Our clothes take forever to dry. This really struck home this morning as I was late for work because I was waiting for my clothes to dry. The culprit I suspect is that we always fill the washer just as much as we can. My solution is to do smaller loads of laundry, so there [...]
Our New Years Day had a bang alright and it had nothing to do with fireworks. This is a lesson in “yeah it seemed like I knew that was a bad idea but it happened anyway.”
Let me set the scene. I am doing a few dishes before starting supper. I place on the stove a [...]
It’s amazing how easy it was to really make our bathroom look better. Our bathroom decor really lacked a theme, but with a few matching accessories you can definitely see a theme now.
The best part of our theme was that it costs us less than $20. Since that bathroom was already painted yellow, we chose [...]
We recently moved so that means we still have a lot of unpacking and settling into our new home. One thing we have yet to master is the new oven. It always seems there is a learning curve with a new oven. Our last place was gas, so now I have to get use to [...]
I always have plenty of clothes pins lying around even though I never hang my clothes up to dry. Why? Well, clothes pins are very versatile and can be used around for a variety of purposes.
It never fails that we open up a box of cereal only to find that it has gone stale about [...]
Usually I am a firm believer in buying the original scent of cleaning products. It always seems that the new scent of cleaners never work as well as the original. When it comes to Pine-Sol, I have to make an exception.
I bought the original scent Pine-Sol when we were getting ready to move and used [...]
When I was at the store, I bought two gallons of bleach. I bought one specifically for cleaning and the other one for laundry. It never fails that when I hunt down bleach for cleaning we are always out. So, I decided just to buy some especially for cleaning.
Bleach is an amazing product. We have [...]
One of my husband’s biggest household challenges is to line the garbage can with a new garbage bag. He will usually take out the trash but is terrible about putting in a new bag. Usually he will say that he didn’t know where the bag was so that is why he didn’t put another one [...]
Don’t toss the lint from the dryer trap. Instead of throwing it away, throw it outside. More importantly place it in an area where birds have been spotted.
Birds can use dryer lint when building their nests. Some birds will use anything they can get their beaks on to build their nest. The soft lint will [...]
a bloody nose, a skinned knee, or an accident can lead to blood stains on clothing. Blood stains can be a real hassle to remove.
Here is a mixture that should help make removing blood a little easier. Mix 1/2 cup of 3% hydrogen peroxide and 1 teaspoon of ammonia. Apply the blood stain. Wash [...]
