Spring cleaning, Answers-style
Doing some early preparations for the Lunar New Year, I was rummaging through my closet that doubles up as my library, clearing out old magazines and books. To my horror, a silverfish crawled out from my bottom shelf and tried its best to wiggle away. I squished it. Then I panicked. How many more were there lurking among the shelves? And how would I get rid of them?
I turned to the Answers community ready to ask several questions but instead, did a search on “how to get rid of silverfish” first. There were many questions asked by the community and I checked out the first two resolved questions and learnt two things right away. One was that silverfish thrive in areas that are damp and two, boric acid is the best way to get rid of them. Then I came across another answer from still learning at 54 and she mentioned that cloves and cinnamon can also help in keeping silverfish away.
Since I didn’t have cloves or cinnamon, I made a note on my shopping list to get boric acid or as lfh1213 also mentioned, a chemical spray. I also made a note to get something to absorb the dampness in the closet.
With a plan to tackle the silverfish, another thought struck me. What about those jars under the kitchen sink that I never really reused because of the super sticky residue left by the labels I’d tried but failed to completely remove? I turned to the Answers search box again and searched for advice on removing sticky labels from jars. Knowkiddn had an unusual answer: try WD-40. I just happened to have a can of it to lubricate my bike chain. I whipped it out and spritzed it on the jars and scrubbed them right off. I was impressed. I now had jars I could reuse!
And at the hardware store, I managed to get hold of a spray for the silverfish and a dehumidifier for the closet. I cleared out the bottom shelves and put on the spray and plugged in dehumidifier. Yay, common household problems solved, Answers-style.
What are some of the spring-cleaning chores you have to do this year?
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