Dusting your lamp can be a “shade-y” business. Clean your cloth lamp shades with a lint roller instead of unwieldy vacuum attachments. 

Baking soda can save your bacon. It can smother and fight SMALL class-B fires (flammable liquids like gas, oil, and grease).

Plant TREEmendous savings with summer sun-blockers (deciduous trees) on the south side of your home and winter wind blockers (evergreens) to the north.

Every Friday, write out your “brag sheet” - what you’ve accomplished personally and professionally that week - then plan your next week!

Nasty sponges? Catch the microWAVE! Soak in a water/lemon juice solution and zap for 1 minute. (Let cool.) Kills bacteria and odors!

Viva la Vinegar! 2 tbsps of this diVINE GARnish, then a wash, will bust the toughest coffee stains from your morning mug.

Now this is a close shave! To remove a ketchup or mustard stain: wet area, cover with shaving cream, let sit for 5 minutes, then wash as normal.