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• “We have a lot of take-out menus from nearby restaurants, and we used to throw them all in a drawer in the kitchen. That got very messy. My husband came up with the idea of getting a three-ring binder and plastic sleeves, and we put a menu in each sleeve and labeled the binder. Now we know where the menus are when we want to order take-out, and the drawer is free of clutter.” — M.M., via e-mail

• “You can use dishwasher detergent to clean your bathtub. I moved into a place with a very stained and dirty bathtub. I filled the tub with very hot water, put a cup of detergent into the water (the kind you put in a dishwasher, not soap) and stirred it to dissolve the powder. After letting it sit until the water was just warm, I used a scrub brush to lightly lift away the soapy grime. It took the stains out, too.” — G.G. in South Carolina

• “Nothing is more soothing — or delicious — than plain yogurt on a sunburn. Slather it thickly onto sunburned skin, wait for about 15 minutes, and rinse off in room-temperature water. It feels much better afterward, and it gives immediate relief when it goes on cold.” — C.L. in Texas

• “When we go away for vacation, we leave pans of fresh kitty litter in the bathtubs and fridge (door closed) to keep mildew and such at bay. We have been gone for as long as three weeks and have come back to fresh bathrooms.” — O.E. in Canada

• “If you’ve never used Skin-So-Soft to repel mosquitoes, you should. It does an excellent job and smells so good, my whole family uses it. I even use it to wipe down the outside of my door to keep bugs from buzzing all over the entrance.” — A.A. in Florida

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