What hack has blown your mind?

[MindblownMia]

On the weekend I burnt some black felt onto my iron and it was impossible to get off. I tried spraying it with cleaner, scrubbing it with a sponge and scraping it when hot but nothing worked.

I was about to give up when I learnt that if you pick up a piece of paracetamol or ibuprofen with some tweezers and then wipe it all over the hot iron, the marks literally disappear.

My mind has been blown.

My mind was also blown when I learnt on Mumsnet that the stripes on a super king duvet go horizontally not vertically 🤣 I just thought none of my duvet covers fit 💀

What other things like this have blown peoples minds? I can’t keep living without all these amazing hacks 😂

I recently discovered you can buy tinsel with already embedded lights in it. Dealing with tree lights is my yearly dread so these might be a sanity saver (yet to test).

and rub hand lotion on hands then over tights to stop static cling

My husband does it like this, he swears he learnt it from Anthea Turner many years ago

Yes all stored together and then stacked in a near pile in the airing cupboard. I was forever getting frustrated with looking for the correct size sheet before I started doing this. I have both double and king size beds and I just find this way so much easier and quicker.

I use a damp squeegee it covers a bigger area than a glove in each sweep.

Thanks for the butter tip!

Makes sense!

Wish we had put the washer/dryer upstairs! Much more convenient. But my husband was scared of water coming through the ceiling below.

@Themidnightelf444 ghtelf444 It's no different than worrying about a shower/bath/loo leak. To be honest ive never had a washing machine leak, so not worried about it. Perhaps naively I prefer a kitchen without washing everywhere ans will worry if I ever have a leak then. Its been up here for about 4 years with no issue. Fingers crossed it remains that way. The shower, on the other hand, did leak, which was annoying, but im definitely not having that in the kitchen!!

The sheer volume of her!!

The poor male presenter couldn’t get a word in edgeways, she
shouted. talked over him to the extent that it was difficult to catch what he was saying! No way was I watching that again, I’ll keep doing it my “inside out and shake” method.

I am SO trying this tonight!

We bought a tree with lights already on. Game changer.

Am I being thick?

Plate of tomatoes - yes.
Another plate upside down on top of the tomatoes - yes.
Press down on the top plate - yes.
Slice the knife through the middle - eh?

Do you mean sideways? I'm not sure I could do that? It's sounds really complicated.

Buy a smart plug, set a 'on' time, plug in machine ready to go.

My sister, who comes to us every Christmas, insists on 'helping' in the kitchen. Every year she prepares the green beans by chopping the end off each bean individually… (Yes, I’ve tried suggesting doing it differently.)

The photos got off smoothly! I believe the article where I found this advice said the glass might break due to the temperature impact, but nothing of this kind happened to my photos. I think this might depend on how old the frame is and for how long have it been left in the freezer. I'll link the article if I manage to find it!

rugs..............wearing trainers or anything rubber soled, do horse pawing the ground motion. The amount of pet hair this lifts that the hoover misses, is mind blowing. My carpets are a different colour!

Good idea. Tree lights are the worst aspect of decorating.

You can get a timer that you plug into the socket and then put the machine plug into the timer gadget. I've been using one of these for years. It's simpler than figuring out the timer on the machine.
I started using it when I went on to a cheaper off peak usage tariff. Washing is timed to finish not long before I get up in the morning.
I find that it doesn't go musty smelling unless you totally forget about it for many hours and even then it's still possibly ok when I get back from work.

Wouldn’t it be easier to crack them into a little dish first then slide it into the water (at least that’s what I do).

I'm totally going to try that, sounds great.

Ah, OK.

I don't put them in a cupboard, I put them in a drawer under the bed and it would seem that somehow they DO like to wriggle around and lose eachother
Putting it all together in one pillow case keeps the set togeether and saves space

Well I never !!

Try rubbing with salt too

I think I'll try the rolling the duvet cover for curiosity but I fin the inside out & flip method easy enough.

We don't have any duvets bigger than 200x200cm though.

Here you go. There are also other ways in case you don't want to put the picture in the fridge.