Hawaiin Tropic removes pen ink

Who would have thought that Hawaiian Tropic Tanning Lotion removes pen ink? Well it does. I was in the kitchen washing dishes. A while ago, we had removed any markers and pens from our toddlers reach. Unfortunately he got a hold of a pen and decided to write on one of our little foot ottoman. He called me and I turned around and noticed what he had done. I started to freak out. I got Clorox wipes, no luck. Baby wipes, no luck. Water with soap, no luck. I went outside where my husband was to tell him what happened, he was upset and we figured the ottoman was ruined and we had to throw it  out.
I went online and and googled my problem. On one of the chat rooms a reply said to use tanning lotion, but very little of it or it will start cracking the material. I figured it wouldn't hurt to try a section so I did. It came off sooo quickly. It did crack the material a bit but not much.
Our ottomans are saved. I wish I would have taken before and after pictures, but I was not thinking about blogging it at that time.



Guest Post

My next guest is my sister Gabby. She is a funny and beautiful mother of 4. She is sharing with us her Organized Pantry. Clear jars were purchased from Ikea, wicker baskets, collected and bought and different places. Gabby also added some pictures of her closet. Thanks for sharing.

Here is Gabby:

A pantry and a closet is not a place, it's “an attitude “

My pantry and my closet are my favorite places in the house.
Being organized eliminates clutter. My struggles are gone because my strategy exists.

Every item in the pantry has a consistent, assigned home.

A portable dvd player...2 thumbs up!!!

I love my reality tv shows, but i dont really get to watch them till late at night (when im half asleep and end up turning the tv off in the middle of a show) or because our little son wants to what mou mouse aka mickey mouse or handy manny. so...this last week we entered the portable dvd player. when I get home during the week, i sit him down at the dinner table with either dinner, or a snack, and I push play. I turn on the tv and watch my show or shows while I'm cleaning up, getting things ready for the next day, dinner, or just wanting to relax. wow,how come I didn't think of that before? not only are we both content, but I'm multi tasking at the same time. I love my ideas sometimes.

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Discounts gotta love them

About 10 years ago, my favorit job was working at Strouds Linen Outlet. I loved it there. Deep down, i get happy when i buy stuff for the house, pillows, sheets, drapes, etc. When i worked there we got a 30% discount, and it was even better when stuff was on sale, we would add our discount on top of that. It was great.
Now, I now longer work there, but my sister works at Lowes and we tell her what were looking for and if it comes up on sale she calls us, we tell her to grab it and we get her discount on top of the sale price. we love that.
today i went to go visit her during my lunch hour and bought these that were already 25% off and i got her discount. All three for $12.50, great deal right?

i bought 1 of this one



and 2 of this one

for our guests

for a gal who has a husband that travels as much as mine, i get access to plenty of travel size shampoos, lotions etc. so instead of having a drawer full of these things, i have put together little sets for my guests. the little washcloths (they come in packs of five or moreat the stores) i have had that were just taking up space in my cabinet.

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Not just a formula dispenser....It's More!!!

For those of you who have these little containers at home just taking up space,

because you think your child isn’t on formula anymore, here is a Tip.

Fill each little section with different treats: gold fish, mini graham cookies,etc.

Take it with you as a snack tray and it’s less mess than carrying different bags of treats for the kiddos.

and if you dont have any kids, they are great for organizing, scrapbooking, etc.

you can find them at any store, walmart, target, babies r us, grocery stores.