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Helpful Household Tips

Right, so here is a list of rather random yet, very useful tips & tricks for you to try in and around your home.

  • Don’t keep medicine in your bathroom cabinet. The moisture created from the shower will cause the meds to go off sooner than they should, reducing them to a placebo-like state. Instead store in a cool, dry place like a bedroom wardrobe or cabinet in your kitchen. Keep out of reach of children of course!

  • To peel a kiwi, cut off the top and bottom, then slip a spoon in between the skin and the flesh. Twist the spoon round and then pop the skin off.
  • Use a fishing tackle box to organise a first aid kit for your home.
  • Put rolled up newspapers inside tall boots to keep them from flopping over when stored. This will prevent unwanted creases from forming in them.
  • Chuck small items such as baby spoons, dummies, bottle caps etc. inside a small mesh bag and place in dishwasher. This will prevent them from falling through to the bottom of the machine.
  • Divide homemade soup or stews into muffin tins to freeze. Two of these will make perfect individually-sized portions.
  • When packing liquids for your next trip, remove the lids and put a piece of cling film over the top, then replace the lid. This will add extra, spill-proof protection.
  • Before you grill your amazing homemade burgers, press a hole in the middle of each patty. The hole will disappear as the burger cooks and this will minimise shrinking. Plus you won’t have to worry about them being under-cooked in the middle.
  • Hard water spots in and around your sink? Soak a cloth in vinegar and lay over the spots for a few minutes. The spots will come right off!
  • Rub butter over a cut edge of cheese to stop it from going mouldy.
  • Use a tab from a fizzy drink can to hang a picture on a wall.
  • Relieve sunburn with Earl Grey tea. Soak a couple of bags in water until the tea is dark black. Dip a cloth into the tea and dab on the sunburnt skin. Continue to reapply and leave the tea to dry overnight. The sunburn should be almost gone come morning.
  • If you need to light a hard-to-reach candle, but don’t have any long matches you can use a piece of dry spaghetti to light it.
  • When cooking with oil, place a pop corn kernel in it. You’ll know the oil is hot enough when the kernel pops.
  • Out of AA batteries? Use AAA and fill the gap with a wad of aluminium foil on the positive end.
  • Pour water into a jam jar and add a glow stick, then place outside for a sweet glow in your garden for evening entertaining.

Have a go of any of these tips this weekend. You’ve got an extra day, afterall to try them out!

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One Comment

  1. Andy

    on May 20, 2013 at 11:06 pm - Reply

    Wrap paint brushes or rollers in cling film between painting sessions (trips to get more paint, overnight drying time between coats, etc). It saves time washing between times, and avoids wasting paint re-charging the brush or roller.

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