Yankee 2.0

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• Paper shredder maintenance

  This is a virtually free tip that will extend the life of your paper shredder and can even bring it back from the dead: Vegetable Oil. Pour some vegetable oil (corn, canola, what have you -- probably not expensive olive oil) down where the paper goes... Posted Sep 03 2009, 02:27 PM by Anne Cross with | with no comments Filed under: do it yourself, reuse, recycle

• Homemade cleaning products -- laundry and dishes

  I've been making my own personal and household cleaning products for a while now. I've shared some of the personal care items (the famous salty toothpaste, vinegar hair rinse, shampoo and body wash), and thought I would share these household cleaners... Posted May 10 2009, 06:07 PM by Anne Cross with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: home improvement, do it yourself, simplify, minimizing waste, reuse, recycle

• Home-made conditioner for hair

  Okay, this might sound weird, but it really works to keep your hair soft. It's vinegar... regular old vinegar (white, red wine, apple cider) diluted 1:4 with warm water. You just pour a bit of it over your head then rinse it out after shampooing and... Posted Jan 21 2009, 09:59 AM by Anne Cross with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: do it yourself, simplify, minimizing waste, reuse, recycle

• (Free) birthday organizer

  I've been looking everywhere for a birthday book, aka perpetual calendar, which is a book where you write down people's birthdays by month. I'd seen one online that I was going to order (for $9.99 plus shipping), but their only shipping method... Posted Jan 12 2009, 02:07 PM by Anne Cross with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: do it yourself, simplify, reuse, recycle