The mailman is one of my favorite people on the days he brings me a package I've been eagerly waiting for. With my online shopping habit, that mailman is well liked by me. But once a month he's my best friend when he brings me the latest issue of
REAL SIMPLE. Today was one of those days. I'm even lucky enough to have it every month for free, because my mom loves it as much as I do. She always renews my subscription when she does hers, with their 2 for1 offer for loyal readers. Thanks mom. If you don't already read this perfect-in-every-way magazine, let me just share a little bit of what you are missing. One of their sections, "solutions", is jammed packed with a-ha ideas for everyday problems. Here are a few of the August finds:

The bottle tripod:



This handy little doodad fits right on top of a soda bottle or water bottle to create a tripod. Very handy for group shots to include yourself in, or for stable picture taking. These can be found at Compact Impact, which is an awesome source in itself for more little "solutions".

Next, the Maze Brownie Pan from Fred Flare.


For those fans of the edge pieces of a pan of brownies (that's me). This pan creates at least 2 edges with every piece of brownie. Talk about genius. I gotta get me one of these. Besides that, another great find, is Fred Flare, which is also packed full of fun things to buy. Thanks Real Simple.

The tripod and the brownie pan were my favs, but every solution mentioned this month were must see's including some shaving gel tablets, and some great uses for lettuce leaves and shower curtain liners. I'm pretty sure you can read about all this on their website, if you don't subscribe. But trust me, pick up an issue, and you'll soon be hooked like me. Enjoy.