Get a load of this!!!

I have been learning so much lately about many different things. I feel that everyday I am learning and growing and improving. I have learned about Eco-friendly and wallet friendly cleaners (like white vinegar), how to frugally cook everyday gourmet food for a decent price, and most recently......how many ways you can re-use a dryer sheet! Here are some fun handy tips on how to use again those "retired" dryer sheets....

• First, a word of advice: dryer sheets can cause buildup on towels that can make them feel slippery and reduce their absorbency. To avoid this problem, try reducing the number of times you use dryer sheets in each load of towels..

• If you have a casserole or pan with burned-on food, fill it with hot water, toss in a softener sheet for several hours (overnight is fine too..), and the burned-on food will slide right off!

• Run a needle and thread through the sheet to prevent static from tangling the thread.

• Wipe the TV screen, blinds, or any other surface that attracts dust with a used sheet to reduce the static electricity that attracts dust.

• Place a used sheet in luggage, drawers, closets, trashcans, under car seats, and in your laundry bag or hamper to give a nice fresh scent!

• Tuck into shoes before placing them in your luggage. Shoes will smell fresh and you can use the dryer sheet to buff shoes and remove dust after wearing them.

• Polish chrome to a brilliant shine after cleaning

• Use it to wrap Christmas ornaments or other fragile things before boxing them up for storage. The dryer sheet will protect them and you can wipe Christmas ornaments prior to hanging on the tree to reduce static electricity and repel dust.

• Wipe car dashboards with a used sheet to shine and repel dust.

Bottom line: Retired dryer sheet have plenty of uses left, so don't waste them. AND don't use new softener sheets for any of these purposes. Pick up a used (or gently loved, retired...whatever you want to call it..) instead! I put my used dryer sheets in an empty tissue bow I keep on top of the dryer. This way they are always handy.