I don't know about you but the water we have in our house takes the softness out of our towels and kind of gives them an off smell. This drives me crazy so I started looking for how to keep towels soft and keep the smell out. Here are some tips that don't include using fabric softener. 5 Ways to Keep Towels soft without using fabric softener. 1. Vinegar - The first way we can make our old towels like new is by looking at our old friend plain white distilled vinegar. Just toss your towels into the wash with a single cup of vinegar and let it run. If the vinegar scent is too much for you, just put the towels through another wash without the vinegar. 2. Wind Drying - The second way you can have softer towels is a rather old-fashioned method of drying your clothes. Just wait around … [Read more...]
Clutter Free Home Lies | What They are and How to Fix Them
I don’t know about you, but I am full of excuses when it comes to keeping things around that clutter up my house. If I paid money for it, I hate the idea of getting rid of it, whether that comes in the form of throwing it away or simply giving it away. However, clutter can really wear you done. So now, you are faced with a conundrum; clean it up and cringe while you throw stuff away or live with the clutter and not even know what you have. Here are some lies we tell ourselves about our clutter and how to tell ourselves the truth so we can move on with a plan to have a clutter free home. Lie #1 to a clutter free home - “I can’t throw this out, what if I need it someday?” Reality: If you don’t use it now, and you have owned it for a while, why keep it around? How to … [Read more...]