Mom's Gadgets

Just recently I decided to get acrylic nails.  My own fingernails have always left a bit to be desired.  So, I was excited to get them, however there was one thing I dreaded doing with them, dishes.  I have a dishwasher but apparently it is not the very best, it does not get my dishes clean.  So lately I’ve been trying to wash more of them by hand. No fun, but someone’s gotta do it.

So, yesterday I was in the local dollar store, and I was searching for gloves to use to cover my pretty nails when doing dreaded dishes.  Instead, I happened upon this great gadget,  a dishwashing liquid dispensing wand and scrubber for doing dishes.  It was super cheap, and though I’ve seen more expensive models I decided to opt for it and give it a try.

I got the gadget home and had to try it out. I whizzed through the dishes in not time, and even better barely had to get my hands wet.  I was one happy momma.  You can get a similar wand to the one I was using here.

Ok, so I’m expecting, and therefore have “cravings”.  One of my latest, shaved ice.  It is just something about the cold, the crunch.  So, I go off in search of the perfect ice shaver.  I have to have one, one that makes the best shaved ice possible.  As a teenager I worked in a snow cone stand, the machine we had make the most heavenly shaved ice for those snow cones.  If I could only find one of those.  But, alas, those are pricey and I’m on a budget so I go shopping…here’s what I find:

The Hawaian Shaved Ice Maker, and it’s reasonably priced at $34.95.  Not bad huh?  Now I can have have that heavenly ice that I crave.  It’s perfect for hot summer days too with the kids, or for a fun treat anytime.  Get some Kool aid and you’re all set.

These also make fun drinks to make at your next party or back yard BBQ.  It will be a great addition to your other kitchen gadgets, and one I’m sure you’ll find yourself using more than you ever expected. I know I sure will!

The kitchen timer, such a small, but oh so handy gadget, the everyday kitchen timer really can help us moms with so many important tasks,  accomplishing more around the house, putting the kids in timeout, making a game of clean up time, cooking the perfect meal, baking cookies.  All of it, the kitchen timer can help you to do and do well.

Using a kitchen timer for the previously mentioned tasks can be well…. handy.  Just think, you will be able to get more done knowing you have 15 minutes to do it and that timer is going to buzz when the minutes are over. It has been a motivation for me, and for my son if I can get him to stop asking me “mom, when is the timer going to go off?”

There are different models available out there today including the old windup, and then theirs the new sleek digital timer, whatever floats your boat, you can use them both equally as well.

So, what do you use your handy dandy kitchen timer for?