, wool. 

The nurses in the NICU love the hats.  (I started making them when my friend's baby spent 101 days there).  They have a basket at the nurses station and every baby gets one.  They call me 'the hat lady'.  They are so appreciative - it's very rewarding.