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Quick Tip: Easy DIY Fruit Fly Trap

by Mandi on July 11, 2011

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DIY fruit fly trap

I don’t know about  you, but warm days and lots of fresh fruit and veggies on the counter inevitably lead to an abundance of fruit flies in our home. Since the little buggers multiply at an alarming rate, the situation can quickly get out of control, but I hate the idea of putting all of my produce in the fridge just to keep them away.

Thankfully, this DIY fruit fly trap works perfectly. Use it to catch the flies that are already taking over your kitchen and then keep it out to capture any new ones before they reproduce!

All you need is:
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Quick Tip: Utilize Your Top Shelf

June 6, 2011
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The following post is from Alexis Anne of  Clean Smart Simple Style: If I had more storage space, my house would be spotless. At least, that’s what I tell myself!  Things don’t sit out because I’m lazy, they sit out because I just don’t have room to put them away. Right? Sound familiar? It’s true [...]

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Quick Tip: Take It Out of the Package

June 2, 2011
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Decluttering your home often means getting rid of things so that there’s less stuff taking up space physically. But sometimes, it’s not the amount of stuff you have but the way it’s organized. One of the easiest ways to declutter visually, especially inside cabinets, closets, drawers, etc. is by taking things out of their packages. [...]

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Quick Tip: A Simple Solution for Plastic Grocery Store Bags

April 30, 2011
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As I’m putting the finishing touches on my ebook, How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too — all about being a mother and pursuing your own passions — I’m reposting some of my favorite posts from the archives! If you want to be notified when the ebook is ready, just submit your email [...]

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7 Quick Tips for Organizing Socks

April 27, 2011
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As I’m putting the finishing touches on my ebook, How to Have Your Cake and Eat It, Too — all about being a mother and pursuing your own passions — I’m reposting some of my favorite posts from the archives! If you want to be notified when the ebook is ready, just submit your email [...]

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Quick Tip: Declutter When You’re Frustrated

February 22, 2011
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As I’ve been focused on the book project for the past month, I’ve been in “survival mode” at home. The basics are getting done, but we’ve lowered our standards and I’m starting to see clutter build up around our home — a pile here, a messy closet there. But I’ve noticed a funny thing — [...]

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Quick Tip: Use Baskets to Contain Your Stair Piles

July 7, 2010
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I don’t know about you, but I seem to have perpetual piles at both the top and bottom of our staircase that need to be taken either upstairs or downstairs. I use the pile method rather than making 127 trips up and down the steps each day, but the piles themselves are ugly and distracting. [...]

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Quick Tip: Color-Coded Rags

June 30, 2010
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Last week I shared my favorite tips for sanitizing kitchen sponges, and several of you commented that you avoid sponges altogether and just use rags. While I happen to love my kitchen sponges and feel okay about using them since we change them out at least once a day — more often if we’re dealing [...]

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Quick Tip: Clean & Sanitized Kitchen Sponges

June 23, 2010
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Like a lot of people, I use sponges in my kitchen on a regular basis – to wash dishes, wipe the counters and clean up small spills. But while sponges are handy and convenient, it’s often said that the average kitchen sponge is the biggest source of germs in the entire house (from WebMD). Here [...]

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