Household Quick Ideas

Cleaning can be fun even if can be really exhausting at times. But with household ideas, we can save money and always keep our house in shape. These ideas are worth sharing :-D

bath soap

1. Avoid soap wastage by pressing a soft drink bottle top into the center of the soap. Since it rests on this, surplus water drains off and the soap stays dry.

2. A rusted lock will usually work if you will oil the key rather than the lock.

3. Keep soap dishes from becoming messy with soap residue, by lining them with a piece foam of rubber or sponge cut to the exact size of the dish. The soap rests on this and stays dry.

4. Save leftover bits of soap in a jar. When half full, fill up the rest of the jar with boiling water. The resulting jelly is ideal for washing dishes and glasses.

5. If drawers don’t open, rub some soap or candle wax along the edges.

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Bicycles : Preventive Ways to Avoid Accidents

Safety comes first, here are ways to avoid accidents :

1. Be sure the bike’s seat is at the right height and is securely fastened.

2. The bell of warning signal is to be used only to tel others of your approach.

3. It is not advisable to carry a passenger on the back of your bicycle. This overloads your bike; it is not well balanced and it may trip over easily.

4. It is courteous not to drive too fast. Riding at a brisk speed, a rider may knock down or bump into a commuter or bystander.

5. It is safe to keep to the right and to turn at corners slowly.

6. Respect the right of pedestrians, especially if biking on sidewalk is permitted.

7. Always give pedestrians the right-of-way. It is not advisable to hook your bicycle or any vehicle in motion. Obey traffic lights,traffic signs and road markings.

8. Ensure to wear body proper gear and bicycle helmets to protect your head.

9. Provide a good reflector behind the bicycle so it can be seen well at night.

10. Check the bicycle condition periodically.

How to Declutter and Organize Your Desk

Get organized and work in a systematic way to improve office productivity.

Do you remember searching for a file that you cannot locate in the perimeter of your desk? You did not realized that you already spent 20-30 minutes searching for that piece of paper. Time and effort are already wasted, doing this unnecessary task.   Therefore, wasted time is a wasted money which actually slows office productivity.

If you want to save time and be more efficient, effective, and productive, you got to get organized.

1. Have an “Inbox” and “Outbox” Tray as well as “For Immediate Action/Follow up” and “For File” folders. In this way, you will cut the process short by segregating files at once on its proper places. This will also helps in defining your level of priorities.  


2.  Have a cycle on your desk.  Properly place your trays which follows the  flow of task.
3.  Forget the sticky notes, it may be lost in your desk.  Have a planner or get organized electronically to put reminders and calendar important dates.  Do not always trust your memory, write down important matters if it needs to be remembered.

4. Declutter desk with unnecessary papers, outdated documents, memos,letters,reports.  Return things that are not yours.  This will save some space from the desk

5.  If there are papers or files you want to keep but do not really need right now, file them away.  There is no reason to leave them on top of the desk.
6.  For papers needed for future reference, put them in a box and place them in the office or department’s storage area.
7.  After keeping your papers on folders, make sure that they are properly labeled so it can be easily located when needed.
8. Return things immediately from its proper places which can save much time later.  If things can be done at once, do it now.

9.  At the end of the day, make a last minute clean up of the desk.  Put the papers in appropriate folders,throw away unnecessary papers, and return office utilities back in place such as staplers, ballpens etc.

10.  Everyday is a challenge.  Do not forget you have a mission to get organized.

A sticky reminder you can put on top of your desk,  “A cluttered desk is a cluttered mind “.

Three Pointer Home Beauty Quick Ideas

Women whether working or at home have their own beauty regimen.  With lots of beauty products in the market, many do not realize that these are available in our  own kitchen.  

Here are some economical and natural home beauty tips you can apply using leaves,grains, fresh and dry fruits vegetables :

• Use Melon juice on the face on the face to soften the skin and act as a moisturizer.
• Use Grapes juice, apply it on your face at night, leave overnight and wash it in the morning.
• Carrot pack to revive the skin. Grate a carrot or two finely and add a bit of milk to it. You can add an egg-yolk into the mixture and apply on the skin and wash off when dry.

Tips on Floral Arrangements and How to keep Flowers Fresh

Flowers

Use a sharp knife instead of scissors to cut off flowers.

Keep cut flowers in cool place that does not get direct sunlight, packing them loosely in a box generously line with moist greens.

Always carry cut flowers with the heads down. That way there is less chance of heavy-headed flowers bending off or breaking off.

Before arranging the flowers, make sure that the vases have been washed well. A mixture of water,salt, and vinegar removes stains from flower vases as well as unpleasant smell. If the smell is really bad leave the mixture overnight.

Put a spoonful of charcoal, ammonia or salt in the water to minimize the growth of bacteria which causes flower stems to deteriorate fast.

For flowers to last long, don’t crowd them in one vase to avoid choking the stems which can cause the flowers to wither fast.

To revive wilting flowers, snip off an inch of stem under water, leave in a cool dark place for a few hours in a bucket of water.

Cut half an inch of the stems from the bottom daily and change the water to make the flower arrangements last longer.