I wanted to make some "draft dodgers" for a couple of places around my house which feel as though they might have an air leak. Draft dodgers are nothing more than a tube of fabric with a filler like beans, rice, or cat litter. I made my first one with cat litter because its economical.
As luck would have it, the bit I trimmed off my bedroom curtains was perfect to use for my bedroom window as it was already a tube of fabric. I think it blends in beautifully!
I reinforced the seam, used a funnel to load the tube up with cat litter, then placed it in the window sill. Time will tell if its effective, but I already have another one planned for the front door out of an old blanket and I will make it much bigger.
Small project - doing a deep clean spruce up on my shower.
Will you just look at that caulking job! I let it dry for a full 24 hours.
I pulled down those Command bins and cleaned them really well. Put a new bar of soap in here - I'm on a mission to use up all of the soap before I buy any more body wash. Scrubbed the bottom with Comet cleanser. Bought myself a new body sponge. Replaced the big command hook and added a ring to hang the squeegee. Replaced a splash guard on the door. Cleaned the glass walls.
Lastly, installed a new shower head. I know these small projects don't look like much, but I am using them as reminders that I am capable and can get things done for my home on my own - its such a good feeling.
And for my car! On Sunday I changed the headlamp bulbs on my car. The plugs were a little stuck, so I did call Firstborn to get a pointer about removing them easier. But once I figured that out, it was a very quick job. Its a wonder I hadn't gotten a ticket because I had noticed I wasn't seeing enough of the road at night for at least a month. Oops. I bought a brighter version of the ones I had.
My crockpot chili this week was good and I think we will have the leftovers for dinner on Monday when we will be down in the teens at night. Leftover chili always tastes better! I usually include a can of green chilies in my chili and this time I also added a chopped bell pepper and all of that onion.
This is an old photo, but see the ridiculously long car pipe innards snaking their way around the wooden table on the bottom left?
very heavy
It was heavy, too long for the truck bed, and I have tripped over it several times. I have wanted it out of my garage for years, but how was I going to get it to the recycling place?
Bubbie suggested I purchase a saw blade designed for metal for one of the old saws in the garage, so I stopped by Lowes and got two manual replacement blades for $4. Fifteen minutes of steady work and I had separated the one long piece of pipe into two pieces. I loaded all of the pipe pieces along with a couple other very heavy auto parts, and after a trip to the recycling place was $13 richer. So, $8 profit. Ha!
Happy Weekend!
Gina
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