To ask for your “not so Mumsnet” life hacks

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While I’m a sucker for great tips to save time on ironing, cut down my cooking times and being a domestic whizz, as it’s friday evening and I’m bored - tell me your more down to earth tips... such as - “carry a spare hairband in a nightclub to help those throwing up to keep hair back, or the best way to get out stains when baby just crapped on your new carpet!

@tentothree I also do this, but mainly because I can't be arsed to lug it back to where it lives when LO will no doubt drop something on the floor 10 seconds later

When cleaning for visitors, do things in the order they will discover them. Wipe the front door, shake out the doormat, pick up the coats, bleach the loo, make a jug of drink and get food ready etc.

Have a travelcot downstairs solely to throw all the baby/toddler toys in at the end of the day 🎉 #TidyHouse

I just googled gobble bobble

Save time on ironing by just not doing any.

So did I

Buy all of your clothes one size too small so when you put them on they stretch out and then you don’t need to bother ironing them.

Use hand towels for swimming as they don’t take up so much room in the washing. My kids couldn’t be any slower anyway. In fact. I may give them flannels next time

Buy all your clothes two sizes too big and you'll always look and feel slim.

Tobuyornot the gobble bobble lives on your wrist in case you need to pull your hair back when playing the skin flute.......... shall we say.

BrazzleDazzleDay your sorted for all scenarios

best way to get out stains when baby just crapped on your new carpet!

Simple Solution! www.amazon.co.uk/Simple-Solution-Rainforest-Fresh-Remover/dp/B001B7QIM0?tag=mumsnetforum-21
It's officially meant to remove pet messes but works great on baby messes as well. There are versions for carpet (including a carpet shampoo), hard floors and even decking.

You can do cheese on toast in the toaster ( use cheese slices though ) if you turn the toasteron its side

( also have never done garlic bread slices in the toaster - no not me )

Just cackled at “play the skin flute”

Amused look from DH. I daren’t tell him why incase he hopes I’m feeling “musical” this evening.

Vaseline Bumgrease = only two incidents of nappy rash in 19 months...

which leads me nicely to...

Don't give 10 month old baby broccoli = raging nappy rash. Save it for older and call them trees.

Daily & Sheldon - those are awesome! My new hacks to live by!

@ThatsNotEvenaWord, I remember that animal excuse too, from way back on MN. It's brilliant. If pressed on why you're so busy you can't take on some extra commitment, say vaguely "As well as the children, there's all the animals..."

I thought you meant to put the bobble around the thing you gobble and wondered why would you want to make it last longer

thought you meant to put the bobble around the thing you gobble and wondered why would you want to make it last longer blushgrin

Am howling

Flipping heck I'm dim to not work out the gobble bobble is for hair. I thought you'd put it on the cock and twang it or suchlike

I thought gobble bobble was to assist a floppy flue 😂

If you want a nice long Nanna Nap, challenge the kids to see something in a film that you know for a fact isnt in it.

I told mine that the first person to see the clown in Harry Potter would get a tenner ("Its in the background, I bet you cant see it!"). Quietest they have been since they were in utero. Bought them ice creams afterwards to make up for it.

*flute

MrsPreston11 Don't tell him, he will be forever eyeballing your wrist 😱😂

JaneJeffer hmm 🤔 your on to something there..... Leave it on and it will fall off

I thought gobble bobble was to assist a floppy flue

So did I :o:o:o

“Wipe the front door”

What???