Tag Archives: Household tips

Dental Floss to the Rescue

This inexpensive staple can really help you around the house. If you find yourself in need, take a look at the list below. Here are ten different uses for dental floss in your home. 1. When cookies are stuck on a baking sheet, use a piece of dental floss to release the, Just slide the floss under the cookies. You’ll loosen them without any breaks. 2. Use dental floss to hang picture frames, wind chimes and any other decorations or accents that need to be hung. Double the floss for heavy frames. 3. If you have a mesh bag or … Continue reading →

Clever Household Tips

Do you know how to treat an underarm stain or stop the pain of a paper cut? Here are some clever household tips for you to try out at home. Underarm stains Underarm stains can be so frustrating. You’ve tried all sorts of cleaners, including bleach and Oxyclean, right? Here is a little trick that seem to get the job done for t-shirts and other cotton shirts. Dissolve nine aspirin into a cup of warm water. Saturate the stain with the solution and allow it to sit for at least 30 minutes. Then launder your shirt as usual. Pencil stains … Continue reading →

Good Ideas from Good Housekeeping

It is spring, and as you might have been able to tell from my recent blog posts, I am so ready to be done with winter and to get my home into shape. I have been perusing some household tips from older magazines that I bought in bulk at our local library (only $1 for a lot), and pulling out anything that seemed useful. I have some tips from the magazine, Good Housekeeping that I thought were especially useful for this time of year. I am remembering them off of the top of my head, plus embellishing the tips to … Continue reading →

Helpful Household Tips 2

Are you ready for more tips? I’ve been dusting off my magazine archive to pick out the best household tips I’ve seen in print as well as some of my own that have worked well for me over the years. Isn’t it amazing how little helpful hints can make a big difference in a task? If you missed the first collection of tips, you can click here: Helpful Household Tips. Saving Cut Flowers When your bouquet of flowers it looking pretty sad, you can still make use of whatever remaining blooms are left. Snip off any flowers that still look … Continue reading →

Helpful Household Tips

Often, I come across many useful and fun household tips that are too short to use in a dedicated blog posting. These may be things that help you save time, save money or make things nicer in your home. Because the tips are too good to let go to waste, I’ve assembled them here in one place, so I could share them with you. Please let me know which tips are your favorite ones, and please also add your own helpful household tips below by leaving a comment. Many of the following tips were inspired by the print version of … Continue reading →

Top Five Tips for Keeping Clutter in Check

Clutter is to put it bluntly, a pain in my backside. With six busy people living together, four of which are children, it is simply impossible to keep our home clutter free. Toys, clothing, books, you name it, find their way into every room in the home. Clutter may be creating chaos in your home too, but there are some tips that we can all use to keep clutter in check: 1. Start with the first area that anyone arriving at your door will see. You will feel better knowing you can answer the door without embarrassment. Seeing how much … Continue reading →

Money Saving Household Tips

Conserving water and energy are two good ways to save money around the house. Get the whole family involved in the process, for even greater savings. Teach children these things at a young age and they will continue these habits for a lifetime. When Not in Use… If you have heard the saying, “when not in use, turn off the juice,” take it to heart. One light left on when no one is using it can make a difference in energy costs, especially in a year’s time. Start a little game in your home and any time someone leaves a … Continue reading →