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Spring Cleaning: 8 Hours, Start to Finish

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Dryer sheet to help keep your baseboards dust free.

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How to Remove Scratch Marks from Dishes

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Step-by-step instructions (from a veteran "cleaning lady") on how to clean your bathroom like a PRO!

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How to match wall colors to fabrics, etc. when out shopping

Cut open toilet paper rolls and use as a cuff to save your wrapping paper.

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Gotcha! Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a stocking over the vacuum hose.

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Clean pans/muffin tins

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use a rubber band to remove a stripped screw

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Speed Cleaning 101, via Somewhat Simple blog

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Who knew kool-aid could clean the toilet

housekeeping chore chart

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Deodorize a garbage disposal. Make vinegar ice cubes and feed them down the disposal. After grinding, run cold water through the drain.

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Lots of uses for vinegar

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In A Pickle bag. Super cute bag filled with EVERYTHING you could ever need when in a jam

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put a tiny bit of toothpaste into a small cup, mix in one teaspoon baking soda and half a teaspoon water. Thoroughly mix then brush your teeth for two minutes. Remember to do it once a week until you have reached the results you want. Once your teeth are good and white, limit yourself to using the whitening treatment once every month or two.

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Use dawn to make ice packs!! Partially fill a ziploc and seal then throw it in another bag to be safe and freeze. It stays cold longer than ice and is a great flexible ice pack!

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Quilted ironing board with magnets for the top of the dryer!

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Slip-proof your rug: To give an area rug some traction, flip it over, and apply lines of acrylic-latex caulk every 6 inches or so. Once dry, you can safely put down your rug; the rubbery strips will hold it in place...via Martha.

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The only SPOT REMOVER you may ever need ~ Mix one part Dawn dish washing liquid with two parts hydrogen peroxide; pour or spray it directly on the stain, and watch it disappear like MAGIC....will need to try this out

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Great idea for hanging items over a door.

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Last minute reminders as you run out the door!

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Great illustration - the difference is amazing. High & wide!

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Might need to check this out.

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Clean your hardwood floors with water and tea bags. Who knew?

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Use dawn to make ice packs!! Partially fill a ziploc and seal then throw it in another bag to be safe and freeze. It stays cold longer than ice and is a great flexible ice pack!

How to clean microfiber couches.

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Take a spray bottle, fill it about 1/8th full with rubbing alcohol, add a drop of Dawn dishwashing soap, a few drops of scented oil (optional, but makes it smell so good), fill the rest of the way with water, shake together, and you're good to go! It makes your granite (or any countertop) shine and feel so smooth at a fraction of the price

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10 tips on using vinegar for laundry (including getting rid of yellowed items & color brightening)

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Cornmeal absorbs grease on light colored fabric or upholstery. Pour enough on to cover the soiled area and let sit for 15 to 30 minutes. Vacuum to remove the grains.

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DIY Dave Ramsey Envelope System

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This could make a really cool white board- laminate, and frame.

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Put warm water into the dirty pan or cookie sheet, lay the dryer sheet (or sheets) flat in the water and leave it to sit overnight. In the morning, the baked-on stuff will either have lifted off, or will be very easy to slough off with a spatula or other flat object. It has always worked for me...especially if you do it right after you've used the pan.

Dip the tip of an empty Swiffer Wetjet solution bottle into boiling water for about 10 seconds and the lid twists off (use a towel). Refill with your preferred cleaning solution at appropriate dilution and re-cap.

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Clean dishwashwer with lemonade kool-aid.

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Family emergency preparedness kit. Items are broken down by the week to buy over a year.

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Find lost objects with a vacuum and pantyhose.

To get your drain running again (without resorting to chemicals worthy of a hazmat suit) pour ½ cup soda, then ½ cup vinegar, down a clogged drain. Cover it with a wet cloth, wait 5 minutes, uncover, and flush with steaming-hot water.

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Melanie Spacek I have done this for years as a preventive maintenance. It works!

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