17 Lazy Girl Cleaning Hacks That Will Forever Change You

Clean your floor while walking to the fridge? YES.

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1. Walk around your house in “Swiffer Socks” instead of dusting.

You know those sickeningly cozy socks that make you feel like a baby? Well, put those things on. Walk around your house. Take them off. You just dusted your apartment by simply having feet.

2. Use a lint roller to dust.

Run a lint roller over lampshades, mantles, and shelves to dust and vacuum all at once.

3. Spray furniture polish on anything to make it shiny.

Give your fridge (or your coffee table, or your dresser) some gold star treatment by doing practically nothing. But don’t spray your floor. You will probably fall and be angry at us.

4. Line your toaster tray with foil before toasting anything.

Peel it off and you can get back to your boyfriend Netflix.

5. Avoid using cups and bowls…

When you can, eat things out of their original containers.

6. At all costs.

I want to think someone wasn’t high when they did this. But they probably were.

7. Use tape to pick up crumbs.

So easy.

8. Use liquid shower gel (not soap) to avoid soap scum buildup in your tub.

“The fats and oils in soaps create problems with soap scum,” Lynn Marie Bower tells Housekeeping Channel. But since body wash is technically a detergent, it’s specifically formulated to prevent gross crud from caking up in the shower.

9. Blend soap and water to clean a blender.

Press a button and you’re done.

10. Use plastic food wrap to make clean-up easy.

When things get gross, just rip out the liners and add new ones.

11. Clean your microwave and your sponge all at once.

Microwave a damp sponge on high to kill the bacteria hiding in all its nooks and crannies. The steamy vapors will help clean stuck-on nastiness. Using an oven mitt, wipe the sides of the microwave with the sponge.

12. Tape a dryer sheet over an air conditioner vent to freshen up the room.

Never light a scented candle again.

13. Keep cleaning liquid in the bottom of the toilet brush pan.

Obviously, make sure to wash your toilet brush after using because dat shit nasty.

14. Wash almost everything in the dishwasher.

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If you’re lucky enough to have one. For a full list of things you can wash in a dishwasher, go here.

15. Clean greasy gas burners in a sealed plastic bag with ammonia.

Pick up burners. Put burners in bags with 1/4 cup of ammonia. Seal bags. Let sit overnight. Wipe burners with sponge. Don a crown—you are now the clean queen.

16. Run 1 part vinegar + 1 part water through a brew cycle in your coffeemaker.

Then run just water through the cycle twice to make the vinegar smell goes away.

17. Soak a non-toxic and biodegradable dryer sheet in a pan to remove baked-on food.

Barely lift a finger.

And enjoy killing all the birds with one stone.

Then go take a nap.

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Gov. Bobby Jindal: ‘I’m glad to hear that A&E came to its senses’

http://twitter.com/#!/BobbyJindal/status/416717693165662210

Soon after news broke that A&E was lifting its suspension of “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal was applauding the network’s decision as a victory for both free speech and religious liberty.

http://twitter.com/#!/BobbyJindal/status/416717805304565760 http://twitter.com/#!/BobbyJindal/status/416718224483303424 http://twitter.com/#!/enorby19/status/416718825996824576 http://twitter.com/#!/NO_MORE_CHANGE/status/416720421451337729 http://twitter.com/#!/Sisteacup/status/416719076455505920 http://twitter.com/#!/arfner/status/416721555071447040

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/12/27/gov-bobby-jindal-im-glad-to-hear-that-ae-came-to-its-senses/

No Bombs Found On Planes In Atlanta After Threats Were Made On Twitter

Two passenger planes escorted by fighter jets landed at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday and were searched by bomb disposal and canine units. No bombs were found on the planes.

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The FBI confirmed to local media in Atlanta that the planes have been given the “all clear,” after being checked for bombs.

FBI spokesman Stephen Emmett told the Associated Press that no suspicious cargo was found.

The FBI additionally plans to “sweep online feeds and WiFi from the planes to track down who made the threats,” and said that all passengers on both flights will be interviewed and searched before given clearance to leave the airport. BF_STATIC.timequeue.push(function () { document.getElementById(“update_article_update_time_4749324”).innerHTML = UI.dateFormat.get_formatted_date(‘2015-01-24 18:29:55 -0500’, ‘update’); });

2. Two passenger planes escorted by F-16 fighter jets landed at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Saturday after bomb threats made on Twitter, military officials told CNN.

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The two planes, Southwest Airlines Flight 2492 and Delta Flight 1156, were searched by bomb and canine units after landing at the international airport.

Delta spokesman Morgan Durant told CNN, “It was a Portland, Oregon, to Atlanta, Georgia, flight. Delta is supporting the sweeping process carried out by authorities.”

Southwest spokesman Dan Landson confirmed to CBS News that the planes had landed.

“Due a security situation, the aircraft operating Flight 2492 was taken to a remote area of the airport where customers and the aircraft are being rescreened,” Landson said. “Our number one priority is the safety of our customers and people. We cannot comment on the nature of the security situation.”

5. On Twitter, threats were made by a single user to both Delta and Southwest Airlines.


Neither Southwest nor Delta Airlines could immediately confirm to BuzzFeed News that the threats made by this user caused the planes to land in Atlanta. NORAD spokesman Preston Schlachter confirmed to the AP the threats in question came from somebody on Twitter.

9. More than five hours later, the threatening Tweets were still not deleted. The user wrote that he or she was “going to get raided,” before challenging the FBI and CIA to “actually get off their ass.”


The user also tweeted an address in Chicago and wrote “come and get me.”

I’m going to get raided. Oh noeS!!

— kingZortic (@Zortic)

@unknownss_uk What you trying to say? I’m a God. Completely untouchable and I challenge @FBI @CIA @NSA to actually get off their ass.

— kingZortic (@Zortic)

Read more: http://www.buzzfeed.com/alisonvingiano/bomb-threats-on-twitter-allegedly-cause-two-passenger-planes

Amanda Marcotte stands up for single mothers, or something

http://twitter.com/#!/AmandaMarcotte/status/276084868520243200

Um … what?

Just one person who bashes single mothers to produce these mothers who had great guys they adored but they dumped for no reason. Please.

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) December 4, 2012

We not sure what Marcotte is trying to say, but if you’re that one person, she’s waiting to hear from you.

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2012/12/04/amanda-marcotte-stands-up-for-single-mothers-or-something/