It's been a long time, shouldn't have left you!

I pulled a Conan, so please pardon the slight hiatus.  There were some weddings, good friends visiting, holidays and of course birthdays.  I am back and ready to spread house-ly knowledge if you care to read just a little bit more about random things for around la casa.

1.  I just want to make a little side note that I have been using my vinegar mixture for cleaning around the house for LONGER then a month, and honestly I am loving it.  Yes, if the smell of vinegar does bother you then it is probably not the best solution to you, but I very much have enjoyed to experience, and would recommend it to others.

2.  This next one is probably a very well known fact, but it is new to me and could potentially be new to you after reading: Microwaving your sponges for about 2 minutes instantly sanitizes them.  Did your mind just get blown?  I have to give credit to my dear work friend because she shared this knowledge with me, and I have been using it ever since.  The sponge has always been a dilemma with me because it grosses me out how much bacteria can harvest in those things, so this very simple solution was very welcomed with me.

Loofas still kinda gross me out...










C. There was a bad case of squeaky doors, on almost every single one, and at 6:30 in the morning it was starting to become THE Squeakquel!  The SOLUTION:  Pam olive oil spray on every single hinge you can find that has the 'squeak factor.'  Spray it pretty good, wipe off the excess, and BAM you have a silent door opening/closing experience.  Unfortunately, on the bedroom door hinges it did a real good job and now slowly closes so we have adapted a new door stopper.



5f.  With three girls (my sisters and I) who have a substantial amount of THICK hair we were always very familiar with the plumber coming right up to the bathroom tub to unclog all of the disgusting hair that we had an amazing ability to accumulate.  The show is still going on......but this time in a new house and instead of calling a plumber I decided to grab the problem by the proverbial _____ and do it myself.  Of course, the first sign of stuff getting clogged down there was the slowing of water drainage.  My solution was a hanger!  I just unbent that sucker (actually my assistant did), kept a little hook at the end so it would be able to grab anything that was down there, and VOILA!!! It did take a couple times, but be patient and try to put it in as many different directions as possible.  The results were astounding, disgusting but so incredibly cool.  I wish I took a picture because although some might have vomited looking at it, others might have found it kinda neat.  I'm talking a solid 6 inches.

Thanks again for reading and supporting.

Flanagan out.