Category: Home Hints

Masking tape freezer labels

Masking tape, painters tape or paper tape, they are all basically the same thing. They come in a few colours with various widths, you can buy it anywhere.  With a permanent marker I like masking tape as a freezer label, it’s always the length you need, you get lots of it in a roll and …

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Table cloths

I’m a tablecloth sort of person. I think it’s easier to shake one out after a meal than clean place mats and a table.   We’ve always had a 6 seater table. Table cloths can be expensive and are not always made out of kid friendly sturdy fabric. Single bed flat sheets are the best …

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Vinegar

* Vinegar I’ve found takes the boys’/men’s horrible summer sweat smell out of their shirts when washing.  Just fill your machine’s softener dispenser with white vinegar (I use home brand – $1.05 for 2L). You may get a slight vinegar smell when you hang clothes out on the line but it does disperse over the …

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Hints

My hints are a collection of ideas learnt from people I’ve spoken to, magazines, forums, many sources.  I’ve put here the hints I still use regularly or have used at some stage over the years.  As we know life and circumstance change.

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