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Good housekeeping tips #10

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By Barbara Good

We have received hundreds of housekeeping tips from Good readers. Now it's time to share them with you!

Newspaper again

"Clean the windows with your old newspaper and cold water, does a better job than window cleaners that cost a lot."—Liz George

Magic potion

"My potion which I use to clean everything (windows, benches, bathroom etc) consists of 500mls water, juice of two lemons, 1 tablespoon of baking soda and 2 tablespoons of vinegar. I find this cleans just as good as any chemical product I have purchased. I am amazed at how much money we save making this formula. Not to mention plastic."—Natalie Wilson

Indoor dry

"I've never had a clothes dryer and never needed one, but didn't want to have condensation in the house through the winter while trying to dry clothes. We bought some washing line and hung it up in our garage.  Now when it rains, winter or summer, we hang the clothes in the garage. It takes a little longer to dry than on the line, but works really well."—Virginia Lang

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Robbie
 
Thu July 23, 2009 @ 06:57 PM
I really like the Magic Potion tip. Nice one!

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