How Dry I Am

This will seem like a silly little tip to some, but you might just be able to use this information. You know all those little silica gel packs that come in vitamins and medicine to keep them dry? They also come in shoe boxes and purses, and they absorb moisture in a contained environment.

I've started saving them, in an airtight bottle, for other uses. If you sew, keep one or two in sealed containers of pins or needles to keep them from deteriorating over time. It would be a good idea to put them in purses that you have stored, or in shoes that you have stored away for the season in a box, or suitcases. It will also help to protect anything that you have stored in a waterproof case, but the silica gel packs will lose their effectiveness if they're exposed to air for very long. People actually buy this stuff to preserve stored electronics, important papers, or metal items.

Make sure no one eats them -- I'm thinking of pets, babies. Apparently it would absorb a lot of the moisture in your body and make you very sick, if not worse! Even if you don't save them, be sure to dispose of them properly if you have hungry little mouths at your house.