12 Days til Christmas plus HIP Chicks’ Tips for me:
Let’s get ready for the company. (Go ahead sing it out loud)
Whether you’re hanging up stockings, or lighting a menorah, holiday guests and traditions may leave you ready to trade in eggnog for some shots of tequila! Here are a few things that can be a little aggravating at the holidays and how to remedy them!
- Watering the tree (Always trim 1 in off base to open pores of stump ,water well. When water level drops below stump, sap seals base of trunk and tree dries out faster)
- Unplugging all the lights (This is a must do. Christmas tree fires happen every year, never leave house or go to bed with tree lit)
- Plunging stuffed up toilets (Good idea to own 2 plungers, one for sink and one for toilets, they should never cross paths. eeww)
- Blotting spilled red wine (Capture carpet cleaner is best stuff available for all types of stains, blot new stains, never rub, apply cleaner as directed!)
- Having peace and quiet!!!!!! (Make a few minutes every day to sneak off for some “you” time, you’ll have more patience for annoying relatives!)
- Scraping candle wax (1st- ice the wax and peel off excess, then if possible cover with brown bag and place under warm iron to transfer wax to paper bag)
- Vacuuming up pine needles (Place a tree disposal bag at base of tree before putting in stand, cover tree before dragging through the house & leaving a trail of needles)
- Jamming the disposal (I have said this before – don’t stuff it like a turkey, do run it often with lots of water, toss in ice cubes to sharpen blades)
- Washing table cloths (Invest in a good stain resistant, iron free cloth. Try Carbona products for stains of all sorts: Carbona is in the detergent aisle in little yellow bottles)
- Frying up the latkes (Oil splatters – Spray clothes with Dawn Power De-Greaser or for set in grease stain, spray area with WD-40, let it sit 20 minutes. Then, rub Dawn dish detergent onto the WD-40 stain and rub. Rinse and rub again with Dawn, then wash as usual).
- Pumping up the guest bed. (Try this portable, well reviewed inflatable bed.)
- Clearing sluggish drains (try Zip It stick in your sink and tub drains to clear hair and gunk before guests are standing in scummy shower water!)
