Articles for tag: Dryer Balls, Dryer Sheets, Fabric Softener, Green Kitchen

Healthier Fabric Softener Alternatives

When the dirty laundry starts to pile up, you throw a load into the washer. Then you toss them in the dryer, followed by a dryer sheet. Or, maybe you put liquid fabric softener while the clothes are still in the wash cycle. That’s how it’s done, isn’t it? It doesn’t have to be that ...

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After the Baby Shower: How to Organize Your New Baby Clothes

There is just something about baby clothes, isn’t there? People can’t resist buying them! Between hand-me-downs and the new clothes we were given at baby showers, I think my baby had more cute outfits filling her closet and dresser drawers by the time she was born than I did! It’s all for the better considering ...

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How to Clean Pillows and Mattress Pads to Reduce Allergies

Did you know that as much as 50% of your pillow’s weight might be sloughed-off skin, dust mites, or dust mite feces? I didn’t either. But some allergy sufferers are very aware of the extra discomfort involved in pillows, mattresses, comforters and mattress pads that aren’t cleaned regularly. It is recommended to clean your pillow ...

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Review of Elfster.Com

My family and I recently decided to use Elfster.com for our Christmas party. In the past, we had always done a “Yankee Swap” style gift exchange at our party but after a strange situation with some dryer balls needing to be mailed out to California to an absent but swap-participating family member, we decided to ...

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Six Ways to Keep Bath Towels Soft

If you are like most people, a luxuriously soft and fluffy bath towel appeals to your senses. Over time, however, especially in homes with hard water, bath towels can become scratchy and rough. Instead of throwing those towels away, rendering them as ‘spares,’ or purchasing new ones to replace them, you can revitalize the ones ...

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Organizing on the Cheap – Pocket Shoe Organizer

Yes, you read correctly: Pocket Shoe Organizer! Organizing using a pocket shoe organizer is a great way to create storage space behind a closet door or bedroom door, even in a pantry, laundry room, children’s rooms, utility or mud room and even by the front door in the foyer. Pocket shoe organizers can be purchased ...