Keep squirrels and stray cats away from your newly budding garden plants by tucking some tinfoil around the plants.



Protect your wood floors from scratches caused by chair legs by placing self stick bunion pad on the bottom of each leg.



The next time you have to hammer a nail, sand the face of your hammer with fine grade sand paper or a nail file.  When you hammer, the striking face won't slip off the nail head.



To keep parsley fresh for up to a week, place the bunch standing up in a glass of water in the fridge.



To freshen a mildewy plastic shower curtain, fill you washing machine with warm water, detergent and 1/2 cup bleach.  Add curtain and three or four white bath towels to balance the load and scrub away grime.  Let cycle finish, then hang.



To make better french fries and has browns, soak fresh cut potatoes in water for five minutes, drain and pat dry before cooking to remove the excess starch that causes them to clump together (and stick to your pan) when cooking.



Your child's shoelaces are constantly coming undone, and double knotting them makes them hard to untie at days end.  So what's a mom to do?  Try this easy trick: lightly dampen laces first then tie for a super strong hold that lasts.



Don't toss out that green plastic strawberry basket - use it to make a professional looking floral arrangement.  Simply turn it upside down inside any wide mouth container, and stick the stems through the holes for perfectly arranges flowers that stand straight and tall.