On a recent thrifting trip with Solanah, I came across this little book titled, "1003 Household Hints and Work Savers To help you beat the high cost of living." It is adorable and filled with many helpful tips.

Here are a few that can be applied to today's world:

#470
Leftover coffee need not be pour down the drain, instead pour it in ice cube trays and freeze it for use in iced coffee drinks on warm days.

#425
For that extra something on your apple pie, sprinkle the sliced apples with a few drops of lemon juice. Dot with butter.

#221
To prevent gloss on dark cottons and linens, Iron them on the wrong side of the fabric. This holds true silks and rayons.

#216
To remedy water spilled on silk velvets hold a few minutes over steam escaping from tea kettle. Shake out until completely dry, brush velvet.

#771
To make small window appear larger hang extra wide drapes above and beyond the window sills, and down to the floor.

#804
Glamorize your closet shelves - whether for dishes, clothes, glasses, linens, or hats - by neatly covering with colorful oilcloth! This can be cleaned by merely wiping with a damp cloth.


I will highlight more to share with you soon, but today we have a fancy outing! We are going bowling with the Little Acorn Preschool classes. What fun that should be!

Historical Household

For ages now we have been living in the "dark ages."
Our family can not help but comment on the fact that we refuse to use a microwave, (for health reasons, NOT vintage.) we don't own a dishwasher, (someday maybe!) We have 2 television channels, I never buy paper towels, we use a push mower, and we cloth diaper our babies.

Now, Just recently I began to think of how "vintage" this all really is. That was not the original intention, we just wanted to live as "green" and "low-impact" as possible.
I love reading old Good House Keeping magazines, and learning new techniques for tending to my home.

I don't know how this evaded me for so long, but today, I pulled out the bottle of Vinegar and went to work.
Let me tell you, I never imagined something as simple as vinegar and warm water could bust through grime and junk. Which with two kids in the house, there is plenty of junk.
I scrubbed the beauty back into my oven, my walls are now white, and my tea kettle has a nice little glitter to it.
All without the use of harsh chemicals that are dangerous for children. Today is a good day.