| 1. Cure for headaches:
Take a lime, cut it in half and rub it on your forehead. The throbbing will go. 2. Use of soap wrapper: Don't throw away the wrapper after removing a bar of soap. Place it inside shoe cabinet or shoe box. It is a cheap way of filling air with a nice smell. 3. If your polished furniture has small scratches: Try rubbing them with a shelled walnut. You will see the scratches just disappear. 4. Are your shoes smelly? Here's a solution. Put some tea leaves into a pair of stockings & stuff each into a shoe. Leave for a day or two, the smell just vanishes! 5. Don't throw out all that leftover wine: Freeze into ice cubes for future use in casseroles and sauces. 6. If you have problem opening jars: Try using latex dishwashing gloves. They give a non-slip grip that makes opening jars easy. 7. Tips for stamp collectors: Place the envelope in the freezer for a few hours. You'll then be take them off with a pair of tweezers. 8. To keep buttons from dropping off: Dab a drop of clear nails polish onto the thread then secures the buttons. This will harden and make it more difficult for the thread to breakoff. 9. To avoid hurting your fingers while hammering metal nails into the wall Hold the nails with a wooden clothes peg instead. So even if you miss, you won't get hurt. 10.To take the tears out of chopping onions: Plug in a portable fan and turn it to high. It'll help blow away the fumes from your eyes - no more tears! 11.Potatoes will take food stains off fingers: Slice & rub raw potato on the stains & rinse with water. 12.To get rid of itch from mosquito bite : Try applying soap on the area - instant relief! |
13.Ants, ants, ants everywhere...
Well, they are said to never cross a chalk line. So get your chalk out and draw a line on the floor or wherever ants tend to march - see for yourself! 14.Egg shells can be used to clean glass bottles: Break the shells into pieces, drop them into the bottle with a few drops of detergent and a bit of water, and shake vigorously.Then rinse with water. 15.Don't panic if your soup's too salty: Add cut raw potatoes and throw them away once they are cooked and have absorbed the salt. Your soup's saved! 16.To return discoloured socks to their original colour: Boil them in a pot of water with a few slices of lemon. The fruit acts as a natural bleach. 17.Paper Bags' String: Before you throw away any paper bags, neatly cut off strings attached to the bags, which comes in a variety of colours, great to tie up little presents. 18.To get the last drops of ketchup out of the bottle: Grap the bottom of the bottle and start swinging your arms in a circular motion. The remaining drops will be forced to the top. 19.Use air-freshener to clean mirrors: It does a good job. Better still, leave a lovely smell to the shine. 20. If you have problem with slippery shoelaces which refuse to stay tied: Rub them with a candle and make them less slippery so that knots stay put. 21.If you have stubborn grease stains on your work clothes: Add a bottle of Coke with detergent. It'll help loosen the grease. 22.Renew the features on your old faded dolls' faces: By blending in a cream foundation. Then apply a little rouge on the cheeks and for lips, nail polish. Waterproof mascara can be used on eyes lashes. 23.Dirty marks on your white court shoes: Just out some medicated oil on a piece of clothes and clean off those dirty marks on your white court. They'll be looking as good as new again. |
