You have a lovely shower curtain in the bathroom but it seems like every time you turn around you are battling mildew.

No matter what shower curtain I have in the bathroom, I always pick up a liner from the dollar store or discount store that compliments it.

Now when the shower is used, the inexpensive one is placed inside the tub, and the decorative one is left out side.

Just before you step out of the shower, take a moment to use your hands to "squee-gee" some of the water from the interior curtain.

Once you get out of the shower, slide the curtains closed so that air get dry the curtains naturally.

When you are done dressing, or later you can go back and open them up if desired.

You just noticed that your toddler has drug some dirt or something in, now it is on your upholstered chair.

You don't have to call a professional cleaner, there are a few things that you can try yourself first.

You can remove dry spots with a sticky lint roller, or grab a piece of tape and wrap it around your finger sticky side out.

Use that to gently dab at the spot and pick up the remains. (This will only work for dry dirt, or anything that is not/nor has been wet)

You noticed that when you spray your hairspray it gets all over the floor, the door, the wall, and basically everywhere else in your bathroom as well as your head.

If you can, step into your shower or tub when you spray.

Now the excess spray will adhere to the tub and walls, and will be washed off the next time that you take a shower.

You will notice that your bathroom is much easier to clean up in the long run.

There are a billion products on the market for cleaning mildew from your bath or shower. I still find that the best thing that works is plain old bleach.

I take a spray bottle and fill it 1/2 full with water and the other half with bleach. Mark the bottle clearly that it is Bleach and Water, as well as POISON.

Now when you are done taking a shower or bath, spray the tub and walls with your bleach solution.

Take extreme care not to spray it on yourself or in your eyes, use it in a well ventilated room, and ensure that you are not getting it on any fabric.

This will help keep mildew at bay, and will also leave your bathroom smelling fresh.

You love to sew, but you don't have a pincushion handy.

You can use a bar of soap for a great little pincushion. The oil in soap will also help your pins slide right into fabric.

You can even fancy it up a bit by sewing a little fabric around it.

You have some great metal water bottles, but after a while they get a little smelly.

To hand wash your bottles you can fill about half way full with hot water and a drop of dishwashing detergent. Place the lid on your bottle and shake well for about a minute. Rinse well and turn upside down to dry.

For deeper cleaning, fill about half full with hot water and add 1 teaspoon of baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon bleach. Place the lid on the bottle and shake well for about a minutes. Empty the bottle and wash using the above instructions.

Always store your bottles with out the lid on. This will help odors from being trapped inside.