Tag: helpful tips
member name: sonia v.
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December 14, 2008 08:30 PM EST --
If you want to clean your toilet and not spend a lot of money buying extra chemicals, consider cleaning your toilet with a little bleach and mouthwash. I pour in a little bleach, and then swish it around . . .
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January 07, 2008 04:20 PM EST --
On Sunday night, take out your store fliers from the newspaper to check for sales. Take an envelope and write on the back which products that you want, the size and the price (very important so that you . . .
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January 08, 2009 03:02 AM EST --
Lay pieces of Peppermint Icebreakers chewing gum still in wrappers inside your cabinets to repel bugs.
Flies hate the smell of basil. Grow this herb around doors or in pots around doors to repel them. . . .
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January 14, 2009 03:17 PM EST --
Snow was sticking to my snow shovel until I coated the blade with silicon. The silicon spray I used was for my knitting machine but I've seen cheaper silicon spray at the hardware store. Now the snow . . .
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January 15, 2008 09:48 AM EST --
Save money and use less trash bags. I try to flatten boxes that cereal, cake mix, crackers etc.comes in. This way I can get more trash in the trash bag before it needs replaced. Small cans can fit inside . . .
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January 18, 2008 04:40 PM EST --
Ingredients
1 litre (35 fl. oz) of boiling water (hot tap water will also work but not quite as well)
5 tsp. vinegar
6 tsp. salt (regular table salt)
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
2 tsp. dishwasher . . .
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January 22, 2008 12:49 PM EST --
saw this last night on a TV show. I haven't tried this but it makes sense.
When you move furniture on a carpet you are usually left with an indentation on the rug. They said to put an ice . . .
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February 19, 2008 11:32 PM EST --
MY husband's shirts used to come back from the cleaners with a foul underarm odor, then I read a tip somewhere about spraying underarms of shirts with vinegar water before washing. I mixed clear vinegar . . .
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May 29, 2008 06:39 AM EDT --
After making a trip to the grocery store and seeing the continued escalation of food prices, I thought this would be a good time to remind all of us, me included of tips for saving money!
I ALWAYS . . .
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December 14, 2008 08:54 PM EST --
Save money at home, cut down on your electric bills. Eliminate the so called "Energy Vampires" that eat electricity while not in use. We connected power strips to most of our electric appliances . . .
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December 21, 2008 03:57 PM EST --
Inspired By Don Aslett
I read in a book written by Don Aslett (the great cleaning guru) something that made so much sense that I am sharing it with everyone.
If It Can Be Hung, Hang It! Things . . .
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December 21, 2008 04:16 PM EST --
When shoe laces won't stay tied, wet the shoe lace and then tie it. It will stay tied. I've been doing this as long as I can remember. I don't know the source... but it works.
By Maria . . .
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January 01, 2009 04:50 PM EST --
http://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/storage/organization-basics/storage-solutions-using-labels/;jsessionid=P2IZIVOP1JFYRQFIBQSCBHQ?page=2
Chalkboard paint is a simple way to leave your mark on drawers . . .
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January 01, 2009 05:32 PM EST --
http://www.hgtv.com/organizing/quick-tips-for-everyday-organization/index.html
Only have 15-30 minutes to spare each day? Try one of our 14 simple fixes to get a more organized home, fast!
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January 08, 2009 03:00 AM EST --
Acetone nail polish remover will revive an old marker pen when it gets dried up. Just dip the tip part in the acetone. Recap. Can use it again to write, draw, or color with in a couple hours
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January 14, 2009 08:28 AM EST --
I found this and thought some of you could use it
If you need to salt your driveway or stairs, try this. My salt from last winter absorbed some moisture during the fall, and the salt bucket had as . . .
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January 16, 2009 09:50 AM EST --
Put a sheet of fabric softener underneath each seat in the car to make it smell nice.
For bad odors in cars, put some new ground up coffee beans in area where odor is. Leave for a couple days if possible . . .
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October 08, 2009 02:24 AM EDT --
I got this in an email from someone thought I would share it
Natural Air Fresheners
Winter is coming and with that the windows and doors will be closed up tight and odors trapped . . .
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December 15, 2007 12:14 AM EST --
I was getting tired of digging through the bathroom drawer to find my tweezers. So I attached a magnet to the inside of my bathroom cabinet door, to hold the tweezers. No more searching!
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October 18, 2007 03:18 PM EDT --
Toothpaste is great for scuff marks, marker on flooring, brush marks on skidoo or on the visor of helmets even when someone bumps your car and leaves some of their paint on yours. You can take a small . . .
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