Thursday, February 17, 2011
Dear Heloise: My husband takes a daily nap on the couch in the living room. The TV remote can be on the couch, under the couch or cushions — or on the table by his chair, on the floor, etc. You get the picture.
I got tired of looking for the remote, so I got one for myself. I marked it so that I know which one is mine, and I keep it by my chair. He does not get to use my remote. It is much more peaceful at my house now.
Mary Clark in Beaumont, Texas
Dear Heloise: I had a shirt with a large stain from melted butter on it. My sister suggested I wet it with shampoo and launder as usual. I did this, and the stain was gone. Now I keep a bottle of cheap shampoo in my laundry room. It has never let me down. It has worked on mayo, margarine, salad dressing and other things. I hope this helps someone.
Dorothy in Canada
Hair shampoo can help out in the laundry room — just don’t use too much! I have compiled a collection of my favorite cleaning and stain-removal hints. Readers, if you would like to receive one, send $5 and a self-addressed, stamped (61 cents), long envelope to: Heloise/Cleaning Solutions, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Remember to keep all cleaning solutions clearly labeled and out of the reach of children.
Heloise
Dear Heloise: It seems like we never know what to do with those little pieces of leftover soap. Here is what I do for traveling:
Instead of using a regular soap bar until it is in small pieces, I lay it aside to dry out when it has reached the size of the personal-size bar of soap provided by motels. After they are dried out, several are popped into a plastic zip bag and into the travel bag for the next trip.
Since I have sensitive skin, this provides a nice personal-size supply of soap bars of my own preference to use. They also take up very little space.
P.H., via e-mail
Dear Heloise: My sister really helped me out. We were about to leave for a trip and had just come home from dinner. My coat had picked up the smell of the food from the restaurant (which often occurs), and I had no time to take it to the dry cleaner. She suggested using the home dry-cleaning product made for your dryer. It worked so well. This has saved me numerous trips to the dry cleaner and a lot of money on dry cleaning.
A Reader, Philadelphia
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