March 19, 2019

Hey Everyone!

When your blow dryer suddenly stops working, clean the lint out of the vents on all sides with an old dry toothbrush. Lint that doesn't come out can be picked out with tweezers. Vacuum the vents with the hose part of your vacuum cleaner.

Your blow dryer should start right back up and will last for several more months. Care and cleaning of the vents will make your blow dryer last a lot longer and you won't have to replace it as often saving you money and a trip to the store!

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Solar (no wiring) Lighting Solution for your Lawn, Garden or Outdoor Pathways

Hint 1: Use Newspaper Under Mulch

Mulching is a pain, so if you're going to put all that work into making your beds look nice, why not make it LAST longer?

Putting several layers of newspaper down BEFORE laying a layer of mulch helps to keep the weeds out for at least one whole season!

The newspaper is porous, so water and nutrients can still pass through and reach the plants, but it blocks the light so that weeds can't germinate. As an added bonus, earthworms LOVE to eat newspaper, and will slowly "compost" it to enrich your soil.

Hint 2: The Easiest Way to Clean a Lampshade

Sometimes, cleaning jobs are all about having the right tools. And it turns out that the best tool for cleaning a lampshade is a fabric softener sheet! They pull away dust and prevent static cling, which means less dust in the future.

The best part is, it doesn't even matter if the sheet has been through the dryer! We try to make a habit of quickly dusting shades before throwing away used sheets.


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'Go Green' Hint: Buy pre-loved everything

Thrift shops, Goodwill stores, Craigslist, and eBay-there's simply no end to the places one can find secondhand stuff.

Since reducing our consumerism might be the number one way to improve our eco footprint, and since secondhand stuff is cheap, there's every reason in the world to buy what's been used.

I'll forgive you for buying new underwear, though!