What is your favorite tip or advice you'd like to share
Well, I don't know about you, but I do that quite frequently while enjoying my cup of joe...thank goodness for that piece of advice!
Thanks in advance for sharing!
Blessings and best wishes,
Sylvia
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Fingernail repair; refresh a disposal;remove food odor from hand
Love this post. Mend a broken fingernail by cutting off a small portion of a tea bag. Place a small piece of the bag over the break and seal with a fingernail glue.
Take the baking soda you are replacing in your frig and pour it down the disposal to refresh.
Remove onion or garlic smell for your hands with lemon juice.0 -
Cut an onion without tears
Probably not a very scientic explanation, but it works: When you cut an onion, it releases a gas. When the gas rises and hits the moisture in your eyes, it turns to acid and makes you cry.
After slicing an onion, quickly hold the slices under running water to stop the gas. (I suppose you could dunk them in a bowl of water instead.) Then, continue to cut the onion and put the pieces under water until they're too small to mess with. You won't have cried at all or very little. Also, the more you keep your face away from the onion, the better.
I'm semi-famous in this town for being the only person who can cut an onion without crying. Many people bring me their onions to cut. Now you, too, can be famous in your town!0 -
for powdery mildew (i think that is what it was
I used a solution of few drops of dish soap (kitchen like Joy), 1 quart water (4 cups), and 1 teaspoon of baking soda and put it in a spray bottle and sprayed our crape myrtles which had powdery mildew. Just spray the mildewed leaves. You don't have to worry about the wind blowing the solution back on you. When the leaves drop make sure you rake all the leaves and dispose of them.0 -
WOW! Thanks MarciaMarcia527 said:for powdery mildew (i think that is what it was
I used a solution of few drops of dish soap (kitchen like Joy), 1 quart water (4 cups), and 1 teaspoon of baking soda and put it in a spray bottle and sprayed our crape myrtles which had powdery mildew. Just spray the mildewed leaves. You don't have to worry about the wind blowing the solution back on you. When the leaves drop make sure you rake all the leaves and dispose of them.
I was just looking at my Crape Myrtle wondering what the heck that was...I'm going to mix some of that stuff and spray mine.
Now I don't have to cry buckets cutting those darn onions.
Great tips so far ladies...thanks!0 -
OMG I love this!
Never knew what to do for that problem. Looks like I can eat hot pizza again as long as the sugar is nearby.
Witch Hazel is my tip given to me years ago by an elderly lady. Use it on bug bites to stop the itch and heal faster and I use it as an astringent on my face. Works great. I even bought some for my 14 year old Grandson who is starting to have pimples and he loves it too.
Great topic, can't wait to hear more.0 -
I forgot to add you spraysea60 said:WOW! Thanks Marcia
I was just looking at my Crape Myrtle wondering what the heck that was...I'm going to mix some of that stuff and spray mine.
Now I don't have to cry buckets cutting those darn onions.
Great tips so far ladies...thanks!
I forgot to add you spray them once a week. Google powdery mildew and there are lots of sites that talk about it. That's how I found this info. The crape myrtles look great this year.0 -
Peroxide to remove bloodRague said:Original SSS
The only thing that WILL keep 'skeeters off me is the Original Avon Skin So Soft.
I had dried blood on a white background bedspread from when my dog was sick. Didn't notice it till it was dry. Did nothing else but put peroxide on it and kept putting it on; blood disappeared completely. Now when hubby has shaving nicks and blood gets on shirt collar, peroxide words perfectly.
Cindy0 -
Sunburn, hives and bee stings
I used to get hives when I was little and a baking soda bath was the best to calm down my skin. You can also make a paste out of it with water and put it on sunburn. My Mom used to use which hazel compresses on sunburn as well.
My Dad tought me when you get a bee sting to make a paste of mud and put it on the site to take the swelling down.
Justine0 -
HiccupsSnowkitty said:Peroxide to remove blood
I had dried blood on a white background bedspread from when my dog was sick. Didn't notice it till it was dry. Did nothing else but put peroxide on it and kept putting it on; blood disappeared completely. Now when hubby has shaving nicks and blood gets on shirt collar, peroxide words perfectly.
Cindy
I was always told that if you drink a glass of water upside down, which is almost impossible, it will clear up hiccups.
Or, put a teaspoon of sugar in your mouth.
Neither worked for me. I just use the old hold your breath and it works better.0 -
Garlic and onion odors can
Garlic and onion odors can be easily removed from your hands by using a big stainless steel serving spoon ( safer than a knife!) and rubbing it on your hands while holding them under running water. The chemical reaction between the onions/garlic and the stainless neutralizes the smell. A flippin miracle!:)0 -
someone told me if you getchenheart said:Garlic and onion odors can
Garlic and onion odors can be easily removed from your hands by using a big stainless steel serving spoon ( safer than a knife!) and rubbing it on your hands while holding them under running water. The chemical reaction between the onions/garlic and the stainless neutralizes the smell. A flippin miracle!:)
someone told me if you get the juice of peppers on your hands and its burning them, to dip them in milk. never tried it cuz I dont like peppers. and being a nurse I have used the peroxide and it works for sure although I learned of it when I had a car accident and blood was all over my student nurses uniform.
Anybody know what you use so fish doesnt smell while you are cooking it, chemo brain here was tod but then immediatly forgot.0 -
I recall hearing about the fish oder but can't remember either!
My little indoor dog, Abby was sprayed by a skunk a few months back and when we brought her in wrapped in a towel, I cannot begin to tell you how horrible she smelled!
We threw her in the tub and bathed her with just about anything I thought would help... tomato sauce (I didn't have juice), tooth paste/water mix, baking soda paste...all to no avail. Finally, I rubbed coffee grounds on her fur. I also put out bowls of coffee around the house. It worked!
The smell of coffee permeated the entire house within the hour, not to mentioned Abby smelled like a pot of freshly brewed coffee!
I love hearing everyone's great tips. It's so helpful to know the things that make life a little easier!0 -
You can also make a paste ofchenheart said:Garlic and onion odors can
Garlic and onion odors can be easily removed from your hands by using a big stainless steel serving spoon ( safer than a knife!) and rubbing it on your hands while holding them under running water. The chemical reaction between the onions/garlic and the stainless neutralizes the smell. A flippin miracle!:)
You can also make a paste of baking soda and water to take stains out of your counter top. We have a white counter top and sometimes get a stain on it, and, I just make that paste and leave it on for awhile, and, it comes right out.
Leeza0 -
PEROXIDESnowkitty said:Peroxide to remove blood
I had dried blood on a white background bedspread from when my dog was sick. Didn't notice it till it was dry. Did nothing else but put peroxide on it and kept putting it on; blood disappeared completely. Now when hubby has shaving nicks and blood gets on shirt collar, peroxide words perfectly.
Cindy
WHEN A NURST DISCONNECTED THE IV FROM MY PORT, BLOOD SPURTED OUT, I HAD A NAVY BLUE AND WHITE TOP ON AND THE BLOOD WAS ONLY ON THE WHITE PART, THE NURSE SAID TO PUT PEROXIDE ON IT WHEN I GOT HOME, BUT, I REALLY THOUGHT THE TOP WOULD BE RUINED, BUT IT DOES WORK AND I STILL WEAR THE SAME TOP TO EVERY TREATMENT...0 -
Be carefulsea60 said:I recall hearing about the fish oder but can't remember either!
My little indoor dog, Abby was sprayed by a skunk a few months back and when we brought her in wrapped in a towel, I cannot begin to tell you how horrible she smelled!
We threw her in the tub and bathed her with just about anything I thought would help... tomato sauce (I didn't have juice), tooth paste/water mix, baking soda paste...all to no avail. Finally, I rubbed coffee grounds on her fur. I also put out bowls of coffee around the house. It worked!
The smell of coffee permeated the entire house within the hour, not to mentioned Abby smelled like a pot of freshly brewed coffee!
I love hearing everyone's great tips. It's so helpful to know the things that make life a little easier!
Be careful with skunks. They squirt an oil that is why it is so hard to remove the smell. As you wash the oil will coat the drain pipes. Difficult to remove. Also, when little girls play in red lipstick don't set them in the tub. It is probably porus. That was a fun one.0 -
Sunburn .. Boiling a pot of water and add regular notMenda said:Be careful
Be careful with skunks. They squirt an oil that is why it is so hard to remove the smell. As you wash the oil will coat the drain pipes. Difficult to remove. Also, when little girls play in red lipstick don't set them in the tub. It is probably porus. That was a fun one.
decaf tea bags. After cooling, place wash clothes into pan, rinse and place tea soaked cloth on sunburned area.. Tea will pull out the heat from our bodies. I've practice this on myself and children. It does work.
I would be careful not to service the remaining tea to dinner guest, unless it's someone you may get along with -)) joking ..
Vicki0 -
You're right MendaVickiSam said:Sunburn .. Boiling a pot of water and add regular not
decaf tea bags. After cooling, place wash clothes into pan, rinse and place tea soaked cloth on sunburned area.. Tea will pull out the heat from our bodies. I've practice this on myself and children. It does work.
I would be careful not to service the remaining tea to dinner guest, unless it's someone you may get along with -)) joking ..
Vicki
That skunk sprayed my little abby mainly in the face and she was squinting so much, she couldn't see. And I did remember thinking how oily she felt...ugh...I hope that never happens again!
Thanks for all those sunburn tips, I'm going to the coast at the end of July and despite all of us slathering on the sun block, I'm sure we'll miss a few spots!
Vicki...that was funny about reusing the tea bags...I'll make sure to discard them
Syl0
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