in case you missed it…

I’ve been updating this blog pretty much everyday and posts are starting to get pushed onto the next pages so I thought it would be handy to have a weekly recap of my posts (about 2 weeks for this post since it’s the first) from oldest to newest:

• How to repeat formatting with one key in Microsoft Office 
• Free and practical Android applications
• Clean your silver jewelry with baking soda, hot water and aluminum foil  
• Advice for getting the iPhone 4S (or the latest Apple device) 
• Easy way of citing papers with Bibme.org 
• Watch American Hulu, Comedy Central, Netflix, etc in Canada
• Washing unpleasant smelling clothes with vinegar
• Tips for selling your stuff on Craigslist 
• Send faxes anywhere in Canada and the USA for free
• View counts in Google Plus through Picasa 
• iPhone 4S: first look
• The existence of iCloud.com
• What to do when candle wick is useless
• Earthquake safety tip 

so fresh and so clean

Hope everyone had a relaxing weekend and full of food! I decided that there will be nothing new to learn on weekends/holidays partly because I get lazy and had a ton of studying and work to do in preparation for this week.

The title of this blog used to drive my friend and I crazy. We used to say this quite often and never knew where we originally heard it. I did some intense googling one day and found the source of this quote – 50 First Dates! Adam Sandler says this when he is cleaning the penguin (or is it the walrus?) and that is definitely where we got it from because it used to be one of my favourite movies. It felt good to finally clear that up.

So the new thing for today is related to laundry. Practical, yes. Exciting, no.

Anyways, I find that towels can get this weird smell after a while. Maybe cause there isn’t enough air flow in my bathroom or something. When I washed them normally, the smell would still “linger.” After a quick glance through my cleaning reference book (yes, I actually own a book that is all about cleaning…), it recommended that I:

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Add one cup (or a bit less or more depending on wash size) of vinegar to the rinse cycle of the washing machine. I just pour the vinegar in the compartment for fabric softener. The vinegar somehow gets rid of the weird smell and also softens your clothes. I use it on everything, not just towels, because of its multi-purpose function. Works well on clothes that smell like a Chinese restaurant. It’s also cheaper than buying fabric softener and doesn’t leave that fake smell that Bounce sheets do.

Yay for natural and clean smelling laundry!