Tipping Tuesday

I have 5 kids which translates to a lot of cleaning. And the little rugrats can't seem to grasp the concept that red Kool-Aid does not belong on my carpet. So until I make them understand I had to find a solution to save my sanity and not put me further into the poorhouse. By golly I think I've got it! Hydrogen peroxide. Yep. That stuff you can get in the dollar store in the brown bottle. I read it on some web site, and thought I'd try it and was pleasently surprised. I put some in a spray bottle, sprayed the spill and blotted it up with a white towel and presto, no more red juice on my carpet. A couple of spills I let sit long enough (okay, I couldn't find a clean white towel) and it disappeared withno further assistance from me. It's cheap and it works, what more can you ask for?

Tipping Tuesday

Keep your drains clean and clog-free. Once a week I pour about a cup of baking soda down all the drains in my house. Follow it with vinegar. It will bubble up like crazy (remember making volcanoes as a kid), but it's supposed to do that. It's cheap and a lot less gross than digging the hair out of your tubs drain with your hands. Sometimes I finish it off with boiling water and sometimes I don't, either way the only time my sinks or tub gets clogged up is when Bear (my 2 year old) decides to stuff them with toys, or toothbrushes, or clothes, or change, or keys, or a whole roll of toilet paper complete with cardboard roll at once. In which case, baking soda won't work.