Remember a while back I did a post about all sorts of useful household life hacks (shortcuts)? I got a lot of positive feedback about it, so I decided to share a few more:
1. If you run your hands under cold water before pressing Rice Krispie treats in the pan, the marshmallow won’t stick to your fingers. I make a lot of Rice Krispie treats and it works.
2. You can remove grass stains from your clothing by rubbing Karo corn syrup onto stain. Then just wash as normal.
If you ever find yourself right in the middle of a horror movie type scenario, here are a few tips on surviving the ordeal
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1. Never, ever, become a camp councelor.
2. Whenever it appears that you have killed who ever or what ever is after you, NEVER check to see if it’s really dead.
3. You will need to uproot your life & move out of your home immediately if you ever find out that you’re living on an old Indian burial ground, in an old insane asylum or you find out satanic worship was ever practiced in your house.
4. Never, under any circumstances, use a Ouija board. This one’s for realz folks. I kid you not, Ouija boards are one of the few things in life that really scare me.
One of those things I always have on hand is a bottle of vinegar (the distilled white kind). It’s one of those things that has way more uses than most people realize. Here are just a few of the things you can do with a simple bottle of vinegar:
For those of you who follow me on Twitter, you may remember a few weeks back when I posted a tweet asking about tipping tattoo artists. I had an appointment to get some new ink and I had always tipped in the past (and planned on tipping this time), but I was curious to see where other people stood on the subject. Surprisingly, I got a mix of answers that ranged from “of course you tip them” to “they make more than enough off the tattoo itself that there is no need for a tip”. So I decided to do a little research and see if there was some sort of “master list” of tipping rules. FYI – no such thing exists, but I found enough compelling evidence to support tipping tattoo artists (and many other people that provide services) that I decided to start my own master list of whom to tip and how much of a tip is generally suggested.
If anyone were to ask me what the one essential item that I think every home owner needs to have on hand at all times, my answer would be simple: duct tape. Because whenever I have the chance to buy anything in the color pink – I do, so my duct tape is….you guessed it, pink. I use duct tape all the time for just about anything and everything.
Here are some clever uses for duct tape:
I love going out to eat. I wish I could say it was because I liked to try new things, but that’s not always the case…I just like to go out and not having to cook for a change. I’m pretty lucky in so far as that my two boys go with their dad at least one night a week, so I get a chance to go out with my husband alone sometimes, which is pretty nice I have to admit. I love my kids, but taking them out to eat can sometimes be a challenge and there is definitley some planning involved when they come out to restaurants with us.
Here are five things I do to help ensure things go well while we’re eating out at a restaurant with the kids:
We all know that cleaning our teeth is the primary (and obviously the most important) reason for using toothpaste, but did you know that toothpaste has many other uses around the house? Since my recent post on some useful household life hacks seemed to be pretty popular, I decided to share these great shortcuts – using toothpaste. Here we go….
1. Remove crayon marks from walls.
2. Eliminate food odors from your hands (ie onions or fish).
3. Remove scratches from CD’s.
I don’t know about you, but I’m always on the lookout for little tricks to make life a little bit easier. Being a busy mom, saving time and money are really important to me. Over the years, I’ve gained some handy little household tricks to help me cut down on both of those things. Check ‘em out and let me know what you think.
Back when I was looking to purchase my first home in 2002, I told the realtor that I had two prerequisites when it came to buying a house: 1. It had to have two bathrooms and 2. It had to have a dishwasher. There’s no logical explaination as to why, but I loathe doing dishes. It’s just that one crappy chore that I absolutely can’t stand doing. Now, you should know that I’m not a fan of cleaning in general, but then again – who is, right?
