Cereal Container Trash Can - In a Car

Dumb idea? No way, man. I don't know about you and your filthy life, but I'm a clean person. I like things a certain way. A clean way. I'm not a freak about it, but this kind of thing probably gets worse with age and one day I will be a freak about it. Which is fine. I'll come to terms with that then. 

I don't own a car, but when I use one (my parent's) there is usually all kinds of crap laying around just being gross and hanging out. Why? Well, cars don't come with trash cans. Why don't they? I don't know, car-makers are idiots? No, I guess that's too rough. They're not idiots. But they clearly weren't smart enough to include some sort of repository. 

This is a great idea - to use a cereal container in place of a bulky trash can. So slim! Almost invisible! And keeps things tidy.

Do you really want to have a gross smelling/looking car interior? People are judging you on that, bud. Hate to tell you. Get it under control.

(Thanks to Real Simple for the beautiful idea.)

Plant Coat Rack

“reCOVER coat rack by teracrea is inspired by nature. The handle is made of beech wood, traditionally used for this type of tool. Some branches, however, have “grown up” here and there, to suggest a sort of archetypal tree, simple and geometrical. The end of “forking” can be placed in any flower pot. The umbrellas and raincoats hanging wet sgoccioleranno course, enabling the recovery and reuse of water.” (seen here: reCOVER)

Just perfect. Want want want.

Tip - Troublesome Zippers

“Release a stubborn zipper by lightly rubbing a candle along the teeth on both sides to smooth the way.”

I just read this tip from Real Simple’s site. And here’s something, they’re a magazine as well! Okay, none of you are gonna agree with the placement of that last exclamation point, but it’s warranted. WARRANTED. ‘Cause that’s amazing! That site’s the best, so I’m definitely adding that subscription to my Wishpot. Such good ideas in that guy.

Tip - How To Cure Frostbite Fast

If you ever find yourself:

• freezing to death
• frost bitten
• having one extremity very, very cold

…then what should you do? Let me tell you. Put whatever area is suffering under a woman’s breast because that’s the warmest place on a human body. The larger the breast the better.

Learned that in Girl Guides. Totally works too. Not 100% positive about the “larger breasts work better” part, but that just seems to make sense in my mind. One winter, this girl fell in a lake and our leader totally used this method and the girl was warm again almost instantaneously. Like, weirdly fast. Heated her right up. 

Patterned Paint Roller

“This is the applicator to use on walls with our patterned paint rollers to create a wallpaper look.”

Ummm, amazing. And sounds ridiculously hard to do right, but amazing nonetheless. 

Available for purchase here. 

This back cover of a Smashing Pumpkins album will forever stand as the only tattoo I would ever want to get. Where would I want it? Full back. Like, full back. Of course it’ll never happen, since I don’t think I’d want it there for life. But if it’s ever possible to make your own fake tattoos, then this will be my pièce de résistance for approximately one week or so (or, you know, however long fake ones last).

Love, love, love this image so much.  

“Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.”

— Katherine Hepburn

Ban Toddlers From Any Screens, Please (link) →

I read this a few months ago and started sending it to all my friends with kids or those who were about to have kids - why? I don’t know, ‘cause when I see a baby staring at an iPad IT FREAKS ME THE HELL OUT, for some reason. It just shouldn’t… be. And it makes no sense whatsoever. I don’t care if there are games specifically AIMED at these children, no. Just no. Give them a fucking rattle or something. PLEASE. 

“I will always silently and secretly laugh at all women over the age of 18 who wear bras with clear plastic straps. Don’t do it. Clear does not mean invisible. We can all see the straps. You look foolish.”

— #lizadvice

How to Prevent Thigh Chafing & Foot Blistering

With the summer coming up (it’s barely spring, I know, calm down), there are many things that you need to prepare for. Not sure who this post is aimed at, but you might appreciate it if you’ve ever:

• Had a blister on your toe and/or heel because of a certain kind of shoe
• Had thighs that touch each other when you walk, whether it’s due to you having normal, human-sized thighs OR whether you wear really tight skirts and it forces your thighs to meet
• Experienced chafed thighs from running

And I do not intend for this to only be read by women. Most men I know do nothing or very little to try and prevent blisters - why is this? No idea. It’s weird. Take care of that stuff, everyone. 

Anyway, the solution to all of these problems? Rub deodorant on the area that’s being a bitch, ie. directly onto the area of where you would presume you would get a blister (because of ill-fitting shoes you own or because in the past you’ve noticed getting blisters after wearing certain shoes) or directly on the areas where your thighs touch. It will solve the problem. 

It has something to do with the ingredients in deodorant that makes this work - something about the slipperiness of it, if you want me to get technical. 

I’ve tried this before (all of last summer) and it felt wonderful to not have that be a constant issue. Oh! And one more thing, if you try this and decide that it’s working for you as well, it’s really good to invest in one of those travel-sized deodorants to have in your purse/bag. Why? Well, things get sweaty in the summer and sometimes you need to re-apply midway through your day. Kinda gross, but just being real with you.