I've recently discovered that storing a small bottle of stain remover where we usually change clothes, makes a lot of sense! Why didn't I think of this sooner? I'm usually in such a rush when I'm actually doing the laundry (before work or over my lunch break) that I don't take the time to treat stains then, but if I do it one piece at a time when I'm changing clothes, its a piece of cake! What cleaning or laundry tips do you have? Does anyone have a tried and true recipe for homemade stain remover?
Monday, September 14, 2009
Shout in the bathroom!
I've recently discovered that storing a small bottle of stain remover where we usually change clothes, makes a lot of sense! Why didn't I think of this sooner? I'm usually in such a rush when I'm actually doing the laundry (before work or over my lunch break) that I don't take the time to treat stains then, but if I do it one piece at a time when I'm changing clothes, its a piece of cake! What cleaning or laundry tips do you have? Does anyone have a tried and true recipe for homemade stain remover?
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Great idea! I can't think of a secret laundry remedy, but my children do call me the "Laundry Queen" because I can usually get stains out. I also love to do laundry and find that when I don't know what else to do, I do laundry. Weird, I know. One of the highlights of moving into our new home and getting settled was when the laundry room was all set up and ready for business. Do you think I need to get a life???
You know what I love about this? It totally looks like a picture you got off the web somewhere because it is so perfect BUT I know that it is in your very own bathroom because I saw it in person and used washcloths from your neat spa bowl! love it! I miss your house. kelly
One new and really exciting way to get the lint out of the corners in the kitchen is to use a propane torch.
The torch has several advantages:
1) you can tell where the lint is because it actually lights up as it is "cleaned" (burns).
2) you can see which rooms have been "cleaned" because they are full of smoke.
3) It really gets everybody in the house excited and ready to pitch in so the rest of the house does not need to be "cleaned"
4) After just a single time of cleaning with the torch, all you need to do is announce in a loud voice, "I'm about to "CLEAN" up the lint!" and I quickly find that the rest of the household is ready to pitch in.
Matt!! You are crackin' me up with the torch cleaning method. Soo funny! If that isn't a Man's Method, I don't know what is!
My secret is my fingernail. It can get nearly anything out, especially if I spray Shout on it first. Warm water helps, too, and I love Borax. I've even snuck/sneaked/snook in a tiny bit of bleach, but it's taking a big risk, but so far it has gotten me out of a number of a pickle. Don't try it at home, though. Rhoda P.S. Is gotten a word?
P.P.S. LOVE the torch idea.
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