mandymatus

@mandymatus (3)

United States • Age 42

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What do you do with your old socks?

kykidd @kykidd (6812) • United States 4 Sep 09

What do you do with your old socks? Once they get a hole in the toe, or the heel gets worn out, do you use your old socks for something else? Or do you just throw them away? I have been trying to come up with some purposes for...

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mandymatus If a sock gets a hole in the toe or heel you can mend it if they are in good shape otherwise. Back in the day they called it "darning". Basically you get out a needle and some thread and closely stitch back and forth across the hole. Then you still have a good...

5 Sep 09

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Fried Rice, Anyone?

cwong77 @cwong77 (2010) • Malaysia 4 Sep 09

In my house, if we have extra rice cooked for the day, it will be kept in the fridge, and accumulated over a few days, or sometimes to a week. Reason being the people in my house all love fried rice, and using the cold rice for...

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mandymatus Yum, fried rice is so good! I think it is a great way to be frugal and resourceful, to use up what you have on hand, instead of throwing perfectely good food out. I like to use lots of fresh veggies, peanuts and chicken. The sauce I make out of soy sauce and...

5 Sep 09

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What do you do with your old toothbrush?

kykidd @kykidd (6812) • United States 10 Aug 09

What do you do with your old toothbrush? Do you just automatically throw it away when you switch to a new one? Or do you use it for something else around the house. We have a tendency to use these old toothbrush for cleaning...

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mandymatus I keep my toothbrush until I notice that the bristles are starting to fray. When it is time to replace it we usually just throw them away, however, I do keep one in my cleaning bucket to scrub hard to reach areas such as around faucets and knobs. They work...

4 Sep 09