Tips and Wrinkles

Not quite in the home but didn't know where else to put it.

When buying greeting cards the cheapest ones are wrapped in cellophane, strange but true.

Also if you look at the back of the cards a lt of them have an envelope symbol which denotes the class of postage ie letter, large letter

I use white vinegar all the time in my laundry.
Use diluted to soak man made fibres that smell sweaty before putting in the machine.
Use instead of fabric conditioner on towels, tea towels, dishclothes etc - Fabric conditioner coats the towels and reduces the absorbency.
No vinegar smell, no sweaty smell and frsh fluffy towels.

Once the glasses get that bloom from the dishwasher, I don't think you will ever get rid of it. You have effectively sand-blasted the surface with strong chemicals.

If you soak your dentures in Steradent or one of the other cleaners, do not pour the used solution straight down the basin drain. Fish out the dentures and then pour the stuff round the bowl of the loo. If you leave it a while before flushing it away it will do some cleaning.

Bit gross this one but nevertheless........before doing a number 2, flush the toilet and less chance of residue sticking.

We only wash cheap everyday glasses in the dishwasher.

Tried baking soda in a thick paste left for 5 minutes on the glass oven door. Did quite a good job. Some ideas in [dare I mention it Daily Mail] last week} suggested cheap cola in the loo to get rid of lime scale, will try it .

It also seems lemon, vinegar and baking soda will clean most things well.

We only wash cheap everyday glasses in the dishwasher.

has salt run out?

Does anyone know a good way of getting that grey bloom off glasses when they've had too many washes in the dishwasher?
Don't tell me about Calgon anti-bloom stuff! - it only prevents bloom on new glassware.

White distilled vinegar takes stains out of carpets. 1part vinegar to 2 parts water. Even takes out old coffee stains. Might take 2 goes and check for colour fastness.

I learned about RightyTighty/LeftyLoosey on the children's programme Curious Gearge

Wash baking tins immediately after use and leave to dry in the residual warmth of the oven after baking. Prevents rusting of the tins' seams, edges etc.

Store empty cake tins,Kilner jars, etc with a teaspoonful of rice grains inside to absorb any moisture.

The warmth of your body will de-crease un-ironed clothes as you wear them

Iron your curtains in the bedroom put ironed curtains onto the bed.

I iron my duvet covers on the bed.

Hang your wet clothes on hangers most things will dry good enough to not need ironing.

Since I retired I iron very little can't see the point clothes get creased when you wear them.

Always wipe down your bath and shower after use the tiles will stay looking great for years. My bathrooms been in for 5 years and it looks as good as new.

Wipe your stove down each time you use it, you'll not have to have a time consuming clean then. I use throw away wipes it's so much better than greasing up a cloth.

I've led a very sheltered life gillybob

The other point I meant to make is that if curtains are long enough to need ironing over the banisters, they might be too heavy for most washing machines.

£7 (or was it £6?) mini chopper from Asda (own make) absolutely fantastic and worth its weight in gold for onions, herbs etc.

I thought EVERYONE knew that one specki

Regarding screwing things - I'm always confused about which way to turn the screw and heard a good tip on the radio the other day - RIGHTY-TIGHTY/LEFTY LOOSY. Won't ever do it the wrong way again!
That's a very good idea about ironing over the bannisters!

annodomini

I take it that before you iron the curtains you first have to wash them? I was thinking of throwing them away and getting new ones...

phoenix such a good idea for ironing curtains its a pity I live in a 1st floor apartment wondering if I could hang them through the kitchen window

Yes ninny I love mse

Oh phoenix re your ironing long curtains tip. Thank you so much for this. I often use my banister rail to dry quilt covers by hanging them over when I leave for work and they are dry when I get home. But never thought to iron them from there. What a marvel.

Good tips overthehill. Do you ever go on martinlewismoneysavers lots of tips and money saving on their forums.

I like my pizza cutting wheel, my son bought one and left in the drawer this was a revelation to me. I use it to cut cheese on toast to.

Rubber bands....they are so handy. I put them round everything in packets (saves emptying into containers). Flour, sugar, raisins etc. etc.

As we are all long in the tooth I hope I am not preaching to the converted and please ignore if you know these things already.

Wiping the shower down after the last one. This might sound obvious, but for years I just left it and did a big once a week clean up. I then realised if this was done daily the bathroom looked so much nicer. I have one of those karcher window cleaners which is like a vaccum for water and this makes a quick job of the shower door and tiles. I do wipe with a dry cloth after to polish. The whole job wiping tiles and shower door, cleaning bath and basin quick swish round toilet takes roughly 10 mins.

Make sure you vaccum twice a week. This way dusting is kept to miniumum.

Always cook double and freeze one. Convience foods but healthy.

Please more tips I love them.

I cut pizza with my scissors too! Genius if you ask me

My grandmother used to get the last drops of sauce and ketchup out by adding a drop of vinegar.But then, that's when they came in glass bottles, not the plastic squeezy ones like we have now.