3 Comments That Made Me Go Hmmm…

January 29, 2008 · Filed Under · 1 Comment 

I have doing this blog for about 6 months and the other day I was looking back at all the great comments I have received. So I decided to put together this post detailing 3 comments that either made me laugh or just gave me some great insight that I had been missing.

  1. Ever hear of a compost hot water heater? Aaron from On Financial Success.com told me all about it in his comment:

    “A composting water heater is simply a huge compost pile with a hose running through it. This site has some pictures and a quick description of their composting water heater. A composting water heater does require attention (new material, stirring the pile, etc), but it sounds like a great idea if you have the space, time, material, and a desire for rich dark dirt.”

  2.  Figuring Out What Is Important In Life. Peggy supplied some great advice on this topic. Peggy’s comment really spoke to me: 

    “I got an email from www.FlyLady.com the other day about a woman’s aunt. When the aunt passed away- all she owned could fit in the trunk of a car, with room to spare. But at her funeral, everyone there was talking about her many kindnesses, how she helped so many people, touched so many lives- in spite of her infirmities and having little in the way of financial resources. The niece believes our clutter sucks the life right out of us… that there is a direct correlation between the clutter in our lives(all kinds) and the good, kind things we never have the time to do… My question is, when will people, especially in this country, realize that ’stuff’ is not the value in life? ‘Perceived value’ is not tangible. It’s like the heat waves off a highway in the summer- visible, ‘perceived,’ but of no use to you. Get a hold on real value in your life, and you’ll really have something, whether you have any ’stuff’ or not. -just my 2 cents.” Well said Peggy!

  3. Get That Stain Out Every Time! Awhile back I wrote a post asking for some help with some ants, stains, and other odds and ends and Jennifer from Lords Of The Manor gave me some great answers for stains:

    “For stains I have tried zout, oxy, fels-naptha, homemade stain remover, etc. And I don’t like any of them as well as my current systems. We haven’t had an article ruined by a stain in a very long time…here’s what I do:Required products-Biz, Shout, & Enzyme Cleaner (found in the pet department at walmart, nice because its safe for kids & pets)

    For all Bodily Fluid based stains I use the enzyme cleaner. This would be blood, urine, feces, vomit, etc from either person or animal. I saturate with enzyme cleaner & wash in cold water, check the garment to see if it is all the way out before drying. Blood stains that aren’t removed in one washing with enzyme cleaner can be removed with hydrogen peroxide as long as they haven’t been set with heat. Enzyme cleaner also sometimes works for grass stains and tomato stains and is a good back up stain remover when you are out of Shout.

    All other stains= Shout + Biz.The nice thing about Shout is you can leave it on the clothes after you spray it, even if you don’t wash for a week, so I spray the stain as immediately as possible and then toss it in the hamper until wash day. Add 1/4 of a scoop of Biz to the wash water (as warm as the fabric & stain will tolerate. (IE-no hot water for blood, etc.) Check the garment after it comes out of the wash, but *before* drying. *IF* that doesn’t get the stain out I make a paste of Biz powder & Shout & work it in with an old toothbrush. Rewash in cold water & evaluate again before drying. (I usually have a stain stubborn enough to do this step once every 2 months or so.) If it is still hanging on (this would be like a once in a year to 2 year occurrence that the stain is still not out) I get a big bucket of warm water, put in Biz and soak it for a few days, replacing warm water & Biz a few times a day. I don’t do just one article to the bucket, I also throw in anything that needs brightened (socks, undies, etc), or old hand me downs that are ready to be used again that have had stains magically appear while they are in storage, the Biz soak for a day or two makes them look like new. No need to waste all that water & Biz on just one item!”  -Thanks Jennifer, this advice really works for us!

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One Response to “3 Comments That Made Me Go Hmmm…”

  1. Jennifer on January 30th, 2008 8:38 pm

    Wow, thanks for the shout out! The compost heater leaves me saying “wow.”

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