Cleaning Quickies

Clean Like A Man’s top housekeeping tips

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7.26.10

Beautiful planters, instantly

When making a planter for the patio or front steps, don't plant things individually. Just go buy a hanging planter and transfer the whole arrangement (dirt ball and all) into your new pot. Fill in the sides with potting soil and you're done, dude!

7.19.10

Bathroom breakthrough

To quick-clean a tile bathroom floor, take a laundry-bound bath towel (just used after showering, maybe) and swab down the floor. It's damp, so will pick up dust, dirt, hairs and even the smallest debris. Especially useful in those hard-to-reach spots, like behind the commode.

7.17.10

Man dining

Ketchup is the best condiment.

7.10.10

Car seat care

Nice leather car seats? Haul a dog around? (Me too). Clean leather w/ the scrubby side of a Scotchbrite sponge & a little dishsoap in water.

7.3.10

No more junkmail

Opt out of catalogs you no longer want at catalogchoice.org; remove yourself from junk mail lists in general at obviously.com/junkmail or www.dmachoice.org.

6.25.10

Multi-tasking iPods

If your iPod has a polished metal back, you can use as a vanity mirror to comb your hair, make sure there's no spinach in your teeth, etc. Or if you get lost in the wilds, use it to signal for help by reflecting/flashing the sun at the rescue helicopters.

6.18.10

Great guy inventions

Greatest inventions in history of guys: fire, the wheel, the TV remote, hardware stores, Jags, carabiners. More suggestions? Send 'em in.

6.11.10

Mothballs - not a social disease.

Storing wool clothes for summer? I got Enoz mothballs @ Home Depot. Label: "kills moths, plus eggs and larvae too." That's what you want.

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