Why does the mop stick brush stink?

After using the mop sticks to mop the house or other places, it's important to clean them and dry them properly in sunlight. Yet, at times the mop sticks stink with some bad smell. The possible reasons may be: It was not washed after using. It was not dried in sunlight after washing. It was used to mop milk or coffee or tea or eggs of lizard or cat shit or any other such organic matter. Prevention: avoid using your…

Stock some fruits instead of snacks

Stocking some fruits in your home instead of stocking some snacks will reward you with good health. When when we go to the supermarkets, we tend to buy a lot of snacks items. Instead, buy some fruits. Keep them at home. Snack on fruits when you feel bored. Two years ago, I used to sit for writing work and to cut the boredom, I got some grapes and cucumber. Kept snacking on them while writing. Result was that I didn't…

Affordable fruits

If you live in a posh locality, there are high chances that the price of fruits is very high these days. Some of the fruits that were badly neglected earlier and were only eaten by economically weaker sections, have now become costly, thanks to newspaper articles and youtube videos showing their importance. One such fruit is guava (Kannada: seebe hannu ಸೀಬೆ ಹಣ್ಣು ). Now guava is very costly. In this situation, it's tough to find fruits that are affordable. Banana…

Storing medicines – tablets and syrup bottles effectively

We all store medicines at home. It is a good idea to keep a few essential medicines (paracetamol) and a few more based on our medical condition. The tablets are usually manufactured on plastic "sheets" and sealed using thin aluminium foils. The aluminium foil contains all the details of the medicine like - the brand name, chemical name, caution information, manufacturing date, expiry date and batch number. As we start using the tablets and tear the aluminum foil, the details…