New Book of Days
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Degrossifying Sponges, also Tinctures
Two posts in one this time. Ok so you may have heard of the sponge de-grossifying thing before. You put kitchen sponges in a pot, cover them with boiling water, let it cool, then wring them out and put them back. Do this once or twice a week and you won’t have a problem with…
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Shoe Liners
You know those thin foam shoe liners you can get pretty cheaply that help with foot comfort for about a week or two til they start to fold in on themselves? Here’s my attempt to deal with that problem. I bought the liners and followed the included template to cut out the foam to size,…
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To Do Less Laundry
So you’re probably familiar with the concept of a laundry chair aka ‘The Chair’ which is a repository for clothes that have been worn but aren’t so dirty that they need to be washed so they are on the chair til they can get worn. This is an extension of that idea. Say you tend…
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Camp Chair Drying
Just in case you haven’t seen this setup before, it works as well inside the house as it does when you are actually out camping. You can even clothespin socks and underthings to it. These camp chairs and other camping items seem to be easier to acquire in some areas than laundry drying racks but…
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Peanut Butter Sandwich With Odd Side
Shouldn’t work but it does. Yes that is salsa. I tried dipping a peanut butter sandwich in it. Give it a try if you’re curious. It should also work with a peanut butter cheese sandwich. Parents originally tried that in Holland a long time ago with good natural peanut butter and Gouda. © https://www.newbookofdays.com 2026
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Texan’s Nightmare Chili
This came out surprisingly well. It’s vegan, but my husband added some of it to his hamburger with hamburger flavor mix and it was pretty good that way also. Also he likes it as it is, on its own. Eureka! © https://www.newbookofdays.com 2026
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Ice Pack
Reused pho broth container well cleaned and filled with water, then it headed into the freezer. Just something I hope will help keep stuff in our travel cooler cool on road trips. A hard-sided cooler, a few of these, perhaps some frozen water bottles or juice packs, and some food and hey, you don’t have…
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Tired Of Microwaving?
Edited on February 10, 2026 for better recipe performance! The other day I was microwaving various foods, and too tired to think straight. Next thing I knew I was microwaving bowl after bowl of stuff for two minutes each instead of putting it on one plate. But my microwave is pretty annoying anyway as it…
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My Research Process
Major inspirations include Sherlock Holmes, this Instructable by AngryRedhead, https://www.instructables.com/Researching-a-Research-Paper-Quickly-and-Effective/ (I looked at it to see where our processes differ – yes in some ways, no in others), You Can Do It! by Lauren Catuzzi Grandcolas, Girl Scout Badges & Signs by Girl Scouts of America (1980s version, referring to the process whereby badges are…
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Making The Most Of Instructables
So I’ve been on Instructables for years. Browsing, trying stuff, saving recipes you name it. However, it’s a weird site in that I’ve also spent months digging for information, finding unrelated stuff, finding things I needed years ago but that aren’t useful now etc. essentially it’s a pile of some of the best library books…
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