■ Keep a pretty basket by your front door for anything you need to take along when you leave. This can be store returns, backpacks, exercise gear for the gym, your sunglasses, whatever. When you leave the house, check the basket! ■ “Necklaces can be stored together without tangling if you thread each one through a straw. You can cut the straw to a shorter length for chokerlength necklaces or bracelets. No knots!” -- I.A. in Arizona ■ If you have a little bit of touchup paint left in your gallon can, transfer it to a mason jar. Write the exact color ...