Thursday, March 10, 2011

A few tips

I love easy, money-saving, environmentally-friendly tips for housecleaning, caring for plants, you name it.

A few days ago a house-cleaning expert on the Today Show recommended baby wipes for cleaning wood furniture. The lanolin in the wipes is good for the wood, she explained. So I promptly bought a box of baby wipes and have been happily cleaning our furniture every day since.

Yesterday a money-saving expert mentioned, again on the Today Show, that microfiber cleaning cloths are much less expensive when purchased in the automotive section of a store.

Boy, was she right! Yesterday I bought 8 large microfiber cloths at WalMart's automotive department for a mere $5. I then went to the housecleaning department to compare prices, and the cloths were anywhere from two for $2.99 to $1.99 each.

I love cleaning and dusting with microfiber cloths, so I feel quite smug now that I have eight new ones on hand at a bargain price.

Here are two more tips at no extra charge:

To keep sterling silver from tarnishing, wrap a piece of chalk in cheese cloth and put it in your flatware drawer. It works!

And, to clean your dishwasher, fill the soap dispenser with lemon Kool-Aid or lemon Tang and put it through one washing cycle.


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13 comments:

  1. LindaMarch 10, 2011 at 11:01 AM

    Great suggestions. I'm going shopping later this morning and will add these items to my list.

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  2. grammie gMarch 10, 2011 at 11:27 AM

    Hi Jean...Well I must say you are keeping on top of thing aren't you. hahahaha!!!
    My favorite cleaning tool is my old towels ripped up. Old white socks are great to. Just stick your hand in there and dust away!!
    Cleaning is not one of my favorite things,but I don't like having a lot of different products for everything in the house either!!

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  3. Great Grandma LinMarch 10, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    sounds like an ode to spring cleaning...

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  4. marciamayoMarch 10, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    I'm so buying baby wipes for my furniture!

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  5. KayMarch 10, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    I use the microfiber cloths for the Swiffer sweeper. It's loads cheaper. I'm going out tomorrow to buy those baby wipes! It sounds fabulous! Thanks so much for the great tip! I love this post.

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  6. KayMarch 10, 2011 at 6:02 PM

    I use the microfiber cloths for the Swiffer sweeper. It's loads cheaper. I'm going out tomorrow to buy those baby wipes! It sounds fabulous! Thanks so much for the great tip! I love this post.

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  7. Linda ReederMarch 10, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    Wow. What interesting tips.

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  8. CherylMarch 12, 2011 at 8:30 PM

    Wow! I learned something new today. I especially like the baby wipes instead of polish.

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  9. Sally WesselyMarch 12, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    Thanks for sharing. Since I have to shop for some housekeeping essentials, I will use your tips.

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  10. ayamlinMarch 13, 2011 at 5:01 AM

    Thank you for your caring.
    and rescue teams and US Armed Forces work here. thank you very much.

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  11. MareMarch 14, 2011 at 8:34 AM

    Well, thank you for sharing valuable info. Keep it flowing.

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  12. ayamlinMarch 15, 2011 at 9:59 AM

    Hi Jean!
    Thank you sooooo much for your lovely and kind word.
    your word make me warm and delightful.
    yes, I can't believe this is reality even though watching news.
    I hope things don't go bad anymore.
    and I never forget you and others to help us.
    also I don't wanna waste of this bad accident.

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  13. ayamlinMarch 16, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Hi Jean!
    Thank you so much for your warm words
    your warm heart reaches me and I never forget your kindness ( also people in US).
    I always never forget the world is holding us close to your hearts.
    I definitely return the favor to people in all over the world.
    Bible says " Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction."
    we choose easy ways for everything.
    we have to learn from this extraordinary accident.
    we don't have to forget it.

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