Rub a Gold Ring On It!

I have two tips:

1.  Use toothpaste to remove rings from wooden tables.  Rub it on, polish, then follow with an orange oil.

2. If you are making a stew or chili and want it to cook faster, chop a kiwi fruit and throw in the pot.  The enzyme in the kiwi will tenderize the meat in less time and won't alter the flavor of the dish.

Fixing a loose screw in a door jamb:

When a screw is loose on a door hinge, remove the screw, break a toothpick into several pieces and use Elmer's Glue to glue the broken toothpicks inside the screwhole.  Don't be afraid to fill the hole where the screw was with toothpicks, the more the better.  When the glue hardens (give it a day) you can now safely re-secure the hinge by screwing the screw back into the original hole, (now filled with the toothpicks.)  Tighten the screw till it is tight and leave it alone.  The toothpicks will be firm and the screw will bite into the toothpicks.  This works great.  Try it!

Oh, and remember..."righty tighty, lefty loosey"

Now if you know someone who has a screw loose, this does not work!

Wow I am going to reblog this...very interesting tips!  The replies too! 

Using a q-tip apply vodka to a cold sore and it will help dry it out.

Next time you have a splinter just put scotch tape over it and pull it right out!

This is great :)

A denture cleaner tablet dropped in the toliet bowl is great for a quick clean( well, about 20 min, but no work)   :)

Michele, I dont have a tip but I love this kind of stuff.  GREAT POST.

Baking Soda -

You always hear about it, but did you know...

• It gets that awful, stubborn sticky grease/finger shmutz off of cabinets and tile  backsplashes behind the stovetop -just rub it on dry, with a slightly dampened wash cloth. It won't hurt the surface at all.
  

• Adding it to the bath water softens hard water, and makes you squeeky clean because your shampoo and body wash works better in softer water. It also keeps that nasty ring of body oils and dead skin cells from ever forming a gray ring around your tub in the first place.

• Using a 1/4 c.  in the washing machine for every load makes your laundry soap work MUCH better on stains and you can use less of that expensive detergent.

• It is a totally fantastic exfoliant - the powdery, super fine grains won't scratch your face like some gritty ingredients  in most exfoliants can, and if you get too aggressive, it automatically has a fail-safe - it will start to burn a bit due to the salt content. Use it twice a week and watch miracles happen to fine, dry lines around your lips, and watch how clean and small your pores look. Just back it up with a non-comedogenic moisturizer, because it is mostly salt, and salt can be a powerful astringent to skin (like how tight your skin feels after a dip in the ocean).

• Extinguish heartburn in two seconds - drink a cup of water with a 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda sitrred in, and you'll feel completely normal before you put the glass down ( not a tip for those who are watching their salt intake!).
  

And it costs only 79 cents a box!

~Michelle

Michele this is fun and useful.  Will return after the MLS mtg and add mine.  Thanks. 

Michele-here's a health tip that has worked for me.  If you have sinus problems/allergies, take a daily teaspoon of honey that has been locally pollinated.  I tried it when I lived in Houston and it worked!

Michele, here's another one for plants. (BTW I do the banana peel with my roses).  Buy a whole chicken (not pieces) from the grocery.  When planting toss the chicken into the bottom of the hole.  Or supplement your plants and give them a boost by digging a hole adjacent to the plant, without disturbing the root ball and toss in the chicken.  I know that chicken manure is very effective on plants but so are chickens. 

wow Ginger have you ever had an animals digging up the chicken - like racoons or coyotes? great tips everyone

Michele and Christine, If it's a new plant and they're in the bottom of the hole there are two reasons why they don't get dug up, 1)depth, 2)I have to put all of my plantings in chicken wire baskets so no one digs around those sharp edges.  IF I plant the chicken adjacent to the older plant, then I also put chicken wire on top of it and plant it deep so that there's little scent.  Whole chickens are cheap and it's amazing what they do. 

To be free of itchy Chigger bites, go swim for an hour in a chlorinated pool. Voila the bites are gone! This works far better than nail polish.

Plant a banana with your tomato plants, they will produce tons of fruit!

Thanks for the tips & good luck!

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Michelle, I think you started something! I use an old juice cup with peroxide in it in the bathroom to keep my toothbrush.  I brush my teeth everymorning just with the peroxide (it whitens teeth) and then put toothpaste on and finish up.  Don't swallow the stuff, it's nasty, but my teeth look pretty good for a coffee drinker!  My Mom puts salt in the palm of her hand and dips the wet toothbrush in it and scrubs her teeth to get stains out in close quarters.  She uses peroxide to wet the toothbrush.

Healthy tips:

Spice it up: Hot spicy food can help the body burn up calories. Using spices like cayenne peper and chili powder elevates the body tempreture which makes the heart beat faster and requiers more energy.

Sip on a lemon: Lemon is a very good oil for detoxifying and stimulating a sluggish system which can help with wight loss. Rosemary is also recommended as it can help promote clearity of thought and improve concentration.

Oil your joints: We all know that fish oils help fight arthritis but olive oil is also helpful in protecting against this inflammatory disease. It is said that those who include it in their every day diet, reduce their risk by 2.5 times, possibly because of its high levels of antioxidants.

Great information from you all~ Thanks Michele

Denture cleaner tablets are great presservatives for newspaper clippings. dissolve one in some water and then lay the clipping flat in it. Take it out and let it dry. Won't yellow and get all crumbly.