To paraphrase Julius Caesar’s “Veni,vidi, vici” [I came, I saw, I conquered], Capt. A.R. Perfecto...

Actually...I had no clue they used it until a friend in CA emailed me....

..and asked if I was the only Marilyn F in Edgewater, Florida that had a Quick Tip in Cooks Illustrated?

Turns out they accepted the idea for their Quick Tips, but I had apparently thrown away the notification letter from them unopened, thinking it was another renewal plea.

I received a free year's subscription.

 
Don't worry - I have taken good care of her...

it started when I told her if she needed anything to ask me since I had been here longer than just about everybody else. She didn't think I would know anything about her 'area' but I told her she might be surprised. So she said "so you are a real smart a**" - NOT the way to start your employment especially when you sit right next to me! Then about a week later after she had managed to offend or tick off almost everyone in the deparment, she asked about me to help fill in the origin of of the term Potter's field and I was able to come up with the information so she gave me the title of "repository of useless information". She has continued to act likes she knows it all and tick people, including me, off so I will no longer assist her with any information - she can just go find it herself and usually she can't do that!

PS - we named her O2 - for Olive Oil - she looks like a modern day Olive Oil that just drug herself out of bed every morning and comes in to work hung over!

 
another tip for kitchen drawers. when we bought our house 6 years ago, all the drawers....

were lined with linoleum from the flooring, cut to size. the insides of the drawers and cabinets stay pristine. it's particularly fantastic under the kitchen sink. very easy to clean.

I went to a local store and bought a nice remenant (cheap) and lined the pantry shelves too. they also did this in the bathrooms. if things ever get too yucky, just replace.

 
I wish everything was alphabetized...the soup section of the grocery market...

I get so frustrated trying to find a certain soup, I have to restrain myself from throwing cans all over the aisles. One of my pet peeves!
This of course comes from being married to Mr. Analytical, emphasis on the anal. (smile)

 
Reason #1,567 why I am self-employed: Management that is too timid or too lazy

to get rid of the bad apples! She sounds awful, and I bet it hurts the morale of the entire office to have her around.

 
Capt. A. R. Perfecto wants to thank Mimi and Finer Kitchens for providing the means...

to share these photos.

These steps had been previously posted on "The site formerly known as Gail's"
But as we all know: one picture is worth a 1000 words.

PS: It warms the cockles of my heart to see other ARs out there.

 
Did anyone see the movie Sleeping with the Enemy? Her DH was AR gone crazy and that was a

critical part of the plot. DH for deranged husband in this case. As much as I admire and covet your neat drawers(that somehow doesn't sound right LOL) I can't help thinking of this movie when I see neat and tidy cabinets and drawers.

 
Our lease was pushed back a month, so we don't get the key until Oct. 1. We caved,

but the on-the-way-out tenants are being very cooperative now since they got their extra time, and it looks like it will go very smoothly.

Thanks for asking!

 
Drawer? Try a 12 foot square area (AKA "Room of Requirement") where all the junk goes. That's how..

the spice drawer is organized.

 
Bed Bath & Beyond has spice jars. Not sure if they have itsy-bitsy ones.

Sometimes I use the little plastic containers with lids that take-out salsa comes in. Some little "sample' sizes of jams are very small.

 
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