THE HOME:

Get rid of white moisture spots on wood furniture: Rub mayonnaise on to the white spot and put aluminum foil over this so the oil doesn’t dry out. In a few hours, clean off the mayonnaise and the spot should be gone. If there is some remaining, do the procedure again.  I have successfully tried this many, many times. From friend and News correspondent, Edie Magnus.

Cleaning Stains on Furniture Fabric: White vinegar is great for cleaning lots of things. I actually got a huge red wine stain, that had set in 7 months before, on a cotton velvet uphostered chair to disappear by constantly rubbing the stain with a cloth dipped into the white vinegar. Vinegar also gets rid of mildew, cleans stains from pots and pans when boiled with equal parts water…the list goes on. A great book to get is “Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things”, put out by Reader’s Digest.  

THE BODY:

Have an inch?It could be from anything, a mosquito bite to a rash. Rub lavender oil over the area and the itch goes away. From  friend, Cis Wilson.

Pool swimming and your hair: To help save the condition of your hair, first wet it throughly with water. Then, of course, put on your bathing cap. When hair is already saturated, the chlorene can’t saturate it as well. Of course, one can also use creme rinse instead of water, but then this leaks into the pool water. Told to me by a seasoned swimmer at my health club and confirmed by several hair dressers. 

Weight & Eating with Friends: Often when we are full but have to remain sitting at the table, we will compulsively eat what’s left on the plate. A friend of mine, once very overweight, developed the following approach when eating  with others. When he felt full, he would destroy the remaining food on the plate by putting ketshup, pepper or some other substance all over the remaining food. This technique helped him to lose a lot of weight.  Larry Schnur   Weight Watchers suggests that at the beginning of the meal, have the waitress box half of the entree to take home.