helpful household tips

2/ sweep up xmas tree pine needles into dustpan rather than vacuuming them up, b/c the block the hose.

(NB avg cost of replacement motor in vacuum cleaner = 55-75 pounds)

you're welcome.

my fave: bread knives can also be used to cut cheese.

Then wonder why everything you put in the fridge ends up tasting funny.

omg this is so otm. if you've ever wondered why your chicken tastes like rotting orange peels...

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I just washed a real sheepskin in the washing machine (front-loader).. cold water, some soap and a little white vinegar.. and it came out lovely, fluffy and white, with the leather still supple
(The neighbor's cat had been sleeping on it and he's like the Pigpen of the feline world, always rolling around in dirt)

Also, when a kitchen sponge gets demoted from clean jobs (i.e. dish washing) to filthy jobs (spills, counters), I take some scissors and cut a corner off to remind myself

this is probably more of a question for chatgpt, but are top loader washing machines still a thing? I worked on public housing for years - can't remember seeing one of them. Just curious if they are good things to own or are just about lack of space issues.

My apartment has a communal laundry room with two washers, two dryers... and they took away the top loaders right before the pandemic I think? Not all that long ago.
The newish front loaders have a warning not to overload, but I thought that was the whole point of front loaders.. that you can pack 'em full

not if you want your wash to wash tbh

I have another one: when I was in Sweden last month, I did laundry whilst taking a shower in my hotel room, using body wash to clean socks, underwear and t-shirts - wringing them out, and then hanging them up to dry all day and night

They came out pretty well, and smelled like a spring meadow

stop folding and putting away laundry. a pile on the floor is fine. don't bother reposting memes about it on the internet either, no one cares. never look back.

Nobody has ever complained to me about bad aromas after ramming the front loader beyond capacity and pressing the time saver button for every wash for the last decade. I like to stink outside the the tub.

only thing I appreciate about heatwaves is doing 3-4 loads of laundry, hanging them out and they are dry + good to go by teatime

stop folding and putting away laundry. a pile on the floor is fine

I haven't tried this, but a week or so ago I left all the clean laundry in the basket for over a week, digging around for boxers and a somewhat matching pair of socks as needed

But then I really needed the basket for dirty laundry, so I folded and put the remaining clean stuff away

okay sometimes pre-sliced cheese comes with these little squares of paper separating the slices. Rather than toss them out, I save them to wipe butter off the knife before washing it, then toss them in the compost bin. Trying to keep fats/oils from going down the drain and clogging it, or contributing to some massive fatberg downstream