Best household tips #8

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Happy Tuesday Sweet Friends,

Hope you had a good weekend

 and Monday..........

Wow, here we are in our last week

of June already......amazing....
sure hope you are making the most
 of your summer with your kiddos, 
as the time always just goes way
to quickly..........

As a Mom of Adult children I

can tell you I really miss those

lazy laid back days of summer

with my kiddos.........but at least

I get to have Weds. with our lil

darling, so get to experience it

a lil bit................

Today is Monday so have been
reading, working on this post for
 tomorrow, talking with my daughter
 for awhile, started cleaning out my 
pantry, just decided to do a shelf at
 a time, had a friend from church 
come to give us an estimate to
have our porch rescreened, and
hopefully if he can, he will start
on Wed., then I made a chocolate
 pudding dessert, and now I am in
 the process of making din din, and
 took some pics while I was at it for 
a future blog post.  I almost never
 think of that at the time, and later
wish I had!!  lol  It was also nice
that hubby got to work at home
today as well.......So been a good
and productive day!

Thought of some more House-

hold tips that might be helpful

to someone....I hope!

#43

Is your comforter just too hot
for the temps in which you live??

We live in Florida and I have found

found that using a typical comforter

just does not work for us, as it is just

too hot for Spring, Summer and Fall.

So I discovered years ago quite by 

accident, all cotton quilt coverlets,
and what a difference they make....  
Make sure to check the label as to
what they are made of because some
have cotton on the outside but use
polyester inside, which will make
them hot..........just like a comforter.

Also, these are not the typical quilts

 like your grammy made that have

 a country look, altho, if cotton and
thinner than most quilts they could
be used, but these are beautiful

prints. Many have a coastal look

 but you can find some that don't,

 I had one for our old bed that I 

bought at Home Goods years back.

Here is to give you an idea of

what they look like.  This one

came with a throw and a sham.

It is like a jacobean print on one

side and

stripe on the other side, I did use
this side when I refreshed our
Master bedroom with a coastal
look..............

Since we got the new bed, I

found a new quilt on sale at

Bed, Bath and Beyond.  

This is the side I am presently
using................ This is actually
the side view, the stripes run
 across the bed from one side to 
the other.....not top to bottom.

This is the flip side

As you can see they don't all look
coastal, but this one could be used
with a coastal theme as well.

#44
Happen to need new outside
lights for your house?

Don't know about you but we
get a lot of bugs and spiders in
our outside lights. Our other lights
were totally enclosed, and you had
to take them apart to clean out all
the bug/spider debri they had in
them, consequently, they looked
 like a mess most of the time.
Then we discover outdoor lights 
 that are open at the bottom, and
they are perfect!!
All we have to do now is stick a
 lambs wool duster or any kind of
 duster with a handle up inside where 
the light bulb is, and clean them out 
in less than a minute. Funny thing
 is the bugs and spiders don't seem
 to like them as well either!!  lol
  So we..........
highly recommend them!

#45

Concerned about your children's
safety and protection?

  Then pray with and for your children
 daily..... Pray for their protection, their
 teachers and their friends, and for any-
thing and everything they or you have 
concerns about.  After all, the only true
 protection any of us have, comes from
 God alone. Of course, as parents we
 are to do the very best we can to protect
 our children, that is why God gave them
 parents, and praying is part of that, but
 ultimately it is in the Lord's hands.
  It is also a great way to teach your 
children the importance of prayer and
 how to pray for themselves as well......
and you get the added benefit of seeing
 the Lord answer those prayers which is
 a great joy and lesson for them and us! 
 and of course, don't forget

 to thank the Lord for his answers.

Came across this verse while reading
this morning and it just seemed to
fit this tip, so thought I would come
back and add it.

"I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for you alone, O Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:8

#46
Need to clean your wood cutting
 Board??

Bleach will do the job especially
if you have stains, and will definitely
disinfect it. If you would like a more
green approach, you can also use salt 
and lemon.  Wet your board and  then
sprinkle with salt, then cut a lemon in 
half and scrub using the lemon halves,
 gives it a clean fresh scent, and it will
also disinfect it without the harsh
chemical smells...............

#47
For a fresh smelling garbage
 disposal.......

Once you clean the cutting board with
 lemons throw them in the garbage
 disposal to freshen it up a bit.  Do that 
anytime you are disposing of lemons, 
limes or oranges.  You can also use
baking soda...........


You can also throw in some ice cubes
with the citrus and it will help sharpen
 the disposal blades.

#48
Need to prevent scratches on table
tops or walls??
Keep lil stick on felt pads or rubber
 bumpers on hand.  You can get 
them at any hardware store.  They
work great on trays, ceramics that
might not be smooth on the bottom
 or pictures and things for the wall,
 and they just quickly stick right on!

This is a series I have been doing
for a while so if you missed 
Tips #7, and would like to see
it....just click here!


Happy you could visit today,  and 
hope you find a tip or two that might
work for you!

Have a Great Day!

Love, Hugs, and
Last of June Blessings,
Nellie


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