Ways to Reuse Plastic Shopping Bags!

These are some ideas that I've found here and there -- not many are original to me, but I do a lot of these things!

I had a friend make a shower curtain with them even:

• Trash bags
• In the car
• Backpacking/Campin
• For diaper
• While on a wal
• Trash can liners
• Doggy duty
• Toiletry bag
• Kitty litter liner
• Lunch bag
• Stuffing/Filling for shipping items
• Dirty shoes
• Barf Bags
• Decorations/Ornaments packing and storage
• Suitcase sidekicks – stow a few for wet/dirty clothes
• Catch-alls for wet pool/beach items until you get home
• Collecting compost items near sink
• Organizing fridge/drawer items
• Inside boots to stay dry
• Take back to the grocery store and reuse
• Drop off at bag recycling locations
• Grocery stores
• Day care centers
• Pet parks
• Animal shelters
• Crochet bags into beach bags or door mats (http://instructables.com/ or http://needlepointers.com/)
• Cleaning pet cages
• Ice packs
• Cut and use for protecting surfaces during craft projects

 

Baby Food Jar Uses

• Candle holder - cover outside with an old greeting card, tissue paper, glitter, or translucent paint
• Crafts organizer - use for holding small items, like grommets, letters, tags, stickers, etc. Can even be mounted onto a board (screw lids into a shelf)
• Recipe ingredients holder (for gift) - Write instructions on a card and attach to jar. Add necessary ingredients to inside of jar. Great for hot chocolate, tea, soup, or cookies.
• Snow globe - Use egg shells for the snow, and seal the lid to the jar with clay. Props inside can be little toys (those store machine trinkets would work great here). 
• Candy container - Decorate according to a holiday. Fill with jelly beans, peppermints, nuts, etc.
• Paper weight - Fill with colored sand or other loose material (nuts for a carpenter's desk, for example).
• Flower garden - Start some flowers / herbs / vegetables in jars and give to mom or dad for Mother's Day / Father's Day.

Baby Clothes

I made a few onesies for the baby. Here are the best ones:

Dog Birthdays

One thing that my stepdaughter loves to do is celebrate milestones in our animals' lives. Polly, the younger and female pug, celebrated her first birthday in June. We had a cake, bought and wrapped some gifts, and even sang "Happy Birthday" to her.

Dill, the older and male pug, celebrated his third birthday in November. We helped him. He even got to sit at the table and eat his cake!

Baby Shower Idea

One thing I am planning to do for the baby showers:

-With paper pieces and pens provided, have guests write notes of advice, predictions, or otherwise to the baby (paper will match color scheme of baby's room)
-Roll pieces of paper up
-Collect paper into jar or shadow box to display in baby's room

As soon as I get this put together, I will post a photo!

Outdoor Winter Activities

Just a few ideas -- things that we've done and things we want to do!

-Go sledding
-Build a fort
-Make snow angels
-Have a snowball fight
-Make ice sculptures (with sandbox toys)
-Make pine cone bird feeders
-Go ice-skating
-Find animal tracks in the snow
-Take pictures of snow-covered land and icy trees
-Build a snow tunnel
-Find the biggest icicle
-Build a snowman / snowfamily
-Go skiing / snowboarding

Greetings!

About 6 months ago, I decided that I was going to start writing. My first story was about my relationship with my husband . . . it was a funny account of how our lives, while very dissimilar, have melded into what is now our reality.

About 3 months ago, I found out that after having waited for more than several years, we were to have a baby. This changed everything.

So, today I've decided that I will start my writing experiences here, in this blog, and I will try to discuss what we do as a family, and how the kids (and the husband) keep mom busy.