BEST Wasted Air EVER

(AKA Infomercial post #1-- while unpacking, we came across several As-Seen-On-TV items, still in the original boxes. Needless to say, they lend themselves to future posts.)

When moving to the District, you have to make sacrifices. Our sacrifices included going from two bathrooms to one, from a dishwasher to pruny hands, from a secured garage to street parking, from a life expectancy of 80 to approximately 30, and from two large walk-in closets to considerably smaller storage space.

Bathrooms. The decrease in number of bathrooms is an easy fix. We shall share one, just like we did three apartments ago. Not to mention, we both have sisters we've shared bathrooms with during our respective childhoods. And sharing with one other person is far easier than 100 sorostitute sisters like the old college days. Besides, it helps us cut down on our excess toiletries.

Dishwasher. The dishwasher is also an easy fix. We start handwashing. For those of us that cook once a month, this should not be too difficult.

Parking. The street parking is a little more difficult, mostly because it opens the floodgates to damage from other cars or vandals (also worthy of mention: my car insurance annual payment just doubled for moving from garaged parking in the Commonwealth to the street parking in the District!). But, I suppose it is a small price to pay to be within a couple blocks of the Capitol building.

Life Expectancy. The estimated life expectancy may be a tough fix. I guess we will just enforce the Buddy System, while wearing bullet-proof vests and sporting neutral gang colors. Admittedly, the statistic may have been slightly fabricated, but if I look, I am certain I could dig up something to substantiate it.

Storage Space. With all that said, this brings us to the decrease in closet space. To assume it would be an easy fix, you would be mistaken. The first solution, and most obvious plan, was to get rid of unnecessary clothing items. We filled bags upon bags of clothing and shoes (probably totalling eight bags each), and walked them over to the Whole Foods clothing drive. Unfortunately, that didn't quite cut it. We just had too many clothes and too little space in the DC closets.

What to do, what to do. We brainstormed how we could save space in our closets….and, as if we were conducting our very own infomercial, it struck us! The answer to our prayers... Space Saver Bags! It's so obvious! It is what every household needs! It can compact an entire bin of clothing into a small, concise, stackable space.

So, Kimmmm acted fast and made a couple trips to the nearby Container Store or the like to pick up As-Seen-on-TV Space Saver Bags. And let me tell you, they did not disappoint. Not only are they functional, but they provided endless entertainment while we watched our bins and bins of clothing disappear into a flattened, airless bag. If you do not believe me, feast your eyes on the little play-by-play we photographed below:
















BEFORE: Check out all that wasted air!
















Simply by fastening the vacuum attachment to the Space Bag, we were off…
















Kimmmm's making progress, but it looks like she may need to call in for assistance. Please keep the inappropriate c omments to a minimum.
















And this is where roommates come in handy.
















Looks like I'll need some backup. Kimmmm's joining me on the bag.
















AFTER: No more wasted air.





















Ta dah! It's so slim and compact!


(I will be waiting for the Space Saver Bag endorsement in the mail.)

Now having known the powerful effects of this little Miracle Worker, the question becomes, why wouldn't you use Space Saver Bags? To think of all the air we've wasted by packing them in bins and drawers for all these years....