Miscellany and mental bric-a-brac

1. Wouldst thou like to live deliciously? Swap out your milk for half and half (for Brits: half milk, half cream. A bit less fatty than single cream, but much more fatty than plain milk).
   
   
   I learned this from the devil, and you are welcome.

   

2. If you like household thrift tips and simplicity, you’ll love this guy’s recipe for homemade laundry detergent. I’m going to follow this, finally, after thinking about it for years. Laundry detergent scents are unpleasant to me, and yes, there are unscented kinds, but think about how much we spend on bespoke soaps for each job.
   
   It’s unnecessary. We do not need 26 different chemical formulations of cleanser for each room. We only believe this because we’ve been marketed these products since at least the 1950s.
   
   You don’t need “bathroom cleaner.” You need something like Dawn dish soap, or an abrasive powder for tougher things. If you’re worried about germs, all you need is cheap plain old bleach diluted in water.
   
   
   You also don’t need “laundry-specific brands of soap.” The recipe linked above uses common household items, all of which are in use in many homes for other things already. This is proper thrift.

3. Bored? Do this. Sing the song “Crimson and Clover” to yourself, either Tommy James and the Shondells, or Joan Jett’s cover, as you prefer (I can see you lesbeans out there).
   
   Replace the lyrics thus:
   
   ♫Crested and cloven. . .
   
   puts a bun in your oven. . .
   
   

   

   
   
   
   Repeat until you either giggle or get sick of your spaz self.

Have a great day!