My Random Thoughts and Tips

So I have some household tips that I thought I would share with everyone (my personal opinion).

1.) Did you know that if you put a wet or damp sponge in the microwave for 60 seconds that it kills all the germs! So I do this before every time I do the dishes, so I have the scrubbing power of a sponge and know that its germ free.

2.) Cloth napkins! I have a hard time using paper napkins, I just feel that its so wasteful. So in my house we have quite a few cloth napkins and depending on the meal you can use them for a few meals. I have some from Target and some from Crate and Barrel and I love the Crate and Barrel ones because they wash and dry so nice and don't look like like they need to be ironed before use, not to mention they are so much more soft then the Target ones. The Target ones are not as soft and after every wash look like they need a good ironing before use. So if you're going to buy some cloth napkins I would not recommend going to Target.

3.) Did you know that if you have mineral rings on your drinking glasses from water that if fill your glass with white vinegar and soak it for 20 min or so then wipe away the rings. If it doesn't all come off then repeat. I would say I do this at least once a month. But I really don't like rings on my glasses and try hard to keep them ring free.

4.) How I treat laundry stains, if I have stained clothing (I do every week, my kids are dirty) I start treating them by first getting all of the stained clothes wet and then I put powdered Oxi Clean on the stains and rub it in a little, then I soak them in the washer over night, when I'm filling the washer with water I add 1/4 cup Oxi Clean just for that extra cleaning boost. How I soak the clothes, I fill the washer and don't close the lid (I don't think it would work on a front load washer) and then I let the clothes sit in the Oxi Clean water over night to get a good soak, then all I have to do is close the lid and the washer runs its cycle and in general all the stains come out but if they don't I repeat as many times as needed.

That was on my mind and I needed to get it off my chest! I have many more random thoughts and tips so expect more tips in the future!