A Reader's Amazing Laundry Stain Removal Tip - Use Shampoo

Helpful Reader Alert!
I got this email from Nancy W quite some time ago, and I kept meaning to post it but (ahem) I'm not known for my fabulous memory! She shares a great and frugal cleaning tip to tackle your nastiest laundry stain removal problems. Here's the email:

Removing Laundry Stains with Shampoo
"I think the best thing I ever learned about laundry was to use shampoo for removing spots. I have a squeeze bottle and fill it with plain old cheap shampoo. When I have a spot, I squeeze shampoo on it and rub it between my fingers and toss it in the washer. It works and if you dilute the shampoo with 1/3 water per bottle, it really saves money."

Thanks again Nancy, LOVE this tip! If YOU have a great tip you want everyone to know about, then email it to me at christina AT happyslob DOT com

Hear Ye, Hear Ye - I KNOW You Need to Clean out the Closets

How do I know that you need to clean out a closet or two? Because I'm a happy slob too, of course, and I certainly know that I have an overflowing closet to conquer. So, this weekend I challenge ALL of you to tackle one overwhelming closet. I'm going to provide plenty of help on this challenging endeavour:

7 Tips on Cleaning and Organizing Your Closets will give you help and motivation to get going.

Turn on some toe-tappin' music to get your motivation and inspiration at a high, and then get started! You'll find plenty of help with the above help sheet to get you started and KEEP you going until that messy old closet is looking brand new and gorgeous.

Let me know how your closet conquering goes, slobbos!

Two Simple and Unconventional Ways to Keep Your Dishcloths Clean and Fresh Smelling

Yick. I can't imagine anything yuckier smelling than a musty old dishcloth. It just fills the kitchen with a nasty odor.

No more stinky dishcloths, guaranteed! I just posted my two favorite dishcloth cleaning tips over on the Household Hints Blog. Enjoy no more stinky, downright offensive dishcloths, slobbos!

Spring Cleaning Time - Tips and Hints for Slobs

Hi all,

I haven't forgotten about you! April is just an exceptionally busy month for me, and I've barely been on the computer at all. :) I can tell, because it feels like even my typing speed has slowed down considerably!

It's April, and that means that our minds turn to...well, besides lovely things like tulips and singing birds - to spring cleaning! Today's challenge for you should help you to tackle a few big cleaning tasks around your home that you might not ordinarly get to.

Take a good hard look around your home, and see what gunk has accumulated over the long, dreary days of winter. Some obvious cleaning tasks you might want to tackle are:

• Cleaning out the old winter clothes in your closet and packing them away to make room for your nice, light spring and summer clothes
• Washing the windows
• Washing down the outside of your house (I live in an apartment, so I don't worry about things like this one!)
• Starting to tidy the yard and get it summer-worthy

Make a list of extra tasks you'd like to work on, and try to do one a week on your Clean-for-All day!

Apart from that, keep up your good routines of daily cleaning bursts and focus room cleaning and you'll be happily surprised by the great results you get from (even small amounts) of regular cleaning.

Happy cleaning to you!

Christina

http://www.happyslob.com

Epsom Salt Uses - Use it for Cleaning Curtains - Reader's Tips

Hi Christina,

Here's what I use Epsom Salts for......

I have beautiful lace curtains in my home (some are
full length panels). When I take them off of the
windows to clean them, I put them in my washer on the
delicate cycle. When finished, I take them out of the
washer and place them in a large dishpan in my kitchen
sink that I have filled with water and about 1/2 cup
of epsom salt. I soak the curtains and valances in
the mixture for about 5 minutes. I wring the curtains
out gently and place them in my dryer. I spin them in
the dryer on the Air cycle for only about 10 minutes -
just long enough to get the excess water out of them.
I then rehang them on the windows. I shape the
curtains (arrange the folds, etc) and I'm done! The
curtains dry on their own and they have a beautiful
crisp finish that lasts until the next wash. Note* I
have been using the same lace curtains for 10 years!
They look as fresh as when I first bought them. Can't
do without Epsom Salt.
Thanks for letting me share my favorite Epsom idea.
Renee

Thanks so much, Renee. :) This is a fantatic idea, and I'm sure many will want to give it a try.