Cleaning curling iron

To clean the sticky grime, dilute 1 tbsp of liquid fabric softener in 1/4 cup of warm water. Allow the iron to cool, use a cotton swab to apply the solution to the barrel, then wipe it off.

Fabric Softener Week!

A conditioner used to prevent static cling and make fabric softer, can also help you with many different daily tasks...

Reusing vacuum bags

Do not throw away a vacuum bag just because it is full. Most of them can be reused 3 or 4 times. Just clip off the top of the full bag, dump out the debris, fold the top edge over once and staple it closed.

Easy airport pick-up

When you are flying only with carry-on bags, ask the people picking you up at the airport to wait in the car by the departure area. This will make you avoid arrival section stress, baggage-claims chaos, and exit the airport much easier and faster.

Dull and lifeless hair

When your hair looks dull and lifeless and you do not have enough time to go for the right treatment, try this quick fix. Shampoo hair as usual, then before rinsing, apply some baking soda through sudsy strands (about 1 tbsp for a long hair). The product will act as tiny scrubbers, breaking down the sticky residue that many hair products leave behind, even after washing.

Fast find for your best recipes

Write down in a blank paper the names and pages of your best recipes, and place it on the inside cover of your cookbook. You will never have to scramble to find your favorite dishes again. If you have more than one cookbook, that will make your life even easier, saving you a lot of time.

Perfume overload

A quick fix for too much perfume is to rub a little bit of unscented body lotion over the areas where you applied the fragrance. The lotion absorbs and neutralizes scent molecules on the skin's surface.

Calm down anxiety

When you find yourself anxious, hold one hand in the other and give it a gentle squeeze. This self-soothing gesture puts an end to nervous movements by lowering heart rate, making you more relaxed.

A little help to cut calories

If you are trying to lose weight, hold your fork with your non-dominant hand during your meals. This will make you focus on handling the utensil, slowing down your eating process, and preventing overeating.

Replace an eyeglass screw

The tiny screw in the hinge of an eyeglass always pops out when you are not ready to fix it. Next time, use an earring post to replace it until you can get a new screw. Usually they fit pretty well.

Bumps on bikini line

To prevent bumps from cropping up on your skin, after a bikini-line shave, always use a sharp razor and shave downward (the direction of hair growth). Also, reduce the number of passes over a single area to stop irritation that causes ingrown hairs.

Sunburned skin

To keep sunburned skin from peeling, slice an apple in half, remove the core and rub the flashy side over the affected area for a few minutes. The malic acid moisturizes skin, preventing peeling.

Musty garage

If the humid weather is leaving your garage smelling musty, spread a layer of cat litter in a shallow large pan and place in an unnoticeable spot, to soak up the moisture in the air.

Cleaning the washer

If your washer is not working properly due to the accumulation of soap scum in the hoses, try to clean it with some white vinegar. Add one cup of the product to an empty machine and run a small-load cycle using the hot water setting. Acetic acid will dissolve clog-causing buildup.

Rust marks on car

Crumple a 1 foot-long piece of aluminum foil into a ball, dip it into a bowl of cola and use to scrub the chrome in the affected areas with rust spots. The phosphoric acid in soda dissolves rust and the foil works like sandpaper to buff off grime.

Kids playing on your lawn

When you have children running and playing on your lawn every day, the soil gets compacted making hard for moisture and food to reach grass roots. Have them wear soccer cleats when playing, to create pores in the lawn that allow water and nutrients to soak into the soil.

Dogs versus garden

To prevent dogs from digging in flower gardens, sprinkle some cayenne pepper over the areas that pets like the most. The spice will tickle their noses making them to sneeze, and the sensation will keep them away.

Pick up glass splinters on the floor

Next time you break glass on the floor, use a slice of white bread to pick up hard-to-see splinters in seconds. Damp one side of the slice with a little bit of water and wipe the floor slowly with it (wet side down).

Matched socks after laundry

Keep a bag of safety pins next to the laundry bags in your house, and ask everybody to pin their socks together when they take them off. Socks will go in and come out of the washer in matched pairs, saving a valuable time that you would spend on sorting through them to find mates.

Improve a relaxing bath

Every time you use oranges in the kitchen, save the peels in a sealed plastic bag in the refrigerator. When you need an extra-relaxing bath, grab the peels, tear them into small pieces and throw them into a hot bath. The citrus scent will calm the areas of your brain activated by stress.

Dicing tomatoes without a mess

Chopping tomatoes on a cutting board usually creates a big mess all over the place. Next time that you need diced tomatoes for your recipe, place tomatoes in a bowl and use your kitchen shears to dice them. The bowl will serve as a splash barrier for the job.

Look healthy and radiant

If "gray days" have left your appearance a little pasty, toss on a teal garment or accessory near your face. Hues on opposite sides of the color wheel complement each other, so wearing a teal color will enhance underlying rosy skin tones and give you a healthy look.