Life made simple

Sometimes the best way to enjoy life is to make the little things in your everyday life easier. I love little tips and tricks to assist you in life.

I came across the article on yahoo.com about creative household uses for the rubber band. Very interesting. What do you think and what ideas do you have?

1. Paint can marker. If you’re partially finished with a can of paint, wrap a rubber band around its exterior at the same level as the paint that’s inside the can so you can tell at a glance how much you have left. (can definitely relate to since we just painted EVERY room in our new home)

2. Pencil eraser. Fold a rubber band a few times to rub off pencil doodles.

3. To keep soap output in check. Loop a rubber band around the neck of the pump on a liquid soap dispenser to control how much soap comes out with each use.

4. Bookmarks. Just wrap a band around the page you’ve just finished reading and the cover of the book. You won’t have to worry about losing your place, nor do you have to bend the pages.

5. To manage stray wires—or yarn. Wrap cords and balls of yarn or thread in bands to prevent tangles.

6. Baby-proof cabinets. Bind knobs with rubber bands to keep them firmly shut. (Don't get this one, but....ok).

7. Remote control pad. Wrapping the base with a band keeps your remote from sliding off the coffee table—and prevents your furniture from scratching.

8. Make a broom last. When the bristles on a broom get tired and start to splay out, wrap a couple rubber bands close to the base to keep them tight (and cleaning more effectively).

9. Kitty proof your toilet paper. To keep kittens (or puppies) from pawing at the ends, wrap a band around a roll of toilet paper.

10.Bottle gripper. To keep shampoos, conditioners, etc from slipping from your hands in the shower, wrap rubber bands around the middles to make them easier to grip.

11. Keep a sliced apple fresh. Supposedly, after you slice an apple into wedges, if you reassemble the wedges so the apple looks intact again and wrap a (clean!) band around it, it slows down the browning process—a good thing to keep in mind for brown bag lunches.

Mad Lib for a Rainy Day

Why is it that on rainy, chilly days we all want to stay in bed, cuddle, eat junkie food and watch movies/reality TV/The Food Network/HGTV....aka whatever you can watch for hours and hours?

No matter who I ran into today, everyone said the same thing "Instead of being here, I wish I was in bed cuddling with [fill in the blank] watching [fill in the blank] eating [type of junk food]." It's kinda like mad libs.

Therefore, here is a mad lib for the day....

Instead of being in [place________], I wish I was in bed cuddling with [person, animal or thing__________] watching [guilty pleasure on TV/movie_______________] eating [fave junk food______________].

Here's mine:
Instead of being in WORK, I wish I was in my new plush, pillowtop (....sorry it's my blog, I can be creative) bed with WRANGLER (my puppy) and HUBBY watching REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY eating SALSA AND CHIPS and CUPCAKES.

Okay, so Curtis Stone is NOT my husband, but a girl can dream, can't she?! Haha. Just kidding......I have an amazing husband who I love very much <3 Daydreaming is definitely a way to enjoy life..... Until next time....Goditi la vita!

My Life of 25.

I guess before I begin blogging about the little things in life, I should begin with the larger picture: introducing myself. Now, I wish I could reveal myself, so to speak, but being a victim of identity theft a few times is preventing me from doing so. Therefore, I will be general. I am a (mid!) 20-something woman who, in the last year, was promoted to a new job, got married and bought a (first) home. My 25th year of life was insane. Insanely amazing, but insane none-the-less. The stress of all three respectively is overwhelming, let alone all three in one year. I credit my organization, communication and negotiation skills that got me through it all (plus my husband, family, friends, puppy, chocolate....and a bottle of wine every now and again).

I have learned a great deal about what is important in life, what I used to take for granted and what I should be thankful for. Even though all three situations were stressful (the wedding the least stressful, believe it or not), each one was one step closer to being a "grown up" and each one was a positive life experience that is worth enjoying and feeling incredibly blessed for (even though the faxing, emails, scanning, copying, phone calls, etc were a little OOC [out of control] with the house-buying). I thoroughly enjoyed the wedding...and I mean, the whole shabang...from the engagement, bridal shower, planning process, bachelorette party, planning process, guest list, planning process, photos, makeup, hair, family, friends, planning process, honeymoon....it was all fun and amazing....even the planning process. From the get-go, my mom (one of the wisest women in the world) said "This will be a no-stress wedding. We will have fun with every step"....and we did. That is how I TRY and tackle every experience. Sometimes I fail and sometimes I succeed. My wedding? I succeeded. New job? I succeeded. Buying a house? I failed....miserably. Enter the wine.

In all three life-changing occasions, I learned the same things: keep calm, everything will work out, stay organized, be thankful this is happening and wine cures all. Needless to say, I am now a Wine Connoisseur, but that is neither here nor there. :) I will talk about wine in a later posting.

Why am I telling you all this useless info about myself?
1. It sets the stage and introduces myself to you
2. Let's you know I can keep the humor in every stressful situation I am in
And 3. It's my blog :)

While The Life Enjoyer will be about the little things in life and how to enjoy them, this first posting is, like I mentioned before, an introduction into my busy year and what I have taken from it. Because, with every experience I experience, I try and learn something. That is what makes life enjoyable! Thank you for reading my first-ever blog post. I promise next time, much shorter. Until next time....Goditi la vita!