Scrubbing Bubbles Toilet Cleaning Gel

When my step daughter moved in with us, we had one bathroom in the house at the time. Eager to demonstrate her cleaning prowess she pulls out this plastic wand with some gel stuck inside. At a glance, I wasn’t impressed, though I wouldn’t say it to her face without sarcasm and a grin. “That’s, um…great!”
She looked at me and motioned towards the bathroom. Apparently this piece of plastic stamps a small and quite decorative piece of gel onto your toilet bowl. Each time you flush, it wears some of this gel off and cleans as well as deodorizes the toilet.
OK, she wins..I was a bit impressed. The bathroom smelled clean and fresh without me having to do much (a win in my book) and the toilet always looked clean. For those who don’t care for cleaning the toilet…which I imagine not many of us do, this is a great way to help out.

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Burned Grease on Pots and Pans

If you burn more than you actually “cook” (that’s why I can’t ever have a cooking blog…it’d be filled with pictures of Ramen and bologna sandwiches), you have probably dealt with the grease that gets stuck on the bottom of the pan like it’s on a personal mission to never leave. I found the coolest trick that I can’t wait to try.
Fill the pan with water and place a fabric softener sheet in it. You can also dump in some of the liquid fabric softener instead. Leave it until tomorrow and voila! The fabric softener demagnetizes the grease and frees it from the pan.
I’m making greasy food tonight just so I can try this out, I’ll let you know how it goes!

10 Quick and Easy Bathroom Tips

1. Keep a container of Lysol Wipes in the bathroom for a quick wipe down when needed.

2. Vinegar is great for cleaning glass! Put some in a spray bottle for cleaning mirrors, windows and shower doors.

3. Keep a bottle of Tilex Fresh Shower Daily Shower Cleaner handy and spray it all over your shower after each use. This will help to prevent mold and make it easier to clean the tub in the future.

4. For hard water and lime scale build up in the toilet there are several things that you can do to get rid of the stain:
· Pour a can of regular Coca-Cola (not the diet kind!) in the toilet and let it sit overnight. The acidity of the Coca-Cola will eat away the stain.
· Pour a cup of Clorox Bleach or Vinegar in the toilet and let it sit overnight. (One or the other, not both!) In the morning, the stain should be greatly reduced, now all you may have to do is scrub.
· Dip a pumice stone in baking soda and scrub the stain away. Be careful not to scrub too hard and scratch the porcelain!

5. Dump about a cup of baking soda in there and scrub with a brush.

6. Mix hydrogen peroxide and water in a spray bottle in equal parts and spray the ceiling every so often to prevent mold.

7. Set a small dish of baking soda somewhere where it won’t get wet to absorb and help prevent any lingering odors.

8. Use fabric softener sheets in the laundry hamper or basket to prevent any odors from the unclean laundry.

9. Run an inch or two of hot water in the bathtub and add a scoop of laundry detergent to make the bathtub sparkle. Let the solution sit overnight and rinse away in the morning.

10. Wash your plastic shower curtain in the washing machine with a couple of towels and a cup of vinegar instead of detergent. Hang it back up to dry.

10 Quick and Easy Dusting Tips

1. Use a banana peel to dust plants. It nourishes the leaves and takes away the dust at the same time.

2. Put a sock on your hand to dust the slats of blinds.

10 More Quick and Easy Kitchen Tips

1. Spray cooking spray in plastic containers before putting tomato based products in them. This will prevent that notorious orange stain from forming.

2. Spray furniture polish on walls to prevent grease from accumulating there.

10 Tips for Getting Rid of Burnt Food on Pans

1. Pour Coca-Cola in the pan and put it on the stove. Bring it to a boil and take it off. The acidity in the coke will help to remove whatever’s on the pan.

2. Run hot water in it and add some dish soap. Put the pan on the stove and bring it to a boil. Take it off the stove
and let it sit until the water is cool. Wash as usual and it should come right off.

10 Quick and Easy Kitchen Tips

1. Always keep a box of Arm & Hammer Baking Soda in the refrigerator to absorb odors. Replace it every 30 days.

2. Put half a lemon in the dishwasher next time you run it to make dishes sparkle.

10 Quick and Easy Laundry Tips

1. Treat sweat stains with white vinegar before washing.

2. Place aluminum foil under the ironing board cover to optimize your ironing.

How to Clean a Washing Machine

Pour a cup of bleach or vinegar…(not both) onto the washing machine and run the cycle. When it fills up with water, turn it off and let the water and bleach mingle for awhile; about an hour should do. This will help to break down any of the film that may have built up in there. Areas with hard water may be particularly prone to this. Turn the washer back on and let it finish the cycle.

Bounce Dryer Sheets

Most people don’t do laundry every day. A dryer sheet in the laundry basket can help to keep dirty laundry from smelling less than pleasant until it’s laundry day. Bounce dryer sheets are so useful. Put them in between the cushions of the couch to keep your furniture smelling fresh.

Use Baskets to Organize Clutter

Baskets are a great way to look more organized than you really are. I use baskets in my bathroom to compensate for limited space. I have a basket for my hair ties, baskets for soaps and shower items, and baskets for miscellaneous things I can’t find another place for. It’s easy to clean up when all I have to do is toss things in baskets!

Lysol Wipes

Keep Lysol Brand Sanitizing Wipes handy in both the kitchen and the bathroom. Lysol Wipes are great for cleaning off counters, cutting through grease splatters on the stove, and spot cleaning the bathroom sink. I keep some in the car as well.

A Few Baking Soda Paste Uses

Baking Soda is the master at eliminating odors. Arm and Hammer baking soda and water form a paste that can mend a broad plethora of things. Mix the two together into a past like consistency and:

· Apply it to bee stings to help with the pain or itching
· Alleviate pain from sunburns
· Polish your old silverware with it. Apply it to the silverware and let it dry. Wipe it away with a soft cloth.
· Clean the entire bathroom

Why Heinz Vinegar is Important for Coffeeholics

The coffee was bad, very bad. I can’t blame Maxwell House or my Hamilton Beach Brew Station. Nope, just me and my own laziness for not cleaning it out for awhile. The Brew Station keeps coffee fresher longer than regular coffee pots so I have a tendency to keep coffee in it longer and more often. Eventually I’m going to try all of these recommendations for uses of vinegar, but one thing at a time. Today was one of many to come. I filled the part where the water goes on the Brew Station with Vinegar and turned it on. I really did figure that my kitchen was going to smell a lot worse. The vinegar smell wasn’t overwhelming. I ran the vinegar through once and plain water through it twice. I also took out the basket that the grounds go in and washed it thoroughly with soapy water. No more bad coffee. I have also heard that if you start the coffee pot and then turn it off, the vinegar can sit in the internal workings of the coffee pot and clean it more thoroughly. Maybe next time for me, this seemed to work just fine. Another concern of mine was that my first cup of coffee in my newly clean pot would taste like vinegar and that didn’t happen either. I’ll be doing this on a more routine basis.

10 Quick and Easy Stain Removal Tips

1. Hydrogen peroxide is great for removing all kinds of stains; blood particularly. Mix equal parts water and hydrogen peroxide in a spray bottle and stains are history.

2. Ink stains are easily removed with hairspray. You can use this on everything from walls to leather.

10 Quick and Easy Odor Removal Tips

1. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar. Put a spoonful of butter on it and put in the oven at about 250 degrees. The whole house will smell like you just baked something wonderful.

2. Put dryer sheets in between the cushions of the couch so whenever someone sits down it will release a fresh clean smell.