These handy hints do not include actions like hitting the T.V or punching the computer keyboard. These are practical solutions to everyday problems.
If you have any handy hints that you would like to add, please email me and let me know.
*Around the garden.
1. Planning to do a bit of digging around the garden? To avoid dirt under and around the fingernails, scrub your nails over some sunlight soap, or any soap for that matter. When you wash your hands after playing in the dirt, you'll find the dirt washes out with the soap.
2. Place the old tea bags and coffee bags for the garden/compost heap. Not just used tea leaves and used coffee but complete bags strings and all. Wonderful fertilizer. Might even make a tea-tree!
* Around the car.
1. When washing the car windows, put on some disposable gloves to avoid hand marks on newly washed surfaces.
* On the computer.
1. Computer start up too slow? Try this. Click on start, go to run and type in "msconfig", then "OK". Go to your start up tab and uncheck all that you don't want on your task bar.
Thank you to Koren.
2. Time to clean up the computer? Click start, move up to and select find. Key in "*temp". You may delete all these files.
Thank you to Koren once again.
* Around the house.
1. Don't use too much polish on wooden furniture. A thorough rub with a cloth dabbed with a tiny amount of polish will bring out the best Magic out of the wood.
2. Don't automatically wash or wipe wallpaper. Some wallpaper may react to water or cleaning solutions. Test first on wallpaper that is hidden from view.
3. Got some nice flowers inside that you would like to keep in full colour a wee bit longer? Just add 1 to 2 drops of bleach for every cup of water in your vase, and your flowers will keep fresher longer, and the water slime free.
*Around the pool.
1. To clean a swimming pool, you have to get into a wetsuit and swim underwater scrubbing the walls and steps. Only joking.
When brushing the surface to get rid of bacteria and algae, make sure you don't ignore the steps and corners.
2. When you finnish, sweep and mop the pool deck area . This will help stop dirt and bacteria being taken back into the pool.
*Environmental tips.
1. Recycle your milk and juice cartons. Australia produces about 1 billion milk & juice cartons a year. We only recycle about half of these.
2. A single 1 litre milk carton will produce 5 quality sheets of office paper.
3. By fixing leaking taps you can save up to 30 litres of water per day, per tap.
4. If all Australians recycled paper, we could save more then 40 million trees each year.
5. You can help prevent toxic chemicals dangers by,
a. Not using chemicals in your gardens and b, not pouring paints, solvents and other harnful chemicals down the drain.
How to make a safe non-toxic garden spray??? Easy as 1, 2, 3.
Using approximatly 1 table spoon white flour, 1/4 cup of milk 1 cup water mix and spray on plants to keep pests away.
6. When going to the beach, take home your rubbish with you. Especially plastics, nets and hooks.
* Did you know that Australia produces over 1 billioin milk and juice cartons per year. Yes, we are a healthy mob! However, we only recycle about halk of these. Did you know that a single recycled milk carton will produce 5 sheets of A4 office paper. If all Australian recycled paper, we could save more than 40 million trees each year.
* By fixing a leaking tap, you can save 30 litres of water a day. Not to mention your hip pocket!
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