Biz!

I have a wonderful, wonderful cleaning tip for you!
I know, I know…who wants a cleaning tip from the Girl with Fewer Housekeeping Skills Than Paris Hilton?
But if this works for someone as impatient and bad at laundry as me, think of what it will do for you!

A few days ago, there was a tragedy in the Bee Household.
Mrs. Ameliabee (that’s me) left a blue pen in the pocket of a dress and sent it through the wash.
As you can guess, this was not a Good Plan.

In this load were two of my favorite jumpers and my three favoritest white shirts.

And, you know how I love my jumpers.
Sadness ensued, and though I tried every cleaning remedy I could think of, the blue Persisted.

So, in desperation, I turned to the internet for an answer. And got one.
I came across this wonderful link: http://www.macnstuff.com/mcfl/1/stainremoval.html

The technique is the Biz Boil—and I was really skeptical at first.
Skeptical, but willing to try one more thing before tossing my favorite clothes.

In two words--It. Worked.

How to do it:

1. Get a Great Big pot or bucket that can be on the stove top.
2. Heat over high heat until pretty warm.
3. Add about 1 cup of Biz Laundry Stuff, stir until dissolved.
4. Add icky clothing, stirring and moving it around to get the stains underwater.
5. Bring water to a boil, and boil (with clothes in the pot) for around 10 minutes (the website recommended 45, but 10 worked just fine)
6. Move the clothes around occasionally, making sure to keep the stained part under the water.
7. Check the stained area to determine when stains are gone.
8. The website recommends allowing the clothes to cool in the water, but I’m waaaaay to impatient for that.
9. Ameliabee’s way? Take clothes out of pot with tongs, drain in colander.
10. Wash as usual.
    It is a truly amazing thing. I was concerned that washing this blouse in such hot water would ruin it, but everything is just fine.

The only downside? The Mother of All Messes on the stovetop. Worth it times a thousand, I say.

And--me being me, I wore my favorite shirt to work the next day, proud of my newly-found Mad Laundry Skillz, and promptly dumped my lunch down the front. Looks like Biz and I are going to become very close friends...

I know you're out there, I can hear you reading...

Well, I'm back.
Thanks to some gentle, insistent prodding from Ms. Beth and the opening of Lynn's blog to announce, I realized it was time to come back.

And, I realize I need a place to snark, be silly and rant a bit. It was sneaking into my Serious Writing, and really, an article about the rosary isn't the place for snark.

For those of you who have stuck with me for lo these many many months, I appreciate your patience and apparently strange taste in reading matter.

So...what have I been up to? A little of this, a lot of that, and much of the other. Mostly working and things like that. Sadly, not a lot of excitement to speak of--really my only excuse is L-A-Z-Y.

Stay tuned for the Man Seminar and much much more!