How to Clean Your Garbage Disposal

Think your garbage disposal is fairly clean after you run it?  Think again...

An appliance handyman showed me this trick awhile back and it amazes me every time how much gunk comes up.

Eww gross!

How to Clean Your Garbage Disposal:

1.  Fill the disposal opening and sink with ice.

2.  Turn on the disposal.

3.  Add a little water.

4.  Use the handle end of a screwdriver (not your fingers unless you're a professional!) to push the ice down into the disposal until the ice and water create a swirly slushy.

5.  Let it run until all the slushy ice water goes down the disposal drain.

It will be squeaky clean after this trick.  Try it for yourself!

When Daddy Travels...

Does your husband travel for work leaving you home alone to take care of everything?...the kids, homework, practices, meals, pets, housework, errands, etc.  It can be very challenging when one parent or the other has to be away from the family for work.  I found this article interesting with some creative and useful strategies to cope with a hardworking, traveling spouse.  

When Daddy Travels

This article came from Orlando Family Magazine, a free publication designed to inform, serve, and enrich local families and parents.  Hope you find it useful as well!

How to Fold a Fitted Sheet

Are you tired of looking at your messy linen closet with sheets sloppily folded or just shoved in there?  Check out this tutorial on How to Fold a Fitted Sheet which is a good place to start for an organized linen closet!  My mom taught me this technique and her mom taught her.

It's tried and true.  Here we go...

How to Fold a Fitted Sheet

1.   Begin with the fitted sheet inside out spread out on the floor or a flat surface.

2.   Find the longer side of the sheet.  Place your hands (finger tips out) in the corners of the long side of the sheet.

3.   Bring the corners of the sheet covering your finger tips together at the tip of the seam.

4.   Fold the right side over the left hand.  Both corners should now be on your left hand.

5.   Slip your right hand inside with your left hand and bring your left hand out.

6.   Look down to the left and find the "other" 2 corners.  Scoop them up with your left hand making sure the tips of the seams are at the tips of your fingers.  The original corners should still be on your right hand.

7.   Again, bring the corners of the sheet together at the tip of the seam.  Fold the right side over the left hand like before.  All 4 corners should now be on your left hand.

8.   Slip your right hand inside with your left hand and bring your left hand out.

9.   Look down to the left again and find the elastic folds, bring them together.

10.   Lay the sheet down again on the floor or a flat surface as shown below.  Now, you're ready to fold!  Fold the right side over 1/3 of the way.  Then, fold the left side over.  Finally, fold the top down and the bottom up.

Woohoo!  You're done!

I'm using a queen fitted sheet here, but this method will work the same with any size.  This also works best with a wrinkle-free sheet.  Luckily, I have a "steam-refresh" setting on my dryer!  Ironing (yeah, right) or a clothing steamer would work too.  Or just leave it wrinkly...at least it will be folded nicely!

Good luck!

This is a special post for Sally over at Sally's Baking Addiction ;) and thanks, Mom, for being my assistant!

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