| Household chores aren't hard, nor are
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| | warming cupboard, or hang over
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| they particularly boring - nice to have
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| | radiators.If there's a delay in hanging
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| time to think sometimes! BUT they are
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| | out your washing, take it out of the
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| time-consuming. These tried and tested
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| | machine and fold it carefully, smoothing
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| tips will cut your 'chores time' in
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| | and gently pulling each item into shape.
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| half...1. Organize:Start at the top of
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| | Now the moment of truth! Only iron what
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| the house and clear it up! Then allocate
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| | NEEDS to be ironed. Towels, sheets,
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| places for absolutely everything. Install
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| | jumpers, underwear and overalls probably
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| shelves and cupboards in the bedrooms,
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| | don't need ironing.Smoothing and folding
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| and make sure there is enough space for
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| | damp washing eliminates lots of creases,
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| each pile of clothes. Before you go on to
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| | and everything that doesn't get a fibre
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| the next room, put a label on the front
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| | crushing treatment will live a lot
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| of the shelf in full view of the shorter
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| | longer!5. Designer Leftovers:Try these
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| members of the family. Then there will be
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| | delicious family dishes from leftovers,
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| no 'But I don't know where it goes'
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| | saving time in the kitchen, oh, and money
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| complaints when you ask them to put their
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| | too. Note: Leftovers should be consumed
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| stuff away.Work through the house,
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| | or discarded within 24 hours.Bake too
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| re-organizing. You don't have to spend
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| | many jacket potatoes, cool and
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| loads of money. I was once obliged to use
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| | refrigerate leftovers overnight. Cooking
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| 'cupboards' made from cardboard boxes.
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| | a whole tray of potatoes takes no longer
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| They lasted a short time and the kids
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| | than cooking one or two. Use your
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| were quite happy to put their clothes
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| | leftover jacket potatoes in different
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| away in the novelty cupboards.Shelves are
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| | ways:-slice and fry in hot olive oil,
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| a must in the children's rooms - you'll
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| | adding some mixed herbs or cumin spice to
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| always be on at them to clear up but at
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| | the oil.-peel, dice and add to an
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| least the little darlings may actually do
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| | omelette with cheese and ham-peel and
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| it if they know where everything goes!The
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| | make a rough potato salad with a little
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| kitchen has to be organized, no question,
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| | tinned sweet corn, tuna and chopped
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| or you'll waste tons of time every day,
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| | onion.Double the rice quantity, cool,
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| looking for a wooden spoon, moving dishes
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| | cover and refrigerate leftovers
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| to fit plates on shelves etc;2. Health
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| | overnight. Using leftover rice:- make a
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| Before Beauty:Wall to wall carpet
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| | plain omelette and cut into pieces. Set
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| harbours germs even the most rigorous
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| | aside. Stir fry leftover rice and add a
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| hoovering won't destroy. Throw them all
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| | little soy sauce for flavour, then gently
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| out and go for polished wooden floors.
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| | stir in omelette. Serve hot.-mix cold
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| Use rugs on cold spots and shake them
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| | rice with fresh raw chopped vegetables.
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| outside every day or two. Sweep wooden
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| | Chill for 30 minutes before serving.-Fry
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| floors gently with a soft broom. Avoid
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| | in olive or nut oil a finely chopped
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| hoovering every day - some hoovers emit a
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| | onion, tomato, green pepper and a few
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| very fine dust into the air through their
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| | sliced mushrooms. Add rice to pan and
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| exhaust. This dust isn't particularly
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| | stir fry gently, until hot right
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| good for the lungs, better the dust
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| | through.Cook a bigger chicken than you
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| underfoot!A quick shake of a rug and a
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| | need then hide the leftovers in the
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| sweep will take a lot less time than
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| | fridge. Try these ideas for the next
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| getting out the hoover, doing the biz,
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| | day's meal..-cut chicken into pieces,
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| wrapping it all up and putting it away
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| | cover with a curry sauce and bake
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| aging. And the broom doesn't interfere
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| | thoroughly in a hot oven.-mix cut-up
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| with the radio!3. Bye bye bleach:Do you
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| | chicken with a finely chopped onion and
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| need shades when you look at your kitchen
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| | stir in a half mayo half natural yoghurt
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| sink? Chances are the bleach is taking
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| | dressing. Add a few walnuts for a special
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| over! Research has proved that those of
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| | treat. Chill before serving.-Stir fry
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| us who live in a sterile environment have
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| | chicken with a few vegetables and mix
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| a less efficient immune system than those
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| | into a bowl of hot noodles. Serve with an
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| who slum it a bit! Cut the bleaching by
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| | oriental style sauce.Always make sure
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| half. And if you sterilise your house for
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| | re-heated food is piping hot before
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| the benefit of guests and their opinions,
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| | serving.With a little careful planning in
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| then be prepared to inform them
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| | the kitchen, a part of tomorrow's dinner
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| gracefully that you are building your
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| | will always be taken care of today!Plan
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| family's immune systems - and saving the
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| | ahead and organize chores to fit in with
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| earth a little. Be smug.4. 90% less
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| | your timetable and not the other way
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| ironing:Ironing or pressing cloth reduces
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| | round. If you work from home, take a
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| it's lifespan considerably. You may have
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| | break from your computer every hour or so
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| an outwardly smooth appearance but inside
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| | and spend 10-20 minutes on the basics;
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| the cloth is a tangled mess of flattened
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| | peeling veg for dinner, hanging out
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| fibres.As soon as the washing machine has
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| | washing, a quick tidy up, whatever's next
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| finished it's final spin, hang the
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| | on your list.Linda Gray is a freelance
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| washload on an outside washing line,
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| | writer, and enthusiastic gardener.
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| weather permitting. Shake each item
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| | Cutting back on chores gives her more
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| before pegging it out, and pull jeans
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| | time to grow veggies - and to write about
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| into shape.Air the washload by folding
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| | them! Pop in at anytime for pots of
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| carefully and putting in an airing or
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| | gardening support.
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