Useful tips

Homemade mixtures made from readily available ingredients will work great on a wide range of stains and stains.

When making and using household cleaning products, it is important to follow one rule: before mixing anything, be sure to study the composition of the finished solutions and the properties of the individual components. Some of them should not be connected at all. We will tell you more about this in a separate article. When the home remedy is ready, do not forget to label the container with its composition.

Universal cleaner
What you will need:
white vinegar;
Water;
lemon peel;
sprig of rosemary.
Mix water and white vinegar in a 1:1 ratio. Pour the resulting mixture into a spray bottle, add the remaining ingredients, shake well and leave for a week.

This product is suitable for removing water stains, freshening up your trash can, removing stains from walls, and more. All thanks to the lemon peel, which not only gives a pleasant smell, but also increases the effectiveness of the medicine.

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We talk about how to defeat annoying dust.

Where does house dust come from?
Dust is tiny particles with a diameter of up to 0.1 mm that enter homes through windows and ventilation, as well as on the soles of shoes. Apartment residents themselves become effective “producers” of dust: this includes scrapings from human skin, dander and pet hair. In it you can find the remains of insects, fragments of feathers, fungal spores and particles of various building materials. Every day, from 30 to 60 mg of dust enters our body.

Scientists recently conducted a study of house dust from 35 countries. Depending on the city, it contained arsenic, lead, chromium, nickel, manganese and other elements dangerous to the body. And ticks that feed on dead particles of human epidermis pose a health hazard. Their secretions often cause allergies and asthma. Therefore, people with such diseases should approach dust control thoroughly.

How to beat dust
To get started, you can take some inspiration from the staff at Winchester Cathedral in the UK. For four weeks they cleaned the statues and other decorations of the sanctuary from a layer of centuries-old dust. If they succeeded, then so can you.

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Access to a professional psychotherapist for cleaning.

What is the Five Things Method?
This is an approach to household chores created by Casey Davis, a licensed psychotherapist and author of I Hate Cleaning. A thorough system of putting things in order for those who do not have the desire or strength to do so.” When the clutter in your home seems to be getting out of hand, she suggests focusing on just five categories:

Garbage.
Clothes that need to be washed.
Dirty dishes.
Things that have their place.
Things that don’t belong.
Davis is convinced that this approach can deal with any kind of clutter. Once you start sorting things this way, moving around your home and focusing on just one category, you’ll feel a sense of relief no matter how many rooms you have or how much you need to do. Finally, realize that you are in control.

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Tips to help you stand on your board less and save a lot of energy.

Use leftovers
Often, an uneaten dinner is simply thrown away or put away to clear one’s conscience in a container that sits there for weeks until the next inspection of the refrigerator. And in vain.
Yesterday’s meal will save you from having to cook another lunch or dinner from scratch. Just heat it up in the microwave and eat it – it’s already boring and not so tasty. Try these other options instead:

Add leftover grains to soup or salad for added flavor and texture.
Stew yesterday’s side dish, say, rice, with butter, egg and vegetables: a few minutes – and lunch is ready.
Lightly brown the meat and vegetables in a frying pan, add cheese, lettuce and wrap everything in pita bread – you’ll get a beautiful improvisation on the theme of shawarma or burrito.

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Achieving cleanliness and order is not so difficult

A real “pandemonium” of real and not-so-real things quickly gathers on the kitchen work surfaces. Jars and bags of spices, sponges for washing dishes, rolls of paper towels, glasses with spatulas and whipped cream, all these “treasures”, if too many of them, make the room look cluttered and take up space needed for cooking.

Here are some tips to help you make your desktop tidier and free up more usable space.

Remove everything unnecessary.
Try to lay out the tabletop with a critical eye and leave on it only those items that you use regularly and are lazy every time. For everything else, try to find a place in the closets.

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