They did WHAT?!?! 😳 Vintage Housekeeping Tips from Grandma that may surprise you!
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- Vintage Housekeeping Tips from Grandma that may surprise you!
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I’ve been playing this game for years since it was a brand new game app, I love it and it’s one of the only games I play ❤
TY God Bless
I love this game! I use it to learn Italian (I changed the language setting) - it can be challenging but my vocabulary has expanded considerably!
This video is a Identical Copy from ''Contemporary Mama'' Literally, almost in the same order, same tips, her video is 3 years old.......
If you have an oily stain on clothing (like cooking oil) rub flour or cornstarch into the spot. It will absorb the oil. Launder as usual and the stain will be gone. I’m 72 yrs old. Also, my mother always said “ don’t put off till tomorrow what you can get done today”
I so appreciate this bit of advice! Thank you Sherry
i believe in do it now, in the Road Less Traveled M. Scott Peck talks about doing our least favorite chore first, and once chores are done, relax and play time can be more enjoyed.
But i also believe in leaving tasks if it would get in the way of family time, like if a friend or grandkids are visiting, sit down with your peeps and do the chores later…
(one reason to get as much done beforehand 😁)
vanilla boiling in water is what i’ve also done when selling a home
I found that sometimes alcohol will also absorb/ and even remove paint on clothing.
Thank you for this! I loathe oil stains and had no clue.
oh Angela ❤️ as a woman who didnt have a mother growing up & didnt come from a family full of elders and all their wisdom, this really taught me so much. Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
& another tip ive learned, heat up electric kettle and pour the hot boiling water over dried on food on dishes
Be careful using toothpaste in toilets if you have animals. Some brands have xylitol and it is toxic to cats and perhaps dogs.
Grew up in a family of men had to learn everything as I went I understand
I love washing dishes by hand. I find it very therapeutic. Plus, there are some things I just won't put into the dishwasher. I'm 67. I remember my grandmother had a wringer washing machine. When she got an electric one, it was an event for the neighborhood! Everyone came to see it!
Same here on the dishwasher. I hand wash anything delicate/fragile or that has appliques that might loosen from the higher heat or harsh detergents. I never put my pots and pans in the dishwasher, well, anymore. Did that once (about 20 or 30 years ago) and ruined a pot. Once burned, twice learned I suppose... 😎
I live in a basement suite and don't have a dishwasher. Neither does my landlady upstairs. Sometimes you want the storage space over the dishwasher. It's just me, but I can make a mess of dishes sometimes!
When I was growing up Mom used to wash the dishes and I would wipe them. It was our time to be together and talk. Pleasant memories! I still wash dishes by hand. When we were very small I remember that Mom had a wringer washer and when we farmed I used to hang my clothes out on the line. Times have changed and I appreciate our modern conveniences but would still like to be more frugal like my parents were.
So funny, my mother n law had the old wringer, she loved doing her laundry and cried when she had to get a reg electric washer. You could actually see the difference in how clean the cloths came out, I miss her, she was very old school, and I learned so much from her, she had a huge soul.
@@joanharris8057 I liked hanging up clothes. And operating the wringer washer. Hanging up the clothes was a good outlet for my 'orderly nature' lol
It was funny to hear you say nobody washes dishes in the sink as I played this video while washing dishes in the sink. I live in an old house with no dishwasher. 😊
You are rocking that vintage look! You should do it more often!😊
I immediately checked if it was an old, vintage footage. Lol
@@lovereachable she should of worn a pearl necklace would have given a complete vintage look
@@lesliekiszely2822 I agree
For real! I need a hair tutorial and thrift store vlog!
@@lovereachableshe’s very pretty
When painting your home's walls consider semi-gloss paint. It's easier to wash and doesn't get dusty like flat paint. It also brightens the room up a bit.
Excellent idea, I’m in property management and we always use eggshell it will do the trick too.
@@tamaleenyouknowwhatimean777 My builder refused to use semi-gloss, so now I am using a clear (semi-gloss) over the flat paint. I won't have to repaint for many, many years. As you know, It's hard for oil substances to absorb into semi-gloss and gloss paints. It's just so much easier to keep looking great. BTW - I let my son and wife decide on wall colors....they chose a very faint light blue with eggshell trim. Looks really nice.
They used to add vanilla extract to the paint to help with the odor
....I am a former Professional Painter, I detest flat paint, . I always used ( still do ) a Satin finish and Semi gloss for trim work...depending, some like an Eggshell finish on trim .
I really never understood using flat paint ( well, it's cheaper, so there's that) but it does not look nice . An Eggshell finish can also work, but I will use a Satin finish 75 to 80 % of the time.
@@texasstardust6010 Amen Tex!
If you forget to soak your pots/pans (or if you simply don’t want to), a tip for loosening dried, stuck-on food from a pot or pan is to fill the pot or pan with water and bring it to a boil or simmer. It will loosen up that old food from the surface of your pots/pans without you having to scrub, and without the risk of scratching them.
My Grandma's go to fix for freshening air in a room is 1-1 1/2 cups of white vinegar in a bowl or glass. She'd put it in a spot where it wouldn't be knocked over. I use this tip all the time. After inheriting items from a smokers house, I put vinegar out. On my honor it took the old smoke smell out completely! Even out of books! Laurene 57, Michigan
Yep! We still do this. Always works.
Yes! The Borrax and vinegar works. Same with the Crisco. Yes! Clean you walls. 65 years young and my favorite saying from older family members....”Keep your eyes and ears open and your mouth shut. You may learn something!” Have a blessed day. 🥰💕🙏
Borax is carcinogenic, they don't sell it in much of the EU.
Washing walls is always found on vintage spring cleaning lists! It blew my mind when I read that because I had never washed a wall in my life. Now I make my kids do it and call it good😂
Ps I would not be opposed to you making more videos about vintage things!!
I ask my kids to wash the walls when they look sticky lol.
That chore came from coal dust after long winters
Have to do it weekly because I have a drooly dog 😂 I hate it
Growing up, as one of seven children, we washed walls every Saturday as part of "general cleanup". Baseboards were cleaned with toothbrushes.
I grew up having to wash walls with my mother every spring and fall.
To prevent mold in your shower, once you exit the shower, spray the shower walls, curtain or door with straight white vinegar. It kills mold spores!
Thanks!
My mother(born 1923) used vanilla and bicarbonate to clean the fridge. Used tea leaves were used to clean a slate floor. Soak clothes before washing, then whites were blued and starched. Hair was curled with rags. My grandmother (born 1892) washed her hair with rainwater, dripping collected from frying pans, clarified and reused for refrying. My mother always had a dripping pot in the kitchen. Food burnt to the bottom of pots was removed by salt water boiled in the said pot. Elbow grease was her favourite cleaner. Miss you Mum.
I have been cutting my sponges in half for years and I'm 37. It does make them last longer, but I like the way they fit better in my hand. I do the same thing at work with green scrubbies and my coworkers think I'm weird for doing it.
YES!!!!!❤
Yes!
I do this too. Plus you can replace sponge twice as often having fewer germs being pushed around.
I cut my sponges into fours lol. We have a dish washer so there are only a few dishes here and there that need a sponge wash, and throwing them out every week just kills me when they’re full size. I go through one sponge a month this way and a Costco size pack can last me a few years this way!
Oh my gosh, just came here to make this exact comment! I'm 34 and do the same thing. My coworkers are constantly heckling me over it 😂
Such a fun video! One of my favorite cleaning tips from Grandma is letting your bed air out before you make it. Pulling the covers back and opening the window each morning has become a routine in my home, and I do notice a difference!
I grew up in Germany and we always did that. I always thought it was gross making your bed right after getting out of it without airing it out first..
I am from Germany and I thought everybody would air out the bed in the morning for a while to get rid of moisture. 😅
What a fun routine! I love opening my windows for fresh air but never thought of doing it right in the morning. Will definitely try this out!
Yes, my grandmother did this too, and now I do as well.
My parents were Dutch . They also aired out the bed every morning.
Love the vintage look!
I’m old but when I was young I worked retail in high fashion.
Our full time seamstress used hairspray to get ink out of the garment if it was washable.
Hasn’t failed me yet!😊❤😊
The hairspray has worked like magic, for years, for me as well. Lately though, not so much. I think it depends on the type of ink and the type of hairspray. It does seem the cheaper hairsprays work best. What experience have others had???
I was raised by my great grandmother from age 0-6 and she was born in 1910. She always said “a little goes a long way”. She also cut sponges in half and so do I 😂
When I used to buy sponges I'd cut them in half to make them last longer too. They get worn out more evenly.
I do the same. I have small hands and realized I was only using one side of the sponge and really only needed half. So I have been cutting them in half to save on money. I don't need to buy sponges as often.
I don't cut plain sponges but I do cut Magic Erasers in half.
I don't use sponges, but cut the little scrubbers in half
I do the same thing, they last longer so I don't have to buy as often.
I once read a 1950's housekeeping book that said, if you were late doing dinner, too busy with housecleaning all day, and hubbie is about to walk in the door, just quickly chop an onion and start sauteing them...coz it will make the house smell of dinner cooking...even if you still have no idea what youre having. And vanilla bench spray and wipe is a common kitchen product here in Australia. the house always smells wonderful!
I heard onion and garlic sauted.
I've heard the same thing. Doesn't matter what your making, throw some onion and/or garlic in a pan with some butter and they're going to think you've got something amazing going on in the kitchen 😂
I do most of this already. Kill ants in the kitchen with spray of white vinegar and water. Wrap fresh carrots in clean cloth and put in airtight bag. They will last for months. Sprinkle clothes detergent to scrub greasy dishes/pans. ( learned this in small Mexican village)
I love when you said, “ and this is my channel so I can do what I want”!!! ❤especially on this video, thanks for standing up for “vintage”, Sincerely, Linda, Pa.
I agree with Linda! You always make me laugh and I loved when you said, this is my channel . . . Etc. too funny! Love your hair like that. Very pretty!
@@deenalaux5182 I agree too! Her hair is awesome this way! 🤗
Fun story, my mom went to a ladies gathering at a friends house many years ago, and they had potpourri simmering on the stove. Cinnamon sticks and such. My mom thought it was tea, and was on her 2nd cup before anyone noticed, and said something! They pretty much laughed the entire rest of the evening!
Oh that’s horrible 🙀
@@mossyoakmom8880 she was laughing, too, it was quite humorous!
How is that not tea? Lol
As long as the ingredients were ingestible - why not? Much less wasteful to use it double duty.
Cinnamon tea is totally a thing
My grandmother is 99 and doing great! She gave me a tip one time, "Roll up wet clothing and put in the fridge, if you don't have time to iron right now." She would do this with her daughters church dresses to iron another day.
Mind blown!!
@ jobo8143 my mom used to do this too. She worked as help in the house on a farm when she was a young girl. She learned to iron with a cast iron,heated up on a wood stove. She was born in the early 30’s
My Mama sprinkled the whites and church clothes then rolled them up and put in a pillowcase then in the freezer. Us girls ironed the everyday clothes and only Mama could iron the sprinkled clothes. That was in the late 60's.
I remember seeing my mother and Aunts doing this same thing and always having a pop bottle filled with water and some plastic wrap on top with holes punched in it to also sprinkle the cloths as they were ironing grat memories from my childhood during the 1960
My mom did this as well, specially with "Sunday go to church" clothes!
Washing dishes in the sink as you talk about "noone hand washes anymore" 😂😂 we dont even own a dishwasher
They're kind of pointless for one or two people.
No dishwasher here either! 😃
LOL. I love your "wait a minute, are we supposed to be cleaning our walls?" breathed a sigh of relief that I'm not the only one!
I love the vintage look on you! You look lovely!!!
Yes!!! You look beautiful!
For garlic or onion smell on your hand rub them on your stainless steel sink, they even make stainless steel "soap" bar. Works great!
A spoon can work also!
@@mtnjhutch --Stainless steel works very well. I just soap up my hands, then rub a stainless steel spoon all over my hands. POOF, smell is gone!
I do this too. Fast and free! Works amazingly!
Hi! Thanks so much for the video! I was raised by my Grandmother and learned so much from her. We used Vaseline and a cotton swab for door hinges and I still do. Just a little dab then work the door back and forth a bit. No drips and works great. Gram used vinegar for lots of cleaning. I always have diluted vinegar in a spray bottle (2:1). I also buy baking soda in bulk. I use it everywhere for cleaning and deodorizing. It cleans the stains out of our cups. Also use baking soda to clean the sinks and toilets. I wash our dishes by hand for many reasons…gives me time to sort out the day and plan for the next day, uses less water and is faster. Listening to 70’s rock and singing makes this task fun. Hands are usually never empty moving around the house. I have a canvas bag upstairs and downstairs to move thing up and down. We always had a “rag bag”…old pillow case with old towels, etc. cut into rag size. Wall washing was done every spring and fall. I would love another one of these videos. I am 60 something btw! 🧽🧼
I have a feed sack towel that belongs to my grandmother and it is like new. My mother is 85, so that towel is about the same age. It’s my favorite and I think of my female ancestors every time I use it.
I bought muslin and made a bunch of towels.
Yuk.
I have used rubbing alcohol to remove ink stains on carpet. As for the cleaning the walls, I was taught by my mother years ago to wash the walls down when spring and fall cleaning. You will love how much cleaner the room feels and the difference in the air quality of your home after. Of course when spring cleaning I am also shampooing carpets, washing the windows and curtains and window screens as well room by room.
And now we need a vintage hair and makeup tutorial 😁
Yes! I love that era! I remember being a young girl and we dressed FOR EVERYTHING. We would not have dared wear pants on an airplane! I’m 56.
@@kimcuret4800 I remember in the 70’s first starting to wear pants to work…only with matched pantsuits!
@@carolynworthington8996 Same thing in early 70's in high school, could only wear nice slacks, no jeans, with a nice jacket that matched so it looked like a pantsuit if you didn't have one. I recently told my 8yr old grandson that girls were never allowed to wear jeans let alone shorts or t-shirts. How dresses were required most of my school year. He just couldn't imagine that with his few years of school and casual comfort being the rule. Also, how the school had the right to make you kneel on the floor to measure the length of dress or skirt. (Days of the mini skirt but not allowed in school.) If the length was more than 2" above the knee you were sent home immediately to change. One of the mom's was livid when her daughter was sent home. She sent her back to school with a floor length dress from 1930's which swept the floor as she walked.
@@Canneveroverblue I seem to remember a girl compensating by wearing a floor length “granny dress” and getting sent home for that!
@@carolynworthington8996This was at Vernon elementary school in NE Portland aprx '68. I will always remember her and her mom, didn't know them but was so impressed the way her mom stuck up for her. I do believe there was a note her mother sent back to the school principal.
I love a person showing respect for our ancestors and their value.
Growing up (in Germany, 1980s), we didn't have specific burp rags in our house. My mom would use cloth diapers as burp rags and later, when we didn't need the burp rags anymore, she would use them as small scarves when we had a soar throat - she'd simply smear some VickVapuRub on our throat and use the cloth diapers/rags as scarves for warmth. (This way, our good scarves didn't get dirty from the VickVapoRub, similyr to your toxic sponge bin) She used them until she passed away 10 years ago at age 67, and we still have some of the old rags in our home now and use them frequently. Made for a lifetime quality! :-)
I used to work at a gas station and in the mornings we’d make multiple pots of coffee and would have stains in them. The trick for the coffee mugs also works in coffee pots. We’d put salt and ice in the pots and swish them around and it would get all the stains out.
I clean my bird feeders with salt, rock salt. A little water with the salt makes it gritty and scrubs the inside of the jar enough to clean.
Oh no! I was raised to leave the stains. It’s caused seasoning and makes the coffee better. Only allowed to rinse out.
Wall cleaning !!! I never cleaned my walls, UNTILL I did… OMG! The water was BLACK! We have a fire place though. But I use a spin mop, they are awesome! They spin out pretty dry and gather an amazing amount of dust off your walls!
Use a dry mop first, then a damp one. That way there are less streaks... in case you haven't cleaned your walls in quite a while.
Flat microfiber mops work well too. No need to get a ladder out😊
@@grimsqueaker5333 well! Thanks! It didn’t streak but my walks are colored. Thanks for saying that though!
I was so blessed to have my grandma Elizabeth for 40 years of my life. She was the perfect grandma. World War 2 veteran. She grew up super poor, but not without. Grandma knew all sorts of housewife tricks. The depression wasn’t easy on her family. But, her mom always made sure all four of her kids were fed. My grandma would tell me stories. Bacon grease was saved in a mason jar under my great grandmother’s sink in a cabinet. She used cold water and dish soap or club soda to get stains out. Making a paste out of baking soda and water to polish silver works really good. Grandmas silver never went tarnished. She would wash my hair with beer to make it shiny smooth. 😂
She ironed her sheets and pillowcases. She ironed her cloth placemats, and dining napkins. Grandma was also renowned local artist. Her oil on canvas paintings hang in Balboa Park Aerospace Museum to this day. I was lucky enough to be living with her during the end of her life. I got to share the experience of having a grandmother with my husband who never knew any of his grandparents. She chose me to help her with her struggles after she had some life changing experiences.
My grandma passed away in 2018.
She made it to age 94.❤
coffee grounds as a deodorizer is the best trick ever cause it doesn't mask the sent but gets rid of it. Im a RN and we plant coffee ground all over for the particularly bad "hospital" smells and it works like a charm!
I just started using coffee grounds for my plants, now I have another use!
This may be a ridiculous question but are the grounds fresh or used grounds from the coffee maker? Thanks a bunch! Smiles, Abby Smith
@@abbysmith2754 Use fresh grounds not used.
I'm horribly chemically ill (wrong place at the wrong time left a mark).so I really appreciate the vanilla & the coffee grounds tricks instead of the toxic chemicals in the plug ins and commercial sprays.
The used grounds are for gardening. Be careful how much or on what plantings you place them on. Google it
In my house, old bathrags and towels get turned into dishrags or aprons.
Also, you can buy a top flat sheet and make your own pillowcases. For much cheaper than you can buy them. Learning to sew is a survival skill.
I loved this, in Australia we mostly hang clothes on the line outside, or an airer inside, sometimes the dryer which has become more common. There is nothing like the smell of fresh air through your linen on a freshly made bed. I would say that, here in Western Australia it gets very sunny and hot so hanging clothes inside out can help with fading, or, just not leaving them outside all day
I like it too but my patio gets dusty even when I sweep so al the clothes smell like dust
South Carolina here. I cannot live without a clothes line outside and over the tub
We have clothes horses at my house in soggy, cold Melbourne. Winter is brutal in getting things dry and I’m a swim teacher and take up a whole one every time I work. I’ve switched to microfibre towels and I hang those over doors. They dry overnight.
Another Aussie here, 🇦🇺🐨 I use my clothes horse in side, for my small things, more delicate things. I hang sheets on my stair case in winter, they dry a treat, especially when the the heater is on, it doesn’t look the best.🤷♀️ although weather permitting towels sheets and clothes on the out door clothes line are the very best. Do you all remember the old Hills Hoist ? it was Invented in Aust in 1945 they were round, they looked a bit like todays out door umbrellas ☔️ they were made of steel and wire they lasted for ever. My son still has one, they were concreted into the ground. As kids we used to swing on then, and bring the whole of one side down. I don’t know how many times my father had to fix it, he never complained. 👍
I would love hanging my clothes outside to dry...especially bed sheets, but no can do when you've got a neighbor who smokes in the back yard. Ugh! And because of it, I end up wearing a mask when I work my back yard simply because I don't want what's been in their nasty lungs in my body. 😢 Sorry to be so negative, but to those who don't deal with this, count your blessings. 🙏
I was raised by my grandparents, I just lost my ganney on Father’s Day but she tought me well. When you said cut sponges in half I started laughing.. I been doing that since I was a kid I’ll even do thirds on the bigger ones. For the onion smell on hands just rub them on the sink spigot (stainless steel)
I have to say that your face when you heard about cleaning your walls was priceless. I STILL clean my walls after being taught to do so by my grandmother. I add a little essential oil to a spray bottle of water and clean those suckers twice a year. I live in an area where we have a wildfire season, so my walls get GROSS. Best to take it 1 room at a time if you haven't cleaned them before. It's pretty tiring.
This is great advice! Because I was definitely already overwhelmed by just the thought of having to clean all the walls! Makes it much more manageable. Thank you!
I use my Swiffer with her microfiber cloth attached to it and then spritz it every couple of wipes with a multi-purpose cleaner
In the 60s, one margarine container actually came to be reused as cereal bowls. My mom made sure she bought different colors so we ea had our only.
So many memories! My grandma had Country Crock bowls everywhere in the fridge and only one had margarine in it. 😄 And Grandpa had 200+ empty cottage cheese containers in the basement. 😂
Love this! With older relatives coming through the great depression...they were excellent at frugality.❤
For the dog hair attach cheesecloth to the inside of your vent covers. It catches the hair and greatly reduces how much ends up flying around the house. Just remember to clean or replace the cheesecloth at least once a month depending on how many dogs you have.
What a great idea! So much cheaper than buying individual filters for each vent. Thanks for the tip. :)
I’m so glad that you commented about the cheesecloth. I have 2 cats and 2 giant breed dogs which means a lot of hair floating around. I recently decided to try some cheese cloth in the vents & agree that it works very well. I change my filters once a month and shake out the cheesecloth on the same day ❤
My other grandma who has passed on but lived through the depression, saved everything. In the sink she would have a plastic bowl w some soapy water and she would use that one bowl of water to wash all her dishes for the day. She used baking soda for toothpaste and loved bar soap for everything. Lights always kept off. She grew her tomatoes every year and would can quarts of them and barley soup to live on in the winter.
I grew up in the 80s and we always reused plastic food containers. I still do. Maybe the south just hangs on to tradition a little more 😂
Don't know why tomato juice removes smells but it's a tried & true remedy to use if your dog corners a skunk; also, if your dog rolls on a dead seal & you're near the ocean, walk your dog out until he has to swim & the salt water will remove that smell by the time you return to shore (should only take a few minutes, don't need to exhaust your pet). Love the tips!!
Ok this was a fun video to watch/listen to. However, I’d love to see you recreate this look for us while chatting about something!!!! How gorgeous!
I so came here to say this! I totally agree with Ms. Angela about making an effort. In a day & age when pj's & slippers or next to nothing is acceptable & common place in public well it's kind of indicative of the societal issues we face. There was just something about the 30's, 40's & 50's that was classy & sensual. I would love to see the hair in particular but the makeup too.
Like vintage beauty tips 😊... There are some doozies there
I can attest to denture cleaning tablets getting rid of coffee and tea stains on ceramic, glass, and plastic. That's what I use when my tea pitcher (which is clear plastic) turns brown.
Walnut oil will not only moisturize wooden furniture, but it helps hide scratches as well. (Most of my furniture is cherry and it works a treat on it.)
Hi Angela this was great list of vintage tips. One item to always keep in your cleaning supplies is a gallon of Distilled White Vinegar. I've learned to use white vinegar to clean everything. 1/2 cup Vinegar in a sink full of Water along with a white cotton cloth (usually an old t-shirt) and wrung out very good you wipe done all of your furniture (vacuum it first). This was a chore my mom had to do as a child and she passed the chore to me as a kid. Every season I had to help mom clean our home from top to bottom and white vinegar was the solution to clean just about everything. I'm 64 years old and I still use white vinegar and I clean all my fruit & vegetables with it also by soaking then scrubbing them with a vegetable brush.
When my kids were babies and had these pretty, dressy white outfits trimmed with red I would add salt to the washer to prevent the colors from “bleeding”. Worked like a charm.
I also don’t usually wash my walls but I do periodically dust them 🤷♀️. It streaks the walls if you paint with flat or eggshell paint and I don’t like them streaked so I just dry dust.
I use vinegar in my washer to prevent colours bleeding. I also add vinegar to my fabric softener thing in my washer to soften clothes, etc instead of store bought fabric softener.
❤ Angela…you are most delightful! Love your vintage look…very becoming on you! ❤
My sister still does the washing of the walls each spring and fall! We grew up doing that!
I use salt when I hand wash my black jeans. They fade much slower with this approach
I once spilled red wall paint on my beige carpet. I wiped/blotted up the bulk of it, then poured a mound of salt on the remaining damp stain, being sure to grind it down into the fibers, and let it sit overnight. The salt turned pink as it soaked up the residue. I then just vacuumed the salt away. The stain was mostly gone, so I did it again, and the next day, the stain was completely gone. I think this only works on a fresh spill/stain before it sets in...not sure about old ones.
Im not sure why tomatoes take odor away, but they do. I had a black lab that frequently “played “with a skunk in our backyard and we kept numerous cans of tomato juice and it always worked.
I think the shampoo works to lift oils, much like Dawn does.
I have a tip for laundry: if you have a stain on your clothes and can’t get to water to rinse it out, when you do the laundry,
1.)put cold water on the stain,
2.)then put a clean hand towel under the stain
3.) use Fels-Naptha bar soap for laundry-rub over the stain
4.) you may have to repeat a second time but I generally only do it once
Also, do not put the stained item in the dryer unless you know for sure it’s gone-heat sets the stain
I’m going to try using a couple of these, especially the ones with salt. You always have salt around!
One more tip, if you have silk/faux plants and need to dust it-put them into a bag with salt and shake (gently). They come out clean every time.
Donna age 61
Yes, Fels-Naptha works great! I also add one drop of Dawn, a few drops of water, and then use a soft bristled toothbrush to work it in (depending on the fabric, of course). Zote soap is also great. The combo I mentioned is wonderful at getting sweat stains off of dress shirts, too (ring around the collar). I always let it set a little while to allow the soaps to break down any oil or sweat, then wash. Looks like brand new afterwards!
I remember one of my grandmother's took the time to make a cookbook for me. I told this to my other grandmother and talked about what a great idea that was because so many people loved being around her and enjoyed her recipes. I was taking a little off guard that she seemed offended that I thought that was what her legacy should be. She was interested and pursued very many other things in life and had many life experiences beyond cooking and care taking. But in my defense I guess the caretaking and cooking was the side of her that I saw the most.
Tell her that you have many wonderful memories growing up thanks to her and that you are the person you are today because of all that she taught you. But try to gently find a way to explain to both grandmothers that you worry about the day that they will no longer be with you and that you actually know so very little about their lives and all that they have seen, experienced, and accomplished. Gently find a way to ask if they will either record or write in a diary all their memories so that they can leave behind a legacy for the grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Among the stories they can share, they can include their favorite recipes. As a gift, you can give them a tape recorder and/or a diary and pen. Just be gentle in how you approach them and show your love and appreciation.
Clothes lines are banned where I live now. We had one growing up. It was anchored to the house wall on one side and a tree on the other side. It was on a pulley system and could be raised up and down. I actually enjoyed hanging the clothes, pushing them to the middle of the yard and then raising them up:)
That’s too bad. Line dried laundry smells so good! My husband’s grandmother and great-aunt lived together and were given a dryer by family members. I don’t think they ever used it! Just wasn’t the way they were used to doing things. The same thing happened with a microwave.
I'm curious. Why are they banned?
@@lisas9937apparently, people did not want to see the clothes, some nonsense like. I just found out that they are not actually banned anymore, just have some restrictions. They cannot be more than 3 meters high, so far from your neighbours property line, and when not in use, you are suppose to take it down. Sweet. Still I have not seen anybody have one in at least 20 years.
@@lisas9937 Yeah, good question. Maybe someone thought they were unsightly? (I’m thinking of an Association here.)
Love my clothesline. House is 1974 and clothesline is grandfathered in (I hope). Hanging laundry is so relaxing. In winter I hang in the basement.
Someone should take all these tips and make a book. I would buy it.
I always use old shampoo that was not appropriate for my family's hair to clean our toilet bowls. It's a great way to make your house smell better for a short time, too! It cleans the bowl perfectly!
Definitely going to try this, thanks! How much did you use? Does it foam up a lot?
@@welshgoddess81 I usually use about a silver dollar-sized squeeze into the toilet bowl and then just brush it really well. It gets nice and sudsy and it only takes brushing for 1-2 minutes.
So helpful, thank you!!!
I use unsucessful shampoo to wash tights,silk clothes,woollen jumpers.
@@pheart2381 Great phrase, unsuccessful shampoo!
Salt does work for soaking up wet stains, but baking powder or bicarbonate of soda works better. Also car wax works brilliantly on bathroom tiles to keep them shiny, prevent soap scum/limescale/mould building up - just use a tiny amount of the liquid wax...😊
Lemon oil works great as well
Doesn't car wax smell bad?
Lemon oil? Cleaning product ?
Car wax on shower walls and sides of the tub works great!! All of the soap and shampoo residue runs right off the shower walls. With this method, your cleaning is cut down drastically. DON'T put it on the shower or tub floor. MAJOR slipping hazard!!!
Regarding washing walls...I think people used to wash their walls because everyone smoked in their houses then. I remember as a kid we would wash all the walls 1-2 times a year. The wall were gross from the smoke.
Yep same !
Are we supposed to be cleaning our walls?!🤣😳 I’m with you girl!
Ya didn't know bout cleaning walls? 😢.Do you not have kids? I clean my kitchens and baths walls 1x a week
I dust for cobwebs about once a month, brushing down the walls and across the ceilings. I'm 72. My mother didn't have ceiling fans, so I didn't learn how to clean them until today! I've used a long-handled ceiling fan cleaning gizmo, but not any more! No more ceiling fan dust in my eyes, thank you! Oh, but now I'll need a ladder.....😆
First, that vintage look is great on you. Second, commercial furniture polish is not only unnecessary, it's actually bad for your wood. You're right about the damp cloth (I learned this from a furniture maker). Third, my grandmother put her name on those butter dishes when she brought food places😅
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Just wanted to say that this is an amazing look for you! Gorgeous! One of the things my grandmother did (she had 10 children) was to have everyone wipe down the shower/tub with their towel (after they'd dried off, of course) and the towel went immediately into a trash bag lined hamper. All towels were white. She did laundry every day (line dried EVERYTHING) and used bleach in the towel load. No shower scrubbing necessary and the shower/tub was always nice and clean for everyone. Brilliant.
I only have white towels for my bathroom. Yes, I bleach them, then they never mold, even if left damp for a week!
We always had the shin jest windows on the block. My dad cleaned our windows with whatever was around, sometimes just water. He learned the trick of sparkling glass from his mom ---clean them with newspaper. When I got married I did the same thing until our newspaper changed the ink it used which made the windows look like a gray blurry mess. Of course now it doesn't matter since we read or watch our news online, but I'll never forget my dad's shiny windows.
Coffee filters work too!
I was raised with this motto: “ a place for everything and everything in its place!” Kinda like your “ always be neat!
I do believe my moms home was the cleanest place on earth!
I learned a lot from my mom about home making and I’ve used that knowledge in my home, I am now 85 and cannot tolerate a messy home! My husband always appreciated this and told me often how much he appreciated our clean home!
My mom told the story that when Ammonia was first sold on grocery store shelves that her grandmother was in the general store and opened a bottle, took a big whif and passed out on the floor.
What we do to get garlic scent off our hands is wash them and then rub your hands on the faucet (stainless steel).
Fractionated coconut oil for stainless steel. Rub on a little and then polish it off. Works amazing!
As a teen it was my job to hang the washing outside. I hated doing it in winter. My hands would be raw and chapped. But we'd always laugh when the clothes froze solid and we'd bring them inside to hang and thaw out in the basement. Clothes always smelled great after hanging in the sun, unlike from a dryer today.
If you didn’t have a cabinet or cupboard full of empty jars and plastic tubs… did you even grow up in the 80s!?
My great-grandma taught me to only ever peg shirts at the armpit. Doesn’t pucker, put holes or stretch the fabric, hangs more securely on the line when windy, and the yoke and top of the shirt dries flat. Also, white vinegar in a faux plant pot or a vase of faux flowers neutralises all smells. I used this in an old apartment lobby which smelled like cigarettes and only took a couple of days. Spraying carpet with a water/vinegar mix for pet smells works too.
We hung our shirts (they were cotton) upside down and the wind would blow through them like a sail. They always turned out great.
Love the vintage look, it suits you; and I agree, let's get back to dressing up!!
My Maw May passed away 10 yrs ago. She was 77. Her house was always spotless. We have a big family and my Maw Maw was super involved with her women’s ministry at church. With lots of people in and out all day she amazed me with her always clean house. She was “always tidying”. She rubbed off on me. I loved being at her house.
Have you ever heard of the foxfire books? They are great! Lots of fun and interesting information for how they lived. There is also a walking “museum” that I would recommend for a fieldtrip in north ga!
Car wax isn't sticky once you apply, let dry and wipe it off. It repels dust and less dust accumulates. I used car wax on my quartz counters and on acrylic and fiberglass.shower walls and the SIDE WALLS - NOT THE BOTTOM WHERE I STAND IN my bathtub. It helps to keep soap scum from sticking. Don't use it on the bottom of your tub where you stand! After a shower, rinse down the areas and squeegee the surface. I have used Rainex on my glass as well as plastic shower doors. I have used the car wax in my sinks too. I also use Sharpies on scratched discolored wood furniture and flooring. BTW - Your make-up and attire ROCKS.
I sauteed onions very slowly in butter before company comes. They always say " your house smells so good, what are you cooking?" I then offer them my favorite of all time - a piece of bread with butter and sauteed onions.
I love your outfit and am completely team „I do wish we‘d still all dress this way“!
Thank you for your enjoyable videos and content. :)
At a restaurant I used to work at we used to clean our coffee pots with the lemon juice ice and salt it works!
My dad called old food containers "Odie's Tupperware." Odie was their neighbor. She never returned empty plastic containers. So they used old food containers when sharing food. I still call those containers Odie's TW. 🤣
I always thought the ladies dress style was so beautiful.I to love this style.I love when they wore gloves hates and carrie under arm purses. You wear what u love.
Im 54, work in a Drs office, on vacation next week... "spring" cleaning!!!! Washing walls, the whole thing!!! Started today!!!
I wish we all still dressed like this too. So classy and beautiful 😍
I played June's Journey years ago, and I started again a few months ago. I play some nights whenever I'm not busy and the little ones are sleeping.
My mom was the one of whom you wonder which is the butter.😂
I use orange peels or cinnamon as air fresheners mainly when cooking certain foods, especially fish.
I started using my own DIY glass and all-purpose cleaner for some years now, it saves money.
Old dish rags used for various cleaning around the house were something I learned from my foster mothers and other elderly ladies over the years. I clean the walls now and then to get rid of dust and dirty fingerprints.
A few decades ago, I learned that toothpaste can brighten up jewelry, so it's been my habit. 😂
I have never heard of some of those stain-removing tips, but I've seen a video on UA-cam of removing dust from a fan with the pillowcase. Using baking soda for various things is my old staple since my side hustle years ago was cleaning homes and offices.
I like this kind of video, it's informative and helpful.
Thanks Angela!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💖💖
DeLinda - Something else that is also delightful in the fall and winter is to simmer pine needles and cloves, it is so wonderful. I also have these very small crockpots and I have been known to simmer citrus skins and various spices (clove and star of anise are great ones) in rooms that are too far away from the simmering pot on the stove. Can you share with the rest of us your recipe for your glass/all-purpose cleaner, please? Thank you for sharing your tips. May God always Bless you.
"This is my channel so I can do what I want!" 🤣
“Are we supposed to be cleaning our walls???!!!” 😂😂😂 I said the same exact thing 🫠
Josephine Cochrane developed the first commercial dishwasher in the late 1800s in America. So yes, your grandmother may have had one!!
Great video and thanks for the tips, love finding ingenious ways to get things done ❤
Excuse me, I neeeed a tutorial for that hair! 😯😍
I write color and maker of the paint colors on the back of the electrical switchplate of each room. Always shred toilet tissue a bit before using. to help avoid costly clogs. Put nothing down the toilet except the shredded toilet tissue. I use a foil pan to clean the silver. Add baking soda, and salt in the pan. Add boiling water. Tarnish vanishes. I have a space between the top of my kitchen cabinets and the ceiling. I cut to fit parchment paper for the tops of these cabinets to oil and dust easy to remove. I run non-electrical children's toys in the dishwasher. When you remove your clothes from the dryer, store the used dryer sheets for other uses. They are good for leaning with Barkeepers friend and they have many other uses. Check the inside of your dishwasher especially the filter area. It's easy for hair and other things to accumulate in that area.
I’m 43 but I have ALWAYS loved “old” or vintage EVERY THING! Clothes, furniture, houses, habits from an era gone by…. oh I wish I was born in 1900 or something…
I always hand wash dishes.
My grandmother told me to mix distilled White vinegar with some water and use crumpled up newspapers, Dipped into this mixture to wash the windows. I was shocked at how clean and sparkly my windows turned out. I believe 100% what people of the Depression era tell me. Even things like dandelions are good and edible, knowing what plants you can eat that just come up in your yard is extremely valuable. By the way, you look beautiful.
I’ve used newspapers to clean windows too. It does work!! A little alcohol wks too & it’ll take the residue off the windows from the stickers on new ones.
Too bad we read the paper online now! I miss having newspaper to cool cookies on, too.
@@carolynworthington8996 Our corner store sells newspapers. Whenever we run out of fire starter we go there and buy a paper. They're still available.
Angela - this is one of my favorite looks on you! The hair, makeup and outfit are perfection.
Re-using plastic containers ie cottage cheese, sour cream etc--we call that our "red neck tupperware" lol
COFFEE MUGS - a dash of baking soda and scrub lightly with a scrubber or scourer, works like magic
I'm 64 and still do a lot of things my mom and grandma did. I save deli containers (no butter bowls, I want to know what I have in my fridge), aluminum pie pans ( hand washed because the dishwasher discolors aluminum). I reuse ziploc bags ( gave my husband he** for throwing out ziploc bags). I save old towels, sheets, etc. to clean. I wait until I have a full load before I wash them.
Something I grew up with and carried into my adult life. When our puppies weren't yet house trained and peed on the carpet we put salt on it to pull the urine out of it. Wait for it to dry, clean up the dried mound of salt the clean the spot. It worked wonders!
You look absolutely fabulous in the vintage clothing, hair, etc. Love it!!!
I used salt to pull out a spilled glass of red wine on a beige carpet. As the salt became pink, I poured more salt. I repeated this process until the salt wasn't pink anymore. In the morning I vacuumed up the salt and there was NO stain on the carpet!!!
We pile baking soda on potty spots.🎉 When we had potty training kids and they had accidents, we used the pile of soda to keep our mattresses "clean".
My great grandmother grew up during the great depression. We would go over and she would serve on styrofoam plates. The plates always had cutlery marks in them. She would take the time to wash those plates and reuse them until she had to replace them. Also if we went for lunch, it was always tomato soup and a grilled cheese. For dinner it was always spaghetti. I really miss her.
Haha. The butter container in the frig that wasn't butter. That brings back great memories. 😊
I think washing your walls is something you do once in a great while, like once every couple years. When you start noticing scuffs or dust sticking to them. I use a mop though, a flat one, learned that from my mom.
it’s a spring cleaning task for us i use a cheep sponge mop- works great!
Are we suppose to be cleaning our wall?! 😂 haha Angela you never fail to make me laugh ❤
I thought the same😂. Cleaning our walls?!
Run a barely damp washcloth over your bathroom wall. Then decide if it needs cleaning. 😊
Also, if you smoke or live with a smoker take a moment and clean a small portion of your wall....you'll be horrified.
I recently found out you’re supposed to clean your was AND ceiling! My kids are all grownup. I guess they’re ok.
@@queenbunnyfoofoo6112 until my DH quit smoking, I thought cobwebs were gray. 🤷🏻♀️
This made me think about my grandma and anything that makes me think about my grandma is good.
You look gorgeous! ☺️
My mother in law was the first person I saw who used butter, cottage cheese and sour cream containers to store leftovers. My mil is 93 and my mom is 87. They both grew up in the post depression era. They have great ideas and are very frugal and smart about all those things. I think your top and hair/lipstick are beautiful, but I wondered if you were wearing pajamas or shorts on the bottom half. Quite a while ago you said that sometimes your top and bottom halves don’t match if only top is showing. Love your videos. You make me smile.
We call that our "red neck tupperware." lol
😂I was wondering the same thing.
In the city in early 50s, my father bought a washing machine. That was the beginning of a never-ending chaos. There were 3 children then. BEFORE that, there was a cleaning service. They took bags of dirty laundry and brought the clothes clean and ironed if possible on hangers or neatly folded. After the purchase, my mom could never keep up. (No dryer back then.) Three more kids later and our house was a holy mess. I’m still recovering at sixty-six… 😅
Wow! That’s the kind of thing my husband is good at evaluating & saying my time is worth a lot and some things are just worth paying someone else to do it for you! Your poor mom!
I wash my walls, especially in the kitchen. My home smells so good afterwards. I rotate rooms each month.