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murrimabutterfly t1_ja918ju wrote

Reply to comment by EggplantIll4927 in LPT Request: How to keep a cleaner home by bschumm1

This is how my parents work, and it does fantastic for them.
My mom is very much a clean-when-you-can type person (minus floors--she hates dirty floors), whereas my dad is a clean-as-you-go type person.
My mom has made strides to be mindful, and after 30 years of marriage, they're about at the same level. My mom does the floors, the dusting, and the bathrooms while trying to maintain her spaces to a good level of clean. They split the laundry and some of the yardwork, and will work together to clean up if company is coming over. My dad does the rest, because it's automatic to him.
My brother and his wife have also established similar guidelines.
Relationships are a unity of two people, and mindful, realistic compromises are vital.

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ClassiFried86 t1_ja912sl wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in LPT Never greet people on the street with an open hand. Scammers will use handshakes as an opportunity to place an item into your hand which will then be used against you in their scam. Always go with a closed hand fist bump instead. by [deleted]

Just not as much worry about whether or not the person you're approaching has a weapon in hand anymore. Give it time, it'll come back around.

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teamboomerang t1_ja8zlga wrote

Reply to comment by the-practical_cat in LPT Request: How to keep a cleaner home by bschumm1

I did something like this with my son when he was younger. I got fed up with the arguments about cleaning his room so I told him I was setting the timer for 15 minutes, and he had to clean the whole 15 minutes, but then he was done FOR THE DAY. We were going to do it every day, though.

My son LOVED it. He made it a game trying to get more done than me (so of course I let him "win.") but really, it was a game changer for both of us. We both realized that MANY things didn't take as long to do as we thought they did, and after about two weeks, the house was really clean and stayed that way. And then every time we had 10 minutes before we had to leave or something, instead of scrolling on our phones, we'd find something to clean.

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Ilefttherightturn t1_ja8zj88 wrote

Reply to LPT request: How to get rid of month-old dried blood stain? by kokichissoulwife

Hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, let dry. Then vinegar on top of that. Don’t mix vinegar and hydrogen peroxide in the same bottle. It creates an unstable form of peracetic acid. Peracetic acid us used in an industrial setting as a disinfectant. Corrosive tho, so not recommend Ed for household.

If all else fails, dye your sheets a nice rich color. Also great for giving life to dingy clothes you’re tired of.

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bzeeingu t1_ja8y7b6 wrote

Reply to comment by ObiOneToo in LPT: When talking to old people or people that are hard of hearing, start the sentence slowly, in order to catch their attention and avoid having to repeat yourself. by 70Ytterbium

It also helps to enunciate more clearly. The loss of higher frequencies affects certain speech sounds more than others, which can be partly overcome by enunciating more clearly than usual. This problem is exacerbated when wearing a mask which also attenuates higher frequencies more.

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Sufficient-Law-6622 t1_ja8xgwj wrote

Reply to LPT Never greet people on the street with an open hand. Scammers will use handshakes as an opportunity to place an item into your hand which will then be used against you in their scam. Always go with a closed hand fist bump instead. by [deleted]

I love letting people tie “free” bracelets on my wrist.

I want you to understand how much time I have to sit here and fuck with you, sir. You can either give me my bracelet for free or listen to my fucking 35 minute story about why I don’t have 4 euro.

The choice is yours.

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