Share your household tips here.

[Boogie]

If you don't have a spoon, ice cream CAN be eaten with a fork.

[datasuspect]

1. don't shit where you eat

[AlCzervik]

2. i you don't empty your pants pockets i keep the money i find in the washer.

[Rosemary2205]

17. Word to the wise - check the pockets BEFORE they go in the washer.

tissues, gum, crayons and other assorted pocket material can really destroy a load of laundry and create some real problems if they end up in the dryer.

[Dr.Phool]

3. Dogs are the pre-wash cycle for dishes.

You need less dishwasher detergent that way.

[leomcgarrysghost]

4. A butter knife makes a crappy emergency screwdriver

[KitchenWitch]

5. Do not try to open a beer bottle with your teeth

[Dr.Phool]

7. What if I take my teeth out first?

[KitchenWitch]

8. That might work!

:hi:

[Ptah]

6. No spoons in the disposal!

! CLACK CLACKETY CLACK ! BANG ! SSSSS! smoke

[RayOfHope]

21. Or marbles. Marbles are also bad. And loud n/t

[CharmCity]

9. Don't wear underwear.

Hence fewer things to lauder and fold.

[Ptah]

10. I'm making a note right now.

Welcome to DU, CharmCity

:hi:

[mcscajun]

11. Don't try to whip egg whites with a fork.

Unless you have a powerful arm and patience to match.

[hedgehog]

12. Leaving the cat's hairball on the floor ensures that everyone in the household

stays on their toes.

[Rosemary2205]

18. A freshly washed quilt on the bed makes the cat throw up at 3am.

:)

[Rosemary2205]

20. WD 40

it gets paint scrapes off the side view mirrors when you run into the opening to the garage. It also gets gum out of the dryer and adhesive off from the labels they stuck right on the top of an otherwise beautiful dresser at the scratch and dent place.

[Kali]

27. ...

:spray: too true - or a clean bathroom rug EVERY FREAKING TIME

[hedgehog]

13. Take your shoes off as soon as you enter the house.

That way, you have an excuse not to go back outside to get the mail, empty the garbage, etc.

[Boogie]

14. Goes well with the cat hairball one.

[bertha katzenengel]

15. Dry clean. Dry clean everything.

Expensive, but a damn sight easier for a lazy ass like mine than doing the laundry.

[Lautremont]

16. Put a tarp on it.

[ikojo]

19. 'Tis true....if you don't have a spoon

OATMEAL can be eaten with a fork as well!

[elfrangel]

22. BORAX

Use it your laundry,esp your whites. Dunno why, but they always come out cleaner than with just detergent and bleach. Also, bleach every other time when you wash your whites...keeps them looking better longer.

Borax can also be used to rid yourself of any roaches or other hard shelled pests. Don't really know how it works, but it does!

[achtung_circus]

23. A mixture of 50% Borax & 50% icing sugar

terminates the entire ant hill, especially the one whose workers have found a way into the kitchen.

[u4ic]

37. Borax and lemon juice

or borax and vinegar makes an excellent scouring paste for cleaning bathtubs, sinks, etc.

[DawgHouse]

24. Allow the lightbulb to cool before changing.

[Boogie]

25. Better yet, just throw the lamp out when the bulb needs replacing.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

26. Don't carry six eggs in one hand

You actually CAN make several trips from the fridge to the counter.

On the other hand, if the dogs and/or cat likes egg ...

[Kali]

28. dust is a protective coating

spiders are organic pest control

[hedgehog]

39. You've been to my house!

I tell people the spiders keep the flea population under control!

[Kali]

40. if only

I could train them to wash the dishes! :rofl:

[XemaSab]

29. If you do the dishes RIGHT AWAY

it's less of a hassle than letting them sit in the sink for three weeks. Or months. :P

[conscious evolution]

30. never fry bacon in the nude!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

31. Two real ones on how to master the art of frying

1) You can use a non-Teflon frying pan if you heat it first before adding the oil. If you have anything stuck once you've removed the food, scrape at it with the spatula while it is still over the heat. Unless the stuff is really burned on, it will come right off.

2) if you are making a spicy stir fry or curry, don't add the spices as an afterthought. Instead, fry the spices before you add anything else.

[Book Lover]

32. White vinegar is an excellent overall cleaner

However, if you don't wipe off every drop, your bathroom will smell like a cheap Italian diner for days and days...

[Breeze54]

33. Welcome to DU; Boogie!

:hi:

Only wash clothes in cold water and only run the clothes washer and dishwasher after 7 PM!
And only run it when it's full! You get charged less wattage! Have lower electric bill!

[TheBaldyMan]

34. getting stoned can take the boredom out of washing up. or hoovering.

N.B. I mean lightly stoned - not flat on your back stoned.

[EFerrari]

35. If you use a drill as a corkscrew, be sure to grip the bottle tightly.

lol

[poiuytsister]

36. When burying a body in a shallow grave,`

make sure you use plenty of quicklime.

[XemaSab]

38. Also allow 4x as much time as you think you will need

for digging a decent hole. :P

Either a river valley or a nice, moist wood soil are probably your best bets for avoiding problems. Look for outcrops nearby, or rocks on the surface; that is your number one tip-off that the soil is shallow. Under NO circumstances do you bury the body in a marsh or in the desert. You will spend the rest of your life sitting in prison regretting it.

[Kali]

48. and anybody that dumps a corpse in a well should have to drink the water

god I just hate that:eyes: :mad:

[NewJeffCT]

41. Check my 4 year olds pockets before putting her pants in the washer

rocks
wood chips
little plastic thingies
money

a lot of things seem to get in there.

[AllegroRondo]

42. Peppermint soap will stop ants from coming in the house

just wash the areas where they make trails with it. for some reason they cant stand mint.

[raccoon]

43. When you hear the cat coughing like she's about to hack up a hairball,

pick her up quickly and take her to an uncarpeted area.

They ALWAYS do that on the carpet....(sigh)

[hedgehog]

45. Here the routine is to grab the cat and race for the door!

The drawback is that the cat gets so statled, it stops hacking and waits until later when you're not around to spit up that hairball.

[raccoon]

46. Yeah, whichever is closer! nt

[Karenca]

49. I've trained my poodle to vomit in the toilet.

Really.

[reyd reid reed]

44. Red crayon isn't a problem in the washing machine

but it can make a difference in the dryer.

:eyes:

Oh...and wallpaper and drawing paper are not interchangable.

[RedStateShame]

47. Put crunchy Chee-tos in the microwave for JUST 15 seconds on high.

Make sure it's not those puffed ones. They're a significant amount crunchier and greasier. Utter crap-food bliss.

[krispos42]

50. Use a spray bottle for mopping the floor

I keep one full of diluted Pine-Sol for doing the counters and floor. I sweep the floor, spray the Pine-Sol on an area of the linoleum, then sponge-mop it. Rinse the mop in the sink, spray, and mop some more. Repead as needed.

No buckets, and I'm not putting dirty mop water back on the floor.

[riona]

51. Cut down on housework -

Never wear your glasses at home.

[Arugula Latte]

52. Right. And pull the curtains/blinds on a sunny day so you can't see the spots on the windows.

[riona]

53. Excuse me -

I was just keeping out harmful UV rays!

[meegbear]

54. Greeting Jehovah Witnesses at the door nude speeds up their departure