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1. To avoid wet sleeves and arms while washing windows. Take a large sponge and make a split through the middle, slip it over your wrist. When the sponge becomes soaked simply wring the water out and put it back on your wrist.
2. Men who travel on business will really enjoy this little tidbit. Keep your ties from wrinkling by laying the tie on one page of a magazine; bring the second end of the tie back down a few pages later. Then fold a few more pages over and bring the tie back up. Your ties will never again be wrinkled!
3. Remove scratches and spots on lacquered furniture. Break a walnut or pecan in half, remove the edible part and use the broken side to rub on the spot to zap marks.
4. Load your dishwasher cutlery basket with ease, fill it and place it in the sink un-rinsed. Spray the entire basket with water to rinse (do this instead of rinsing a few pieces at a time). Return to the dishwasher and wash as usual.
5. Cut a pie into five equal portions. Begin by cutting a "Y" in the pie, next cut the two large pieces in half. You will have five perfect slices. Bon appetite!
6. When your ironing board ends up with a tear don't despair. Simply purchase an adhesive pant patch and iron it over the hole.
7. Did you know that baby oil is a great product for removing grease from hands without resorting to abrasives? Rub a little on your hands before and after each job.
8. Wrap your veggies in a slightly dampened terry facecloth before placing them into the crisper. These are far more absorbent then paper towels, they are also less expensive because they can be used repeatedly and better for the environment. Or put newspaper on the bottom of the crisper with a few layers of paper towel on top to absorb moisture.
9. For those people who love to collect driftwood as garden ornaments, you may want to give it a bleached, clean look. Fill the tub with warm water and household bleach, place the wood into the tub and leave overnight. The more often you repeat this process, the whiter the wood becomes. Put the wood in the sun and leave for two weeks to dry. If you want
colored pieces, place the dried pieces back into the bathtub with food coloring
and warm water.
10. Speaking of food coloring, are you tired of drinking white milk? Why not add some oomph to your day by dropping in a bit of red, blue or green food
coloring. After all variety is the spice of life.
11. Make your own inexpensive ice cream treats this summer. Choose any ice cream
flavor and sandwich it between two graham crackers. Wrap the sandwiches in parchment paper or store in a freezable plastic container. You'll save a bundle!
12. Keep recipe books looking new. Tuck a folded clear plastic bag inside of each recipe book cover. When the time comes, open the book and lay it inside of the plastic bag so that you can see the recipe. 13. Yikes, lice in the hair! Rub your scalp with lots of mayonnaise. Leave for 4-6 hours (there's an attractive image). Wash out with Dawn dish soap or baby shampoo.
14. For grease stains on fabric, apply talcum powder to both sides of the spot. Rub and let stand overnight, wash as usual.
15. To replace full vacuum bags, spray the open hole of the bag with water. Place the vacuum bag inside a grocery bag. The water sprayed will reduce the flying dust mess.
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