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  1. Pumpkins

    November 1, 2013 by admin

     

    IMG_2966Hopefully, you haven’t curbed your Halloween pumpkin or thrown out the inner “gloop.”  If you have, please consider the following to make less waste during next year’s holiday:

    • Rinse and bake the pumpkin seeds for your family to enjoy eating.
    • Scatter the pumpkin seeds for wildlife.
    • Plant a few seeds and grow next year’s pumpkin on your own.
    • Bake or boil the pumpkin flesh for other recipes, for soups, etc.
    • You can freeze cooked or pureed pumpkin for later use.
    • Chickens love pumpkin!  (Porcupines too!)  And we know that owning chickens is all the rage now.  Donate your pumpkin to your neighborhood chicken owner.
    • Compost your Jack o’lantern or find someone who’d welcome the pumpkin into their compost.
    • Break down the pumpkin and leave it out for wildlife.

     

    There are so many ways to enjoy every bit of your jack-o’-lantern!

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  2. How Clean Is Your Machine?

    June 11, 2013 by admin

    You may believe, much like this TR Family, that a washing machine is inherently spotless.  After all, how can something submerged daily in warm water and soap get dirty?  Trust us, if you’ve never cleaned your washing machine, it is high time.  And if you inherited it with your rental, as we did, RUN for the cleaning supplies!

    These are the steps that we took for our top loader (follow this link for a front loader):

    • Begin a washing cycle that will fill your machine with hot waterIMG_2072
    • Once the machine is full, pause the cycle
    • Add 4 cups of white vinegar and 1 cup of baking soda to the water
    • Begin the cycle again to allow the water to be mixed up for about 30 seconds
    • Pause the cycle again
    • Remove the center agitator and let the water mixture sit for about 30 minutes
    • At a sink, take apart the agitator (this part may be shockingly gross)
    • Scrub the agitator with hot water and soap and then put it aside to dry
    • Return to your machine and complete the entire wash cycle
    • Tip:  You don’t have to go through the final spin stage as your machine is empty!
    • Once the water mixture is drained, wipe down the inside of your machine, and all the nooks and crannies, with a soft cloth
    • Reattach the agitator
    • You may want to run another rinse cycle if there is a strong vinegar odor but we didn’t find that necessary

     

    Your machine is now spotless.  We would recommend running the vinegar and baking soda mixture through your machine once every 6 months.  And once a year, complete all of the above steps for a deep clean.

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