An ecomonical window cleaner that does not smell and is very effective, yet inexpensive is window washer fluid that is used in cars. Purchashed by the gallon, it is very low in price and since it cleans the oil, etc. on car windshields, it will surely clean your windows of your home. I put it in an inexpensive spray bottle and keep it handy for mirrors, etc. too.

Wipe windows up-down on the inside and crosswise on the outside so you can see where the streaks are.

People have used newspaper to wash windows for years, but I find that it only gets you and everything else black. An old terry bar rag for cleaning and a section of an old cotton bed sheet is wonderful for drying windows.

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Use your furniture spray wax like Pledge to lubricate the tracks (ridges that the patio, shower, windows, etc. slide in). Spray and slide the door back and forth several times to coat all affected surfaces and make a smooth sliding door without oil residue to clean up or attract dirt. This also leaves a clean scent initially.

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When you're attending a convention or business meeting, pin your name tag on the right side of your shirt or jacket. Why? When people shake hands, their eyes are initially focused on the other person's right shoulder.

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To remove lint from laundry, put a yard of nylon netting (available in the fabric department of stores) in the dryer with the wet clothes. Use white for light colored fabrics, and dark for brown, blacks and navy clothes.

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Remove stains from countertops by rubbing a paste of cream of tartar and lemon juice into the discolored areas. Let it soak and then rinse.

Make a paste of dishwasher detergent with water or use liquid dishwasher detergent and place it on the stain and allow to soak. Rub if necessary after soaking. Rinse and dry.

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Mark the place you intend to hang a picture or mirror with a X of cellophane tape where you plan to pound a nail into the wall and it will save the plaster from cracking, etc. when you start hammering. After inserting the nail into the wall, remove the tape carefully.

A wet finger print will mark the spot for the hanger and will dry with no mark remaining.

If you do not have a nail, use a straight pin (stick pin) or sewing machine needles (depending on size of the needle, they will hold up to 30 pounds) and insert at an angle. Hang the picture on the pin, putting it at the place the pin and wall meet, so the weight of the picture is at the junction not on the shaft of the pin. You will be very surprised at the amount of weight it can hold and the pin leaves a very small hole in the wall in comparison to a nail, etc.
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To protect your new plants from pests and frost, cut the bottoms out of milk jugs and soda bottles (plastic) and put over your new little plants. Sprinkling them can also help, as the evaporation provides some heat and can safe guard them from early frosts.

Old stockings and pantyhose legs make great “tie to stake or trellis” material. The brown blends and the nylon does not deteriorate or cut your plants.

Put your egg shells in your flower planters or garden soil to keep it from getting acidic and it adds nutrients and keeps the soil loose.

Moth balls or dried blood can help keep pests from eating your plants, depending on what is getting into your garden. Some people sprinkle kitchen cleanser to protect their gardens. Remember after a rain, the above might have to be replaced.

Work your vegetable scraps into the soil for nutrition and recycling of the food. If you have someone that goes fishing, use their scraps in your soil for healthy plants. Coffee grounds and used tea leaves are also good for your plants.

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Keep a bottle of your old bright red nail polish in your sewing kit. I use it to mark the slot on a thread spool so I can slip the thread end into it after sewing. This way the thread does not unwind and the slot is easy to find.

Running the thread through a cake of bees wax makes the thread stronger so it does not bread as easily. This makes it easier for gathering material. It also helps with threading the needle if the end also goes through the wax cake. If you do not have bee's wax, you can use a soap bar to make it easier to thread and both will help keep them from tangling during sewing.

A flat soap sliver is great to mark a hem or sewing location, like where a button goes, darts to sew, etc. It washes out nicely and makes a nice sharp mark if you use the edge.

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Egg cartons serve as excellent storage containers for jewelry.
Place a piece of chalk in your jewelry box to prevent costume jewelry from tarnishing.

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A clean folded hand towel in the car is a handy lap cover if eating is done in the car. It will catch crumbs, provides a handy wiping towel for messy fingers and saves things from slipping off of you lap (between your legs). It is also handy if any spills occur or if needed to wipe a problem windshield, etc. It will also become a bib if needed for a child or baby.

Spare plastic bags, tied in a gentle knot, are the answer to put wrappers and trash into as you travel. If many small things are purchased or need to taken somewhere, place them into the bag as they accumulate for easy toting and saves them sliding and getting lost.

Anytime you get out of the car, take your trash with you and deposit in the nearest trash container. Most public places have containers near the shopping cart corrals or their entrance doors. When you arrive at home, again, take the trash into the house adn discard it with you so it does not collect in the vehicle.

A bottle of water (allow space for expansion if weather is freezing) is a handy item to help wash dirty hands and faces, clean windshields if you run out of fluid on a messy day or to wash anything else on your travels or to supply a drink if necessary.

A portable car vaccumn that plugs into the cigarette lighter receptical is a handy item to keep in your trunk to give the floors an occasional clean-up of grit, crumbs, litter, etc.

Car mats can be easily cleaned in a front loader (laundry) wash machine.

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