Wax On Dust Off

Cleaning my floors is one of those jobs when I get rich I am going to hire someone to do it for me.  Until then I found an interesting little remedy

Use this kitchen staple to pick up dirt and dust. Rip off a piece roughly the size of your sweeper and attach it just as you would a cleaning cloth. As you sweep highly trafficked or dirty areas, the gunk sticks. Wax on, dirt off.

Wax paper can also help to keep your chrome shiny and smudge-free. Simply rub a sheet of wax paper over chrome faucets and handles after a regular cleaning. The wax paper will help provide a barrier that can reduce water spots and fingerprints for several days. This is a great trick to use before guests arrive as a sparkling faucet and tap always makes a bathroom shine. This does not work on brushed nickel.

Line drawersFor easy cleanup, there’s nothing you can’t line with wax paper. Kitchen drawers, fridge drawers, tops of cabinets, the top of the fridge, etc. Every few months or even years, instead of having to scrub these surfaces, you can just remove the wax paper. I know, plain cleaning would be greener before nothing would end up in the recycling bin, but it you’re only swapping out the paper once once or twice a year, it’s not so bad. And it has the advantage of keeping unsanitary liquids from seeping into wood.

Funnel The easiest way in the world to make a quick, cheap, easy funnel is to cut squares of wax paper and roll them up. Stick one end in the neck of whatever you want to funnel the substance into, and let the top section unroll a little, so the top expands to make the funnel shape. It’s great for pouring dry, wet, even sticky stuff through. And you can clean it up and re-use it (as a funnel or any other use you have for wax paper) rather than just recycling it immediately.

 Cutting boards. You can also line porous cutting surfaces before slicing into raw meat to make extra sure any bacteria in the meat juice gets whisked away when you’re done.