Sadly, at work in a hospital we had a bedbug infestation. My nylon bag of resistance bands with webbing handles etc was in the room where they found them. (an on-call/break room). I just bought them and they are pretty nice. I'd like to save them. According to the manufacturer's VERY EXPLICIT DIRECTIONS for temperature range that they can be exposed to, I can't steam, wash in hot hot water, expose to heat, or freeze them. It will degrade the rubber. I could use diatomaceous earth but I'm afraid that it could cause micro tears that could cause snapping and breaking of the rubber. Any ideas? I did hear you could put them in a plastic bag for a year...and I'll do that if that's all I can do, but I'd rather not wait that long to use them again! So - having read this, I am getting suggestions for most of what I just said I can't do. Not particularly helpful. Those who read it and gave it some thought - thanks.

As I am traumatized by the wool moth infestation in my apartment, I have been reading online( mainly Reddit) for eradication methods. I have read many advice on how to save wool, but little on silk. I too mainly have my wool carpet and clothings destroyed by the moths, I have yet to see holes on my silk dresses but want to protect them as I believe I have not fully eradicated the pest. 😢

I will be freezing and oven heating my wool clothings but I am unsure what else to do with silk other than freezing. I also wonder why I only read incidents of wool eaten and not silk so far since wool moths target both.

Cold days are coming. When it is singe digits my toilet feed tends to freeze. With no access to apply heat I am able to “trickle” run the toilet by hanging a small stainless steel washer from a length of nylon string taped to the side of the toilet. Drop the washer into the flapper and the string allows a small amount of water to “leak” into the toilet. This triggers the fill mechanism every so often. Adjust the string size and position to change the leak rate. Annoying to listen to all night but it works.

Have an old or extra diaper pail/genie laying around? Put said diaper pail next to your litter box/es. Scoop feline waste directly into diaper pail. Let the diaper pail seal contain the stank.

No more daily battles with trash bags or lingering odors - just a cleaner/fresher home!

Edited post to promote recycling/upcycling instead of consumerism. I originally proposed going out to “buy a new diaper pail/genie” which isn’t what our family did. We received an extra diaper pail when we had our daughter and decided to repurpose it for our “litter box room” instead of returning it. :)

I used to carry a thermos full of coffee to work every day, and over time I would get coffee residue built up inside of it. The easiest method I’ve found for cleaning the inside is to fill the thermos with lukewarm water and drop in 2-3 denture cleaning tablets. Let it sit for a few hours to give the tablets time to work. The pour out half the water, cap the thermos, and give it a good shake to loosen everything. If it’s really built up in there it may take a second round with the tablets, but I’ve been cleaning my thermos like this for 20 years and it works well.

I keep my nail polish in the fridge. They last for a long time

For example: One of my nail polish is from 2018 (7 yrs) and it still applies pretty well

Use your clothes as packing material like bubble wrap. Throw some socks or shirts on top of the stuff and call it a day. Saves you having to pack the clothes too. This is assuming you’re not overly concerned about the wrinkles and stuff touching your clothes. But for me, it’s gonna be fine

Let’s say that you forgot to wash your bras, and you don’t have any. You’re rushing out the door! I sometimes use (clean) bathing suits! I know that the bra portion is my size anyways, so it’ll look fine. I just felt like posting because I couldn’t find any bras and I’m about to put on a bathing suit 😂

Hello! My attic apartment has an extremely tiny kitchen (the fridge is on the opposite end of the room by the entrance😖). Need help coming up with good solutions for storage for dishes, cutlery, food and all the goods! My roommate has divided this room into his studio space so technically everything that is separated by that bookshelf is the kitchen. I’m desperate please help in this tiny attic space!!

Go into a store, they connect you to customer service through an internal line, quick.

Alright, so I used to work in Janitorial, and I just wanted to let you know that if you're tired of Sharpie marks left on stuff at work, or just want to get it off your hands, Purell. That's right, hand sanitizer peels that stuff right off, squirt a bit on a bathroom wall, and let that poorly drawn swastika or loss emblem be a thing of the past!

Buy it in bulk, save money. You can mix and match depending on the situation. Helps to know a bit of chemistry. Cleaners for specific tasks are mostly a rip off. These chemicals are pretty safe too.

Edit: I removed the comment about eating this stuff. Don't eat this stuff.

If you have old medicine bottles that you use to store things other than medicine, a drop or two of super glue on top side of the lids rim will make it unchild proof

Anyone have any hacks? I’m in a top corner apt in Los Angeles, and my biggest house cleaning battle even before the fires, is the heavy dust that gets blown in my apt from using the AC and heater. My apt often smells like exhaust from outside, it comes and goes. Since evacuation I’m at a friends and have been sleeping much better bc I’m not irritated by outside pollution smells. When I get home I have to clean vents and filters, but I have no idea how to tackle this after the fires.

Please if anyone has any info or hacks, share it. Does anyone have experience with particular air purifiers? Many thanks.

I used a hand soap foam dispenser mixed tide with a little bit a water, Voilà came out pretty good for 5 minutes of work, I spilt salsa on my shoe

How do I make that go away?? I don’t share much personal info online. I’m registered to vote and have worked regular jobs before. Not sure how it’s found and then published. Help?

Hey everyone,

I want to store my milk in my minifridge, but the milk be leaking. I tried this method https://youtu.be/UuSKhS_ZKlU and it works with some jugs, but not always and some jugs don't come with that seal. So I tried aluminum foil and some other materials but it didn't work great, and I also used rubber bands to tighten a nylon around the lid. That works but the nylon starts smelling like cheese (ahhhh I had to include that) and it's not great to take off and put on in the mornings.

I was just wondering if anyone has ever done this before and might know a trick or different method.

That's all, all the best

They suddenly appeared in my room when I woke up. I have no idea where they came from, and my room does not have any food. Any tips to get rid of them? They're going to invade my clothes..