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January 9, 2017

Before you throw out a Post-it Note, use the sticky side to clean around small hard to access places such as under the keys of your keyboard.

Post-it Note For Cleaning Keyboard - cleaning under keys on keyboard with Post-it Note

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Use a Candle as Floor Wax
Use a Candle as Floor WaxWe still have this kind of concrete floor. Every week, I apply floor wax and scrub the floor, but since the house was flooded weeks ago and it gets moist when the temperature drops, I just mop the floor. Now that the floor has totally dried up, I started to look for the floor wax; then I realized it's out of stock.

 
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A filter in a front loading washer.
Clean Filter for Smelly Front Loading WasherMy LG Tromm always had a bad odor until I found that I can drain out the residual water and clean the filter that is located behind a little door on the lower front of my unit.

 
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Cleaning Prescription Glasses
Cleaning Prescription GlassesI got a refresher course at my eye doctor's office this week. I've been doing it wrong. Here's what she recommended:

 
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Use Winter Glove for Cleaning Inside of Microwave - gloved hand in microwave
Use Winter Glove for Cleaning Inside of MicrowaveI always have winter gloves that have no mate showing up around the laundry room. I decided to see how well one cleaned the inside of the microwave. The glove allowed me to get the inside of the oven cleaned quicker than with a cleaning cloth.

 
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Keep Separate Plungers for Kitchen and Bath
Keep Separate Plungers for Kitchen and BathHelp maintain your health by keeping a separate plunger for your kitchen sink. Plungers used in the bathroom, especially the toilet and shower/tub should never be used in the kitchen as they will transmit e coli.

 
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Spray Cleaning on a Budget
Spray Cleaning on a BudgetSpray cleaning is fast and easy and can save you a lot of time and effort. However it is more expensive than using a bowl of soapy water and a cloth. If you are living on a budget it is worth splashing out on a large bottle of multi purpose concentrated cleaner.

 
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An electric can opener being cleaned with vinegar.
Disinfecting a Can Opener with VinegarI like to clean my can opener from time to time. I pour vinegar onto a dishcloth that I keep just for this purpose. The vinegar I use is usually white, but I will use apple cider vinegar as well. It is always so shiny!

 
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Murphy's Oil Soap for Oily StainsUse undiluted Murphy's Oil Soap directly on an oily clothing stain. Rub it in, and launder as you normally would. This method removed salad dressing stains from my daughter's solid colored school uniform shirts and khakis for years. Even set in stains I had not thrown out yet were gone!

 
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Picking Up Roadside Litter - litter on the side of the road
Picking Up Roadside LitterA 60 degree day in February is an opportunity to get outside, soak up some vitamin D, get some fresh air and exercise, and enjoy nature.

 
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Tuft Pillows To Help Keep Their Shape
Tuft Pillows To Help Keep Their ShapeDue to allergies, I wash my pillows often. I don't buy nice pillows for this reason. I'm not so sure eider down would hold up to frequent laundering, anyway.

 
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Use Baking Soda in the Dishwasher - dishwasher dispenser and box of baking soda
Use Baking Soda in the DishwasherI like to use a lot of natural cleaners. One I use fairly often is baking soda. I use it in my dishwasher. I add about 3 tablespoons to the dispenser. It helps prevent hard water lime and calcium buildup inside the dishwasher and keeps it fresh smelling. It also helps to clean the dishes.

 
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Keep Up With Household Chores By Creating a Cleaning Schedule - unmarked schedule
Keep Up With Household Chores By Creating a Cleaning ScheduleI love to organize. I like everything to have a home and be labeled. I become so focused on keeping the small stuff in its place that I let the bigger picture fall apart. My craft items all have a specific home, but when is the last time I cleaned my baseboards?

 
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Lemon halves and powdered laundry detergent to remove a stain.
Lemon as Stain RemoverNo chemicals used; this is an organic way to use lemon as a stain remover on your clothes. Just grab powdered soap and one lemon. If you have stains on your dress, just tap the stain with water, put a pinch of soap powder and overlap it with lemon. Then scrub the lemon over the stained area.

 
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A dishwasher soap dispenser, where you can put pods.
Dishwasher Pods Not DissolvingIn the last couple of weeks, I noticed my dishwasher pods were either not dissolving at all, or only dissolving partially. I Googled this, and there were two common reasons: there isn't enough water coming into the dishwasher, or the water isn't hot enough.

 
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Hair Dryer to Remove Price Tags Easily
Hair Dryer to Remove Price Tags EasilyUse a blow dryer on the hot setting. The glue will soften, get sticky, and peel right off.

 
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Reuse Vinegar for Cleaning Jobs - cup of vinegar and water in the dirty microwave
Reuse Vinegar for Cleaning JobsVinegar is a great cleaning tool. I buy it by the gallon for cleaning all over the house. However, I use it most often in the kitchen. Depending on how you use the vinegar, you can sometimes reuse the same vinegar. Here is an example of what I did today.

 
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Two pairs of sneakers, one for indoor and one for outdoor.
Two Pairs of SneakersThere was a terrific sale on sneakers after Christmas, so I decided to buy two pairs. One pair is only for inside, and the other is only for outside. I never realized how much dirt accumulates in the sneaker treads. The inside sneakers remain as clean as the day I bought them.

 
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Removing Smoke Odors Cars and HomesVinegar, baking soda, airing things out all have some merit in removing smoke odor, but if the odor is bad this will only put a small dent in it.

 
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A tube of toothpaste and a silver chain.
Toothpaste for Cleaning SilverToothpaste isn't just for teeth, it also cleans the silver jewelry to make it shine! All you have to do is to put an amount of toothpaste on the jewelry, depending on how big or small the jewelry is.

 
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Cleaning Silver with MSG - silver
Cleaning Silver with MSGI once heard that monosodium glutamate (MSG) can be used to clean and shine any pure stainless metal, like gold and silver.

 
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A three wick candle with one of the wick cut short.
Cut Your Candle Wick for Cleaner BurningCut your candle wick before you relight it. It will not smoke as much. That smoke adheres to walls, making it necessary to paint sooner. The picture shows one wick cut, so you can see the difference.

 
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Line Wastebasket with Plastic WrapOne way I like to use plastic wrap is to tear off a sheet and line the bottom of a wastebasket with it. That way, when it comes time to empty the wastebasket out, clean up is a little easier.

 
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Vinyl Floor Cleaner for Bathtub or Shower WallsDo this last step after cleaning in whatever method you chose. Using a CLEAR acrylic type floor cleaner, wet a cloth with it and wipe down the walls and doors. This will allow you to extend the next cleaning cycle, due to it's water repellent nature after it dries.

 
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Microwave Soap for Easy Smell RemovalHave you ever fried fish and then the entire house smelled like a seafood restaurant? Easy fix. Buy a bar of soap, but not any kind of lotion soap. I prefer the smell of original Lever 2000. Put the bar of soap on a microwavable glass plate, put in microwave for 1 minute to 2 minutes, depending on your microwave.

 
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