A few months ago, I sent a Tuesday Tip called Customize Your Cubicle. In that email, I shared some creative ideas to add personality to your office space. If you haven’t already done a complete cubicle makeover, maybe you’d like to start with a tennis ball. The humble little tennis ball has many practical uses in a cubicle. It can be a key holder, a mail holder, or a towel holder. Add some plastic eyes, and even I have to admit, these little fellas are pretty darn cute.
If you don’t want to press your used tennis balls into work at the office, consider these ingenious ways to recycle them:
* Donate used tennis balls to a local nursing home for use on residents’ walkers. They make the walkers easier to push around for people who aren’t strong enough to lift them.
* Copy smart school janitors and place a tennis ball on the end of a broom. Tennis balls are great for removing floor scuffs and yours will always be handy if it lives on your broom handle.
* Throw a few tennis balls in the dryer. They help any load of laundry dry faster and they’re great for fluffing up comforters and pillows.
As for me, I plan to use tennis balls for their intended use. Anyone game for a friendly match?
