I love World's Best Cat Litter; we've been using it since we first got our kitty 5 years ago. It's a clumping litter made of corn, which means that there's no mining issue (if that's something that concerns you). It's flushable, if that interests you, and it's safe to eat, for what that's worth.
What I like about it particularly, though, is that it's quite good at clumping and odor control. We use a litter locker, which means we scoop the clumps, so having scoopable clumps matters.
No matter what litter you use, you're bound to smell a cat's fresh deposit (unless you use an F.O.R.A., like we do), but once the litter has absorbed the material, the scent from the litterbox is a gentler scent than the overbearing perfumes from a Fresh-Step-type litter.
What reminded me of writing this post is that I saw a full-page ad in Entertainment Weekly for a rebate program they have going on right now. Yeah, a cat litter ad in a media periodical IS WEIRD, right? But still, $12.99 back for what I buy anyway. You too; follow this link.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Extra Freezer
We rent, and our refrigerator is probably 25 years old or so. The freezer is not large.
With two small children, there's a lot of food that we need to be able to cook on-demand, and we also need some flexibility about when to cook the meals we'd like, which is why we use frozen vegetables more than fresh. Other frozen staples include chicken nuggets, popsicles (in the summer), hamburger patties, pork loin (bought on sale), chicken breasts, pizza, and pasta dishes. Our affection for Costco means we shop less often (which is KEY with little kids!) and we need more room for what we buy.
Enter the extra freezer. It makes it easy to stock up on stuff, and if you have an infant and pump breast-milk, you actually can have room for that storage as well.
I saved money and energy costs by not getting a "frost-free" freezer, but I think if I had it to do over, I'd go with the frost-free. Defrosting the freezer isn't a hassle, but all that frost build-up is annoying on a day-to-day basis.
With two small children, there's a lot of food that we need to be able to cook on-demand, and we also need some flexibility about when to cook the meals we'd like, which is why we use frozen vegetables more than fresh. Other frozen staples include chicken nuggets, popsicles (in the summer), hamburger patties, pork loin (bought on sale), chicken breasts, pizza, and pasta dishes. Our affection for Costco means we shop less often (which is KEY with little kids!) and we need more room for what we buy.
Enter the extra freezer. It makes it easy to stock up on stuff, and if you have an infant and pump breast-milk, you actually can have room for that storage as well.
I saved money and energy costs by not getting a "frost-free" freezer, but I think if I had it to do over, I'd go with the frost-free. Defrosting the freezer isn't a hassle, but all that frost build-up is annoying on a day-to-day basis.
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