Pinterest: where time goes to die.
I jest, although I certainly have spent a lot of time on Pinterest this week. In an effort to claim that the time spent was not wasted, today I decided to go to my pins, and see what I could try out.
1. BAKING SODA HAS MAGICAL POWERS!
I am currently using baking soda to de-oderise the bin and the kitty litter tray to great effect. I have used it to freshen the mattress (sprinkled on then vacuumed up), and the carpet. I have used it to clean walls - yes! I dipped a damp rag in some baking soda then attacked some of those pesky marks on the corridor walls: Blamo! It was very satisfying...
2. You can make your own jewellery cleaner!
Cover the bottom of a bowl with alfoil, and add about a cup of hot water. Then add 1 tbsp baking soda, 1 tbs salt and 1 tbs washing detergent. Mix, and add rings for about 10 minutes. Remove rings and rinse in cold water - pat dry and voila! Clean and shiny rings.
I've been told I could use this on my silver too... which I might have to do considering my silver is tending towards the black end of the colour spectrum.
3. Q-Tips + Vinegar = Clean tracks!
In our apartment we have rather large balcony doors made of glass. It makes for excellent views, as well as the possibility of "indoor-outdoor" living. But the tracks get so grimy, and I don't know how to clean them... well, I didn't.
Turns out you just dip a Q-Tip in some white vinegar and go to work! I mean, it isn't a quick task, but if I spend just 5 minutes a day doing it for a week the whole thing will look like new. Magic!
4. You can wash Pillows (!)
I don't want to overshare, but our pillows tend to get a little yellow after a while. In Mr.'s case, the pillow gets VERY yellow (he drools... cute, but devastating for the pillow). So imagine my suprise when I learned you can actually put the things in the washing machine and have them come out all happy and new looking?
I won't go through the whole process, but the directions are here: One Good Thing
5. You Can Regenerate Green Onions
Yes, just like Doctor Who, Green Onions regenerate. Ok - not quite like Doctor Who.
The tip was just: instead of throwing away the bulb end of the green onions, bind them together with a rubber band, and put them in a glass with an inch of water. Within a week they will grow - Hey presto! Free Spring Onions!
This is just the tip of the iceberg...
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