Hi everyone…Jillian Beeman here usually with my great tasting recipes, but I wanted to introduce a good friend from Michie, Tennessee.She and I have been friends for many years and she has some great household ideas. So ….here she is my great friend…..Joyce

Thank you to Jillian and the boys who run this website for giving me a new home to write my household tips. I’ve been doing this for many years and believe me they work so I hope you enjoy the tips…

Joyce Lacey

Give an Extra Zip to Your Plants

Don’t throw out leftover water from cooking potatoes, veggies or spaghetti, or flat club soda, or the water from a freshwater fish tank. Instead give it to your plants, because all have a little nourishment, which will be good for your plants.

Beach Hints

Cleaning Your Cell Phone Handset

Wipe the handset surface with a dampened cloth to get rid of fingerprints or dust. If there’s still sticky stuff, mix water with a mild detergent solution and rinse off with a clean dampened cloth. Don’t spray anything into the handset or keys.

Getting Hairspray Off a Curling Iron

Both of these mixtures will work: First, unplug the iron and then pour a few drops of rubbing alcohol onto a cotton ball or make a paste of three-parts baking soda to one-part water (tap or distilled). Rub over the cool surface and wipe clean with a water-dampened cloth.

Caring for Fresh Flowers

Change the water every other day and snip off about 1/4 inch of the stem. Do not put the vase in direct sunlight or close to a heat source like on top of the TV. Don’t forget to pull off the leaves below the water line, but let the leaves near the top remain intact. It’s only the freshly cut bottom of the stem (not the shaft) that absorbs the water.

Joyce Lacey