Household Tips

This is probably the most unconventional tip I’ve ever shared, but I love it! If you have a carpet stain that absolutely won’t come clean, color over it! Yes, really. Find a crayon that matches your carpet. Color over the stain. Once you’re done with your Crayola masterpiece, place a piece of wax paper over it and iron on low heat! The new color will set!

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Plain old Club Soda is one of my favorite household helpers. Not only does it get lots of “oops”es out of laundry (like red wine), it also does wonders on your carpets! Next time you have a spot, pour a bit of Club Soda on it. Give it 10 minutes to work. Then pat dry!

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Sorry for the blasting gross-out title folks … but really, when your dear little Fido has the runs, life takes on new priorities.

I picked up Hines from the kennel this morning. He spent a few days there this weekend romping and playing with dogs ten times his size. He came home a pound lighter, very tired and immediately after greeting me at the car door, he proceeded to squat on my dining room carpet.

After walking him around the neighborhood and through the woods for about thirty minutes, I brought him inside for a bath with our trusted ole’ Mrs. Meyers Dog Shampoo.

Hines ate a dinner of rice and sautéed chicken.

After that, I did some quick Internet research and discovered that dogs can have Pepto Bismol! However, cats cannot. Please note, before you give your pet any medication of any kind, it is best to consult your vet.

The Doctor’s Foster and Smith say that Pepto is safe for dogs in small amounts. Be sure to follow the dosage guidelines from a trusted website or a doctor before administering these medications to your pet.

I also mixed some pedilyte in a fresh bowl of water and he joyfully drank about half.

Right now he is resting calmly so I think the worst is past.

I’ll post a Hines update around noon tomorrow, in case you are worried.

There is this particular spot just NEXT TO my cat’s litter box where he always like to “go”.

After many futile attempts of yelling at the cat, and not feeding the cat, monitoring the cat, and driving myself directly to loony-ville, I decided to try to attack the problem at the source. The carpet itself, not the cat’s behavior.

If you have cats, then, you KNOW. Cats will go where they have gone before. Cats will poop just outside the liter box for a variety of reasons. They will do it if the box is unclean, or full, or if they are mad at you for something. Once the smell of urine and poop are on the carpet, it is very hard to remove and the pets will consider that “their spot” and continue to “go” there.

I decided to implement the best tool I have at my disposal, my brain, which is far larger and capable of much more complex thinking than my cat, at least when I’ve had a few drinks and a line or two of blow. Am kidding. I never mix my alcohol with my blow.

I bought a bottle of Nature’s Miracle carpet cleaner and put it in an empty spray bottle. After vacuuming the carpeted area thoroughly, I sprayed the entire area and let it sit for about twenty minutes before vacuuming. The instructions on the bottle advise to use a brush to rub the stained areas, which I did not do this time. I was more concerned with getting the smell out of the carpet, hence, the thorough soaking.

This morning? Clean carpet. However, this experiment will need a few more days and perhaps weeks to truly gather all the results. I plan to scrub the carpet with a brush this week, in attempt to lift the stains from previous carpet cleaners.

To Be Continued ….

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