Thread: Household Tips !

petal · 14-10-2007, 07:31 PM

Some Final Frivolous Thoughts
Here's a few final light-hearted tips for your delectation. And remember, be clean by all means. Clean is good. But as they say in the USA, 'don't sweat the small things'. A fantastically clean house doesn't necessarily equate to a happy one. If you can, make your home a happy one first - the rest will surely follow. And that way, cleaning your 'happy' home will be more of a pleasure, less of a bind.

Dripping Taps - Use bottled water
Washing-up - Use paper Plates
Dusting - Employ a Cleaner
Ironing - As Above
Repairing Clothes - Don't - buy new ones
Cleaning the Oven - Don't cook
Cleaning Windows - Brick them up
Creaking Doors - Take them off
Dealing with Loose Carpets - Floorboards are nicer
Reviving Sick Plants - Put them back in the garden where they belong
Removing Dog and Cat Hairs - Free the animals
Getting Rid of Bad Odours - If they don't disappear with the animals it must be you — use deodorant you smelly git
Polishing Silver - Sell it and use the cash to expedite the whole list
Making Sure Shelves are Straight - Don't make them yourself
Making Wine Glasses Sparkle - Play a Miles Davies CD
Removing Bobbles from Woollen Clothes - Keep them - they're fun
Removing Mildew - There are bugs that eat it, you know — do you want them to starve?
Dealing with Spiders in the Bath - Clean Spiders are better than none - keep the flies down
Making the Bed - Buy one instead
Odd Socks - We all have the right to be 'odd'
Raking the Grass - Don't cut it
Cleaning Venetian Blinds - Since you've bricked-up the windows - who needs them?

petal · 14-10-2007, 07:35 PM

Household tips for Men

Removing Odours
If you are a bachelor you will probably be well-acquainted with strange and less-than-pleasant smells. There are quite a broad range of causes for the odours and more often than not a different solution is required for each.
The first task is to locate the cause of the offending smell. While this may seem simple, it's actually not. If, for example, your nose leads you to the kitchen where your dishes are sitting in the sink it can quite plainly be any of the dishes. It could also be something in the drain trap that is setting up housekeeping. For the first, it is recommended that you put a little soap on a wet rag and wipe whatever dish you find that smells less than pleasant. This means you don't have to wash all of the dishes and it still removes the smell. For the second, mix a quarter bottle or so of your favourite bleach with three equal parts water and pour it down the sink. If both of these fail, take some of that vacation time you have saved up by calling in sick when you wanted to go fishing or such. After a week or two whatever was smelling foul will either be long gone or will have evolved to a level of intelligence whereby you can charge it rent.
For odours in the closet the cure is fairly simple, take your favourite pair of shoes and remove them to the front stoop as they are most likely the cause. For pet odours around the house a liberal dousing of both the house and pet with your favourite deodorizer: Lysol comes heartily recommended.
Once in a while you may notice your couch beginning to smell much like the uninvited house guest who has been sleeping on it. There are two methods to solve this problem. First you can sprinkle a bit of baking soda underneath the cushions of the couch as this will tend to pull the odour into itself instead of it sticking in the couch. Another method, however, again involves the use of lysol. If your timing is right you will not only be spraying it on the couch and removing the odour, but also on the guest as well, removing him too.
Dirty Coffee Pots
Dirty coffee pots - another problem caused by having hard water that blocks everything up. A good idea for this is to use a water filter. Other options include buying bottled water at ridiculous prices, or simply to move into a soft-water area, such as the Isle of Wight, UK, and you'll never have to worry about limescale again.

14-10-2007, 07:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	Household Tips ! Some Final Frivolous Thoughts Here's a few final light-hearted tips for your delectation. And remember, be clean by all means. Clean is good. But as they say in the USA, 'don't sweat the small things'. A fantastically clean house doesn't necessarily equate to a happy one. If you can, make your home a happy one first - the rest will surely follow. And that way, cleaning your 'happy' home will be more of a pleasure, less of a bind. Dripping Taps - Use bottled water Washing-up - Use paper Plates Dusting - Employ a Cleaner Ironing - As Above Repairing Clothes - Don't - buy new ones Cleaning the Oven - Don't cook Cleaning Windows - Brick them up Creaking Doors - Take them off Dealing with Loose Carpets - Floorboards are nicer Reviving Sick Plants - Put them back in the garden where they belong Removing Dog and Cat Hairs - Free the animals Getting Rid of Bad Odours - If they don't disappear with the animals it must be you — use deodorant you smelly git Polishing Silver - Sell it and use the cash to expedite the whole list Making Sure Shelves are Straight - Don't make them yourself Making Wine Glasses Sparkle - Play a Miles Davies CD Removing Bobbles from Woollen Clothes - Keep them - they're fun Removing Mildew - There are bugs that eat it, you know — do you want them to starve? Dealing with Spiders in the Bath - Clean Spiders are better than none - keep the flies down Making the Bed - Buy one instead Odd Socks - We all have the right to be 'odd' Raking the Grass - Don't cut it Cleaning Venetian Blinds - Since you've bricked-up the windows - who needs them?
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

14-10-2007, 07:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	Re: Household Tips ! Household tips for Men Removing Odours If you are a bachelor you will probably be well-acquainted with strange and less-than-pleasant smells. There are quite a broad range of causes for the odours and more often than not a different solution is required for each. The first task is to locate the cause of the offending smell. While this may seem simple, it's actually not. If, for example, your nose leads you to the kitchen where your dishes are sitting in the sink it can quite plainly be any of the dishes. It could also be something in the drain trap that is setting up housekeeping. For the first, it is recommended that you put a little soap on a wet rag and wipe whatever dish you find that smells less than pleasant. This means you don't have to wash all of the dishes and it still removes the smell. For the second, mix a quarter bottle or so of your favourite bleach with three equal parts water and pour it down the sink. If both of these fail, take some of that vacation time you have saved up by calling in sick when you wanted to go fishing or such. After a week or two whatever was smelling foul will either be long gone or will have evolved to a level of intelligence whereby you can charge it rent. For odours in the closet the cure is fairly simple, take your favourite pair of shoes and remove them to the front stoop as they are most likely the cause. For pet odours around the house a liberal dousing of both the house and pet with your favourite deodorizer: Lysol comes heartily recommended. Once in a while you may notice your couch beginning to smell much like the uninvited house guest who has been sleeping on it. There are two methods to solve this problem. First you can sprinkle a bit of baking soda underneath the cushions of the couch as this will tend to pull the odour into itself instead of it sticking in the couch. Another method, however, again involves the use of lysol. If your timing is right you will not only be spraying it on the couch and removing the odour, but also on the guest as well, removing him too. Dirty Coffee Pots Dirty coffee pots - another problem caused by having hard water that blocks everything up. A good idea for this is to use a water filter. Other options include buying bottled water at ridiculous prices, or simply to move into a soft-water area, such as the Isle of Wight, UK, and you'll never have to worry about limescale again.
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...