Tag Archives: recycling

Apr14

I Do Deserve a Donut!

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I Do Deserve a Donut!
I Do Deserve a Donut!

I do! I finally took two old printers to be recycled. I bet I had at least 50 miles on the one I had carried around in my car for weeks.

The other one was an old Hp 830C that’s so old I can’t find ink, anymore. I tried refilling the cartridges and ooh what a mess. The cartridges had little ball bearings you needed to pop out to refill. No thanks. I’d still be using that old printer too! It was a good one! Many school certificates were printed on it, along with Words of the Day and other teaching materials. I could cry.

I took them to Express Computer Clinic in Wilkesboro. I consider the owner a friend since I taught with his wife, and he’s made several old laptops keep running!

Like the Wise Men, I took a different way home. It took me by Dixie Donuts, where I found these beauties:

From l to r, front to back; blackberry filled, key lime, two double chocolate filled, and a coconut cream pie

The blackberry filled is for Kent. Looks like one’s missing! It was a duplicate of one of the others. Can you guess which one?!?

Oct27

Covered Box

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Covered Box

It’s finished (when it dries!)

It took days, but I didn’t have to buy a thing.

I had the paper, the glue and the spray paint. Amazon supplied the box. I was pleased to see that the box came from Carolina Container in High Point, NC! I was still shipping (shopping) local!

The ribbon trim still had it’s 75 cent Hancock Fabrics Clearance sticker. I am not a hoarder. I am an investor!”

Oct23

Recycling an Amazon Box

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Recycling an Amazon Box

I am not entirely sure it’s worth it.

I have all the supplies, including a pack of what I thought was a variety of scrapbook paper. 25 sheets of the same thing. I usually buy scrapbook papers in 2’s. I have plenty of this.

I already had the gold spray paint I used on the inside of the box, and of course, I have lots of glue. I’m trying different kinds, including basting spray. Elmer’s Extra Strength Craft Bond Glue Stick is the current leader, but I’m about to run out (second stick.)

Overall, it’s not costing me anything new, but it is time consuming.

My plantar fasciitis is back with a vengeance, so while I’m staying off my feet, I may as well watch glue dry!