Laundry and Other Mysteries: Learning To Shut Out The Noise With Antonio Briceno

Last week, for the Laundry and Other Mysteries Podcast, I sat down with my good friend and meditation guide, Antonio Briceno, to discuss his business story and why he decided to start Shut Out The Noise Meditation. Today’s main topic is meditation and learning how to shut out the noise and relax in the presentContinue reading “Laundry and Other Mysteries: Learning To Shut Out The Noise With Antonio Briceno”

Top 5 Reasons To Air Dry Your Laundry

One of my earliest laundry memories was hanging clothes outside with my mother on a portable folding drying rack with plastic lines between the metal poles. We had it so long that I was able to take it with me to my first apartment, where I used it on my balcony until it finally fellContinue reading “Top 5 Reasons To Air Dry Your Laundry”

It Works! Rubbing Alcohol For Laundry Boo-Boo’s

When you were a kid, your mother or Nana likely used rubbing alcohol to help to disinfect your cuts and scrapes, helping your boo-boos to feel better. Just like your scraped knees and cut fingers, rubbing alcohol is also great for treating laundry boo-boos. Most notably, rubbing alcohol is great on ink stains, but it’sContinue reading “It Works! Rubbing Alcohol For Laundry Boo-Boo’s”

It Works! Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreater

Oxygen cleaners and pretreaters are all the rage these days, but nothing beats the real thing, hydrogen peroxide, for those pesky biological stains. A toothbrush and a bottle of hydrogen peroxide can help eliminate a multitude of biological stains including blood, grass, coffee, wine, chocolate, and other food stains. It may work on non-biologicals likeContinue reading “It Works! Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreater”

It Works! My Favorite Pretreater

Everybody who cares, and does a lot of laundry, has a favorite go-to laundry tool that they cannot live without. Some people won’t do laundry without Borax or without Grandma’s Bluing Agent or Dawn dishwashing detergent (I’ll tell you why in a future post). My favorite, go-to, can’t do without, laundry tool is WD-40. WD-40Continue reading “It Works! My Favorite Pretreater”