Household hints & tips to save money

[Vivaroo]

Hi KarenH - I put a heaped tbsp in a cup, wet my hair and scoop small amount of dry bicarb with my wet fingers and massage into my hair. You'd need a bit more. It really cleans the hair and I learnt this tip in the laundry powder thread I think!  This forum is amazing and I learn something every day. Next I wash it out, then pour some diluted apple cidar vinegar which makes it soft like conditioner.

Hi Andie-  that's interesting with the glycerine will try.   Rosemary is my most sucessful neglected herb. Greek basil went well with a few years of neglect until the big wet last summer.   Must prefer dry. Never could grow sweet basil but trying again with a bit more attention.
What are you reading?  I'm a bookclubber and right now it's Birds without Wings by Louis de Bernières.

Another money saving tip - the library!  The cookbook section of course, plus a few CDs for music to cook by, I even used to read novels before getting thermohooked     Our regional library loans out book club sets of 8. 

Nay-nay - mashed lentils?  Wow that's so out there I might try it!

[johnro]

Nice to see you Julie - have you not been around for a while ?....... or am I just having a 'boy' look (as we all know it is the clayton's variety - the look that you have when you are not really looking!!!!) so have not noticed your welcoming coffee cup. Those soap dispensers are the best!!!!    

[JulieO]

Hi Johnro    Yes I'm around but have been mainly reading, not contributing as much for some reason    Though dtr, grandson and my son have been visiting recently so have been a bit busy. 

I know it's not the right thread, but here's my 9 month old grandson, he has 7 teeth and another practically through and is pulling himself up on everything that he can.  Love him to bits. 

[johnro]

How wonderful for you Julie - the little possum looks far older than 9mths 

[judydawn]

Hi is gorgeous Julie, those beautiful brown eyes and all that hair - my grandies were both bald for ages. Enjoy your time with him, he will be off to school before you know it.

[Very Happy Jan]

He is gorgeous Julie. Bet he breaks a few hearts in years to come.

[cookie1]

He's a very handsome little man. I love the eyes.

[JulieO]

Thanks girls    So many have commented on his eyes, they are so dark and gorgeous.  Yes I can see him being very attractive in his teen years, will give many a girl a run for their money I would think!   

[Bedlam]

He is beautiful, I think having a lot of hair makes them look older. Mine all had heaps.

[Yvette]

How cute Julie

[achookwoman]

How loveable, Julie.  Enjoy every minute you have with him.

[JulieO]

Thanks girls. 

[fundj&e]

i have 2 cake carries (is that what they are called )

sometimes i need more this is what i do

[judydawn]

Good thinking 99 

[KerrynN]

On the bi-carb for hair idea, my kids both suffered terribly as babies from cradle cap. My Maternal Child Health Nurse recommended making a paste of bi-carb and water, coating the scalp, and then washing it off with warm water after a few minutes. I was very dubious at first but was desperate for some relief (used to pick it off (gross!), and had tried olive oil and it had little effect other than to make the boys smell). It was amazing! The cradle cap would just wash right off along with the bi-carb paste, and their hair would be smooth too.

On a side note, does anyone have a suggestion for getting mouldy smells out of clothes? My DH played golf in the pouring rain last weekend, then put his wet clothes in a bag where they stayed for a few days. When he got around to washing them he put them in with other clothes (read mine and the kids) and then forgot to hang them out, so now the whole load smells a bit moudly, even after a good warm day in the sun on the good ol' Hills Hoist. I am very sensitive to smells and won't be able to wear any of it until that horrid odour is gone....