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- If your socks are old and beyond repair, cut the toe area off. Use them when it gets cold for arm
and leg warmers. Especially good when the kids want to play in the snow. Or, leave the toe area on, slip it on your hand and
use it along with your favorite polish to dust the furniture.
- Take a tupperware container and save all of your butter or margarine wrappers in the freezer. Next
time you need to butter a pan, use a wrapper. No more wasted paper towels or excess oil in your pan.
- Next time you get onions, garlic, or other produce in a mesh bag, save the bag. You can use it as
a pot scrubber. Fold up a dishrag and put inside to make it extra sturdy. Just rinse and hang between uses. For extra tough
jobs, dry to pan to be cleaned and put a liberal amount of salt in it. With your scrubber and a little elbow work, I have
been able to get the most burnt on food off.
- Save your old toothbrushes and use them as scrubbers to clean grout and other hard to reach areas.
- Consider using reusuable, rather than disposable. These items are easier on the enviroment & your
budget, paying for themselves very quickly. Also, you are not subjecting your body to as many chemicals, either.
Handkerchiefs, cloth diapers, and reusuable feminine products (you wash like a cloth diaper) are great examples.
babyworks.com is a good source for diapers. gladrags.com is a great source for reusable feminine products, including pad and tampon alternatives
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