If you have some cola in your refrigerator, pull out a can because it can help with all sorts of household tasks.
1. If you have cooked on crud, pour some cola into the pan, and bring it to a boil. The carbonation and heat will work together to loosen that mess! This same procedure will remove lime scale from the inside of your teapot. Just pour it in and bring to a boil.
2. Cola is also a great de-greaser; pour over a load of greasy work clothes, on a greasy stain in your garage or even a nasty spill in the kitchen. It will break up the grease so it is easy to clean away.
3. Sluggish drain? Pour some cola down there. It will bubble and fizz away greasy build-up keeping your drains flowing smoothly.
4. If you need to remove a rusty bolt, cola to the rescue, it will loosen the corrosion in no time! It will also clean rust off of all sorts of other metal surfaces. Pour a little on a scrubbing pad and go to work, the rust will disappear.
5. Pour a can of cola down your toilet. Wait an hour and scrub away those stubborn stains.
Showing posts with label Laundry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Laundry. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Getting Kids to Help at Home
If you're wondering why you can't get your kids to pick up, you need to think like them and put yourself at their level and it'll be a lot easier.
1. If you're kids are always leaving their coats and bags on the floor when they come in, look where you want them to hang them. Many closet rods and hooks are too high for kids to reach, put some lower hooks within their reach, so they can do it themselves. The same goes for their bedrooms and their bathroom. If you want things hung up, hang hooks at their level!
2. Kids rooms get messy, but when you say, clean up your room it can seem daunting. The solution: break it into smaller jobs for them. Ask them to pick up trucks, then stuffed animals then something else until the room is done.
3. Want kids to help with the garden or help with the sweeping, get tools their size. A small rake or broom will allow your kids to work along side without trying to maneuver bigger tools.
4. Think your kids are too small to help with chores, think again, even those as young as three can help around the house. They can collect laundry, fold small towels and washcloths, set the table, and help unload groceries.
1. If you're kids are always leaving their coats and bags on the floor when they come in, look where you want them to hang them. Many closet rods and hooks are too high for kids to reach, put some lower hooks within their reach, so they can do it themselves. The same goes for their bedrooms and their bathroom. If you want things hung up, hang hooks at their level!
2. Kids rooms get messy, but when you say, clean up your room it can seem daunting. The solution: break it into smaller jobs for them. Ask them to pick up trucks, then stuffed animals then something else until the room is done.
3. Want kids to help with the garden or help with the sweeping, get tools their size. A small rake or broom will allow your kids to work along side without trying to maneuver bigger tools.
4. Think your kids are too small to help with chores, think again, even those as young as three can help around the house. They can collect laundry, fold small towels and washcloths, set the table, and help unload groceries.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Recycling the Laundry!
I have some ideas to take things out of the laundry room and put them to work around the house!
1. Re-use your dryer sheets. They're indispensable all over the house from cleaning electronics, to dusting wood, to cleaning mini blinds, they're lint free and their static cutting power keeps dust away longer!
2. Set a laundry sorter in your garage and use it to easily separate recycling items. The compartments are perfect, and if they get dirty you can just toss them in the washer!
3. Set a laundry basket next to the sorter and lay some twine inside so that it crosses in the middle and drapes over each side. Lay a newspaper in the bin. This way when the bin is full you can simply tie the papers and lift them out. No more struggling to keep papers together while you tie them!
4. Or use old laundry baskets to help you clean up the house. Bring it with you as you move from room to room, collect the items and carry them easily to their destination!
5. Wash out laundry detergent bottles and use them to store and dispense birdseed and pet food. They seal tight and pour easily!
1. Re-use your dryer sheets. They're indispensable all over the house from cleaning electronics, to dusting wood, to cleaning mini blinds, they're lint free and their static cutting power keeps dust away longer!
2. Set a laundry sorter in your garage and use it to easily separate recycling items. The compartments are perfect, and if they get dirty you can just toss them in the washer!
3. Set a laundry basket next to the sorter and lay some twine inside so that it crosses in the middle and drapes over each side. Lay a newspaper in the bin. This way when the bin is full you can simply tie the papers and lift them out. No more struggling to keep papers together while you tie them!
4. Or use old laundry baskets to help you clean up the house. Bring it with you as you move from room to room, collect the items and carry them easily to their destination!
5. Wash out laundry detergent bottles and use them to store and dispense birdseed and pet food. They seal tight and pour easily!
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Want to catch Mrs. FIXIT on TV?
If you don't get Mrs. FIXIT on your local news - call the station and tell them you want Mrs. FIXIT's tips for cleaning up, brightening up and tightening up the place you call home! It's just that simple!
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Clean and Efficient Kitchens!
Clean and efficient kitchens make things run a lot smoother - well I have some ideas to help!
1. The dishwasher - modern marvel, right. Well, there are some things that help it clean better and save some money! Fill your soap cup halfway with detergent and halfway with baking soda. The baking soda will help the machine clean your dishes better and it will keep your machine cleaned! Plus you'll use less soap, which saves cash!
2. If your dishwasher is looking a little grungy, fill the soap cup with some powdered laundry bleach, and run it through a cycle empty. This will clean and disinfect the racks, jets and interior in one quick step!
3. Speaking of laundry, did you know that a little laundry pre-wash spray cleans scuffs and stains off of porcelain sinks?
4. To prevent sticky messes in your cabinets, store oils, vinegars and honey in old cake pans. This does two things. It keeps the shelf clean and you can take out the whole pan to get what you're looking for rather than rummage through the cabinets!
5. If items tend to freeze to your freezer, line the shelves with wax paper. It'll keep these items from freezing in place.
Clean and Efficient Kitchens!
1. The dishwasher - modern marvel, right. Well, there are some things that help it clean better and save some money! Fill your soap cup halfway with detergent and halfway with baking soda. The baking soda will help the machine clean your dishes better and it will keep your machine cleaned! Plus you'll use less soap, which saves cash!
2. If your dishwasher is looking a little grungy, fill the soap cup with some powdered laundry bleach, and run it through a cycle empty. This will clean and disinfect the racks, jets and interior in one quick step!
3. Speaking of laundry, did you know that a little laundry pre-wash spray cleans scuffs and stains off of porcelain sinks?
4. To prevent sticky messes in your cabinets, store oils, vinegars and honey in old cake pans. This does two things. It keeps the shelf clean and you can take out the whole pan to get what you're looking for rather than rummage through the cabinets!
5. If items tend to freeze to your freezer, line the shelves with wax paper. It'll keep these items from freezing in place.
Clean and Efficient Kitchens!
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