Hmmmmm thanks for the tip! Have to share that with the DD, they are negotiating a house with a wood stove in the family room!

No tips here that I can think of, but sure enjoy collecting them from you all!

Oh wait I have one for pets! Hopefully someone here doesn't already know! LOL
If you're trimming your dogs nails and accidently cut the quick, you can use flour or cornstarch on the nail to help clot the blood. Dip your finger in it and hold firmly to the bottom of the nail. You may have to do it a couple times.

FlamingO ~ I wish I had known about that years ago when I had a wood stove.

Also thank you to Connie for that info.

My tip is to make a copy of receipts, warranties and especially instructions for your lawn and garden equipment and put it out in the garage or shed or where ever you keep the equipment. I have a small tiller and every year I forget which lever or button I have to use first to get it cranked. I would hate to have to go back into the house and dig thru the papers looking for the instructions when I can easily go to the shelf and sift only through a few papers to find it.
Linda

Do you have a tip to share today?

No, but I sure appreciate yours! Where did you learn this stuff, Flamey?! And do you make house calls? :-)

Seriously, that's a great tip and I'll sure try it. No doggies here, but Linda's tip is also very smart.

Not a tip, but one of my most favorite quotes, and it is by Mark Twain.

Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow.

Sue...still procrastinating cleaning desk (my seat at the KT)

Nice tips ;0)

I put the phone numbers to all of my kids and their work places on a business card and laminated it then I carry it in my wallet. That way if something should happen to my cell phone or I can't reach their cells I can "look" their numbers up and call them at work if I need them.

I dont have a fireplace, or pets(we have coon dogs but they dont get their nails trimmed) and the tip on the papers in the shed is a good one!

My tip is .....to keep your non stick pans non stick....after you wash and dry them rub them with vegetable or canola oil and wipe off excess...then put in a warm oven(lowest setting) for about 30 minutes. Keeps em like new!(but dont forget they are in the oven! and dont ask me how i know!!)

My tip today:

If you're getting just a few things at the grocery store, and the lines are long, and you're in a hurry, get in line behind a single young man. They almost always pay with cash!

Single young man??? It may make the waiting in line worth it too, if he's hot.

Linda, that's a good idea, but they'd get dirty in my shed!!! LOL It'd be easy to get a three-ring binder and slide the papers for each item into a page protector sleeve. I think I'll do that!

My suggestion sorta goes along with Linda's. For anything you buy that might require you to produce the receipt in a few years to prove the warranty, such as a fridge, stereo equipment, stove, what have you, make a photocopy of the receipt to keep with the receipt and all your other paperwork. I don't know how many times I've gone back to reference that receipt and found that the ink is just gone. They're not printed to be archival quality even though you need them to be!

These are all great tips! I especially love organizational/handy tips like the garden tools one of Linda's and zipper's phone numbers.

Tomorrow's tip may have to be- how to figure out if a guy is single fast enough to make it pay off in the grocery store!

Thanks, everyone, these are fun! Rita, I'm trying to remember tips as I do things around the house, things I've learned from other people, mostly. I love to steal ideas from my friends!

My Tip....
I always keep a fresh roll of paper towels in the bathroom.
I have a fancy stand up holder so mine sit on the counter, but you could keep them out of sight also.
Good for quick clean ups, and drying hands and then just toss. I use the select a size, so less waste each time. Plus my bathroom is 1/2 way in between the bedrooms and kitchen, so I save a few steps in case of an accident or other need in the back of the house.
Trin

I know many of you wrap celery in foil, but how about romaine lettuce? I live alone, but buy the romaine hearts in three-pack packages. By wrapping each one in foil, I prolong the life an amazingly long time.

Flamingo - did you know the newer stoves push air up against the glass so the black stuff doesn't build up at all? The glass is always pristine. Unfortunately I've got one of the old ones. :-(

Did you also know that a mixture of ash and mayonnaise is great from rubbing away the white marks left on wood furniture when someone leaves a drinking glass there?

Instead of storing bed linens in the linen closet, sheets, comforters, etc are stored in the bedroom where they bed they fit is. Digger's extra sheets (each bed has two sets) are in her bottom dresser drawer. Jesse's are on the top shelf of her closet. My are in a vanity drawer. That way I don't have to cram big sheet sets on the top shelf of the linen closet and they don't fall on my head every time I open the door.

A painting tip: don't throw away your old mattress covers; they made great paint drop cloths!

Lori

OH WAIT! I have one!!! Lori reminded me that I saw one time if you are short on space to store extra sheets and pillow cases, store them between the mattress and box springs of the bed you'll use them on. You obviously wouldn't need to do as much folding...

Use baking soda to clean coffee/tea stain from mugs. Pour some into the mug, add a few drops of water enough to make a paste consistency. Use a sponge and rub all over to remove the stain, rinse. I keep a box at work and the guys in my group borrow it all the time. They're just amazed on how easy and well it works.

It works on most other stains on casual dinnerware also.