Yes, it sounds like an oxymoron, but if you’ve never heard of them, they really do exist. Ever since I discovered them in a former roommate’s Uncommon Grounds catalog, I’ve wanted one. A stapleless stapler cuts the paper and tabs it onto itself. Only a limited number of sheets can be “stapled”, but it [...]
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The Hunt for the Stapleless Stapler
Posted in *Home & Garden, Local (Somerville, MA), Product Reviews, tagged stapleless stapler on 2008, September 3 | Leave a Comment »
You Can Never Have Too Many Books, but. . .
Posted in *Home & Garden, Reduce | Reuse | Recycle, tagged book, clutter, deselection, exchange, reduce, swap, trade, weeding on 2008, April 21 | Leave a Comment »
If you can’t fit all of your books onto your shelves, then you have too many books. (Yes, you could get more shelves, but there is still a limit to the number of shelves your space can accommodate.) If this is the case, it is time get rid of some books.
Weed your collection and limit [...]
Weekend Project: Self-watering Planter
Posted in *Home & Garden, DIY, tagged DIY, indoor gardening, recycling, seeding, self-watering planter on 2008, April 1 | Leave a Comment »
A couple weekends ago (March 22-23, Easter weekend), I decided to plant seeds to grow some herbs indoors.
Clockwise from top right: basil, mint, parsley, chives. Actually I meant to grow some cilantro as well, but I forgot. Oops. Maybe I will plant some later. I picked up the seeds and soil from the local hardware [...]
Feeling the Heat
Posted in *Home & Garden, tagged cooling, Energy-efficiency, heating, insulation on 2008, March 6 | Leave a Comment »
Keeping your thermostat at a moderate temperature during the summer and winter months can reduce your energy consumption that also translates into cost saving benefits. Sources recommend setting your thermostat at 68°F in the winter and 78°F in the summer.
Ideally, your residence is well insulated and well sealed.
Proper insulation not only keeps your home [...]
Seeing the Light
Posted in *Home & Garden, tagged bulbs, CFL, Energy-efficiency, LED, Lighting on 2008, March 5 | Leave a Comment »
Sigh. I’m not quite sure where to start as I have an overwhelming amount of information from previous inquiries and research. I guess the thing to do is just dive in. I’ll begin with a random list of what I do so far (of what I can think of now).
The great thing when you can [...]
