{ Shared Secrets }

This is a rather random post, but I was asked to post it after this dear friend's visit.  It included a very unfortunate but funny and memorable mishap.  You can read about it over at her blog.  The short of it is, we ended up sharing laundry tips, things I've learned but have taken for granted.  Maybe you have more secrets.  Feel free to add them to this list!  I'd love to hear them. I've learned all of these tips from my mom or friends so I can't take the credit, but here goes:

To remove fruit juice stains, including grape juice YEAH!:  boiling water applied directly to the stain
To remove ink pen stains:  hair spray
To remove grease stains:  liquid dish soap, applied very generously, rubbed in well, followed by a good stain remover
To remove pitch:  rubbing alcohol.  This also works well to remove it from your skin as well as a Christmas tree after clipping the branches.  (My husband discovered this!)

I'd still like to know how to remove coffee stains.  Anyone?  Last weekend we attended a wedding and shortly after arriving at the reception, I offered to get hot drinks for Tim and I.  I very casually stood in line and waited my turn.  They had provided pretty clear glass mugs.  As I was filling the first mug, it literally fell apart in my hand!  I felt this sort of "pop" in my hand and hot coffee at my feet!  The bottom had just dropped of it and exploded.  Thankfully it didn't land directly on my foot and I was wearing black pants, so even though I had a wet leg the rest of the evening, it wasn't obvious!  A little embarrassing, but good for a laugh in the long run!