Tips to make life easier
By ricknkae
@ricknkae (1721)
United States
February 3, 2007 12:13pm CST
Hey to all mylot,
I was thinking that it could be awesome if we all could share on here those little time-savings we found to make our lives easier ... around the house tips to get cleaning easier or organized better, money saving tips ,, and so on any tip that you can think of that could help the others !
Here is my tip of the day :
CLEANING THE MICRO-WAVE
You should know that is it highly not recommended to clean the microwave with strong abrasive cleaners. The recommendation is to clean it with water only to make it more durable. But, you are gonna tell me, it is way harder to get all those nasty stuff off ! Well not if you use my tip :
Put a bowl with a cup of water in you microwave, boil the water and then when you take the bowl out, the steam from the water is all over the sides of your microwave and you only have to cleam it with a damp cloth or sponge and it goes very easily like magic ... try it, it DOES work
Now please, share your tips with us!
PS : please no scams with links on how to make money fast, only genuine "family' tips .. THANK YOU in advance
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20 responses
@chaygylmommy (2470)
• United States
3 Feb 07
What a great topic! :)
I tend to burn foods in pots a lot and found this one day while surfing the net
To removed burned foods from bottom of pans....first sprinkle the bottom of pan liberally with baking soda and add just enough water to moisten it. After several hours, you can practically just lift the burnt food off the pan.
Baking soda and vinegar are WONDERFUL cleaning tools!
I also use this one on my bathroom floors and vanity.
To remove hairspray residue from tile floors or vanities....mix solution of 1/3 fabric softener and 2/3 water in a spray bottle and spray on the surface. Wipe off...this will also act as a dust repellent and shines your cabinets and floors beautifully.
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@butterflygirl (498)
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4 Feb 07
Well my tip is something I do to make the weekend house cleaning session less time consuming. I work during the week so the only real time I get to clean the house is the weekend and i'm very lucky that my partner helps out too. The cleaning was still quite time consuming though so what i've started to do to free up some of my weekend time is take 30 minutes on a Thursday night to get a head start on my cleaning. Because it's only 30 minutes it doesn't seem like such a huge chore and the time passes really quickly, but i've found that it drastically reduces my chore time on a weekend.
@tigerdragon (4297)
• Philippines
4 Feb 07
actually, i have started a blogsite concerning this but it's kind of different in a way and this is very good.little things that could help to make life easier.
always say "please" and "thank you". these two words would go a long way. if you do these you will end up feeling good and people will be attracted to you and good things will come your way. thus, it would save you a lot of worries and medicines to cure those deseases.
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@fluffleshark (810)
• Ireland
3 Feb 07
This is a WONDERFUL topic!
Ok this is a money saving idea about 'dolls beds'. My parents did this when I was young and my sister and I never knew the difference lol!
If your daughter is at the age where she's wanting 'beds' for her dolls, instead of buying her the toy shop ones which are SOOO expensive, buy her one or two plastic vegetable racks! The ones with 3 racks. Instant triple bunk beds!
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@abhishekkaushik (327)
• India
4 Feb 07
1. Think about being successful. Focus and concentrate only on success. 2. Read about successful people. 3. Talk with and go out to dinner with successful people. Pick their brains and get ideas and feedback from them. 4. Say out loud to yourself every day. I am successful. 5. Create a book of images picturing your success and defining what success means to you. 6. Get some clear goals and a clear vision. Write them down in detail and know exactly where you are heading and what you plan to accomplish. 7. Journal every day. Write down your successes and your failures, your dreams and your hopes. 8. Be positive. Refuse to allow negative thoughts, situations and people to influence your life. 9. Listen to inspirational and success stories on CD's or watch movies about successful people. 10. Be patient. Realize that success does not occur over night. It takes time and with persistence and hard work it will happen.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
4 Feb 07
That is a great tip! My son asked me for a quick way to clean his out. Now I know.
To keep mirrors shiny and streak free, use peroxide.
@tammyr (5946)
• Etowah, Tennessee
15 Feb 07
Thank you for telling others about this tip and starting a discussion where we can gather tips like this.
I have several for using shaving creme:
1) It will work as upholstery cleaner. Spray on, scrub lightly, allow several hours to dry and vacuum off.
2) Spray on mirror in bathroom. Then allow to dry and wipe off with lint free towel or cloth. It cleans it well and will help stop the mirror from fogging over!
3) Use it to get hairspray residue off of surfaces. Let set for a couple of minutes and the wipe off with damp sponge
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@ricknkae (1721)
• United States
15 Feb 07
Wow thank you so much I love your tips !
Don't hesitate to share more if you have others
Here is a new one I have just though of :
Want to get rid of those unwanted pet hair everywhere ? A cheap and easy way is usinf those "rubber gloves" primarly destined to wash the dishes ... It works wonders on the sofas or a black coat ...
@sineen1981 (339)
• United States
4 Feb 07
thanx for the tip i'll have to try it someday! now can you give me a tip to clean the whole house in minutes!?
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
26 Feb 07
Too funny. I used to have a magic wand/wife. Then she started working full time. Now I do all the chores around the house except Sundays when she does it all. Thanks for that funny reply also. Loved it.
@ricknkae (1721)
• United States
4 Feb 07
what ? you don't have a magic wand ??? LOL
But my advice would be to do things when you think about them, even very small ones ... for instance, you open the fridge and spills some milk on a shelf, clean it right away ; you wash your hands in the sink and you tell yourself that is it not as white ( or shiny...) as usual, clean it right away ... it only takes a minute and it is something you won't have to do later when you do the BIG cleaning ... at least that is what I do and it does help making the house LOOK cleaner even it is not that clean ... yeah you have to cheat when you have a baby LOL
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@villageanne (8553)
• United States
18 Feb 07
Use newspapers to clean your mirrors and windows. Just take the newspaper and scrunge it up good. then use it just like you would a paper towel. It will leave everything lint free and sparking clean
@superbren (856)
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4 Feb 07
i often iron clothes such as school uniforms when they are damp and just out of the machine. iron them inside out , hang them to dry and all you have to do themn is take them from the clothes line and fold. it saves me time i think.
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@srlxmi (253)
• India
6 Feb 07
as of keeping the house neat..it helps when you keep whatever you took back in the same place instead of leaving it lying around after use....and as of saving money while going to the supermarket..it i s always better to make a list of things you want...and stick to it...!
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• India
4 Feb 07
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@ricknkae (1721)
• United States
4 Feb 07
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@nguyenthanhbinh2008 (120)
• Vietnam
4 Feb 07
If you put some tea or coffee in your fridge, it is clean the awful smell.
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@atul_asv (520)
• India
4 Feb 07
Keep your head kool, listen to your family members ever you dont agree them, try to understand their problem, help them in their work, dont compare with any family member, in any condition try to 'stick together', dont feel shy in doing any work, 'he' should help in 'her' work and vice versa...
@Geminigirl (1909)
• United States
4 Feb 07
Put a hook or small hooks next to a doorway and hang your keys on them eveytime you com ehome. Then you will not have to search all over looking for lost keys.
@pandeydeependra (611)
• India
4 Feb 07
life can gone easier if u have a every facilities to doevry thing in a hastly. this can be done only by having a highly tech equipments.
@chavez_143 (10)
• India
4 Feb 07
life can be made easy by livning it the right way.
whether you are married or unmarried.
we should always try to make our environment free from troubles.
