Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: A colleague of my mother’s often finds that he needs to remember something for the next day after he has left work.

Instead of trying to remember all night, he calls his own voice mail and leaves himself a message. That way, he can come to work in the morning and check his voice mail, and he will get a reminder. - Sara Zislin, N.J.

Dear Heloise: When the seasons change, I take all my summer or winter clothes out of my cedar chest, put them in the last rinse in my washer and then place them in the dryer. Everything is wrinkle-free and I have not had to stand and iron them. This only works for permanent press, of course.

I think it is just as economical to use the dryer as to use the iron, and it saves my energy. - Virginia Clark, West Fork, Ark.