mommy's reviews

Here at our house, we constantly have bananas sitting on our kitchen counter. When I have babies who are learning to eat solids, bananas are my go-to food for them...they are soft, sweet and the perfect food for sensory play. ALL of my babies loved bananas and now that they are older, we still eat bananas but make banana bread even more! One of the things that I hate about bananas is the fact that they go bad so quickly. I heard that if you separate them when you buy them, they won't ripen as fast. There is a chemical emitted from them that causes them to ripen quickly if they are attached in bunch but that process slows down if you separate them. I haven't tried that yet but will soon! When bananas begin to go bad (or any fruit for that matter), you will notice that the fruit fly population in your kitchen multiplies. Those pesky little flies don't harm you but they will drive you BONKERS!! So, if you have a persistent fruit fly problem, TERRO has a solution for you ...

Recently, it seems like my bath towels have been smelling funky and almost like mildew. In a word, they STINK. I thought that maybe it was because they weren't being dried thoroughly enough but come to find out, it is because of laundry detergent and softener build up. The build up causes the towels to lose their absorbency over time and thus, they don't dry all the way. Who would have thought that??? So, I went on a mission to find a way to make my stinky towels smell nice again and clean them thoroughly. Buying NEW towels is always an option but it can be expensive to do that. Thankfully, I found that the fix was inexpensive, easy, and took two common household cleaning agents: Vinegar and Baking Soda. Here is what I did to refresh and renew my towels. First, I washed my towels with hot water and 1 Cup of Distilled White Vinegar . **NO DETERGENT OR SOFTENERS** . Then, I immediately washed them again with hot water and 1/2 Cup of Baking Soda . I was shocked at the am...