Jolie Kerr > Quotes

“The other option are dryer balls, which are lightweight rubber balls that you toss into the dryer. They knock around and help to fluff things up. The other great advantage of dryer balls is that they’re reusable, unlike dryer sheets, so you won’t be adding to your local landfill every time you go to wash your underpants.”
― Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

“Liquid detergents have two major advantages over powders: (1) they dissolve a whole heck of a lot better, regardless of water temperature; (2) they can be used as a pretreatment for stained items if you don’t have a standalone product for that purpose”
― Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

“Fabric softening sheets go into the dryer, and are a much better choice than liquid softeners as they won’t cause any sort of damage or buildup to the machines. They do, however, leave a coating on anything they’ve been dried with (as does liquid softener, but to a lesser extent), which is not ideal for many fabrics, including and most especially towels. Never, ever, ever use a fabric softener with your towels. The coating it leaves behind will render the towels less absorbent. And that’s a bad quality in a towel! So no more fabric softener with your towels. Also with your gym clothes, leggings, tights—anything with a stretchy quality. They don’t love fabric softeners. Before you become too despondent because I’ve taken away your precious fabric softeners, I have two alternatives to offer you.”
― Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

“You can, if you want to, get reeeeeeallllly precise about things use a measuring spoon; no joke, one to two tablespoons of detergent is all you’ll need!”
― Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

“Since we’re on the topic of stains, here’s the absolute best thing you’re going to learn from me: with the exception of mud and ink, almost every single stain will benefit from being flushed with cold water. Hold the stained area taut under a running faucet and let the water pressure do a lot of the work for you. If you have a sponge or towel nearby, that’s even better: use it to help push the stain out even more while under the running water. A small amount of soap—dish soap, hand soap, laundry detergent, whatever is close by—will also really help matters. If the stained garment is dry-clean-only and you don’t want to risk making things worse, you should point out the stain when you drop the item off with your cleaner so they can spot treat it.”
― Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

“The most important thing to know about stains is this: get to them immediately. Even if “getting to them immediately” means applying a stain treatment and waiting a few days before laundering. The faster you get to the stain, the likelier it is to come out.”
― Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

“The solution to a pile of mildewed stuff is to rewash it with your regular detergent as well as a cup or two of white vinegar. A note on amounts: for a regular washing, a half cup to a full cup of white vinegar is more than enough to help cut down on smells and serve as a natural fabric softener. But when you’re dealing with overpowering smells like mildew, you’ll need to up the ante, and being aware of those differences will help you to apply that understanding to various laundering situations you may find on your hands. Baking soda is another option, but I prefer vinegar because I think it works better,”
― Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

“The Oxi Technique By now you know that I love OxiClean in a deeply unnatural way. If you promise not to slap a scarlet A on me for being some sort of sexual deviant, I’ll admit that sometimes I whisper sweet nothings to my bucket of Oxi. So it will surprise you not to learn that I consider Oxi to be one of the best products out there when it comes to getting ugly yellow pit stains out from shirts. But a curious thing happened when I started recommending it to people for this purpose: some would come back to let me know that the Oxi didn’t do a thing to help cure their pit stains, while others were practically rapturous describing the miracle visited unto their white T-shirts.”
― Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha

“The solution to a pile of mildewed stuff is to rewash it with your regular detergent as well as a cup or two of white vinegar. A note on amounts: for a regular washing, a half cup to a full cup of white vinegar is more than enough to help cut down on smells and serve as a natural fabric softener. But when you’re dealing with overpowering smells like mildew, you’ll need to up the ante, and being aware of those differences will help you to apply that understanding to various laundering situations you may find on your hands. Baking soda is another option, but I prefer vinegar because I think it works”
― Jolie Kerr, My Boyfriend Barfed in My Handbag . . . and Other Things You Can't Ask Martha