Revive potpourri scent

If your favorite potpourri loses its scent, pour ¼ cup vodka into a spray bottle, spritz freely over all pieces, and stir to saturate them. The odorless alcohol breaks down potpourri’s hardened surface, exposing the still strong-scented layers beneath.

Eliminate microwave odors

Mix 1 cup water with the juice of 1 small lemon and place in the microwave for about 3 minutes. The steam and the citric acid evaporate the unfriendly smell leaving behind a nice and fresh citrus fragrance.

Organizing panty hoses

Place each pair of your hosiery into an empty toilet paper tube, label with the stocking’s color for easy reference and arrange in your drawer. You will find and pull on the right pair in a blink.

Hangover

To relieve a hangover, eat a piece of toast drizzled with honey for breakfast. Honey contains fructose, a natural form of sugar that speeds alcohol metabolism, and the carbohydrate-rich bread fights hangover morning sickness.

Energize yourself

If you are tired and there is no time to nap before you head out to your next mission, try this quick energizer. Sit on the floor and hug your knees to your chin. Keeping your spine rounded, rock back and forth about 12 times. This yoga mini move massages the back and neck, causing the feel-great hormone serotonin to be released.

Bleach splatters on clothes

Do not throw away your favorite garment, just because some drops of bleach accidentally landed on it. Instead, reach for a permanent marker in an ink color that matches the fabric. Dab the tip over the faded spots until they are covered. The ink will not run during normal laundering, but try to keep the garment away from powerful stain remover products, and keep the marker on hand in case you need a touch up.

Heel dents on wood floor

To reverse an indentation, first check the dent for cracks, which signal that the wood’s fibers are broken. In case of no cracks, the ding is not permanent. Heat an iron to its highest setting, dampen 3 cotton washcloths and set them over the dimple. Press the fabric with the hot iron until it stops steaming. Repeat if necessary. The heat causes the wood’s pores to swell, pushing the fibers up to fill in the inverted grain.

Stains on wood floor

If you have stubborn stains on wax-finished floors, apply a drop of paint thinner to a very fine steel-wool pad. Gently rub the area until the marks fade. Apply 1 tsp paste wax (specially formulated for wood floors) to a clean sponge and buff the spot. To clean water spots and scuffs, skip the paint thinner. Never use steel-wool on polyurethane floors since this will remove the protective finish!