The Household Hints & Tips Thread...

Hollylane · 01-24-2013, 01:10 AM

The Household Hints & Tips Thread

As I was laboriously cleaning my house today, attempting to keep things spic & span with 5 cats, and a dog, in rainy Oregon, it occurred to me that I needed to clean the kitchen trash bin. I hate a dirty bin, and I hate cleaning them even more, primarily because I do not like cleaning all of the little tiny crevices in the spring action lid.

Suddenly, I had an idea, the dishwasher was empty! I had a moment of guilt, because I do not like to run a dishwasher when it is not full, so I went and gathered another couple of bin lids, and a plastic dustpan. After running the dishwasher on the short cycle, without the dryer, my lids and dustpan were absolutely spotless.

The idea for this thread came to me when I was talking to Gaige on her lunch break, and we were animatedly discussing our different cleaning tricks. Since we are both particular about cleaning, we thought it would be a great idea to start a thread where BFP members can share their tricks and tips for housecleaning, laundry, yard duties, organizing, household repairs made easy, etc...

I'm also interested in seeing posts about homemade, and environmentally friendly cleaning products.

I know it is hard to believe, but I'm rather excited to see what you all will contribute to this thread!

01-24-2013, 01:10 AM	#1
Hollylane Practically Lives Here How Do You Identify?: . Preferred Pronoun?: . Relationship Status: . Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: . Posts: 11,495 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 34,694 Thanked 26,358 Times in 5,875 Posts Rep Power: 21474861	The Household Hints & Tips Thread... The Household Hints & Tips Thread As I was laboriously cleaning my house today, attempting to keep things spic & span with 5 cats, and a dog, in rainy Oregon, it occurred to me that I needed to clean the kitchen trash bin. I hate a dirty bin, and I hate cleaning them even more, primarily because I do not like cleaning all of the little tiny crevices in the spring action lid. Suddenly, I had an idea, the dishwasher was empty! I had a moment of guilt, because I do not like to run a dishwasher when it is not full, so I went and gathered another couple of bin lids, and a plastic dustpan. After running the dishwasher on the short cycle, without the dryer, my lids and dustpan were absolutely spotless. The idea for this thread came to me when I was talking to Gaige on her lunch break, and we were animatedly discussing our different cleaning tricks. Since we are both particular about cleaning, we thought it would be a great idea to start a thread where BFP members can share their tricks and tips for housecleaning, laundry, yard duties, organizing, household repairs made easy, etc... I'm also interested in seeing posts about homemade, and environmentally friendly cleaning products. I know it is hard to believe, but I'm rather excited to see what you all will contribute to this thread!