Cleaning the bath is a job that I don't enjoy and that is putting it mildly. I am just a bit short too reach the other side comfortably and give it a good scrub,at least without getting soggy myself.
So what I do is....
Have a spare plastic body scrub flower in the bath, a different colour to any you may use for yourself.
Have a bottle of super cheap shampoo or washing up liquid.
While bath is still warm after use (or rinse well with warm water) , give it a goôd scrub with the shampoo and scrubby thing.
Rinse with cold water.
The secret here is that soap scum comes off much easier when warm or hot.
If you don't want to use shampoo or washing up liquid then bicarbonate of soda, worked into a thick paste on a washing up scrubby sponge works well too. Warning, bicarb can leave bathroom with powdery, gritty streaks. If that happens, wipe down with vinegar.
This does leave bathroom smelling a bit like fish and chops but has probably killed as many germs as expensive household cleaners only with non of the pollution, cost or skin rashes.
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Wednesday, 4 January 2017
Monday, 2 January 2017
How to debobble a jumper
For a while now I have been trying to not buy things I don't need, to make my things last and generally take a step back from the race to shop our planet to destruction.
This week I learnt something new and realised how easy it is to fall into the, "I need that trap."
I bought a battery operated jumper debobbling gizmo. I wanted to give my old jumpers a few more months at least and they were looking very tatty indeed. My little razor type machine worked OK. It did the job and very tidily collected the fuzz so you could use it to stuff toys. However after one jumper it was going slower and slower. Time for new batteries. That was when my brain kicked in and reminded me that there was another way of de-fuzzing a jumper.
Use a razor.
Lay the jumper flat on a hard surface and gently shave the jumper. That is all there is to it.
On the plus side it is much quicker than the little machine, doesn't need batteries and doesn't fill my cupboards with more stuff.
On the minus side you do get a lot of jumper fluff all over the table or floor. Have a vacuum cleaner or broom on standby. Also, you might want to give it a good shake outside.
I know it might sound odd to keep fluff for stuffing toys but I can guarantee to always find a toys with holes and stuffing missing in the kids' rooms somewhere.
This week I learnt something new and realised how easy it is to fall into the, "I need that trap."
I bought a battery operated jumper debobbling gizmo. I wanted to give my old jumpers a few more months at least and they were looking very tatty indeed. My little razor type machine worked OK. It did the job and very tidily collected the fuzz so you could use it to stuff toys. However after one jumper it was going slower and slower. Time for new batteries. That was when my brain kicked in and reminded me that there was another way of de-fuzzing a jumper.
Use a razor.
Lay the jumper flat on a hard surface and gently shave the jumper. That is all there is to it.
On the plus side it is much quicker than the little machine, doesn't need batteries and doesn't fill my cupboards with more stuff.
On the minus side you do get a lot of jumper fluff all over the table or floor. Have a vacuum cleaner or broom on standby. Also, you might want to give it a good shake outside.
I know it might sound odd to keep fluff for stuffing toys but I can guarantee to always find a toys with holes and stuffing missing in the kids' rooms somewhere.
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