Odds & Ends:

Defogging Your Mirror: After cleaning your bathroom mirror, smear shaving cream over the surface and wipe it off with a clean cloth. This will prevent the mirror from fogging up from steam for several weeks or until you clean it again.

Removing Hairspray from Your Mirror: Use rubbing alcohol to clean the mirror. This also works well with sinks and chrome on faucets, but before using on wood test an out of the way area to make sure it won’t harm the finish.

Making Towels More Absorbent: When laundering towels, don't use fabric softener or dryer sheets. According to major linen manufacturers, fabric softener residue can make your towels less absorbent. Add a 1/2-cup baking soda to the wash cycle in place of fabric softener to keep towels smelling fresh.

Quick Crock-Pot Cleanup: Crock-pot dinners are great time savers during this busy time of year. Save even more time by lining your crock-pot with an oven bag. Absolutely no cleanup and if you have leftovers, it’s a great bag to store them in!