#laundry hack

[vampire-eros]

can someone help me find that laundry hack tumblr post that suggested putting your clothes into a bathtub with washing powder(?) in order to separate excess detergent and grime and oily textures from clothes? (they specifically said it will reek when it's done) i've been looking for it for several days now to no avail

[anti-capitalist-capybara]

how to air dry laundry indoors

it absolutely is possible to air-dry laundry indoors in a 1 bedroom apartment in February. For example, it's 8:30 at night and you've just washed your clothes in the apartment's communal laundry machine, and are about to put them in the one dryer, when you discover it is broken, not even turning on. By the time you get to a public laundromat it it will already be about to close for the night.

So you put your wet clothes back in your laundry basket and haul it back to your apartment.

Step 1:

You put the clothes on hangers like you would if they were dry. Step 2: Then you hang those up on the shower curtain rod and towel rack, or any other space you can giving about 4 inches of space between each hanger to leave room for air flow. Step 3: Then you turn on the bathroom fan, and maybe bring in a second fan if you have one. Place the heaviest laundry, like coats, the closest to the fan. Then you go to bed.

The clothes will be dry in 6-12 hours depending on the humidity in the room and thickness of the fabric. Step 4: You may need to flip some of the heavier items midway through so the fan can get both sides.

The clothes will have a stiffer texture when you take them down, but they will be dry, and the stiff feeling will go away after you wear them for a couple hours.

[thatsbelievable]

[us-the-voices-and-more-voices-2]

actually good cleaning hacks from someone who’s been through some shit

Get a steam mop I don’t care how much it is or cheap, just get one

if you have a pet invest in a wet dry vacuum, you will thank me.

get cleaning cloths you actually like the feel of, if you hate microfiber get a cheap set of tea towels and use them instead. Or chop up a dead tee shirt and use that.

plug in vacuums are 2x more powerful than non-plug in vacuums. You trade sucking power for mobility with cordless, so think that over when you get one.

buying a cheap mop every time one gets moldy is cheaper than having to deal with any mold you get from using a moldy mop.

invest in disinfectant/antifungal/antiviral/antibacterial liquid for your laundry, because that stuff makes getting rid of moldy musty musky shit easy. And it cleans your cleaning cloths without getting them greasy or soapy.

to fix “I accidentally left my clothes in the washing machine too long now they smell like mold” thing, you will need antifungal laundry liquid and the literal sun. Wash your clothes on the hottest setting you can with your clothing materials in mind, add the antifungal before you start, let it go for like 2 hours. And put it in the sun to dry. Repeat if it still smells moldy, until it doesn’t anymore, works like a charm!

to clean crystalline dog piss, you will need water, a steam mop, a wet dry vacuum (depending on if it’s in a carpet) dog cleaning spray or vinegar. Basically , rehydrate the piss, clean it up with dog spray or HOT vinegarish water, grab a steam mop and steam it (if not on carpet) and viola it should be okay now.

If it’s in the carpet you will need to rehydrate the piss, then just dowse the piss with water, use the wet dry vacuum to suck up the water, repeat until water comes up clean. Use whatever pet cleaner that’s good on your carpet to get the smell out, Patch test it in the corner of the carpet before you do it on the piss spot, soak up and remaining water from the carpet until it’s dry or blow dry it if you have to. And tada you have a cleaner carpet! The same works for dog shit too.

drain snakes are your best friend if you don’t remember to get the hair out the drain.

have one sponge for wiping down the sink and one for washing your dishes, because sometimes it’s easier to use a sponge to wipe down the sink than a cleaning cloth.

You can put sponges in the dishwasher and it cleans them REALLY WELL, do it everyday if you can.

Invest in a good glass cleaner for glass because when it gets greasy it’s hell.

Koh cleaner will literally cut through grease and oil, and fat. Like it wasn’t even there, if you don’t have the money white vinegar and bi-carbs does the same thing. Though be careful because it’s reactive and might destroy your countertop or pots, just invest in koh your life won’t be the same. (I can clean all the grease off things, that’s how good it works. Plus it doesn’t smell!!!)

Replace your toilet cleaner every 3 months, or make sure you don’t let it fester. That’s more of a hassle than replacing it every now and then.

Get a good dish soap, because you can use it for everything because of how mild it is.

After mopping always steam mop otherwise it will always be streaky or tacky, idk why but steam mops fix this 9/10 times.

there’s more, but I;m too tired.

[diycraftsnmore]

🎥 ourhouse_tohome (TT)

[trying414]

Are you an adult who needs an excuse to build a blanket fort? Then I have news for you!

Recently discovered, if you dry your bedding on low and have wash to switch into the dryer when the cycle is done, the bedding will still be damp!

Now, you have the perfect excuse to drape your sheets and blankets across chairs and other furniture in a blanket fort!

Go forth and fort, my friends!

[werewolf-transgenderism]

it's not anywhere close to done yet but I did get several pages of my chapter written today. amazing what having a tweet mildly pop off when you hate seeing notifications will do for you

[luna--dragon]

Hey, does anyone know how to clean a super old plushie made of black fabric? Specifically an old Build-a-Bear Toothless, if that helps.

My boy has sat on top of my bookshelf for about a year now and unfortunately he's getting a little bit mouldy. I don't sleep with him and it's only really on his eyes and fins so he isn't a hazard or anything.

Using only water and detergent isn't gonna do the job but I'm worried that adding weak bleach or vinegar is gonna lighten the fabric. He's supposed to be a night fury, not a light fury.

[umhuhwellthen]

So I know that Usagi wears blue kimono because that's Mifune's colors and Mariko wears pink because Girl(tm) but

Usagi's eyes are pink and Mariko's are blue and

Do you see where I'm going with this

She wears pink and his eyes are pink

He wears blue and her eyes are blue

Do YOU SEE MY VISION!!!!

Listen I know it's not canon compliant but think about iitttttt think about iiiitttttt

[goingknowherewastaken]

The biggest laundry game changer I've discovered are laundry bags. I'm talking about the mesh ones that you can fill with some clothes, toss in the washer, and then toss in the dryer. If you're someone who lives out of laundry baskets, where you keep up with washing your clothes but not necessarily putting them away, these might benefit you. A lot of people recommend them for delicate items like bras, but I've been filling them with socks and underwear as I do laundry and it's become 10x easier to find when my laundry is done because they're all in the bag! No need to dig through and shake out various shirts and sweaters to find them cause - BOOM - they're in the bag! I got a pack of 3 different sized bags at Target for under $5 so I can do a couple loads of laundry and not have to worry about running out immediately...okay I actually got 2 packs of 3 bags (6 bags total) for under $10. So they're not crazy expensive and you can probably find them for cheaper still elsewhere. But yeah if you want to make laundry a bit easier on yourself - buy some laundry bags!

[theloyalpin]

it’s hot asf, i’m sick, i’m overstimulated, and my mom keeps asking me stupid ass questions

[misscrazyfangirl321]

Laundry hack: After you wash your bedding, put it in the bottom of your laundry basket, and put all of your folded clothes on top of it.

That way you can't access your bedding without handling your folded clothes, so you "might as well" put them away.

[cinderspots]

PSA for cold people with not enough blankets

I'm real bad at explaining things, just trust the process

[sassmill]

Today I’ll get my life together just you wait

[gramarobin]

[goodmorningevildoers]

WARNING: Never do laundry on New Year's Day. An old superstition holds that doing so is "washing for the dead" — meaning you could be washing the funeral clothes of a loved one who'll die within the year. Best not to risk it. (Besides, it's an excuse not to do chores hungover.) 🍾 🥂