SECRET FIXES!
I love those articles on household/cleaning/remedy tips. You know the ones that tell you stuff you'd never otherwise know—like you can keep ants away by sprinkling a barrier of pepper or cinnamon or any "hot" spice. The ants can't take the heat! Who knew?? I haven't been plagued by ants (thank goodness!), but if I ever am, you can bet I'll be sprinkling pepper all over the place!
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Yikes!! Is that pepper?? RETREAT! RETREAT!
One of my fave tips is to put a spoonful of water in candle votive holders before you put in the candle. You'll never again have wax stuck in the bottom of the votive holder! Another fave is if you get a spot on your clothes (especially if it's greasy), cover the spot with a thick coating of body (or baby) powder–it absorbs the stain great!
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I get out grease stains AND keep those baby butts soft and dry!
One tip that really helped me just the other day was to put soy sauce on a burn. I have no idea where I read that, but I swear it works. I burned two of my fingers on the iron (that's what I get for ironing–ha!). While muttering MANY bad words, I raced into the kitchen, grabbed the soy sauce from the fridge and poured some over my fingers. I then put some soy sauce in a bowl and soaked my fingers for about 3 minutes. The sting and burn went away and I didn't even get a blister. I don't know why it works, but it does.
Do you know any helpful tips? Or any that are supposed to work but don't? And don't forget–by leaving a comment, you're entered in our contest to win a Kindle and a gift card!
