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<blockquote data-quote="moreluck" data-source="post: 296475" data-attributes="member: 1246"><p><u>Minutes to a Cleaner House</u></p><p><u></u></p><p><u></u><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">You have company arriving in 30 minutes. Your house is a mess. WHAT WILL YOU DO?</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the first session of Housekeeping Tips for Regular People. If you're a Martha Stewart type of housekeeper, this column is NOT for you.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">However, for the rest of you, this is your chance to learn 15 Secret Shortcuts to Good Housekeeping that your mother never told you.</span></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 1: DOOR LOCKS<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If a room clearly can't be whipped into shape in 30 days--much less 30 minutes--employ the Locked Door Method of cleaning. Tell anyone who tries to go in the room that the door is intentionally locked.</span></span></li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">CAUTION: It is not advisable to use this tip for the bathroom.</span></span></li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 2 seconds</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 2: DUCT TAPE<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No home should be without an ample supply. Not only is it handy for plumbing repairs, but it's a great way to hem drapes, tablecloths, clothes, just about anything. No muss, no fuss.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 2-3 minutes</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 3: OVENS<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you think ovens are just for baking, think again. Ovens represent at least 9 cubic feet of hidden storage space, which means they're a great place to shove dirty dishes, dirty clothes, or just about anything you want to get out of sight when company's coming.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 2 minutes</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 4: CLOTHES DRYERS<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Like Secret Tip 3, except bigger. CAUTION: Avoid hiding flammable objects here.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 2.5 minutes</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 5: WASHING MACHINES & FREEZERS<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Like Secret Tip 4, except even bigger.</span></span></li> </ul><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 3 minutes</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 6: DUST RUFFLES<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No bed should be without one. Devotees of Martha Stewart believe dust ruffles exist to keep dust out from under a bed or to help coordinate the colorful look of a bedroom. The rest of us know a dust ruffle's highest and best use is to hide whatever you've managed to shove under the bed. (Refer to Secret Tips 3, 4, 5.)</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 4 minutes</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 7: DUSTING<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The 30-Minutes-To-A-Clean-House method says: Never dust under what you can dust around.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 3 minutes</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 8: DISHES<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don't use them. Use plastic or paper and you won't have to.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 1 minute</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 9: CLOTHES WASHING (EEWWW)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">This secret tip is brought to you by an inventive teenager. When this teen's mother went on a housekeeping strike for a month, the teen discovered you can extend the life of your underwear by two ...if you turn it wrong side out and, yes, rerun it.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">CAUTION: This tip is recommended only for teens and those who don't care if they get in a car wreck.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 3 seconds</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 10: IRONING<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If an article of clothing doesn't require a full press and your hair does, a curling iron is the answer. In between curling your hair, use the hot wand to iron minor wrinkles out of your clothes. Yes, it really does work, or so I'm told, by other disciples of the 30-Minutes-To-A-Clean-House philosophy.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 5 minutes (including curling your hair)</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 11: VACUUMING<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Stick to the middle of the room, which is the only place people look. Don't bother vacuuming under furniture. It takes way too long and no one looks there anyway.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 5 minutes, entire house; 2 minutes, living room only</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">SECRET TIP 12: LIGHTING<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The key here is low, low, and lower. It's not only romantic, but bad lighting can hide a multitude of dirt.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 10 seconds</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Secret Tip 13: Bed Making<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Get an old-fashioned waterbed. No one can tell if those things are made up or not, saving you, oh, hundreds of seconds over the course of a lifetime.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 0</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Secret Tip 14: Showers, Toilets, and Sinks<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Forget one and two. Concentrate on three.</span></span></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Time: 1 minute</span></span></li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px">Secret Tip 15<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you already knew at least 10 of these tips, don't even think about inviting a Martha Stewart type to your home.</span></span></li> </ul></li> </ul><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'"><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="moreluck, post: 296475, member: 1246"] [U]Minutes to a Cleaner House [/U][FONT=Comic Sans MS][SIZE=4] You have company arriving in 30 minutes. Your house is a mess. WHAT WILL YOU DO? Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to the first session of Housekeeping Tips for Regular People. If you're a Martha Stewart type of housekeeper, this column is NOT for you. However, for the rest of you, this is your chance to learn 15 Secret Shortcuts to Good Housekeeping that your mother never told you. [LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 1: DOOR LOCKS[LIST] [*]If a room clearly can't be whipped into shape in 30 days--much less 30 minutes--employ the Locked Door Method of cleaning. Tell anyone who tries to go in the room that the door is intentionally locked.[/LIST][LIST] [*]CAUTION: It is not advisable to use this tip for the bathroom.[/LIST][LIST] [*]Time: 2 seconds[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 2: DUCT TAPE[LIST] [*]No home should be without an ample supply. Not only is it handy for plumbing repairs, but it's a great way to hem drapes, tablecloths, clothes, just about anything. No muss, no fuss. [*]Time: 2-3 minutes[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 3: OVENS[LIST] [*]If you think ovens are just for baking, think again. Ovens represent at least 9 cubic feet of hidden storage space, which means they're a great place to shove dirty dishes, dirty clothes, or just about anything you want to get out of sight when company's coming. [*]Time: 2 minutes[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 4: CLOTHES DRYERS[LIST] [*]Like Secret Tip 3, except bigger. CAUTION: Avoid hiding flammable objects here. [*]Time: 2.5 minutes[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 5: WASHING MACHINES & FREEZERS[LIST] [*]Like Secret Tip 4, except even bigger.[/LIST][LIST] [*]Time: 3 minutes[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 6: DUST RUFFLES[LIST] [*]No bed should be without one. Devotees of Martha Stewart believe dust ruffles exist to keep dust out from under a bed or to help coordinate the colorful look of a bedroom. The rest of us know a dust ruffle's highest and best use is to hide whatever you've managed to shove under the bed. (Refer to Secret Tips 3, 4, 5.) [*]Time: 4 minutes[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 7: DUSTING[LIST] [*]The 30-Minutes-To-A-Clean-House method says: Never dust under what you can dust around. [*]Time: 3 minutes[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 8: DISHES[LIST] [*]Don't use them. Use plastic or paper and you won't have to. [*]Time: 1 minute[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 9: CLOTHES WASHING (EEWWW)[LIST] [*]This secret tip is brought to you by an inventive teenager. When this teen's mother went on a housekeeping strike for a month, the teen discovered you can extend the life of your underwear by two ...if you turn it wrong side out and, yes, rerun it. [*]CAUTION: This tip is recommended only for teens and those who don't care if they get in a car wreck. [*]Time: 3 seconds[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 10: IRONING[LIST] [*]If an article of clothing doesn't require a full press and your hair does, a curling iron is the answer. In between curling your hair, use the hot wand to iron minor wrinkles out of your clothes. Yes, it really does work, or so I'm told, by other disciples of the 30-Minutes-To-A-Clean-House philosophy. [*]Time: 5 minutes (including curling your hair)[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 11: VACUUMING[LIST] [*]Stick to the middle of the room, which is the only place people look. Don't bother vacuuming under furniture. It takes way too long and no one looks there anyway. [*]Time: 5 minutes, entire house; 2 minutes, living room only[/LIST] [*]SECRET TIP 12: LIGHTING[LIST] [*]The key here is low, low, and lower. It's not only romantic, but bad lighting can hide a multitude of dirt. [*]Time: 10 seconds[/LIST] [*]Secret Tip 13: Bed Making[LIST] [*]Get an old-fashioned waterbed. No one can tell if those things are made up or not, saving you, oh, hundreds of seconds over the course of a lifetime. [*]Time: 0[/LIST] [*]Secret Tip 14: Showers, Toilets, and Sinks[LIST] [*]Forget one and two. Concentrate on three. [*]Time: 1 minute[/LIST] [*]Secret Tip 15[LIST] [*]If you already knew at least 10 of these tips, don't even think about inviting a Martha Stewart type to your home.[/LIST][/LIST] [/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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