Hey Everyone!
My morning fare often consists of something leftover that includes mushrooms -- pizza with mushrooms, a veggie omelet with mushrooms, veggie stir fry with mushrooms. As much as I diligently try to cover the dish every time, I can count on it like clockwork -- the mushrooms promptly will explode with several thunderous POPS!, and I'm going to be wiping mushroom entrails somewhere out of the vast corners of the microwave.
I've had this happen even when I've tried to completely wrap thing over with paper towels and tuck the edges under, but to no avail. And so, accepting this as just my mushroom-loving fate, I now keep a wet towel (and a step ladder) ready any time I microwave something.
What kinds of mishaps do you almost always encounter in your usual routines or when you attempt to do certain things?
-- My vitamin pills come in one of those dreaded bottles with the "child safety caps" (which I understand are a great precaution for kids, but not so great for some of us actually trying to get them open.) Nearly every time, I either try to open the bottle too aggressively, or only lightly twist the cap back on without activating the child lock -- so the next time I try to open it either way, I wind up losing my struggle with the cap and spilling pills all over the floor or counter.
I put the pills into 2-week's worth of dispensers, but every time I refill them, I laugh to myself over having to arm-wrestle the bottle again (and usually losing.)
-- I like to dispense some lotions and creams into smaller jars that are easier to store on the counter and use for travel. However, I've found that many times, the liquid nature of the product gets into the threads of the jar and lid, "melting" into an almost glue-like seal that makes it nearly impossible to open. I've used all kinds of jar-opening aids, but sometimes the jars are too small to get a good grip, or the seal is just too tight. Sometimes soaking it in hot water will work, but sometimes I've resorted to breaking the lid, because I didn't want to waste the product.
Now I use bottles with removable tops that flip open, so I have 2 methods of getting to the product -- I can either flip the top open, or take it completely off. The bottles aren't quite as easy to pack as the jars (to me, at least,) but I like having backup access just in case!
How about you?
* What are some things you can almost count on being a mess or disaster, nearly every time?
* Have you just had to accept these things, or have you found a better way?
My morning fare often consists of something leftover that includes mushrooms -- pizza with mushrooms, a veggie omelet with mushrooms, veggie stir fry with mushrooms. As much as I diligently try to cover the dish every time, I can count on it like clockwork -- the mushrooms promptly will explode with several thunderous POPS!, and I'm going to be wiping mushroom entrails somewhere out of the vast corners of the microwave.
I've had this happen even when I've tried to completely wrap thing over with paper towels and tuck the edges under, but to no avail. And so, accepting this as just my mushroom-loving fate, I now keep a wet towel (and a step ladder) ready any time I microwave something.
What kinds of mishaps do you almost always encounter in your usual routines or when you attempt to do certain things?
-- My vitamin pills come in one of those dreaded bottles with the "child safety caps" (which I understand are a great precaution for kids, but not so great for some of us actually trying to get them open.) Nearly every time, I either try to open the bottle too aggressively, or only lightly twist the cap back on without activating the child lock -- so the next time I try to open it either way, I wind up losing my struggle with the cap and spilling pills all over the floor or counter.
I put the pills into 2-week's worth of dispensers, but every time I refill them, I laugh to myself over having to arm-wrestle the bottle again (and usually losing.)
-- I like to dispense some lotions and creams into smaller jars that are easier to store on the counter and use for travel. However, I've found that many times, the liquid nature of the product gets into the threads of the jar and lid, "melting" into an almost glue-like seal that makes it nearly impossible to open. I've used all kinds of jar-opening aids, but sometimes the jars are too small to get a good grip, or the seal is just too tight. Sometimes soaking it in hot water will work, but sometimes I've resorted to breaking the lid, because I didn't want to waste the product.
Now I use bottles with removable tops that flip open, so I have 2 methods of getting to the product -- I can either flip the top open, or take it completely off. The bottles aren't quite as easy to pack as the jars (to me, at least,) but I like having backup access just in case!
How about you?
* What are some things you can almost count on being a mess or disaster, nearly every time?
* Have you just had to accept these things, or have you found a better way?
