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Organize Your Home

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Store socks in the sock drawer, cutting knives in the knife holder, screwdrivers in their storage can (make one by cutting cardboard to the length of a coffee can, then spiraling it inside the can) and so on and so forth. I carried this idea to our garage. Clean storage areas at least every couple of years and de-clutter as you do.

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How To Re-use Common Items

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Zip lock bags are routinely washed and used again for food (or other) storage. Plastic bags are used as trash can liners, food carriers on trips, package stuffing for shipping and re-wrapping precious Christmas keepsakes for storage. We tear down big boxes and lay them on the garage floor in case of oil leaks.

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