The rain forces me to do things that I ordinarily don’t want to do. The idea of cleaning out cabinets and closets rarely appeals to me, but since there’s been nothing but rain this past week, I’ve been in a nesting/cleaning mode. My husband hates it when I go from a laissez-faire wife to a neat-freak wife, because he knows all too well about the ripple effects!
#1 – In Love with Sumo!
Citrus oils are well-known for their cleaning ability and many cleaning products are infused with a citrus scent, but when you peel your first Sumo mandarin, the last thing on your mind will be cleaning! Sumo mandarins are the result of crossing a California orange with a Satsuma mandarin. They are seedless and are the size of oranges, but they are easy-to-peel and have an extremely sweet and juicy flavor, much like mandarins. Cut them in half crosswise and then into wedges to fully expose their beautiful flesh. Like other citrus fruit, they are high in vitamin C, foliate, fiber and potassium, but what’s even better, is that they are low in acid. Look for them in grocery stores now, but hurry! They are only available February through May. I found them at Whole Foods.
#2 – It’s So Simple
You don’t need a bucketful of industrial strength cleaners and you don’t need to spend a lot of money on gadgets that make your life easier. Just take a look at Real Simple’s list of ideas that make housekeeping easier. For example, try using used fabric-softener sheets with a little bit of water to clean soap scum off of glass shower doors.
#3 – Beauty in Everything
There is beauty in everything, right? Now there’s a photography website to prove it. At Beauty in Everything treat yourself to an assortment of great photographs selected on a daily basis. The collections can be viewed by date or by subject matter.
#4 – For Free!
Print out free custom calendars, soduko puzzles, pinhole cameras, customizable pocket organizers, iPod covers, seed packets and more by going to these sites and clicking on the links:
Useful Items You Never Knew You Could Print Out – The Ultimate Guide
Top 5 Useful Items You Never Knew You Could Print Out
#5 – Creative Math
“If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas.”
George Bernard Shaw
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Enjoy your weekend!
What about this? 
I’m kind of laughing right now because I was so excited when I saw the comment you made about the blog. I thought “Finally! Someone else who loves Sumo!”. Had to laugh when I discovered it was the Sumo Mandarin.
We spent 2 years in Hawaii during the early 90’s. One of the more unique experiences for us was that the Sumo matches from Japan were shown on Hawaiian TV. At first we watched a few out of simple curiosity, but somehow my husband and I both got “hooked” on it and had our favorite guys we would root for and would read all about them in the newspaper etc…it really got to be fun and I still kind of miss it.
Anyway, thanks so much for the tip about the Sumo Mandarins….sounds delicious!!!!! I will look for them in the stores here. Really enjoy your blog!
Hi Deb – thanks for reading What About This?! Sorry for the misleading title . . . I did that accidentally-on-purpose!