Some Interesting Recyling Ideas

I have generally been browsing around the internet and came accross this really cool website called Life Hackery. It’s the sort of website that you can easily get sucked into reading and before you know it three hours have passed! Anyway, I particularly love this post 99 Extraordinary, Creative and Unusual Uses for Ordinary and Everyday Objects.

I used to be a design student and one of the projects we had was to design an item made form recylced products. The one I made was a light made from car speakers but I have to admit that I really prefer many of the items listed on this post. I’m not sure which one I like best, perhaps the chopsticks. I’m not sure.

Other articles I like are 21 Amazing Alternate Uses for Vodka and 7 More Garbage Gardening Tips.

How to Use Vinegar

I’ve developed a real taste for pickled onions of late and felt a bit of shame throwing out all that perfectly good vinegar.  Surely there must be something that I can do with all that vinegar?  Well, I had a look around and see a number of great ideas on using vinegar.

First of all it can be used on chips, can be used for removing rust from metal and works well on fungal nail infections.

There are so many different types of vinegar and it’s important that you read up about what each type does.  It’s truly astounding that you can buy white vinegar, malt vinegar, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar and a whole load more.

Does Money Really Make You Happy?

I have never been that well off but at the same time I would never say that I was poor either. However it’s very easy to get caught in a trap where you think that that next item you buy will somehow make your life complete. It might be that you’re really desperate to buy a PDA, digital photo frame or even a brand new Mercedes. But where does it all stop?

It seems that in no time at all you buy a product and then you see that a newer model has just been released. Of course, it is usually slimmer, sleeker, has more function and is a “must-have”. But when does it all end? There will always be another product released that is better than the one you have.

Let go of this feeling. Really, just let go. I swear, you will feel like there is a big weight lifted off your shoulders. Just be happy with what you have. After all, just look at all the poor people in the likes of Burma and China.

Free Compost

It’s that time of year when everyone starts pottering about in their gardens. The problem is that buying stuff like compost can get pretty expensive. However if you are smart you should be making your own compost. We started composting last year and we’re starting to get a good amount of compost already. However you need to put a lot more organic materials in than you might expect. It all breaks down and compacts, sometimes it feels like it’s never going to end.

One major tip: if you open your compost bin and find that there are loads of flies coming out, it means you’re not putting enough cardboard, paper and wood chips in. If you incread the amount of “dry” matter then you’ll be able to get rid of the flies. I thought were putting in plenty of paper and carboard but it seems not. This has now been addressed.

It might be that you live in an apartment.  I don’t know a lot about indoor composting but I do know that it’s possible.  Sorry, but I can’t help you any more than that.