Dryer Lint

Have you EVER moved it? Pulled out your dryer from your laundry room away from the vent that directs the heat to escape? Have you noticed that your dryer cycles are taking longer and longer?

We recently updated our laundry room so I had to remove my washer and dryer. Holy lint! Yes! Lint, a plenty! I took time to vacuum around, under and in my dryer vent that exits my house. Now my drying times are down from 60 to 45-50 minutes.

Saves time, energy and is much safer too. I'll be doing this annually from now on.

~Amy

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Is that a bucket under your sink?

Collect towels in this bucket.

Using dish towels and smaller dish cloths saves greatly on paper towel use.  I find that  white wash cloths or bar mops, available in multi packs at Walmart or Marshall's work well as a substitute.  I especially like microfiber towels for cleaning.  After using them sufficiently, I toss them into a bucket under the sink filled with water in which I have dissolved a scoop of Oxi Clean.  I dump the contents of the bucket in the washing machine and wash with a warm water load every other day or so. 

My cousin decided to give up paper towels all together after she stopped buying them during a time when she was out of work.  She said that once she developed the habit of using dish cloths, she never needed to go back to paper towels.  I don't know if I can ever totally give up paper towels, but it's a good goal.  Think of the money and trees we could save if we all just gave it a try.