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If you’re anything like most, you probably dread cleaning your oven. Especially me right now since my oven needs repair. Appliance repair or oven repair, is amazing, although it is not in my budget right now. So, lets get back into the dreaded cleaning. There are few things harder to get sparkling, and even the thought of trying might give you a headache. A headache which, ironically, will get a whole lot worse when you do get down to this. 

That’s thanks to the heavy chemicals most of us use in the hopes that it makes this job more manageable. Industrial strength oven cleaners are easy enough to pick up at your local store and, for many, they seem like the only option. The trouble is that, as the skull and crossbones on the back suggests, these chemicals aren’t the best. 

Thanks to ingredients including sodium hydroxide and other high-alkaline additions, off-the-shelf chemical cleaners can spell bad news for our health and our homes. Is it any wonder, then, that you dread cleaning your oven as much as you currently do?

The good news is that heavy chemicals aren’t your only option. Keep reading for proof of why you should avoid repurchasing your standard cleaner, and what you can use instead.

Toxicity + food = A recipe for disaster

If you have to wear a mask and gloves to apply a cleaner, what do you think those chemicals will do to your food? The fact is that, no matter how well you wipe your oven, there are sure to be some cleaning spores left behind. When you next cook food, then, you risk unwanted toxicity. This is an issue which becomes even worse when you consider cleaners that stay in your oven overnight. Before you know, those chemicals cleaners could get into your digestive system. Over time, that could do untold damage to your health.

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What about your oven?

You’re cleaning your oven to extend it’s life, not do damage. Yet, shop-bought chemical cleaners have been proven to do just that. That’s perhaps not surprising when you consider that these are products which can burn your skin. When used on your oven, they could lead to issues such as corrosion of metals, rotting of rubber, and a distortion of your elements. In every case, you would need to either contact a local appliance repair company or buy a whole new oven. All because you did what you thought was best for your oven. 

So, what other option do you have?

Many of us realize the damage cleaners can do but use them regardless because we’re unaware of alternatives. In reality, though, there’s every chance you already have the ingredients you need to make a replacement. By mixing half a cup of baking soda with a few teaspoons of either water or vinegar, you can create a cleaner which cuts through grease just as well as the best products out there. And, you can do it all toxicity-free and zero waste. Not to mention that you could save a small fortune on those expensive ‘oven-specific’ products. Even if you’re reluctant that this will work at first, one try will surely convert you for life.

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We all face struggles, some emotional and some physical. Sometimes we just face problems that make us want to pull our hair out because we just cannot think of the solution.

Today we are going to look at what we perceive to be complicated problems and just how simple the solution may be.

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Friday the 13th

Are you just having one of those days? Has absolutely everything gone wrong? Have you gone feet first into a large puddle, had a jam spillage from that donut at lunch? Locked your car keys in the car?

Fear not! Put a towel around your feet, destain with some soda and get a locksmith, be it a 24 hour locksmith to help you retrieve your keys. Bad luck is actually something we create for ourselves. Feeling like you are having bad luck, will in all seriousness bring you bad luck. 

Although this notion sounds ludicrous, it is simply a matter of attitude, slightly altering your own perception of a situation will in turn, alter the outcome of that situation. Don’t believe it? Give it a try.

Lack of confidence

We have all been here, we have woken up one morning and felt like absolute trash. Not wanting to leave the bed and an overwhelming sense of impending doom.  When we feel this way, there seems to be no way out apart from wait for it to just go away, right?

No! This is absolutely not right, the solution is quite simple. It’s all about resetting your mind frame. Going to the wardrobe and picking something out that makes you look fabulous, put on a scent that triggers those memory neurons, find something you want and buy it. These three things together are a remarkable trio. They, in fact, help you trick your brain into reversing your mood. The clothes give you more presence, the smell provides a happy nostalgia and the shopping stimulates your visual pleasure receptors. All in all, do this magical trio and you will feel on top of the world.

That Was Foolish

A problem we all come across from time to time is making a fool out of ourselves. We hate to admit it but it’s something we all do. Whether it be at an office Christmas party or just making a little bit of a scene in public. How do we repair something like this? Well, the solution to this one is quite simple. 

Making a fool of oneself is 80% down to how we perceive the situation ourselves and definitely how we react to it. Generally, people will react in accordance with our reactions. So react thusly, react with confidence and nonchalance. Whilst this may seem like simple advice, if you embrace anything deemed as an imperfection in your nature, it only serves to humanize you. By dwelling on a foolish incident and allowing it to govern future actions, this then reshapes you into something you are not.    

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Food waste is such a huge issue these days. So many families and households are throwing away large amounts of food every day, and this is creating a difficult problem to solve. Not only does it mean that households are wasting money on food that they are throwing out, but it is also an issue for the environment. We all know that the environment is under a huge strain right now, and farming and other food industries are damaging the environment just for us to throw the food out.

So, what can we do to cut down on our food waste? Here are a few helpful tips.

Store Food Correctly

First of all, it’s worth taking a look at how you are currently storing your food. It is essential that you are doing so in a way that will help you keep food, especially fresh items, for as long as possible. That way, food won’t be going off too quickly. For instance, it’s important to store some veggies separately from one another. Tomatoes, bananas, and avocadoes produce ethylene gas while they ripen. They therefore need to be stored away from the likes of potatoes, apples, and peppers as the gas will cause these to ripen too quickly. If you aren’t sure how to store something, you can search online.

Start Growing Your Own Vegetables

Lots of people find that growing their own vegetables help them cut down on food waste as they will only harvest what they will eat. They won’t have to buy such a large pre-packaged bag of potatoes for instance, if they can go out to their garden and pick the exact number they need. If you are new to growing your own you can buy soil and more at growerslane.com. It’s also worth researching the best veggies for beginners to grow online.

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Save Leftovers For Later

There’s no reason to throw any leftovers from a meal out. You might be able to use them again the next day. For instance, you can reheat leftover meals like lasagne and curry. If you have leftover ingredients, you might be able to use them in a different dish. Most cooked meats can be added to stews and curries, for example. If you aren’t sure how to use a leftover ingredient, take a look online as there are plenty of great recipes for leftovers on sites like canadianturkey.ca.

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Eat Your Skins

Lots of people peel the majority of fruit and vegetables that they eat and then simply throw the skins away. Are you guilty of doing that too? This is something you can easily change as there are so many ways to use all of the skins. For instance, you can keep the skins on your potatoes for extra taste. With the skins of vegetables that you can’t really eat, you can keep them to make tasty vegetable cooking stocks with.

There is really no need to waste so much food these days, especially not now you have these tips!