NARNIE'S WORLD HINTS FOR INSIDE THE HOME Here it is hoped you will be able to find some "hints" to help make the Time you spend working inside your home less or at least less frequently repeated I AM TOO BUSY TO BE ORGANIZED Trust and believe me when I say...I fail at this on a continueing basis...I am constantly in a state of trying to be organized...I have two wonderful boys who are always challenging me to stay organized...and I, like many of you,are always looking for new and improved ways to accomplish this feat... Simple ideas to help get started IF YOU ARE NOT A MORNING PERSON set up the coffee pot, lay out kids clothes, even set out the table ware before going to bed...this gives you a head start.... Let the kids make their own lunches...while your drinking that PLEASE wake me up coffee...and fixing their breakfast even first graders can put sandwiches together...and fill their lunch boxes...they will enjoy doing it...(the first few times anyway, and hopefully by the time they no longer think its fun they will be used to the routine) Next time you take the trash bag out of the waste basket put several new bags in the bottom of the basket, now when the full one is removed the replacement is right there...also...this is a great place for one of those sick on room scenties or one like you hang in the car... Homemade Toothbrush Caddy An old, washed out plastic pill bottle makes a wonderful toothbrush caddy for traveling. Simply cut a hole in the plastic cap large enough for a toothbrush handle to fit through, place the bottle over the head of the toothbrush and snap the cap in place. Voila! it'll keep bristles clean in your suitcase. BOUNCE...Not just for the DRYER anymore Repels mosquitoes. Tie a sheet of Bounce through a belt loop when outdoors during mosquito season. Eliminates static electricity from your television screen. Since Bounce is designed to help eliminate static cling, wipe your television screen with a used sheet of Bounce to keep dust from resettling. Dissolves soap scum from shower doors. Clean with a used sheet of Bounce. Freshens the air in your home. Place an individual sheet of Bounce in a drawer or hang one in the closet. Prevents thread from tangling. Run a threaded needle through a sheet of Bounce to eliminate the static cling on the thread before sewing. Eliminates static cling from pantyhose. Rub a damp, used sheet of Bounce over the hose. Prevents musty suitcases. Place an individual sheet of Bounce inside empty luggage before storing. Freshens the air in your car. Place a sheet of Bounce under the front seat. Cleans baked-on food from a cooking pan. Put a sheet in the pan, fill with water, let sit overnight, and sponge clean. The anti static agents apparently weaken the bond between the food and the pan while the fabric softening agents soften the baked-on food. Eliminates odors in wastebaskets. Place a sheet of Bounce at the bottom of the wastebasket. Collects cat hair. Rubbing the area with a sheet of Bounce will magnetically attract all the loose hairs. Eliminates static electricity from venetian blinds. Wipe the blinds with a sheet of Bounce to prevent dust from resettling. Wipes up sawdust from drilling or sandpapering. A used sheet of Bounce will collect sawdust like a tack cloth. Eliminates odors in dirty laundry. Place an individual sheet of Bounce at the bottom of a laundry bag or hamper. Deodorizes shoes or sneakers. Place a sheet of Bounce in your shoes or sneakers overnight so they'll smell great in the morning. ~I haven't tried this yet, but I'm planning to... just as soon as my dryer quits running. Thanks Gal Friend for sending it to me~ I thought this was interesting..and something you might want to check out! It's almost spring...and the heating unit went out on the dryer! Why does everything seem to fall apart this time of year!??? The guy that fixes things went in to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. We always clean the lint from the filter after every load of clothes. He told us that he wanted to show him something. He took the filter over to the sink and ran hot water over it. Now, this thing is like a mesh - I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like - WELL.the hot water just laid on top of the mesh!!! It didn't go through it at all!!! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh and that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film, but it's there. He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (and to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out and wash it with hot soapy water and an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long! How about that???!!!! Learn something new everyday! I certainly didn't know dryer sheets would do that. So, thought I'd share! Note: I went to dryer and tested my screen by running water on it. The water collected a little but ran though the screen. I dried it off and was ready to put it back in the dryer since the water ran through it but, I thought was the heck it won't hurt to wash it while I had it out. Warm soap water and a nylon brush and I had it done in 30 seconds. I then ran the water over the screen and what a difference the water just gushed through it with no puddling at all and this time I was running the water at a faster rate. That repairman knew what he was talking about. NOTE FROM ME.....Think maybe those dryer sheets were invented by the Maytag guys just to finally give them some work? Kitchen No More Rings Down The Drain Keep an extra large safety pin next to your kitchen sink, then thread your rings onto it and pin it to your clothes before you start washing dishes. To easily remove burnt on food from your skillet, simply add a drop or two of dish soap and enough water to cover bottom of pan, and bring to a boil on stove-top-skillet will be much easier to clean now. If you have problems opening jars: Try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy. Potatoes will take food stains off your fingers. Just slice and rub raw potato on the stains and rinse with water. ~NOW look what you can do with Alka-Seltzer~ Clean a toilet, drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets, wait twenty minutes, brush, and flush. The citric acid and effervescent action clean vitreous china. Clean a vase. To remove a stain from the bottom of a glass vase or cruet, fill with water and drop in two Alka-Seltzer tablets. Polish jewelry. Drop two Alka-Seltzer tablets into a glass of water and immerse the jewelry for two minutes. Clean a thermos bottle. Fill the bottle with water, drop in four Alka-Seltzer tablets, and let soak for an hour (or longer, if necessary). Unclog a drain. Clear the sink drain by dropping three Alka-Seltzer tablets down the drain followed by a cup of Heinz White Vinegar Wait a few minutes, then run the hot water. Bathroom Clear Nail Polish Put clear nail polish on the bottom rim of your husband's can of shaving cream, it keeps it from leaving a hard to clean rust ring on the vanity or in the shower. Laundry Tips If when doing the laundry, and you use liquid softner in the cycle as well as sheets in the dryer, and you run out of fabric softner sheets....Here is a way to get by in a pinch. Place some liquid softner on a face cloth or other small piece of cloth, and throw it in with the clothes in the dryer... White, Bright Tennis Shoes...When washing tennis shoes, add a quarter cup of lemon juice to the final rinse of the washing cycle, they'll come out sparkling. Plastic clothes baskets are cheap...get one for each family member and two extras (try to get all different colors)...fold clothes right into each family members basket...the extra baskets are for towels / linnens...odd socks...NOW give each family member his/her basket and wish them a happy journey to their closet and drawers. (POINT OF INTEREST...THIS WILL NOT WORK ON 90% OF HUSBANDS!) The odd sock basket??? Sunday afternoon while the game is on and most everyone is parked in front of the tube? Set it down in the middle of the room...announce pick your own socks out...they will do it (without even realizing it) and pass the basket around till its empty...stand near the door and the basket will be handed to you when it reaches that area...at halftime...or another break you need to go back and tell the kids to take the socks their rooms or else you will find them tucked between cushions tomorrow...(but they will be sorted out)... ~Windows and Mirrors~ Protect Your Curtains To keep curtains out of the way when you're washing windows or sills, loop them over a hanger, then hang he hanger from the curtain rod so the curtains will be protected from cleaning products. Use air-freshener to clean mirrors: It does a good job and better still, leave a lovely smell to the shine Floors Mopping Floors After mopping your bathroom and kitchen floors, place a fan n the doorway, it helps the floors dry extra-fast so you don't have to worry about anybody slipping. Coca Cola Just when you thought you knew everything.... To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl. Let the "real thing" sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a crumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola . To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion. To loosen a rusted bolt: Applying a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan; wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before the ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into a load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield. ~AND TO THINK WE DRINK THIS STUFF!!~ Clever Recipe Card Storage: Have you accumulated so many recipe cards that your collection has grown too large for your recipe box? A child's outgrown lunch box makes a great file box for larger collections. Keep Purses Fresh Stuff crumpled newspaper into your stored away handbags, the paper will absorb as well as help the purses keep their shape. New Life For Silver Polish Silver polish doesn't have to be thrown out when it gets hard and dry. Simply add a bit of warm water and stir gently until it's creamy again then polish away! Cleaner Screens Door and window screens get dirty fast. For a quick cleanup, remove the screen and scrub it with a dry nylon net scrubby to loosen the dirt (be sure to do this outside). Then vacuum the screen and put it back in the window. ~Kitty's Litter Box~ To help keep the cats litter box fresh...shred news papers into pieces and mix with baking soda...the papers will be recycled and easily discarded, and the box will smell fresh as a daisy.... SMALL SHELF SAFE Choose a book from the shelf...open the book and fan in a few pages fron the front and back of the book...cut a hole through the remaining pages, leaving 3/4 inch of page facing out...place small valuables here...undetectable to onlookers. Best not to use your favorite book for this project. (Just remember which book you did choose) When you go to buy bread in the grocery store, have you ever wondered which is the freshest, so you "squeeze" for freshness or softness? Did you know that bread is delivered fresh to the stores five days a week? Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Each day has a different color twist tie. They are: Monday - Blue Tuesday - Green Thursday - Red Friday - White Saturday - Yellow So if today was Thursday, you would want red twist tie - not white which is Friday's (almost a week old)! The colors go alphabetically by color Blue - Green - Red - White- Yellow. Monday through Saturday. Very easy to remember. I thought this was interesting. I looked in the grocery store and sure enough the bread wrappers DO have different twist ties, and even the one with the plastic clips have different colors. We learn something new everyday!!! Enjoy fresh bread when you buy bread with the right color on the day you are shopping. More Helpful HInts: Some known by your grandmother, and forgotten as we get more specialty products to do everyday things. 1) Budweiser beer rinse conditions the hair 2) Pam cooking spray will dry finger nail polish 3) Cool whip will condition your hair in 15 min 4) Mayonnaise will kill Lice , it will also condition your hair. 5) Spike your hair with Close-up toothpaste (it will also tint it) 6) Elmer's Glue-paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads. Also works to remove splinters or cactus spines- just let dry on your skin. 7) Shiny Hair-use brewed Lipton Tea 8) Sunburn -empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water 9) Minor burn- Colgate or Crest toothpaste 10) Burn your tongue? Put sugar on it! 11) Arthritis? WD-40. Spray and rub in, kill insect stings too. Also spray it on wasps nests - they'll be unable to move. 12) Bee stings - meat tenderizer 13) Chigger bite - Preparation H 14) Puffy eyes - Preparation H 15) Paper cut - crazy glue or chap stick. Glue is used instead of sutures at most hospitals lately 16) Sore nipples - (Nursing Mothers) chap stick or a wet lipton tea bag 17) Stinky feet - Jell-O!! A woman volunteered, said she actually had stinky feet, her feet were put in a pan of jello! 18) Athlete's feet - cornstarch 19) Fungus on toenails or fingernails Vapo-Rub 20) Kool aid to clean dishwasher pipes. Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle, it will also clean a toilet. Goodness, I've drank a lot of kool aid! 21) Kool Aid also can be used as a dye in paint 22) Kool aid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint, "Your kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it!" 23) Peanut butter - will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper 24) Sticking bicycle chain - Pam no-stick cooking spray 25) Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby 26) Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls 27) When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on 28) Heavy dandruff - pour on the vinegar! 29) Body paint - Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour into a empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice! 30) Tie Dye T-Shirt - mix a solution of kool aid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the t-shirt and soak 31) Stress buster - preferably for a work group - take a roll of scotch tape and a packet of straws and build a tower without talking to each other! 32) Preserving a newspaper clipping - large bottle of club soda and 1/2 cup of milk of magnesia, soak for 20 min and let dry, will last for years! 33) A Slinky will hold toast and CD's! 34) To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste 35) Stay-Free Maxi Pads- clean window, floors, just stick to the palm of your hands and work! Can also be used as a knee pad. 36) Pampers as an absorbent! Remove stains from the carpet with club soda & a pamper to absorb. Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt. 37) To remove wax - Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain, it will absorb into the towel. 38) Remove labels off glassware etc. rub with peanut butter! 39) Baked on food: fill container with water, add a Bounce softener sheet and the static from the Bounce will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. Soak overnight. Also; you can use two Efferdent tablets, soak overnight! 40) Crayon on the wall - colgate toothpaste and brush it! 41) Dirty grout - Listerine 42) Stains on clothes - Colgate toothpaste 43) Grass stains - Karo Syrup! 44) Grease Stains- Coca Cola, it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from batteries! 45) Sweat Stains - Efferdent, or vinegar 46) Use a Maxi-Pad in your cap as a sweat band! 47) Fleas in your carpet? 20 Mule Team Borax- sprinkle and let stand for 24 hours. 48) Last but not the least, it is my favorite one! To Keep FRESH FLOWERS longer Add a little Clorox, or 2 Bayer aspirin, or just use7-up instead of water Caution: If you use #46, please do not remove your hat. This makes "hat hair" a whole new concept! I can see it now: Here's a scenario: I'm cleaning house in Florida in the summer. I have beer in my hair (#1) and I have coated my face with Elmer's glue which is drying (#6). I have WD 40 sprayed in my joints (#11) and Preparation H under my eyes (#14). I have green Kool Aid soaking in the toilet (#20). My glasses are coated with toothpaste (#34)and I have Pampers up-side-down on several places in the carpet (#36) and two pans soaking and fizzing in the kitchen sink (#39). Since it is summer in Florida, it is HOT, and so I have a Maxi-Pad for a sweat band under my hat (#46). In addition I have a Maxi Pad on each palm(#35) as I wash the windows and floors, with Maxi Pads for knee cushions. There is a knock on the door.... It's probably Martha Stewart....Hope she brought her own box of pads! Cracked Dish If a cracked dish is boiled for 45 minutes in sweet milk, the crack will be so welded together that it will hardly be visible, and will be so strong it will stand the same usage as before. Knitter's Helper Want an easy way to prevent the stitches from slipping off your needles when you set them aside? Just push a cork onto the points of each needle. Iron Cleanup To remove burned-on starch from your iron, sprinkle salt on a sheet of waxed paper and slide the iron back and forth several times. Then polish it with silver polish until roughness or stain is removed. No Mess Finger Painting When the little ones want to create another masterpiece, just pour a small amount of paint into the wells of an empty Styrofoam egg carton. When they're finished, just close the lid and toss the carton into the garbage. No Dogs Allowed To prevent dogs from tearing into your garbage bags while waiting for garbage pickup, simply spray the garbage bags with ammonia. No more nasty trash to pick up. Baker's Secret Try this mess-free way to fill a pastry bag! Before you fill it, place the bag inside a large glass or jar and fold the top of the bag down over the rim. When it's filled, just lift the bag out, and you're ready to go. Clean Pans Do you have darkened aluminum pans? Try this! Boil them in two teaspoons of cream of tartar mixed in a quart of water. Ten minutes should do it. Winter Boot-Saver Remove salt rings from boots and galoshes in a snap by wiping them with a cloth dampened in a solution of vinegar and cold water. They'll look like new. Chip Savers Tired of buying chip clips at Walmart just to have them break in a week? Try using clothes pins. They work just as well and are much cheaper! Bread Crumb Substitute Out of bread crumbs? Just crush some dry unsweetened cereal with a rolling pin or in a food processor and you've got instant bread crumbs. Clean Sweep Dip your new broom in hot salt water before using the first time. This will toughen the bristles and make it last much longer. Easy Clean Windowsills After washing windowsills, cover them with a thin coating of floor wax. It protects the painted surface, prevents dirt from adhering and makes cleaning as easy as a wipe with a damp cloth. Ashtray Cleanup Try waxing your ashtrays. Ashes won't cling, odors won't linger, and they can be wiped clean with a paper towel or disposable tissue. This saves daily washing. Tomato Paste Tip Cut open both ends of a can of tomato paste and push all the contents out. You'll have no waste and leftovers can go in a plastic freezer bag. Neater Garlic When a recipe calls for crushed garlic, keep your counter and hands clean and fresh by crushing the cloves inside a plastic bag. Sweet Smelling Cabbage Do you avoid cooking cabbage because of the distinctive fragrance it leaves behind? Here's a sweet smelling solution that'll let you put this healthy veggie back on the menu. Cook a stalk of celery in the pot with the cabbage and you'll have no more unpleasant odors. This will also work with broccoli and cauliflower. No More Fading Are you tired of buying expensive clothing only to have it fade the first time it's washed? Just soak your colored cottons overnight in strong salt water. No more fading. Quick Cleanup For Scorched Pans To clean burned pans, sprinkle charred areas liberally with baking soda, adding just enough water to moisten. Let paste stand for several hours and you'll be able to lift the burnt portion right out of the pot. Safe Picture Hanging Protect your walls when hanging pictures by heating the nail with a flame before driving it into the wall. It will help keep your plaster from chipping or cracking. Slice Hard Boiled Eggs With Ease If the yolks of hard-boiled eggs crumble when you slice them, dip your knife or egg slicer in cold water first. They'll slice cleanly every time. Prickly Planting When you repot a cactus, use a pair of ice tongs to handle the plant and to keep your fingers from getting jabbed. Fresh Hands I just hate that odor on my hands after slicing or cutting up an onion...don't you? Try rubbing some fresh lemon juice on your hands. It takes away the odor and leaves your hands smelling fresh. Bug Proof Kitty Dish Keep ants out of your pet's food by placing her dish inside of a larger one. Then pour a little water between the two dishes to create a "moat" that will keep out all the creepy-crawlies. Eliminate Fishy Odors After cooking fish, get rid of any odor by placing a pierced lemon in the oven at 300F for 15 minutes and leaving the door open a bit. No More Soggy Chips Make soggy or stale potato chips crisp again by microwaving them on high for 30 to 60 seconds. Let'em cool and they're ready to eat. No More Fleas Here's an easy way to rid a room of fleas overnight. Place a bowl of water mixed with dishwashing detergent below a lamp. The fleas will gather around the bulb for warmth, then drop into the sudsy water and drown. Produce Preserver Place a few damp sponges in the bottom of your produce bins. The added moisture helps keep fruits and veggies fresh much longer. Preserving Sandwiches If you're packing your lunch the night before, keep your sandwich fresh until it's time to eat it by wrapping it in a few lettuce leaves and then in aluminum foil. WD-40 I thought that you might like to know more about this well-known product. When you read the "shower door" part, try it. It's the first thing that has ever cleaned that spotty shower door. If yours is plastic, it works just as well as glass. It's a miracle! Then try it on your stovetop...Viola! It's now shinier than it's ever been. You'll be amazed. The product began from a search for a rust preventative solvent and degreaser to protect missile parts. WD-40 was created in 1953 by three technicians at the San Diego Rocket Chemical Company. Its name comes from the project that was to find a "water displacement" compound. They were successful with the fortieth formulation, thus WD-40. The Corvair Company bought it in bulk to protect their Atlas missile parts. The workers were so pleased with the product, they began smuggling (also known as "shrinkage" or "stealing") it out to use at home. The executives decided there might be a consumer market for it and put it in aerosol cans. The rest, as they say, is history. It is a carefully guarded recipe known only to four people. Only one of them is the "brew master." There are about 2.5 million gallons of the stuff manufactured each year. It gets it's distinctive smell from a fragrance that is added to the brew. Ken East (one of the original founders) says there is nothing in WD-40 that would hurt you. Here are some of the uses: Protects silver from tarnishing Cleans and lubricates guitar strings Gives floors that 'just-waxed' sheen without making it slippery Keeps flies off cows Restores and cleans chalkboards Removes lipstick stains Loosens stubborn zippers Untangles jewelry chains Removes stains from stainless steel sinks Removes dirt and grime from the barbecue grill Keeps ceramic/terra cotta garden pots from oxidizing Removes tomato stains from clothing Keeps glass shower doors free of water spots Camouflages scratches in ceramic and marble floors Keeps scissors working smoothly Lubricates noisy door hinges on vehicles and doors in homes Gives a children's play gym slide a shine for a super fast slide Lubricates gear shift and mower deck lever for ease of handling on riding mowers Rids rocking chairs and swings of squeaky noises Lubricates tracks in sticking home windows and makes them easier to open Spraying an umbrella stem makes it easier to open and close Restores and cleans padded leather dashboards in vehicles, as well as vinyl bumpers Restores and cleans roof racks on vehicles Lubricates and stops squeaks in electric fans Lubricates wheel sprockets on tricycles, wagons and bicycles for easy handling Lubricates fan belts on washers and dryers and keeps them running smoothly Keeps rust from forming on saws and saw blades, and other tools Removes splattered grease on stove Keeps bathroom mirror from fogging Lubricates prosthetic limbs Keeps pigeons off the balcony (they hate the smell) Removes all traces of duct tape I have even heard of folks spraying it on their arms, hands, and knees to relieve arthritis pain. Florida's favorite use was "cleans and removes love bugs from grills and bumpers The favorite use in the State of New York--WD-40 protects the Statue of Liberty from the elements. WD-40 attracts fish. Spray a LITTLE on live bait or lures and you will be catching the big one in no time. Also it's a lot cheaper than the chemical attractants that are made for just that purpose. Keep in mind though, using some chemical laced baits or lures for fishing are not allowed in some States. Use it for fire ant bites. It takes the sting away immediately, and stops the itch. (along this line of use...an AVID Bingo player suggests taking an EMPTY and cleaned out Bingo Dabber filled with WD 40 for such a use.) WD-40 is great for removing crayon from walls. Spray on the mark and wipe with a clean rag. Also, if you've discovered that your teenage daughter has washed and dried a tube of lipstick with a load of laundry, saturate the lipstick spots with WD-40 and re-wash. Presto! Lipstick is gone! If you sprayed WD-40 on the distributor cap, it would displace the moisture and allow the car to start. WD-40, long known for its ability to remove left-over tape mung (sticky label tape), is also a lovely perfume and air freshe ner! Sprayed liberally on every hinge in the house, it leaves that distinctive clean fresh scent for up to two days! Seriously though, it removes black scuff marks from the kitchen floor! Use WD-40 for those nasty tar and scuff marks on flooring. It doesn't seem to harm the finish and you won't have to scrub nearly as hard to get them off. Just remember to open some windows if you have a lot of marks. - Bug guts will eat away the finish on your car if not removed quickly! Use WD-40! Some things known by your grandmother but forgotten as we get more specialty products to do everyday things Budweiser beer -- Use in rinse to condition hair. Pam cooking spray -- Will dry finger nail polish. Cool Whip -- Will condition your hair in 15 minutes. Get rid of lice -- Soak head and hair with Mayonnaise. It will also condition your hair. Spike your hair with Close-up toothpaste (it will also tint it). Elmer's Glue -- Paint on your face, allow it to dry, peel off and see the dead skin and blackheads. Also works to remove splinters cactus spines; just let dry on your skin. Shiny Hair -- Use brewed Lipton Tea. Sunburn -- Empty a large jar of Nestea into your bath water. Minor burn -- Colgate or Crest toothpaste. Burn your tongue -- Put sugar on it. Arthritis -- Spray WD-40 and rub in. It will kill insect stings too. Also spray it on wasps nests and they'll be unable to move. Bee stings -- meat tenderizer Chigger bite -- Preparation H Puffy eyes -- Preparation H Paper cut -- Use Crazy Glue or Chap Stick. Glue is used instead of sutures now at most hospitals. Sore nipples -- (Nursing Mothers) chap stick or a wet Lipton tea bag. Stinky feet -- Put Jell-O in a pan and soak your feet. Athlete's feet -- cornstarch. Fungus on toenails or fingernails Vapo-Rub. KoolAid to clean dishwasher pipes -- Just put in the detergent section and run a cycle. It will also clean a toilet. KoolAid also can be used as a dye in paint. KoolAid in Dannon plain yogurt as a finger paint -- Your kids will love it and it won't hurt them if they eat it. Peanut butter -- will get scratches out of CD's! Wipe off with a coffee filter paper. Sticking bicycle chain -- Pam no-stick cooking spray Pam will also remove paint, and grease from your hands! Keep a can in your garage for your hubby. Peanut butter will remove ink from the face of dolls When the doll clothes are hard to put on, sprinkle with corn starch and watch them slide on. Heavy dandruff -- pour on the vinegar. Body paint -- Crisco mixed with food coloring. Heat the Crisco in the microwave, pour into an empty film container and mix with the food color of your choice. Tie Dye T-Shirt -- Mix a solution of KoolAid in a container, tie a rubber band around a section of the T-shirt and soak. Stress buster (preferably for a work group) -- take a roll of scotch tape and a packet of straws and build a tower without talking to each other. Preserving a newspaper clipping -- large bottle of club soda and 1/2 cup of milk of magnesia, soak for 20 min and let dry, will last for years. A Slinky will hold toast and CD's. To keep goggles and glasses from fogging, coat with Colgate toothpaste Stay-Free Maxi Pads -- Clean window, floors, just stick to the palm of your hands and work Can also be used as a knee pad. Pampers as an absorbent! Remove stains from the carpet with club soda and a pamper to absorb. Wine stains, pour on the Morton salt and watch it absorb into the salt. To remove wax -- Take a paper towel and iron it over the wax stain. It will absorb into the towel. Remove labels off glassware, etc. -- Rub with peanut butter. Baked on food -- Fill container with water, add a Bounce softener sheet and the static from the Bounce will cause the baked on food to adhere to it. Soak overnight. Also you can use two Efferdent tablets -- soak overnight. Crayon on the wall -- Colgate toothpaste and brush it. Dirty grout -- Clean with toothbrush and Listerine. Stains on clothes -- Use Colgate toothpaste. Grass stains -- Use Karo Syrup. Grease Stains -- Coca Cola, it will also remove grease stains from the driveway overnight. We know it will take corrosion from batteries! Sweat Stains -- Efferdent, or vinegar Use a Maxi-Pad in your cap as a sweat band! Fleas in your carpet -- Sprinkle 20 Mule Team Borax and let stand for 24 hours. Pet pee on the carpet -- Pour cornstarch on it and vacuum when dry. Last but not the least, it is my favorite one! To Keep FRESH FLOWERS longer add a little Clorox, or 2 Bayer aspirin, or just use 7-up instead of water. The applications appear to be endless