I love Real Simple magazine. I love the “New Uses for Old Things” feature. Did you know you can use your old (but clean and beautifully multi-colored) rubber bands to tether your stemware in the dishwasher so it doesn’t tip over? Of course, I don’t have a dishwasher but does that matter?
I love the common sense reminders. For example, you should, when taking inventory of your belongings for insurance purposes, take care to record the value of your artwork. (Like $.19 for printing the photo at Walgreens plus $9.99 for the Target frame?)
I love the recipes. 38 Ways to Serve Salmon? Sign me up. (Do you think you can substitute canned tuna? Or hot dogs? They’re on sale this week.)
I’ve been listening to KNX a lot this weekend. Not sure why. Maybe because the majority of the weekend hosts on KFI are supremely annoying.
Anyway, I listened to Food News with Melinda Lee. A major topic of discussion was stem ware. (Does she know the rubber band in the dishwasher trick?)
How can you get your glasses extremely clean? Like so clean you didn’t even realize they were cloudy until you bought new glasses and placed them side-by-side in the sunlight. And vinegar just doesn’t cut it – the glasses need to be cleaner than that. You need to special order some miracle cleaning product. Because just wiping the water spots off is SO not enough.
I learned that if your silverware (actual silver, not that cheap stuff you peasants buy at Ikea) has micro-scratches, you should have it all monogrammed because, not only is that beautiful, but it hides the scratches.
And if your crystal water goblets have chips, you can have them filed to restore them to their perfect pre-World War II condition.
Melinda Lee has also taught me about having my fireplace cleaned. (I don’t have a dishwasher, did you think I’d have a fireplace? I’m no Randy Wang.)
All very valuable life lessons.
That reminds me… I really need to get someone out here to clean my upholstery and window coverings.
