Products I Can't Live Without

I'm joining Susan at Between Naps on the Porch for an impromptu linky party entitled "Products I can't live without."

I LOVE my flat iron!  My hair is thick and is prone to frizz.  I always kept my hair style short until about 5 years when my hairdresser told me to get a flat iron. I had purchased one before from Walmart but was not impressed at all.  But this time
I went to my local beauty supply shop.  Let me tell you, once you buy a professional hair styling tool, you will not go back to a department store brand.  The blow dryers dry hair faster, the flat irons straighten hair quicker, and the curling irons curl hair faster.  Definitely worth paying a little extra for these babies.

Parchment paper has saved my life, well maybe not by life but my sanity.  Before I would have to stand over my gas stove to make sure cookies didn't brown too much on the bottom before they were even done.  Now that I used parchment paper, my cookies come out perfect every time.  I can even save time by lining
another pan and putting the dough on it, waiting for the first batch to cook.  Once the first batch is done, I just slide cookies and parchment onto a cooling rack.  The second batch can go in immediately.

For such an inexpensive cleaning tool, the Magic Eraser packs quite a punch.  My nephew recently went to college and his tub had stains in it he couldn't get out.  Both he and his roommates had scrubbed and scrubbed.  I recommended that he get one and now he has a clean tub!

Our home has a metal roof, which I love, but when it is stormy outside, it can get loud upstairs.  If a storm comes through and wakes me up, I just use my ear plugs and get a good night's sleep. 




My husband is a carpenter and my teenage son also has every tool known to man but if I need a hammer, there is never one to be found.  My son solved this problem by giving me a zebra striped hammer for Christmas.  I don't see him or my husband taking a zebra hammer so I think it's safe to say I'll be able to find one now.

I have measuring tapes everywhere!  I'm always needing to measure something.  I also keep a cloth one, like a tailor's measuring tape in my purse.  I use to keep a small metal one in it but my purse was getting too heavy so I switched to this
to lighten my load.  I usually measure furniture that I find a garage sales, antique stores, etc.


So, these are just a few of my favorite things that I can't live without.  Click on this link and check out the other great ideas.  I've found a few more that I'll be adding to my list as well.