Henrietta23
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I should get some flour sacks too. I wore out most of my son's old cloth diapers and bought new ones to use for cleaning.cknmom said:
Can you live without paper towels?
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We buy paper towels, but use them thoroughly before throwing them out . . . here is what we do:
We tear one square in half (this is best done by folding it in half and then ripping it in half the other direction -- so each half has a fold at the top) and then we each use half as a napkin for dinner (just me and my H here). My "napkin" is usually relatively clean, so I use it again at breakfast. We usually don't sit down for lunch, even on weekends, so don't typically need one then. That's one square a day for two people. I then keep all but the very most soiled pieces so I can grab them to clean up the really icky stuff, or wipe butter out of a pan.
I buy paper towel at Costco, but I would guess only once a year.
I have lots of cloth napkins, but have a hard time justifying using them on just us.
I like what someone said about buying mis-matched ones at thrift stores. I have found some really nice cloth napkins at our local thrift store before.
We tear one square in half (this is best done by folding it in half and then ripping it in half the other direction -- so each half has a fold at the top) and then we each use half as a napkin for dinner (just me and my H here). My "napkin" is usually relatively clean, so I use it again at breakfast. We usually don't sit down for lunch, even on weekends, so don't typically need one then. That's one square a day for two people. I then keep all but the very most soiled pieces so I can grab them to clean up the really icky stuff, or wipe butter out of a pan.
I buy paper towel at Costco, but I would guess only once a year.
I have lots of cloth napkins, but have a hard time justifying using them on just us.
I like what someone said about buying mis-matched ones at thrift stores. I have found some really nice cloth napkins at our local thrift store before.- Thread starter
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Hey Cassandra, I admire your efforts! You and your husband are doing well with the cold turkey gig! Better than I could! 
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In the kitchen I only use them when I fry bacon, french fries or some such to absorb grease or for placing hot cookies on to cool. When I'm not using them I HIDE the buggars or the hubby and kids would go thru a roll every couple days.
Diva paper towels are my favorite though, when I have a bad cold or my allergies are bad , I use them in place of kleenex. They are just as soft , but you can actually blow your nose on them a few times without them falling apart.
Diva paper towels are my favorite though, when I have a bad cold or my allergies are bad , I use them in place of kleenex. They are just as soft , but you can actually blow your nose on them a few times without them falling apart.
