Helpful household tips....

[tips]

I think it would be nice to post something useful instead of bashing someone...... I had a friend tell me the other day that she heard if you put a dryer sheet on each one of your celing fan blades w/ a rubberband it will catch the dust instead of making dust bunnies...i thought that was neat and would like to see if anyone else might have anything they would like to share.

[kelly mom]

I am going to try and think of some...I like this way better than bashing people. Thanks!

[mom3]

after you wash out your childs plastic lunchbox or a cooler wipe it down with vanilla extract.... it gets rid of that musky smell....especiall in the big coolers after youve gone camping or fishing.

[guest]

put a peice of bread in your cookie jar to keep them soft, you can also use it in your brown sugar after it gets where you cant scoop it put some bread in within a few hours will be soft again.!

[Tonya]

what is the best way to get mold and mildew out of clothes.

[useful]

tonya maybe using a hint of bleach? thats a tough one! i need to get my household helps book out and post some up on here...my mom has told me tons too but i cant think of any off the top of my head lol i do love the magic eraser though. when my little boy was younger, he had taken a permanent marker to my hope chest my grandpa made for me. i was in tears! lol but i took that magic eraser to it and poof! it was just like wiping off a table and it ALL came off! the only thing i dont recommend with the magic eraser is using it on walls. if u rub too hard it does take the paint off. but i think everyone needs a magic eraser in their house!

[lysol]

try lysol degreaser for the mold in the clothes you can use it in your washer too. ive taken clothes out of storage and they had mold on them. it worked for me.

[Tonya]

lysol wrote:

try lysol degreaser for the mold in the clothes you can use it in your washer too. ive taken clothes out of storage and they had mold on them. it worked for me.

not to sound stupid but I have never heard of lysol degreaser where do I find it I have a bunch of clothes that has it on them. I need to try to salvage them if I can so other people can get good use of them. thank you so much for the info it is really helpful

[lysol]

Tonya wrote:

<quoted text>not to sound stupid but I have never heard of lysol degreaser where do I find it I have a bunch of clothes that has it on them. I need to try to salvage them if I can so other people can get good use of them. thank you so much for the info it is really helpful

the same lysol cleaner you would mop with it has a degreaser and kills germs. oh and the new spray and wash with resolve carpet cleaner works good also. they are both about $2 at the dollar store.

[Tonya]

has anyone tried the oxy-clean if so what is your input on it and how did you use it. I was told to put the clothes in hot water with this stuff but when I did it did not get the stains out and it shrunk my shirts. I was not impressed with it. Any ideas from people that has kids that stain their clothes. I sure could use some laundry help. Lysol thanks for the tips the spray and wash with reslove I have and am not impressed with it. I really need the input thanks to all in advance.

[I Have heard]

To use lime a way on clothes for stains..Will take out mold and mildew.

[Tonya]

I Have heard wrote:

To use lime a way on clothes for stains..Will take out mold and mildew.

it won't bleach out the color shirts will it

[mom3]

have you tried clorox 2? its supposed to be bleach for colored clothes. ive never used it but a lady i used to take care of loved it.

[Tonya]

mom3 wrote:

have you tried clorox 2? its supposed to be bleach for colored clothes. ive never used it but a lady i used to take care of loved it.

No I haven't not yet. The reason I am asking is we moved to a new place that did not have much storage space and had a bright (now not such a bright idea lol) idea to store the boxes out behind our house and put a tarp over it to keep the rain out until we could get to them and put the clothes in plastic storage containers but unfortunately the tarp was not big enough and the rain has caused problems with the clothes. I am trying to salvage as much as I can but not sure what to use. That is why I am asking for help. I would appreciate any and all input. Thanks to all that is and has replied. This has been a really helpful topix you all have been great.

[guest 2]

Not to change the subject, but I heard you can put dryer sheets in your cabinets to keep mice out of them. I dont have a mice problem in my new house but I wish I would have known that before we moved

[guest]

guest wrote:

put a peice of bread in your cookie jar to keep them soft, you can also use it in your brown sugar after it gets where you cant scoop it put some bread in within a few hours will be soft again.!

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[Van H]

Here is a neat tip- The juice that drips from your sweet honeypot is not only delicious but can also be used to pickle cucumbers.

[joey coffee is cross-eyed]

So too can it brew beer.

[sure]

joey coffee is cross-eyed wrote:

So too can it brew beer.

i dont think so but walmart sells make your own beer kits during the christmas season. Try it and let us know how well it works.

[joey coffee is cross-eyed]

Well, it is yeast. So, I would assume that it could be used in the brewing of beer.