J2's Magnetic Wonders...

....bet you were expecting something handmade!

JGT Magnets

Here are some of the more "interesting" magnets on our fridge, given to us over the years. I don't think I've ever bought a magnet for myself.

There are a handful of other ones but they're the kind that you get in the mail from real estate agencies, restaurants, or other places that use magnets as advertising material.

Magnet Challenge

Sinatra rocks. Go the Lat Pack!

Bendy and my new pet Magnet.

Close up of my new pet Magnet, a product of tsaiWare.

Fridge magnets, magna-doodles, the magnetic strip on the back of your credit card...

You all have magnets in your house... SHOW ME!

JGT Wall-Hangings

I have one of those chinese wall hangings, but I also have 2 destructo-cats, so it stays rolled up in the cupboard. Can you frame these sorts of wall hangings in any way to protect them? That would be so un-Asian though.

So, here are some things that are somewhat safe to hang on the wall:

My hair dryer

It's hanging, it's kinda a buddha, it's hanging buddha! You can see where destructo-cats got to it.

JGT Candles

We have a few candles floating around the house, but the ones on our balcony are more amusing. When we first moved in, we put these garden candle holders out then put regular candles in them. We didn't think that regular candles wouldn't withstand the sun and heat, so this is what we have now. BTW, the dead shrubs were already dead when we moved in.

JGT Medicine Cabinet

I didn't bother tidying it up.

Something simple

My challenge for this week, is pretty easy. Everyone has one, one dozen, one hundred, but we've all got candles. You don't have to get excessive, believe me, I could have. Just post one of your candles this week. After or along with J1's "What's under your sink" challenge.

Not quite a wall hanging

But it's hanging on the wall.

Wall hangings, anyone?

This hangs in my bedroom. It was painted by my uncle whose name, both Chinese and English, has escaped me.

So... What's hanging on your walls?

Fusebox

The great thing about living in a house that's a hundred years old, is the original wiring.
Here is our fusebox complete with loose insulation and unsheathed 240V wiring (see inset). The previous owners decided, in their infinite wisdom, that it was a good idea to put in 30 amp fuses where they should be 15 amps.

Catching up- doorknob

Ok I know I'm late to the party- but I feel the need to share these:

On my my doorknobs are an assortment of scarves tied around the door handles. This is to prevent LL "door slammer" from adding to our hole-in-wall count.

For variety we also have "rolled up blanket" behind doors since we ran out of scarves.

My 'medicine cabinet'

Strictly speaking, I don't have a medicine cabinet but do have this melamine shelving in my bathroom. Note that I'm sponsored by Nivea.

Also, I keep my vitamins in the lounge room because the theory is that I'll see them while I'm having breakfast and remember to take them. It works, in theory.

House of Meds

There wasn't much "medicine" in the medicine cabinet, mine is mostly full of moisturizers, make-up removers and hair products I hardly ever use. The "medicine" lives in the spice cupboard, or at my desk at work!

"Cupboard under the kitchen sink" challenge

The "Medicine Cabinet" challenge wasn't much of a winner. It may have been a bit too personal too soon. Even I wasn't too sure about sharing the contents of mine without rearranging or removing things from it, so here's one that's a little bit easier (and possibly less embarrassing).

The stuff that lives under my kitchen sink.