13) Keep the machine cleaned up. Change needles now and then. Brush the fuzzies off/out around the bobbin area. Fray check is not a good substitute for sewing machine oil.
14) Warn other members of the household that the scissors are MINE!
15) Remember to return the screwdriver to DH's toolbox when done with using it.
16) Some cats are thread fiends. Keep it away from them. It is bad for their health.
17) Be extra careful to keep pins and needles from where DH might "locate" them. Mine gets cranky if he steps on one when barefooted.
18) When I sell fabric or do a trade, I advise the other person that I have cat(s) -