Instead of buying a special product to water your houseplants
while you are away on vacation, place a towel on the tub floor,
fill with an inch of water for a three-day trip or two inches for
up to a week and set the plants down. They will absorb the water
while you are on vacation.
Instead of adding oil to a pot of boiling pasta water (causing
your sauce to slide off the noodles later) try stirring ever few
minutes so the noodles won't stick.
Instead of running out of the house with unmanacured hands (when
there's no time to polish) try smoothing hair shine serum into
nail beds (your nails will look professionally buffed)
Moth-proof your closets! Looking for a way to keep nasty moths
out of your woolens? Cut off the leg of a clean pair of pantyhose
and fill the foot with crushed peppercorns, Tie a knot around the
ankle, then spicy scent repels insects and is a great nontoxic
alternative to mothballs.
If you can't figure out where an air leak is coming from inside
the house, close all the windows and doors and walk around with
a lit candle. When the candle flickers, you'll know that cold air
is seeping in.
If you kitty loves to jump onto counters, there's a way to break
him of this annoying habit: Put a few aluminum baking pans on top.
The next time he jumps up, the noise should stop him from doing it
again!
Keep a spray bottle filled with a mild solution of dishwashing
detergent and water near the dishwasher. Before loading dishes,
utensils or pots and pans, spray heavily soiled items so the food
doesn't set before you get a chance to fill up the machine. The
dishes will come out perfectly the first time so you never have
to rewash.
Cut out the pocket of an old pair of jeans and glue a magnet to
the back. Put it on the refrigerator to keep coupons, tickets or
notes handy. When you're ready to go to the store, just life the
pocket off the fridge and put it in your purse.