Dear FlyLady,

Flossers!

Some in my family prefer the little plastic floss sticks over classic dental floss string. Improvements in dental visits had me determined to keep the little sticks stocked! However, neat freak that I am I could not get used to a big plastic bag sitting on my sink countertop. I also did not want to pay much at all for a nice decorative dish to hold them. Then after Christmas I spotted a hat on a cookie tin soldier as I was about to toss it. I felt the brassy tones and size were perfect to hold the flossers! No one can tell it’s a repurposed holiday decoration!

Here’s the great part. One day while tackling the little metal ring around the drain in my sink, which ALWAYS gets a line of black funk around it, I struggled to scrub out the grime. My sink was sparking, but if you looked closely, you could still see a ring of grime around the drain ring. My aha moment came. I grabbed a flosser stick, and used to pointy end to dislodge the most embarrassing long black funk string that had been stuck for who knows how long. It was satisfying to say the least. So, now, I use a floss stick in the drain as part of my bathroom clean up about every other week!

-Blueshoes Flybaby
Memphis, TN