[Home-on-the-range] home management tips

Stanzel, Susan - FSA, Kansas City, MO susan.stanzel at kcc.usda.gov
Mon Jul 16 16:44:47 UTC 2012


I hate matching socks. What are sock holders?

Susie

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OOPS! But, of course, it might be a fashion statement. LOL. With socks, you can use sock holders when you put them in the laundry and then keep them matched. Those come off sometimes, but it is fairly plausible.


On Jul 16, 2012, at 10:02 AM, Dianne Hemphill wrote:

> - just thought of another helpful tip. I'm getting ready to work out
> and have a  lot of shoes- as many of you might. Those that tie can be easily found as a pair by always tying one of the laces on each of the shoes of that pair together...figured this out the old fashioned, embarrassing way- Dianne On Jul 16, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Cindy Ray wrote:
>
>> If there are things that you need to have identified, invite a friend or neighbor to come in and help you to get them identified. Then follow the marking rule or one similar mentioned by Diane. If it is hard to keep track of where you are placing things, and to keep them in order, make a recorded list of locations and the things kept in them until you know for sure you remember them well.
>>
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>> On Jul 16, 2012, at 8:28 AM, Dianne Hemphill wrote:
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>>> Hi everyone - just listened to July 10th Matilda Z. (New Line) where a woman is requesting tips on how to manage  by herself while her sighted husband  is in a medical  rehab facility...she  is looking for ideas - would some of you like to pull some useful ideas together to provide some practical tips that she can use almost immediately? I am thinking she does not have any of the tech items that might relay info or even, perhaps ideas on how to easily identify items in her cupboards, pantry , refrigerator, freezer, etc. Not sure of her many challenges as she leaves this wide open. Perhaps, we could give her our top 10 or more ideas that allow us to do our everyday home management  tasks. I'll start:
>>> 1. Try to keep everything organized and in  its special place. This means you must put things back as soon as you have finished using them. If you tend to leave things out around the house and then can't find them, your life can be an endless frustration.
>>> An idea for always finding your purse, for example, hang it on your
>>> bedroom door knob: place a rubber band around items that feel the
>>> same, such as your shampoo and conditioner so you can tell one from
>>> the other by simply remembering that the rubber band is always on
>>> the conditioner: , for example, and: keep your cupboards tidy and
>>> periodically, take out items that you don't use frequently - clutter
>>> is not our friend.  Dianne
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