Set Yourself Free With These Spring Cleaning Life Hacks

If Cream of Tartar Doesn’t Work, Use a Lemon

For particularly high carbon knives, using a lemon to buff them will work almost instantly. The tarnish that develops on knives is a form of patina because of the carbon content of some high-quality handmade knives. If you have to clean your knife with a lemon, you definitely have a knife worth preserving. 

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The More You Know

  • As trash bags start to fill up, the bag slithers into the bin and you have to dig it out. To keep handled or drawstring trash bags in place, all you need are two medium or large self-adhesive command hooks.
  • Bubble wrap is a powerful insulator. While on the road, keep your Chunky Monkey from melting by wrapping the pint in plastic bubble wrap. It’ll stay firm for hours.
  • Here's a great way to keep track of your daily water intake. Draw lines on your water bottle with a marker pen, and then write the time beside the marked level.
  • By folding shirts KonMari- or military-style and sandwiching (instead of stacking), you can fit more into each dresser drawer and have a better visual of what's inside.
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