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Today In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Jen Hubley When I examine my credit card statement (with one eye closed, through a hole in a piece of cardboard, as if viewing an eclipse) I'm surprised at how many of my purchases are related to getting organized. In a supreme bit of irony, many of these purchases wind up in a pile on the kitchen table, where mail and stray socks go to die.   In the Spotlight 5 Double Duty Items to Clean and Organize Your Home If I were thinking at all, I'd just raid that catch-all for organizers. Turns out, what you can't do with mismatched socks, shoe boxes, and plastic grocery bags probably isn't worth worrying about.              More Topics Are You Ready for Back-to-School? About.com Whitney Houston: Comeback of the Year? Top 40 / Pop Mourning Civil Rights Champion Ted Kennedy Race Relations Resume Writing When You Have No Experience Teen Advice Best Back to School Books Bestsellers September's Best Food & Wine Events Culinary Travel 5 Rules for Avoiding Bad Investments Money Over 55 Clever Uses for Ice Cube Trays My favorite double-duty household item? Ice cube trays. I can add one to this list: Make dog toys. On the surface, this will look very similar to making regular ice, by the way.   Have You Found a Clever Use for Ice Cube Trays? As an iced coffee lover, I thought this was genius: "In the summertime, I like to brew coffee and freeze it in ice trays. That way, when I want some iced coffee, I can keep it cool without watering it down."     Sponsored Links   How to Choose the Right Dog for You Getting a New Dog Age, size, and activity level are all important doggy characteristics to take into consideration. How did your dog become part of the family? Click here to share the story. Today Ads And Ice Bucket Clamshell Packaging Coffee Market Trends Food Packaging Plastic Packaging Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Arts & Entertainment Automotive Careers Citysearch Cities & Towns Computing & Technology Education Food & Drink Health & Fitness History Hobbies & Games Homework Help House & Home Industry & Business Magazines Money News & Issues Parenting & Family People & Relationships Religion & Spirituality Shopping & Style Small Business Sports Teens Travel Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter as ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=todaysl&e=ignoble.experiment@ARCONATI.US About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.