Coffee Break: Hanger Storage Rack
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In the occasional Coffee Breaks I do, I admit to usually featuring not-exactly-exciting items — but relatively mundane things like this can make for some of the best household purchases.
Clearly, throwing a bunch of hangers in a box or bag isn't wise, unless you enjoy spending time taking hanger-puzzles apart later. Something like this metal storage rack is much more convenient!
Because I'm always putting off doing laundry, sometimes for a few weeks or more (note: no, I don't wear dirty clothes during that time!), I need a good place to put a big pile of hangers, and this thing is pretty handy. I only use slim felt hangers, so I can fit lots of them on this rack, which I keep on the laundry area of the basement. My son, who uses plastic hangers, has a big closet, so he's got one of these on the floor in there.
This hanger holder from world-renowned brand, uh, SYIDINZN, is under $20 at Amazon.
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this seems like a useless product
yeah I just hang mine in the closet by pushing the clothes down a little, using the space vacated by the item in question.
I worked for a dry cleaner when I was a teenager and we had something like this for collecting and then carrying a three-foot-high stack of empty hangers back and forth from the counter to the back several times throughout the day. It was useful there, but at home I just carry hangers in my hand from the rod in my closet down to the laundry room once or twice a week. I’m not sure why I would need an intermediate stopping place for them.
Our dry cleaner gives us a cardboard version to save wire hangers for recycling.
It would be helpful in my laundry room, which doesnt have a bar for hanging things up.
If there isn’t a bar for them, how do hangers end up in your laundry room? Genuinely asking, because in my house the only rooms that accumulate hangers are the ones where there is a rod for them.
I collect them from the closets so I can hang things up out of the dryer. Im trying to not accumulate more stuff, but this would come in handy in my laundry room
Same
Agree. I could actually use something like this to keep life a little more organized.
Truly.
My thought as well. I just store extra hangers on the closet rack.
Same! I figured everyone did
I do, too, but after clearing out a lot over the last three weeks, I have a lot of empty hangers and would like the rack space back. I’m not stagnant in my wardrobe and sometimes my BF needs to hang some things, so I could see using this after tossing some of the hangers
I absolutely love ours! Our dry cleaners reuse the wire hangers so we just collect them on this and bring it back when full. Really contains the mess in a small closet.
I know this board leans very healthy eating and living but anyone on a statin? Care to share details – like age started, how high was LDL, why you started, has it helped. My dr is mildly starting to put the idea in my head now in my 40s and I was kind of surprised because my ranges are as he says high normal.
Husband is. Genetic. No other men in his family has lived past his 60s. Unmedicated, his triglycerides were 7x what mine are (diet is OK but could be much better).
I started one at 52. I’d put my overall health on a back burner for years and finally had a thorough checkup and found I was diabetic and my cholesterol was 207 with LDL at 145. Lifestyle changes over 3 months didn’t make any change to it (and it had been around 200 even 10 years ago) so I started the statin and at 53, my cholesterol is now 126 with LDL at 65. I’ve kept up the lifestyle changes and lost weight and gotten other conditions under control in the meantime but I’d really never at any point managed to decrease those numbers myself so the meds have worked very well for me.
Husband had triglycerides of 700ish I think, before statins.
My husband as well, his cholesterol is super high due to genetics and the statins have lowered the number. He has an OK diet, but his very very healthy-eating dad has the same numbers absent statins.
My husband was on the high end of normal in his mid 40s and medicating allowed him to make diet and exercise changes before the levels got too high. In his mid 50s, he is now able to keep them lower without meds because he changed his habits. He did have to wean off slowly and with regular lab work overseen by his cardiologist. His doc was impressed, told him most people he treats don’t actually make the necessary lifestyle changes and stick with them, so getting people on meds sooner is all he can do to stave off worse outcomes.
You can wean off statins? Had no idea – I thought they were life long.
This is a misconception on the internet. You need to keep taking them for as long as you want the benefit, but they are not habit forming and you can improve your diet enough to transition back off of them later.
Honestly, the “life long” myth seems to be what is keeping some friends from starting to take a statin and it really bugs me. They are missing out on a beneficial medicine out of the fear they will not be able to stop.
This is wild. They aren’t addicting, they aren’t expensive, and they can save your life. Would people be like this with allergy or thyroid meds?!
It’s because they think fat people are bad.
You don’t even need to be fat if you have bad genes. I know someone skinny with it. The family eats the same thing each day. All are skinny. The bad genes can’t be defeated. Except by statins.
My work bestie was told to go on a statin by his doctors, but he wouldn’t do it. He felt a lot of shame about it and said he would lower his own cholesterol through “lifestyle.”
He’s not here anymore.
Please don’t be him.
Statins have side effects. So do thyroid meds. So do allergy meds. It is not at all unreasonable to not want to commit to medication if lifestyle change is as effective and more appealing. Weird takes here.
Should thyroid replacement therapy really have side effects? (Overdosing or underdosing definitely does, but that’s not required!)
He had to have regular lab work to ensure going off them didn’t have unintended consequences, and he had to do it slowly under his cardiologist’s direction. It wasn’t something he just decided to taper off all on his own one day and he still has regular lab work to confirm he doesn’t need to go back on them.
Genuine question – how do the meds facilitate lifestyle changes? I assume you mean diet and exercise?
Not that poster but I’d take it to mean they give you a longer runway to make diet and exercise changes and to find things you’ll be consistent with. Otherwise with cholesterol issues if you insist you want to try lifestyles, doctors tend to give you 3 months. Often that’s not long enough to make permanent changes or say of the 3 months you were given, one was taken up by working long hours or something with your kids so diet and exercise were back burnered. Then you go back and LDL is the same or even higher and most drs won’t take a chance, they’ll just start statins. With statins on board first you can make changes at a less frantic pace because LDL isn’t creeping higher.
My guess is that the meds bring the levels down, and the lifestyle changes let you maintain those lower levels, where the lifestyle changes alone would not be enough to bring levels down as much as you need. So, not that they facilitate the change exactly, but they facilitate your getting to a place where you can then manage your levels with lifestyle changes alone.
What the others said. Meds didn’t facilitate lifestyle changes, they just bought time for lifestyle changes to take effect and then run the show. He may have been able to achieve the same results with no meds, but his doc rarely saw patients with the discipline to make the changes, and without meds to mitigate the majority of his patients went downhill because they couldn’t sustain the necessary diet and exercise changes.
My brother has been on a statin since he was in 30s, despite having normal cholesterol, because he has type 1 diabetes, which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. You should certainly eat healthy and exercise, but if there’s a reason your doctor wants you to try a statin, it can be worth considering. Is it actually high, or are there other risk factors you didn’t mention?
I started a very small dose (I took 5mg to start instead of the 10mg my doc wanted). I promised, and have, followed up with quarterly testing on my own to track the results. When 5mg proved to be enough to put my LDL into normal, she agreed to proceed. I’m 46 and my LDL was the issue in the 160s. I did a one month diet test that did lower it 15%, but I’m realistic that I can’t maintain that level of diet right now each day. There are other risk factors coming to light too – CRP and LDL-C. I also tested those for myself. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405182
Sorry, should be hs-CRP and lipoprotein(a)!
In men, 3 brothers: one brother is on a small one and fine, second brother hated them (brain fog I think was the trouble) and stopped them, the third is trying to power thru the brain fog but pretty unhappy. Thirds numbers were creeping up due in large part to age, nothing crazy alarming.
If your LDL is in normal range, definitely don’t go on. There are a lot of side effects like fatigue and it can be difficult to go off safely once you’re on.
Some doctors really push statins for whatever reason. Obviously life-saving for folks with very high cholesterol that lifestyle changes can’t fix, but they are for sure overprescribed. Get a second opinion on this front – there are side effects, so no reason to go on them if you aren’t even out of range.
What’s the evidence for being hard to come off – just that your numbers rebound? You can titrate doses up as needed and use them while you fix your diet.
It’s a healthy aging thing. Atherosclerosis is currently a “when” not an “if” and it’s a limit on healthy lifespan.
If you want a perspective that’s more open minded on the cons of statins, maybe try Peter Attia.
It’s easy to find the people who are bullish on statins (and who will argue based on a study that except for a minority of people with a genetic contraindication and maybe some other subsets of people with risk factors, the side effects are nocebo).
This is like being “open minded” about vaccines or c0ndoms. The body of studies available on statins is enormous; it’s one of the best studied interventions we have. They save lives and would save more if taken regularly.
Patients should keep an eye out for side effects but given the short half-life of a statin once taken it makes no sense to refuse them without trying.
I said open minded on the cons; there are cons to vaccines and condoms too actually? Peter Attia advocates for taking statins, but he’ll acknowledge and address some of people’s reservations as opposed to soapboxing about adding them to tapwater.
I think you know the NNT for many of the outcomes that patients care about is high (although we can guess that the NNT for outcomes patients should care about is lower, but this is a real conversation to be had, right?). You should know that many patients who were getting significant side effects (that did NOT go away upon cessation!) were not always being believed until later research proved it.
Hello! I’m wondering if anyone here has had failed sinus surgery? I had a septoplasty, a revision for scar tissue, sinus rinses for years, and still sinus disease on one side. The ENT now thinks that stripping out that side’s sinus membranes will let them regrow healthy after being deeply diseased for so long. I’m a compliant patient and he is a good doctor (other side of sinuses is fine); neither of us knows why this is happening but we are running out of things to try. No one I know has failed things this badly for this long. I miss being vanilla.
Have you had a second opinion?
I’d definitely get some more diagnostic imaging, as well, if you haven’t had that. Could also be something dental.
my brother had something done with his sinuses – I think they enlarged the cavity with a balloon? his own surgeon callled it barbaric/brutal in describing it to me after the surgery (to convey that this was serious surgery). i think he still suffers though.
A bit late, but yes, I’ve had a total of 4 sinus surgeries and had a few drs push for another. One tonsil/adenoid, two deviated septum surgeries 20 years apart, then a repair on the 2nd deviated septum surgery and things still aren’t perfect.
ENTs are surgeons and some are a bit trigger happy. I did some doctor shopping and found one that prescribed a good drug regimen to keep another procedure at bay.
Interview question… I was pinged by a third-party recruitment firm I have a good relationship with to interview for a job. I would love this job. Step 1 was an interview with the HR team at the hiring company, which I had this past Thursday. I think it went reasonably well. The process is the hiring company’s HR person will make a decision by end of this week to advance 2 candidates to speak with CEO directly and they’ll hire from there.
There is one section of the job description that I was asked about and I fumbled a little bit on response – I just didn’t explain it as well as I could have. I 100% can do this thing, though, despite not having obvious/direct experience with it. Think of it as a non-obvious transferrable skill that may need some explaining through. This is also the section of the job description that, if I can do it, would set me apart from other candidates per the third-party recruiter, so while it’s one part of the job, it’s not an insignificant one.
I’ve thought about sending the third-party recruiter an email follow up with a revised response to my answer. Something like, “After giving this question some additional thought over the weekend….” and following up with maybe 5-6 sentences about my experience in this area.
Good idea or bad idea? I also got a super thoughtful (surprisingly so) response from the hiring company’s HR person in response to my TY email. Should I send it to the hiring company person, too, given she low-key opened the door with this response to my email?
Bad idea. Don’t call attention to something they may not have even noticed.
Picturing being the interviewer here, I would appreciate it if it sounds reflective, showing you’re continuing to think about the opportunity and how it’s a win-win for both of us if you’re selected. But since this is HR and not the hiring manager it’s riskier that they will not be focused on the message vs. the fact that they have to deal with an off-process communication.
I think you’ll sound like an over thinker who can’t let go. I have been through many interviews lately, and I often was plagued by thoughts afterwards about how I could have answered something better. Its okay. I still got an amazing offer from a company despite my at-times imperfect responses. I wouldn’t veer off their cadence of communication to rehash something they might not have even registered.
These are all the exact responses I needed to hear. Here’s hoping I get to the next round and have a chance to re-answer! Thank you!
Has anyone seen a good navy dress to wear under blazers? I’d like it to be straight skirt so it doesn’t look too voluminous. If I were naming all of my wish list, I would say a nice jersey and v-neck too. I’m willing to spend (almost!) any amount of money. Size 6.
The Annie dress from MM LaFleur checks those boxes – I don’t think they still sell it, but I think there are some on the Second Exchange site, Poshmark, or the MM LaFleur Facebook b/t/s. I have it in my closet in navy, and it’s the dress I pull out for the 5 days a year I need to wear a blazer.
Mine is a crew neck, but I have one from MM LaFleur that I love. Not sure the exact style, but it’s knee length, fitted but not too much.
i have this one and like it – https://www.anntaylor.com/clothing/suits/cata000013/scoop-neck-zip-pocket-dress-bi-stretch/614942.html?priceSort=DES
could the dress posted this AM work?
Just want to put a plug in for spending the extra money to stay separately from but nearby family while on vacation. Best of both worlds and never not been worth it.
Preach!
It works great until you make the decision to book your own place and then it dawns on your freeloading sister that you won’t be subsidizing her large family’s vacation. :)
Ask me how I know.
Amen.
And then your freeloading relatives want to stay with you for free since you have so much space you’re not using.
A lot of you don’t deserve family. Geez.
my kid is on round 2 of antibiotics for allergies that probably morphed into a sinus infection. first round did nothing, and we’re almost done with the second round (plus steroids) and he’s still not doing great. what should i ask the doctor the next time? apparently his ears were so stuffed up that bubbles were coming out of them at the last appointment.
Has he done or have you considered allergy shots?
We’ve discussed with his allergist but we can’t do it until we see her and first appointment is August. We know he has a severe grass allergy. But good point that I should review what else the Dr has prescribed that my preteen decided he didn’t need.
Can they culture it to make sure it is bacterial and they’ve using an appropriate antibiotic?
Any chance it is fungal?
This is a good question to ask, thank you!
Is this a regular thing for your kid?
Does he have an Immunologist allergist, who is also testing to be sure he doesn’t have any immune system issues?
Going to have to Google this – he does have an allergy dr and we know he has severe grass allergies but not sure about the immune part of the question. His dr’s specialty is listed as “Allergy and Immunology, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology” on the hospital website.
I think even if they’re immunologists they may not have a background in immune deficiency if they focus on allergy (though there are primary immune deficiency specialists who also do allergy since there can be overlap in the patients).
How old is your kid? Is he seeing an ENT (ENT allergologist, or a pediatric ENT/allergologist)?
In the meantime, can you give OTC allergy meds a try? Cetirizin and loratadin are recommended (not benadryl). FWIW, if you don’t notice improvement on one of the oral medicines within a week or two, you should try the other one, as they are different drugs. You could try Flonase, too, for a few weeks
Most likely, Flonase and orals will be the first things the doctor will have you try, so if you can use the time until August to systematically try those OTC medicines, that will be a useful “experiment”.
I’d also consider nightly showers with hair washing to remove pollen before kid goes to bed, as well as saline sinus rinses, if your kid tolerates it.
good point about the saline sinus rinses — I’ve been giving him loratidine for weeks now and he’s also been better about Flonase – but neither one is 100%.
He has seen the ENT in the past but not recently (or for allergies, we were more concerned about LRP) but that’s a good possible next step also.
I’ve also pulled out the wedge for him to sleep on and the St Olbas oil (which I feel like is smellier than vapo rub). Tonight I’ll encourage saline rinse, shower, flonase before bed.
A possibly complicating factor to all this – we were just in Paris/London for 10 days where pseudoephedrine isn’t OTC, and then the descent from Paris into Toronto was really really rough for him. We found EarPlanes and the Canadian version of Afrin for descent into our home city, and got a hot cup from a steward. But not sure whether that pressurizing made everything worse or not.
Oh boy a plane ride with sinus stuff sounds awful- your poor kiddo. If your kid is on steroids, he’s pretty allergic.
I would stay away from St Olbas oil/vaporub if your kid has grass/tree allergies- most people I know with allergic asthma absolutely cannot tolerate anything with eucalyptus oil.
If he’s old enough, astepro (nasal antihistamine) has been really useful for me. Hot compresses and canned saline nasal spray also help with sinus pain. Cetirizine (zyrtek) is stronger than claritin but more sedating- I take mine before bed and notice a difference when I don’t take it.
There’s omalizumab (an antibody that blocks the IgE that causes allergy) that could really be useful if your kid’s allergies are that bad- it’s a temporary treatment to get enough time to get allergy shots on board. Allergy shots were a giant pain, but basically saved my life.
My ears got plugged because of allergies this spring (first time ever, it was wild), and Zyrtec every day plus saline nasal spray and Flonase finally did the trick. It took several weeks to get back to normal.
I have to go to a work dinner at a nice restaurant and it is extremely hot where I live. Parking shouldn’t be an issue and they have AC but this time of year I just struggle with nice clothes. If it was cold, I would wear jeans with a cute top and/or a blazer. Can I get away with a sundress even though it’s a work crowd? Is there something else that would be better? I have time to shop.
Black. I wouldn’t wear a sundress around work colleagues.
Can you pair the same cute top with a linen skirt?
I am wearing a black linen midi dress from BRF right now that would work well for this. It’s absurdly hot here today and it is both breathable and lined, so I have a chance of staying ahead of the sweat.
Also, pockets & machine washable.
something like this- https://www.jcrew.com/p/womens/categories/clothing/dresses-and-jumpsuits/mathilde-dress-in-luster-canvas/CI451?display=standard&fit=Classic&color_name=black&colorProductCode=CI451
I’ve worn a sundress in the office, which is a little more relaxed in our hot summers, and tossed on a structured blazer or cardigan when client facing or out. You could walk up in the dress but then toss on something to bring it a little more work-forward as you walk in the door. I wouldn’t do ruffle-puff or anything, but you can definitely style a sundress to be work-enough for certain settings. If you go the sundress route, I would wear closed toe shoes vs sandals of some kind which will just double down on the fact it’s a more casual sundress.
This is why linen suits and dresses exist.
I’m seeing lots of good options from mall brands.
https://bananarepublicfactory.gapfactory.com/browse/product.do?pid=773077011
https://www.jcrew.com/m/womens/categories/clothing/dresses-and-jumpsuits/elena-shirtdress-in-cotton-poplin/MP056
https://www.abercrombie.com/shop/us/p/linen-blend-belted-midi-dress-59215448
high waisted black linen trousers, sleeved blouse (or, tank top with lady jacket or linen jacket worn over shoulders).
Thanks! This is all way dressier than I was thinking so I am glad I asked. I will browse these options tonight.
I have a linen dress from Talbots with embroidery on the 3/4 length sleeves that I would wear for this.