Both of these tips.
If you are a U.S. citizen and you voted already—today or in the last few weeks—thanks! And congratulations for taking part in the democratic process!
If you haven’t voted yet, what are you sitting around reading blogs for? Get up, get out, and get to the polls!
First tip for this Tuesday is use it or lose it.
Then, in a quick trip from the sublime to the ridiculous—or, at least, the mundane—the second tip is related to yesterday’s post about my cleaning miracle.
Just thought I’d take a minute to alert you to a handy-dandy product called the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Now, in the interests of full disclosure, I suspect I may own some shares of a mutual fund that may own some shares of Procter & Gamble. I get bored to death reading fund prospectus,* so I’m not entirely sure. It’s certainly possible, though.
However, my purpose here is your profit, not mine.
The profit in the Magic Eraser is that it really is like magic.
I’d seen the ads, of course, but I figured it was just another attempt to get me to spend money. When one of my cousin’s (once removed) suggested it as a way to clean grout, I thought I’d give it a try.
Well!
It’s kind of amazing. First of all, it cleans with just water. No chemicals at all. How cool is that? And secondly, it really does clean. You just moisten it a bit and run it over whatever you’re cleaning, and wowee!. I’m sure it works better on some surfaces than others, but I can tell you—white grout? Excellent! Melamine shelves and cabinet doors? Perfect!
The only downside that I can see is that the “sponges” don’t last too long. They have a terrific effect while they do, though. (I’ve heard they aren’t too good for certain painted and polished surfaces. As with anything, please use caution. Test in an inconspicuous spot before going hog wild.)
Anyway, it seems to be a useful product. Thought you might like to know.
* You probably thought the plural of “prospectus” was “prospecti.” Or, possibly, “prospectuses.” Me, too. Turns out we were both wrong. Something to do with the fourth declension (your guess is as good as mine) in Latin. The plural of “prospectus” is “prospectus.” (And they say English is hard to learn.)
