Its summer and we all want to buy new clothes and chase new trends to look good and fashionable but before you get rid of your old clothes, check out how to reuse them smartly and without spending much time or effort.

1) New cleaning tools

You can use your clothes as cleaning rags especially if they were really old and can’t be recycled in anyway. Cut your old cotton shirt to different rags and use them for heavy duty cleaning tasks. Make sure you cut the edges correctly to have the best results.

2) New Toys for your kids

It is easy to turn old clothes to either toys clothes or to toys themselves. You can for example use your baby’s old dress or shirt on their toys. It will give a feeling of having a new toy and your kid will be happy.

You can also turn your old clothes or your baby’s old clothes to a stuffed toy, get extra fabrics to do the stuffing and make the eyes and hair of the toy and enjoy making a unique toy for your kid.

3) New clothes out of old ones

Use your old clothes to make patches that can be added to plain shirts or baby’s clothes or make some accessories such as gloves, headbands, hats or you can go a little bit wider by turning your Jeans to shorts or shirts to skirts using a scissor and a sewing machine.

4) New Accessories for your home

Do you know that you can make new curtains, a lamp shade, cushions covers or even a throw blanket out of old clothes. you just need to cut and sew fabrics together smartly and you can decorate a lot of places in your home.

5) New clothes for others

If you don’t have the time or you don’t think you are into crafts and such stuff, then simply give your old clothes away to charity. They will know what to do with them. Those are only some of the ways to reuse your old clothes, I’m sure there is a lot more to do. If you know a smart way to do so, please leave your comment and educate people out there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to stand next to the Ac in the corridors at work especially after coming back from a break. The cold air that blows my hair makes me feel refreshed and yes it is wrong to do that of course but it feels good, doesn’t it? You somehow become addicted to this machine that generates cold air in sunny hot days but the question is how does it work?

I’m going to tell you how air conditioners convert hot air to cold air. It all starts with Physics, a general rule to be specific which is liquid and gas conversion cycle. Heat is absorbed in the process while converting liquid to gas and this is the basic idea of air conditioners. In a closed system made of coil, special chemicals are evaporated and condensed over and over in a cycle taking advantage of this law to generate cool air . Now the cycle starts with refrigerants that convert in low temperatures inside the coils, warm air is directed over those coils through a fan and heat is absorbed by the refrigerants while changing from liquid to gas making the coils cold then a fan blows air into the coils which ends in coming out as cold air.

The process does not end here as the refrigerant gas should be converted back to liquid to complete the cycle, this happens through a compressor that cools gas by putting it first under high pressure and then evacuating the extra heat that is produced with another fan and condenser coils, the gas then cools and changes to liquid to start the process again and that is how it works.

Now that you know how air conditioners work, how can you maintain it ? well simply turn it off and disconnect the power when not using it. You should also clean the coils if possible with detergents designed for this purpose and don’t forget to clean the filter as well.

Well its getting hotter these days and summer is one step closer so who is ready for tanning ? A lot of my friends consider tanning a must in summer as it makes them feel fresh and they consider it a make over of some sort but anyways and no matter what is your plan for this summer you got to take into consideration general skin care tips to avoid sun burns or heat-strokes.

While preparing your bag and before going to the beach to tan, make sure you take one or two bottles of water, you don’t want to be dehydrated because this the first thing that will turn the day over and make you sick and dizzy.

Have a hat on your head and sun glasses for your eyes while relaxing at the beach or swimming pool because your head should be protected and eyes are generally sensitive especially when it is sunny.

Most importantly don’t forget your sun protection cream even if you are using a tanning oil, you will also need to use sun protection creams. Apply the sunscreen first then the tanning oil or cream.

There is another interesting tip that will protect your skin and give you the result you want. It is reducing the hours you spend in one day under the sun and distribute them along the week so instead of laying under the sun for three hours in one day, stay an hour only and do it more often during the week or every weekend.

Finally don’t forget to use moisturizer twice a day at least after each session to avoid skin dryness and to keep the new colour for longer.

 

 

21 March, a special day, Yeah because it’s the 1st day of spring- welcome Spring – which implies we sure have to welcome the repeated sneezing, red eyes and runny nose… With the arrival of spring, allergies are back.- Welcome spring- Welcome allergies-.  As the National Network for Monitoring Aerobiological (RNSA) mentioned that there were “terrible” allergy sufferers for the end of March 2012 .

 

The causes of these allergies are not always the outside air. Some studies proved that, the quality of indoor air has a huge part of responsibility. as the air become more polluted indoor during this season with particle matters such as bacteria, bust, bust mites, mold spores, pet dander, pollen , virus, sand, or gaseous matters such as ammonia formaldehyde, odor, smoke, traffic exhaust, VOC.

You surely know that we spend 90% of our time indoors, as we spend so much time indoors it’s important that we breathe clean air, for this particular reason we better have to install air filters, such as Blueair which was founded in 1996 and since that they earned a huge reputation for high performance, technological innovation and quality design, they strongly believe that clean air is a human right. For that they designed and manufactured the best air purification systems available today. They tried hard to help relieve the discomfort of allergy and asthma symptoms and can enhance respiratory health and well-being for anyone. Blueair’s performance has always proved it effectiveness, and they provide information with honesty so consumers can make informed choices. They are actively researching new clean air solutions for homes, places of work and everywhere else we can spend time.

 

Now that winter is about to end and everyone is taking out summer clothes again. It is time to store those jackets and remove the heavy sweaters. Here are some amazing ideas to keep your winter clothes in a good condition for the next winter !

Start first with filtering your clothes ! Whatever you didn’t wear this winter, you won’t wear next winter. After that check the pockets of each piece of your winter clothes. Look for stuff like gum, money, pens or anything that could ruin fabrics. When you are done with this, you will be able to move to the next step which is washing or dry cleaning all the pieces you have to get rid of any stains or dust before storing them.

After you are done with the cleaning phase, start storing but take into consideration the type of fabric. Your jackets are not stored like your sweaters and knits because the former should be hanged, preferably on wooden hanger because they would support the jackets’ weight where as the latter should be folded not hanged to avoid getting them out of shape. If you have a piece that you don’t want to crease, just roll it.

Use zipper bags or suitcases as much as possible as they would be better than boxes but if you have to use boxes, make sure to put cotton sheet on the bottom and edges of the box and downy fabric between the pieces to keep them fresh and safe from bugs.

Finally ensure that the place where your clothes are stored is well-ventilated and is cool in temperature with dim lights.  You will feel how important it was to do all these steps when you take out your clothes next winter.