Along the lines of the hammer and nails gift, one for toddlers/preschoolers would be the foam inserts that cushion computers and other electronics, golf tees, and a toy hammer. My son did this in preschool and the kids went bananas over it.

If you have ever been in a men’s restroom you would note that the splash zone is shockingly large.....

About a year ago, I decided to throw away a magazine when the newest issue arrived. If I hadn’t read it by then, tough. If I had and wanted to save something, I cut that out and scanned it into Evernote.

I'd say that it's a good thing to keep in mind when you are evaluating someone to be your partner that they are on board with what you are doing. Or be even better at it than you are but still in a way that you're okay with too.

I thought of another “dishwasher-safe item that doesn’t go in the dishwasher” today - AJ the Dog’s stainless steel food bowls. They also get the hot water/BKF treatment.

haha I needed it! I don’t want to fight over something stupid like dish placement. He’s actively unloading the dishwasher! Thats great! But yeah. Its been building up.

Yep, citric acid as a natural dishwasher cleaner.

Yikes. Now there’s a waste of water people should be concerned about.

Not to mention that a sink full of dishes just makes the kitchen FEEL dirty and gross. And nobody wants to cook in a gross, dirty kitchen.

It's the best dumb thing you never knew you needed in your life!

Family of five, some days I have to run it twice. Once daily is a minimum, and it’s never run less than full. And we’re still using less water than some folks I know who grumble about dishwashers and handwash their couple dishes a day, so I don’t really see how it’s automatically wasteful to run it nightly.

Fair point, full loads are important. Obviously running a dishwasher was one plate is foolish. It’s rare that I’d run it at less than 90% full.

No ty. I’m done with roommates and dealing with their shit.

Most new-ish dishwashers use less water than we would washing by hand, and even have half-load options that use even less.

The struggle is real. :D

Isn't the number one rule of organizing to be careful about containers, since they can just end up becoming clutter themselves if not carefully considered? I guess some of these are pretty likely to be useful (like the wall mounted mop/broom organizer). But the charging station - I don't really have any extra little…

your gifs are magnificent. I'm not sure where in the far reaches of the internet you found some of these...but they are amazing

Yes, the majority of the ones I've used have split a seam or ripped, making them instantly useless.