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The “Holy Grail” Of Painting. DONT WASTE HOURS USING THAT HORRIBLE BLUE TAPE!!

How to Cut In

1. Start with a 3 inch brush and a “cut bucket.” Pros recommend an angled brush, often called a sash brush. A cut bucket is simply a paint bucket that doesn’t have the lip. The lip allows for paint to accumulate, giving you more paint than you want on the brush. Even a plastic bucket will work: just any sturdy bucket with straight sides.
2. Fill the cut bucket no more than an inch or two. You’ll need clear sides of the bucket to wipe paint off. Dab the brush about half an inch into the paint and drag it dry against the lip. Make certain it is very dry. It doesn’t take much paint to cover trim.
3. Grip the brush loosely near the bristles, as you would hold a pencil. The brush handle is largely extraneous for cutting in purposes.
4. Plant the bristle on the surface, forming a wedge shape. Use the sharp end of the wedge to start the paint line.
5. Draw the bristles along the line you want to paint. As you begin moving the bristles, try to let them form a fan shape. It’s the outmost bristles that are actually drawing the line, not the entire bristle surface.
6. You’ll first want to draw very flat crescents. These crescents will start on the line, track along the line for a few inches, then gradually pull away from the “danger zone” (glass, trim, or whatever you don’t want painted) and toward yourself. You can cobble together a long straight line by several of these flat crescents.
7. As you get more experienced, you’ll find the crescents getting fewer and flatter, until you can draw quite a long line.

1. CLEAN WALLS! (This will make your paint appear smoother and less bumpy)

-Remove dust, dirt, smudges, etc.

-Use water, a sponge and a mild dishwashing detergent

-After cleaning, rinse walls with clean water & sponge to remove soap residue.

2. TAPE BASEBOARDS AND WINDOWS but avoid using too much tape on molding and doorframes…

(Too much tape can lead to spots left un-painted which cuts off the lines and really takes away from the paint job, trust me, i’ve done it, CUT IN)  

3. Prime Walls (even though its tedious, it’s worth the extra effort)

-Walls that are primed have better sheen and make the finish coat more uniform.

4. Use a brush and CUT IN AROUND ALL EDGES (Door frames, baseboards, molding) pretty much painting any area around the perimeter of your painting area. Use slanted brush heads to help you cut in.

5. Use the W technique.
For efficiency, start in the corner of a wall and roll on a three-by-three-foot W pattern, then fill it in without lifting the roller. Continue in sections until you’re finished. Paint one wall at a time.

6. Paint the trim.
When the walls are completely dry, tape where the trim meets the wall. Paint the moldings and the door and window frames with a two-inch angled brush

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1. Seal Sneaky Leaks

Seal electrical outlets in the exterior walls of your house. Foam insulating gaskets (less than $1 each) “act as a barrier so conditioned air stays in, rather than leaking out,” says Jonathan Passe of the EPA. Just unscrew the outlet cover, install the gasket, and replace the cover.

2. Go With the Flow

Install a high-performance showerhead. This uses 1½ gallons of water per minute (gpm) rather than 2½ gallons, the federal upper limit for new showerheads. By switching from a 2½-gpm to a 1½-gpm model ($20 and up), a family of four (each person taking daily 10-minute showers) could save about $88 a year on water and energy costs with gas water heating and $135 a year with electric, according to figures from the DOE Federal Energy Management Program.

3. Swap Out Bulbs

Replace incandescent bulbs with CFLs (compact fluorescent lightbulbs). A $10 CFL uses about a quarter of the wattage of an incandescent bulb, which amounts to more than $30 in savings per replaced bulb over the lifetime of the CFL (which averages 10,000 hours or 416 days). “If every household in the United States replaced one incandescent bulb with a CFL,” says Pablo Päster, a sustainability engineer based in San Francisco, “the energy savings would be the equivalent of shutting down one coal-fired power plant.”

4. Be Cool

Wash clothes in cold water. You may already know that this saves energy, but do you know how much? “Up to 90 percent of the cost of washing clothes comes from heating the water, so use hot water only for very dirty clothes,” says Adam Gottlieb of the California Energy Commission. Another tip: “Match the water level to the amount of clothes, or wait to wash full loads,” suggests Clement. “The water savings can be enormous.”

5. Close (or Open) Your Blinds

Leave blinds down on south- and west-facing windows on hot summer days to keep your space cool. “This prevents the sun from warming your home and making your cooling system work harder,” says Clement. “In winter, leave blinds up to allow the sun to help heat your home.”

6. Upgrade Your Heating (and Cooling) System

Install (and properly program) a programmable thermostat. The average household spends $2,200 annually on energy bills, and about half of that is for heating and cooling, says Vargas. A programmable thermostat costs $50 to $80, is easy to install, and can save about $180 a year. You can shave 2 percent off your heating (or cooling) bill for each degree you lower (or raise) the thermostat for at least eight hours a day while you’re away from home or asleep, says Amanda Korane of the ACEEE.

Inside Your House

• Wash all windows. Use glass cleaner, or one squirt of dishwashing liquid in a spray bottle filled with water, and wipe down with a microfiber cloth. Pick a cloudy day so you can better see any streaks.
• Vacuum dusty canvas, cotton, and treated fabric blinds. Use a low setting with a brush attachment. Vinyl shades can be wiped down with a dampened microfiber cloth if they need a little more attention.
• Moderately dirty window treatments need a two-step approach. Start by dusting or vacuuming the valance and frame, then vacuum from top to bottom using the upholstery attachment for drapes, and the brush attachment for blinds. Or submerge blinds or shades in a few inches of cool water and two teaspoons of dishwashing liquid (check labels first to make sure this is safe). Take out the metal weights first; they can rust.
• If your window coverings are very dirty, check labels for cleaning instructions. Some cotton, polyester, rayon, and wool drapes can be machine washed on delicate. Always send lace, linen, satin, and silk drapes and shades to a professional cleaner.
• Clean the walls. Dust, wash, rinse, and dry painted or wood-paneled walls.
• Clean ceiling-mounted light fixtures. 
• Vacuum and spot-clean upholstered furniture and cushions. Deep-clean if necessary.
• Wipe down the kitchen cupboards. Empty them, wash them down, replace liners (if you use them), declutter, and reorganize.
• Dust off the refrigerator condenser coil. Use your vacuum’s brush attachment and gently vacuum it.
• Do the carpets. Have carpets professionally cleaned if needed.
• Evaluate any wooden floors. Have scratched or dull wood floors professionally scuff-sanded and recoated, or completely refinished.
• Spruce up your computer. Dust the CPU, clean and wipe down the keyboard, and dust off the monitor with a microfiber cloth.
• Straighten the closets. Declutter and reorganize.
• Test smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. Or install them, if you haven’t yet.
• Replace the furnace filter. If you haven’t changed your furnace filter within the past three months, do so now.
• Sweep the chimneys. Have the wood-burning fireplace and stove flues and chimneys professionally inspected and swept.
• Declutter and clean out the attic. 

Outside Your House

• Check weather stripping and caulking around doors and windows. Repair or replace as needed.
• Check and clean the gutters. Do the downspouts, too.
• Clean the patio furniture. Then store away.
• Drain and store garden hoses. 
• Check the exterior paint. Touch up as needed.
• Drain the pool, if applicable. Close it up for the year.

As a college job I am a part time nanny. One of my job requirements is to do the families laundry. I have mastered a lot of what i know about folding laundry from my dad who is meticulous at cleaning, organizing & folding! (believe it or not, he is a straight male) Perhaps, it’s the fact that he’s a nurse or…. he has adhd and has good qualities that come with ADHD such as…being meticulous and organized, etc. What ever it is…. he has taught me a lot, however, I have been struggling with fitted sheets.

This link has sure helped me, maybe it can help you readers who struggle with folding fitted sheets. I know it can be very daunting!!