On A Lighter Note: Bounce!

I borrowed the following post from my new favorite website: hellogiggles.  I've been trying to figure out how to help out on recycling and reusing and this is the perfect way!  Growing up, my mom ALWAYS used Bounce dryer sheets.  It has now become a staple in my life so, of course, I have these sheets for every load of laundry I do.  That's a lot of sheets considering I change multiple times in any given day!  Hey, I'm a girl, all right??

Anyhoo, here are some great uses for Bounce dryer sheets.  I have yet to try any of them but i'll tell you what.  The sheets overnight in my stinky flats will definitely be the first I try!  Oh, and dusting, of course, when I run out of my Swiffer sheets...

#1. Mouse Repellent:

Trust me, I don’t want to think about this either or ever. However, in college, when I lived off campus with my roommates in a house in Brighton, Massachusetts we had a mouse spotting. It was a dark period in my college years, but I got through it. Why? Because I Googled “What can you use to keep mice away before your landlord can set mousetraps?” And of course, I found some really great internet advice: peppermint extract and dryer sheets. In a pinch, I subbed extract for peppermint tea bags and put those, as well as dryer sheets, all over our house and surrounding my entire bed. Guys, let’s just say it worked. I mean, I really don’t know if it did but I felt protected and that’s what’s important.

#2. Dusting:

This one is really true. If you’re ever feeling like dryer sheets are wasteful and you want to be more green, you can reuse your used dryer sheets to dust around your apartment or house, so make sure you save them. I know you’re probably all, “No way, that doesn’t work!” But it does – especially on TVs.

#3. Odor Eaters for Flats:

I think we’ve all lost a pair of flats because they start to smell. What do you expect when you wear these things with bare feet? I mean, I know you can wear those little ped socks, but they’re kind of freaky. So what do you do when odor starts to creep into your favorite dancing flats? You stuff dryer sheets in them any time you’re not wearing them. It works. Never again will you toss a pair of flats before their time.

#4. Static Guard:

Yes! My godmother taught me this one. If you ever find your hair standing up a little bit from static or your clothes getting a little clingy, dryer sheets will work in the place of static guard. You’ll be best friends. Just take one sheet and rub it on your hair and clothes and it will help to reduce static cling. You’re welcome.

#5. Keep Bees Away

Summer is full of outdoor BBQs and picnics. While these are fun times with friends, it often comes with a lot of pests like bees. Who wants to get stung by a bee? No one. Not me. Not ever. So the next time you see bees buzzing around when you’re outside, rub your clothes with a dryer sheet and place some out by your BBQ/picnic food to deter bees from hanging around.

Discrimination.

(My apologies, but please note that this post is heavier than most.)

Cancer does not discriminate.  Cancer does not care who you are.  It does not care how much money you make.  It does not care about the color of your skin.  Cancer doesn't even care if you are male or female.  Cancer does not care how healthy you are either.

Cancer does not discriminate.

I did not know my grandfather, Joseph Phineas Dunham, who died of lung cancer, but he was the first person I'd ever heard of to die of this horrible disease.  We believe this is what helped my grandmother quit smoking.

I have known a handful of other people who have been diagnosed with different types of cancers.  Some have passed away and some have survived.  Some of them very, very close to me.  I remember talking to my sister in law a couple years ago.  Her very best friend, whom my niece was named after, died from cancer.  When talking to her, I discovered it was such a sudden thing that she still can't believe it.  My brother and I talked after that.  Her friend was a health nut, constantly running and keeping in shape.  Cancer found her anyway.

Cancer does not discriminate.

This morning I got a text message from my boss:

"So sorry to tell you this, Sue passed away this morning."

Sue began feeling symptoms only a week and a half ago.  Her boss finally talked her into going to the doctor's Friday afternoon.  She was admitted immediately.  She was only having symptoms of difficulty breathing.  We all figured it was pneumonia since that summer cold is going around.  It's amazing how quickly it happened.

Cancer does not discriminate.