FReeper Canteen ~ Household Hints ~ 17 May 2007

May 16, 2007 | Entertaining the Troops Committee

[beachn4fun]

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allied military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.

HINT & TIPS

Welcome to the FReeper Canteen Hints & Tips that can be make your life easier. Or not! Hopefully, you'll find something here that will make your life easier. Or maybe someone you know could use one of these ideas. If you have a hint or tip of your own, be sure to leave it behind before you leave the Canteen.

Ma can always use helpful ideas on how to keep the Canteen clean with all the youngsters running around.

Let's start with some general household hints.

*** Use of soap wrapper: Don't throw away the wrapper after removing a bar of soap. Place it inside your shoe cabinet or shoe box. It's a cheap way of filling the air with a nice smell.

*** If your polished furniture has small scratches: Try rubbing them with a shelled walnut. You'll see the scratches just disappear!

*** If you have problem with slippery shoelaces which refuse to stay tied: Rub them with a candle and make them less slippery so that knots stay put.

*** To keep lint and dust off glass top tables, wash them in a solution of warm water and fabric softener. Add one tablespoon of liquid fabric softener to one quart of warm water. The fabric softener will clean the glass inexpensively and will help keep lint from gathering on the glass. Also great for computer screens and TV's

*** Don't throw away odd socks or socks with holes in them, use them to make a mop. Tie several socks (10-12 works best) to a mop or broom handle and use just like you would a regular mop. White cotton socks work best for this project and by the time the "sock mop" wears out, you'll probably have plenty more socks to make a new one.

***Get rid of pet hair on upholstery effortlessly by wiping the furniture with a slightly dampened sponge.

(All hints found on websites. Management makes no claims to the effectiveness of any hints)

Join us again next week for more hints.

[GodBlessUSA]

That’s great! :) I bet you are working hard at home and enjoying it too.

[Jet Jaguar]

I am!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy 84th Birthday, Poppa!!

Click

[luvie]

....to Penguin Girl on her Graduation!
Awesome!

[AZamericonnie]

Shoot...missed ya again!:) Well....let me be the first to say....good morning!:) *Hugs*

[SandRat]

The older it is and the more it has begun to separate the better.

[GodBlessUSA]

I’m doing pretty good. Thanks. :) How are you? We finally had some rain tonight. I’m so glad. We really needed it.

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

Hope.....#50!!
beachy.....#100 and #150!!
monk.....#200!!

[luvie]

Wow!! You’re still here. You must have had some wicked tea to be up this late! LOL!

((((hugs))))

[TheLion]

"Never accidentally close your cat into the refrigerator."

A friend of mine was doing wash one day and found her cat had been through the drier cycle....it died. She was really upset about it. It must have crawled in because it was so warm.

[TASMANIANRED]

Prayers lifted.

[GodBlessUSA]

I told you I just had to have tea to be up, oh and a daughter who would not go to bed. LOL

How was class tonight?
Hugs!

[TheLion]

Beer cans would make good insulation in the right place.

[TASMANIANRED]

Happy Birthday to your Dad..

[TASMANIANRED]

Congratulations and thanks Penguin Girl.

[luvie]

Class was good!

Now...Booboo....Auntie Luv says it’s time for you to be in
bed so you can be bright-eyed for school tomorrow! :D

Keep drinkin’ the tea, GB! LOL!

[MoochPooch]

Maybe this will help me attain some domestic skills.

I HATE HOUSEWORK!!!!

[TASMANIANRED]

Does windex work for zits?

Antiperspirant stick for insect bites and stings.

[AZamericonnie]

Congratulations Penguin Girl & thank you for your service!

[TASMANIANRED]

Bacon and fried chicken.