It's the end of May and I'm just realizing what a great calendar hanging system we have in our home. My boyfriend is a genius. Actually, he's just way more stubborn, a little bit less lazy and as equally committed to not doing things the proper way as I am. My boyfriend's birthday is December 31st and I got him a calendar. So, when it came time to hang up said calendar - the day after his birthday - he created this new system.
The system is pretty simple and was born out of the frustration of having the calendar fall down all the time, the difficulty in changing the pages of the month, and the unsightliness of the previous calendar hanging arrangements. In the past we had tried to hang the calendar with a push pin, but that meant you had to pull out the tack and put it back in every month - or more often if you wanted to look back at a previous month. This led to the calendar falling because the hole eventually got too big to continue to hold the push pin. We had also tried several different hook things but they also fell out after time. Finally, somebody did something about it.
My boyfriend got a generic plastic wall anchor and a screw that was a little bit smaller than the one meant to go in the anchor. He hammered in the anchor and then used the screw to hang the calendar. Because the screw is a bit too small for the anchor, you don't need a screwdriver to get it in or out when you change the months, yet the anchor holds it in place.
The design is very simple and clean, but if you wanted and were less lazy than my boyfriend and me, you could glue a little something - like a button or rhinestone - to the end of the screw to make it less utilitarian. Or, you can use a screw with a funky top since you don't need a tool to get it in and out. There are really a lot of things you could do with this system...
- Each year, customize your screw to match your calendar. For instance, if you have a calendar of beach scenes, you could glue a shell onto your screw.
- Get 4 screws. Glue a flower on one, a sun on another, a leaf on the next, and a snowflake on the last. Now you have a different screw for each season.
- Get lots of screws and make a different one for each month. You can go with a theme like birthstones.
- Get lots of screws and personalize some for different months. Like, for a month that has a family member's birthday, you could use a cake.
Plastic anchors and screws as calendar hooks - a simple triumph!
UPDATE - January 28, 2014
In January 2010, we moved. We now use a cup hook as our calendar hanging system. It is also a simple triumph!
Monday, May 26, 2008
How to Get Nice Feet
This is the procedure that inspired me to start this blog. One day I thought to myself, "Hmm, maybe this will work." Then, I tried it and it worked. It was a simple triumph.
Do you have not-so-nice feet? (WARNING: I am not a qualified to give advice on anything. If you have foot problem, go see a doctor, do not take my advice). Have you recently discovered that your feet have become less-than-smooth from various practices such as going barefoot, wearing sandals, wearing heels, wearing heeled sandals, visiting the beach, swimming, etc? Well, don't worry, I have a solution - and it's cheap! As are most of my solutions.
First, go to your local 99 Cents Only Store or other such fine establishment. Buy some acne product with salicylic acid - I recommend something with a greasy base to help moisturize - and some Epsom salts. Go home - don't wander around the store or you'll end up with crap you don't need. But, then again, it is a dollar store, so why not go nuts? Wait, no, not $90 dollars nuts - that's a bit much. Plus, I don't think those irregular thong panties and Super Flaming Hot Beer Flavored Cheetos are good for your health...or your image.
Next, draw a bath, sink, or bucket full of hot water (I'm assuming that if you read this blog, you are not fancy enough to have a special device for soaking your feet like my mom does - it has a massage feature). Pour in some Epsom salt. I don't know how much, just go for it. Mix it up and let the salt dissolve. If you want to get real fancy you can put in some essential oil or something like that. Soak your feet for awhile. I don't know how long, just go for it. Then, use a pumice stone or foot scrubber, along with some more salt or some apricot scrub (I use the generic stuff, also sometimes available at the dollar store) to scrub the soles and sides of your feet, heels, and toes. Rinse and dry your feet.
Now, slather on some of that acne stuff - only on the soles and sides of your feet, heels and toes because you probably don't need it on the tops. My theory - arrived at by about 5 minutes of Interwebs research - as to how this works is that the Salicylic Acid helps slough off dead skin cells. I like to take this time to give my feet a bit of a massage, then - depending on how tired I am - I give myself a little pedicure.
You only have to do this whole ritual every so often - I do this about every 2 weeks. On a daily basis, you just have to slather on some of that greasy acne stuff (tip: like to do this before bed and put on some socks to hold in the grease for awhile).
If you have not-so-nice feet, characterized by dry, rough spots and perhaps even small calluses, do this. In just a few days - or, maybe a week - you'll have smoother, nicer, simply triumphant feet.
Do you have not-so-nice feet? (WARNING: I am not a qualified to give advice on anything. If you have foot problem, go see a doctor, do not take my advice). Have you recently discovered that your feet have become less-than-smooth from various practices such as going barefoot, wearing sandals, wearing heels, wearing heeled sandals, visiting the beach, swimming, etc? Well, don't worry, I have a solution - and it's cheap! As are most of my solutions.
First, go to your local 99 Cents Only Store or other such fine establishment. Buy some acne product with salicylic acid - I recommend something with a greasy base to help moisturize - and some Epsom salts. Go home - don't wander around the store or you'll end up with crap you don't need. But, then again, it is a dollar store, so why not go nuts? Wait, no, not $90 dollars nuts - that's a bit much. Plus, I don't think those irregular thong panties and Super Flaming Hot Beer Flavored Cheetos are good for your health...or your image.
Next, draw a bath, sink, or bucket full of hot water (I'm assuming that if you read this blog, you are not fancy enough to have a special device for soaking your feet like my mom does - it has a massage feature). Pour in some Epsom salt. I don't know how much, just go for it. Mix it up and let the salt dissolve. If you want to get real fancy you can put in some essential oil or something like that. Soak your feet for awhile. I don't know how long, just go for it. Then, use a pumice stone or foot scrubber, along with some more salt or some apricot scrub (I use the generic stuff, also sometimes available at the dollar store) to scrub the soles and sides of your feet, heels, and toes. Rinse and dry your feet.
Now, slather on some of that acne stuff - only on the soles and sides of your feet, heels and toes because you probably don't need it on the tops. My theory - arrived at by about 5 minutes of Interwebs research - as to how this works is that the Salicylic Acid helps slough off dead skin cells. I like to take this time to give my feet a bit of a massage, then - depending on how tired I am - I give myself a little pedicure.
You only have to do this whole ritual every so often - I do this about every 2 weeks. On a daily basis, you just have to slather on some of that greasy acne stuff (tip: like to do this before bed and put on some socks to hold in the grease for awhile).
If you have not-so-nice feet, characterized by dry, rough spots and perhaps even small calluses, do this. In just a few days - or, maybe a week - you'll have smoother, nicer, simply triumphant feet.
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