One essential thing for anyone who cares at least a tiny bit about keeping organized, personal organizers, PDAs or moleskin notebooks are daily used.

Normal organizers can be quite bulky and electronic gadgets aren’t always completely reliable. Forget to charge them or put batteries in and you’re screwed.

As well as being expensive, they’re also not exactly environmental friendly.

Pocketmod seems to be a nice solution for several reasons: *it’s DIY, *it’s recyclable and *small.

On Pocketmod.com are detailed instructions on how to build your own personal organizer. I actually really like the concept. The instructions are easy to follow and I think I’m going to build my own this weekend.

Many things make this little personal organizer special, here is a list.

1. It fits easily in your back pocket or purse.
2. It’s as cheap as one piece of paper (Because that’s all it is!)
3. It opens like a book. Leading to easier to find, more organized notes.
4. The first page has a pouch, big enough to carry a business card!
5. Customizable with “Mods” tailored to your needs.
6. It’s free and fun!

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Anyone who likes building things and generally is into DIY would surely have at least one workbench.

I think they are quite useful and well, actually necessary for anyone who’s into  do-it-yourself. One of the best workbenches around has to be the Black and Decker Workmate WM825. What I like about it is the ease of storage as it just folds and you can put it virtually anywhere. It also features dual working heights for use as sawhorse, workbench or vice… So this spring when you start a new project, check this one out.

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Last year I got myself a brand new sewing machine. I haven’t used it yet cause I never seemed to have much time to devote to my hobby and, well, I’m having a hard time finding good quality fabric to work with.

I love some of the fabrics at DesignDivaFabrics.com. They have some lovely styles and I’m particularly into their vintage stuff as well the some of the brands, such as Ralph Lauren and Versace Home. They have a wide range of different fabrics, from silk to discount velvet upholstery fabric.

Anyways, they also have a blog and recently they started this Vote Up Count Down. This is actually a really fantastic idea! Anyone can create an account and vote for their favourite fabric. The fabric which receives the most votes, will be featured on the Count Down mode, meaning it will get cheaper by the second. The fabric with the next most votes will then replace it and so on, so forth…

If you sign up with them you will get notified via email when your fabric gets into Count Down mode.

Great idea, check it out!

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I have somewhat of a resentment towards cleaning cars. I’ve never helped clean a car in my life and up until recently, I thought I never would.

The Tesla Roadster or the Lighting GT have certainly caught my eye and if I ever I get my hands on one of them, it’ll shine like a new diamond.

They aren’t the cheapest of cars, so I’d certainly make sure that I would purchase a high quality car polisher.

One interesting product is the Orbital / Auto Buffer. Available at LanesCarProducts.com, I actually haven’t ever heard about that stuff before. According to their site

Professional auto detailers use high speed buffers to eliminate paint oxidation and paint defects. All though this may be natural for them, there are risks involved which can sometimes cause damage to your clear coat finish.

I didn’t know that either, but then again, I never had to deal with car products. Very informative indeed.

Anyway, so basically orbital buffers are a great alternative to hand waxing, produces professional results and leave your ride with a high shine . Sounds perfect.

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Growing your own vegetables can be a very fulfilling and rewarding hobby. I usually love the part where you actually get to eat them and realise how damn easy that was! My main reason for DIY veggies is the all-natural, pesticide free, alternative way you get to feed your system without slowly poisoning it. That alone is a massive benefit!

As I previously suggested, it’s just one of many good reasons to start your own garden.

Once you have decided on what to plant, you can basically start to gather the most essential tools for your project, which includes garden gloves, a fork, a spade, shears, trowel, watering can, shovel, a rake, string, plant labels and seeds.

Okay, maybe a bit over the top, but I love my Pink Garden kit. The Pink Garden Kit Includes:
• Stainless steel fork & trowel with pink soft grip handle
• Trug with stowable handle
• Soft on your knees kneeling mat
• One pair heavy duty gloves
• Easy grip pruning shears
• One Pair lightweight non-slip cotton gloves
• 100mg apres garden hand cream
• Pink daisy seeds (Bellis Perennis)
• Gardening string
• Plant labels
All the tools you need to start gardening, in pink. Available on Amazon/eBay priced at around £19.99

Garden gloves generally aren’t hard to find, there’s many suppliers in local garden centres or on the Internet.

Bionic garden gloves, looking ultra hi-tech.

Doing a bit of research on garden tools brings up one common opinion many people share; in order for your tools to last a long time, you should start off with buying good quality.

Taking care of and maintaining them is another story.

Enemy No. 1 is water. Water causes rust - so keep them dry. It’s also recommended to clean your tools after each use and keeping the wooden handles smooth by sanding and oiling them.

Here’s a video tutorial that shows how to use the most common garden tools: Videojug.

Previously - Vegetable P0rn: The Kitchen Garden From Planning To Execution I

Coming soon… Preparation And Alternatives To Soil Gardening

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