Laptop Lunches By BENTO-WARE

Knowing that in the fall my son is going to need a lunch system I decided to start researching them now and was pleased to find and purchase this Laptop Lunch System from Bento-ware.

I decided upon this system as it offered a way to keep his lunches contained and cool and it also had many green features. The company boasts:

Safe! NO lead, BPA, phthalates or PVC

Cost-effective - pays for itself in just 3 weeks

Reusable - lasts for years

Recycled & Recyclable

Easy to Clean

Waste-free

Food containers made in the USA

Also the containers and lids are all dishwasher safe and the containers (not lids) are also microwave safe. I was very happy with the quality of the product and many of the reviews said they have had these for several years and are still going. They are a bit more expensive that regular lunch systems, but if they last several years, I feel they are worth it, plus the knowledge that they are as safe as I can get also gives me peace of mind. So check these out of you are in the market for new lunch boxes!

How to get the Musty Smell Out of Your Towels

Well if you have been following along it will come as no surprise that my secret weapon will once again be Vinegar!

I recently went in to my dryer to get a load of laundry out and it smelt like the laundry had been in there for days and I know that it hadn't. So I rewashed the load, sprayed the inside of my dryer with vinegar and wiped and then ran a towel dampened with vinegar through a dry cycle. When it no longer smelt and the laundry was washed I redried them and they smelt fine. Now several days went by and I opened the dryer, this time to a load of towels and I smelt the musty smell again. This time the answer was staring me in the face- the towels!!! So I put them in the wash, this time after adding the laundry detergent I added roughly 1 cup White Vinegar (I eye-balled it) to the load. This time they came out with no smell and when I dried them the dryer didn't smell- YEAH! So the moral of the story- always wash towels in HOT water and add 1 cup vinegar to keep them smelling clean!
Happy Laundering! :)

How to Clean Windows

For the purpose of this post we are strictly speaking about cleaning your windows from the inside.
First grab your trusty spray bottle of... you guessed it.. VINEGAR!

Spray the entire inside of the window with vinegar and wipes with a paper towel. I bring a small garbage bag with me and toss dirty towels in there so I don't get things messy as I go. Use a Q-tip for any tiny, hard to reach spots.

If your window has the capability to open in for cleaning then follow the same directions as above and clean the outside of the windows while you are inside. If not then you'll clean the outside when you do outdoor spring cleaning.

Spray the window sills last and wipe clean.

Once a month, especially in Spring and Fall when insects seem to want to invade, you should spray all around the window openings with vinegar on all your windows and doors and then wipe dry. The Vinegar smell deters them.