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Ask HN: What Are Your Best Tips for Household Chores?

4 points by sirobg a year ago · 17 comments


grajaganDev a year ago

Write 'bottom left', 'top left', etc. with a Sharpie on the corners of your fitted sheet to make it quick and easy to put on the bed.

  • Ekaros a year ago

    Is there top and bottom left on those? I thought they were rectangles, so either end could be at either end. There is usually inside and outside on stitching.

    • grajaganDev a year ago

      They are rectangles, not squares so it is possible (and very annoying) to try to fit it side to side when it should be end to end.

mouse_ a year ago

This is the kind of question that requires substantially more effort to answer than it does to ask. Potential answers may also be extremely subjective. Why don't you describe your situation a bit, what you imagine is lacking to achieve what you feel would be a healthy home ecosystem, and how it makes you feel?

  • sirobgOP a year ago

    Actually I just shared an example of the type of tips I had in mind. Limestone in the shower was pretty time-consuming to clean up, and using microfiber cloth and white vinegar made it much easier/better/faster.

gregjor a year ago

Hire a maid. My parents made their kids do chores to earn allowance. If you don't want to pay a maid and don't have kids to press into service, learn to relax and find satisfaction in cleaning up after yourself. No need to "optimize" everything.

  • sirobgOP a year ago

    Removed the optimizing part from the title. I shared an example of what I meant in a comment.

  • grajaganDev a year ago

    Maids don't deal with clutter so you have to clean up after yourself anyway.

grajaganDev a year ago

Fold pillows in half lengthwise before putting in the pillow case.

not_your_vase a year ago

If your clothes get dirty, you can wash them, and wear them again. The times are over, when you had to keep buying clothes after you soiled the current ones.

grajaganDev a year ago

Store all of your clean clothes in the dryer - save time folding and putting them away.

sirobgOP a year ago

OP: White vinegar for limestone. With microfiber cloth it's very effective.

grajaganDev a year ago

Don't do dishes by hand - dishwashers save water and of course, time.

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