Save Your Shoes with Bread Clips

Have you worn your flip-flops so much that they have worn through the holes?  No problem, simply attach bread clips on the underneath side around the thong.

Use a Dustpan to Fill a Bucket

Have a bucket that's just too big to fit in the sink?  Easy, just let the water run into the dustpan and out the handle angled over the edge of the sink and into the bucket.

Fix Furniture with a Walnut

If your furniture is damaged with dings and scrapes, rub a walnut to hide the cosmetic damages.

Sticking/Rusty bicycle chain

Apply Pam no-stick cooking spray to the chain.

Scratches in your CD's?

Rub peanut butter on the CD and wipe it off with a coffee filter paper.

Cool cleaning aid

Kool-aid can be used to clean dishwasher pipes and your toilet.  Also can be used as a dye for painting!

Annoying paper cut?

Put chap stick on the cut.

Ease minor burns

Apply toothpaste on the burned area.  It helps prevent blistering.

How to tell bad news

1. Start by listening, instead of talking.

2. Explore their perceptions before you define the bad news.

3. Acknowledge the emotions they probably feel.

4. Strive to not get too emotional yourself.

5. Give them permission to feel rotten.

Untangle a Tight Knot

Rub cornstarch into stubborn, shoelaces, string, hair, etc.

Remove Water Rings

To remove water rings on wood, make a paste of salt and cooking oil then rub the surface and let it set for two minutes before polishing.

Prevent Cheese Mold

Soak a cloth in vinegar, then wrap it around a cheese block.

Clean Showerhead

To clean a showerhead simply pour white vinegar in a bag, attach it to the head with a rubberband, and let it soak for a half-hour.

Keep Ants Out

Keep pesky ants out of your house simply by drawing chalk lines around where they are entering.

Hair Dryer

Remove crayon marks or wax spills by blow-drying them until the wax melts.