Spring Cleaning Hacks You'll Wish You'd Found Out Years Ago

Wash Dirty Shoes in the Dishwasher

As long as you don't actually wash dirty clothes with dirty dishes, this method works. This is handy if your apartment doesn't have an in-unit washing machine. You're just going to have to let them sit out to dry instead of using the heat setting. 

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The More You Know

  • t's easy to clean baked-on food and spills from your microwave Here's how: Partially fill a measuring or coffee cup with water and add a slice of lemon. Boil the water for a minute, and then leave the door closed and let the steam loosen the mess.
  • Have a little paint left in that can, but not enough to warrant keeping that whole huge container around? Just pour it into a washed and dried baby food jar and keep it tightly sealed for touch-ups.
  • Pour pure aloe vera juice (available at most drugstores) into an ice tray, and then freeze it for an always ready-to-apply salve for sunburns.
  • While using a clothes iron to straighten hair is an old trick, using a hair straightener on collars and that space between buttons also works
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