Household Tips

(1) To remove tight jar lids ........ after buying a selection of 'tools for the job' I find the best way is simply to put on a pair of rubber gloves then twist.... and Wallah.... the job's done! Try it...

(2) To keep pictures 'square' on the wall..... stick a piece of blu-tac on the back of the picture frame, behind the bottom right-hand corner for example and press gently onto the wall when the picture is hanging straight. The blu-tac will keep the picture in place and you won't need to constantly straighten it up..... easy-peasy

(3) Best tool in my DIY tool box... without doubt, is a small tube of Super Glue..! I've mended toys, zips, shoes, jewelery and even patched up dog-chewed corners of furniture.. It's amazing how many uses I've found for this ever-so-sticky-stuff

(4) Next best tool in my DIY box is a large tube of Hard As Nails high powered adhesive - Brilliant at sticking back up curtain rails that come away from the wall and repairing drawer fronts that drop off.... but please note: buy from Pound Shops (don't pay Supermarket prices) as it'll only cost £1 of course.

(5) Keep a small plastic milk bottle in order to fill up from a larger bottle. The larger plastic milk bottles are heavy to lift in and out of the fridge. If you keep a smaller version then it's easy to decant milk from the larger into the smaller.

(6) I also decant concentrated fabric conditioner into a larger bottle. Fill half a larger bottle with concentrated fabric conditioner and dilute with water. Use the diluted liquid. This way you get more washes from the concentrated liquid.