Home-Ec Guest Ivy says: Kathy T is at it again! She tells me she’s going to send me stupid questions as long as I’ll answer them, so here we go with yet another edition of Stupid Questions™. 1. Is it true that the chemical in soft drinks are strong enough to clean things? Eh, kind of. Coke …
Ivy says: Kathy T over at Where’s the Mute Button asked us some questions. We at Home-Ec 101 are here to help, so here’s where I answer those questions. Kathy’s questions are in bold: 1. How to clean up *shart-stains. In case anyone was unaware, shart stains are those brown stains that mysteriously appear in …
Dear Home-Ec 101, What is the best way to clean diarrhea off of carpet? I’ll spare you the exact details, but let’s just say it’s pretty heinous. Signed, Poopy in Peewauket Ivy says: Oh, dear. Clearly, your day has been crappier than mine, so I shall cut out the bad puns and get right down …
Ivy says: Each Friday, we’ll be rounding up some of the most helpful and/or just downright fun posts we find on the web. Because we are unique and special little snowflakes, we will call this the “Friday Five”. Without further ado, here are the 5 posts we rounded up this week: 1. Bruno over at …
Dear Home-Ec 101, How do you get the foot-stink out of shoes? Specifically, leather shoes, since those make your feet sweat like a fat guy chasing after an ice cream truck in August? Signed, Ron Ivy says: Stinky shoes are no laughing matter, and neither are fat guys and ice cream trucks. We on the …
Dear Home-Ec101, Hi Home-Eccers! Love the site – thanks so much for a return to the basics (that I should have learned LONG ago). My husband and I have been in our new home for about a year and a half, and we’ve never been happy with the cleanliness of the tiles in our shower. …
Dear Home-Ec101, I’m going crazy; my house is a wreck, my kids are a mess, my job is in shambles, and I’m broke. I feel like I’m failing adulthood miserably. Can you help? Signed, Imperfect Dear Imperfect, Boy, do I ever hear ya. I’ve been exactly where you’re at. We women have so many hats …
Dear Home-Ec 101, How do you control the dog hair in the house and keep the little ones from turning into little puppies themselves? Vacuuming does not seem to be enough. Signed, Buried in dog hair Ivy says: I have 2 cats and a dog, so I feel your pain. We’ve had times where we brushed so …
I got this in the mailbag this morning and wanted to share with you readers: Dear Ivy, You know there’s more than one way to shine a sink. 🙂 I use the FlyLady method, which although time consuming, produces a wonderful shine on my stainless steel sink. First, you fill the sink with warm (not …
Dear Home-Ec 101,Can someone tell me why one of the hardest substances on earth is so picky about what it’s cleaned with? Seriously, new house, new countertops, new to granite. How do you clean AND disinfect safely on granite? Signed,Samantha Granite is a very hard surface, but it is also a very porous surface that …