When you wake up in the morning, you should turn the pillow over and fluff it. This will help your down pillows retain their shape. It will also remove dirt or dust that's built up on the pillow. You may occasionally want to fluff and freshen your pillow in the dryer. Put your pillow into the dryer along with 3 tennis balls, a fabric softener sheet, and a wet wash cloth. Run the dryer on a low setting for 20 minutes. A pillow cover can help protect your down pillow from dust mites, dirt, and oils. If you use a protective cover over your pillows regularly, you'll have to clean them less often. Every few months you should air out your pillows. On a sunny, clear day, place your pillows on a clothesline or on a table outside. Fluff the pillows and turn them over after an hour. This will remove musty smells from your pillows and will dry out any moisture in them.

Summary: Fluff your pillows regularly. Use a protective cover. Air your pillows out regularly.


If you see a group of clover mites inside your house, use a vacuum cleaner to suck them up. Then, vacuum the surrounding floors, walls, and windowsills to pick up any mites or mite eggs that you can’t easily see.  Do not smash the mites. Doing so can leave behind a red, difficult to remove stain. To prevent further infestations, make sure you seal the vacuum cleaner bag before throwing it away. Clover mite eggs are tiny, dark red orbs. To kill a group of mites, spray them with an indoor-safe insecticide like permethrin, diazinon, bifenthrin, or chlorpyrifos. Make sure you apply the insecticide directly to the mites. Repeat the process as necessary until the mites are gone.  Indoor-safe insecticide comes in both standard spray bottles and aerosol cans. You can find it online and at most home improvement stores. Insecticides can degrade the quality of air inside your home, so use them as a last resort. Laundry detergents like Borax contain boric acid, a chemical compound that repels and eradicates clover mites. If you have powdered detergent, sprinkle it over your carpets, rugs, and pieces of furniture. Most clover mites will steer clear of the powder, but you can suck up any that get caught in it with a vacuum. If you have liquid laundry detergent, pour a small amount of the cleaning product into a spray bottle, dilute it with water, and spray it onto the clover mites. If your dog or cat gets clover mites in their fur, washing them thoroughly with soap and water should remove the infestation completely. For the best results, purchase an insecticidal soap from a home improvement, gardening supply, or pet store.  Do not use standard insecticides on your pets, only insecticidal soap. Check the label of an insecticidal soap before using it on your pet. Most soaps are animal safe, but some may not be.

Summary: Vacuum up the clover mites to remove them from your house. Spray the clover mites with insecticide to kill them. Sprinkle boric acid over your furniture to get rid of clover mites. Remove clover mites from pets using soap and water.


If you find yourself reaching for certain things a lot, make sure they’re accessible. Give some thought to how frequently you reach for certain items on your desk and arrange them in order of importance. By taking this approach, you can streamline the process of finding and using various supplies.  Writing utensils, typing paper, notebooks, communication devices and digital accessories might all be kept out in the open, or somewhere else that you can get to easily. Separate pens and pencils into a cup to keep them together and ready to use without taking up too much space. Leave paper clips and staplers near the printer or wherever you complete paperwork. You can save as much as an hour a day by minimizing the time it takes you to hunt for things in a messy desk. Non-essential supplies that see a lot of use can go in drawers so that you can take them out as they’re needed. Reserve the top drawers of your desk for larger items and things that you use often but don’t necessarily need to keep out on the desktop.  For instance, you might find that you use your laptop, tablet and other electronic devices more often than pen and paper for completing your work. In this case, these secondary materials can be stored away close at hand while leaving your desk clear for your electronics. If you have a lot of smaller items, buy some desk drawer organizer trays. These fit neatly into the drawers of your desk and are made up of compartmentalized sections that let you keep everything organized and visible in its proper place. Make a mental priority list of where things should go in your workspace. If you use an item frequently or it’s important to keep up with, leave it on your desktop. If you have a need for it every now and then, secure it in a nearby drawer. If you rarely use it or it doesn’t really belong on your desk, find someplace else to keep it. Anything you decide to keep but don’t need on hand at your desk should be stored elsewhere so that it doesn’t accumulate and turn into a mess. This includes personal items, snacks and beverages and gadgets you only need on rare occasions. Written documents should go into folders and then into a filing cabinet, while other materials might need to be put away in a bottom drawer or closet if they’re not likely to be used. Keep as much off and out of your desk as you can, except for the things that you have to have. Try to get in the habit of putting away things after you’ve used them. Otherwise, they have a tendency to accumulate on your desktop or get stuffed into a drawer that can quickly fill up with junk. To facilitate sorting paper documents, invest in a letter tray. These are shallow, multi-tiered containers that allow you to designate each level for incoming and outgoing paperwork, as well as answered and unanswered mail. By confining your written materials to a letter tray, folders and a filing cabinet, you’ll prevent your desk space from becoming overwhelmed by loose paper.  Using a paper tray, or multiple trays for different purposes, is a simple trick that can help eliminate the majority of paper clutter on your desk. Have one tray ready for finished/unfinished paperwork, another for incoming/outgoing mail, etc. Some people might have to make use of a communal desk or partitioned cubicle while at the office, or your desk may just be in close proximity to others, leaving you with a limited amount of room. You can still take steps to tame a shared space.  First, make sure there are clear boundaries in place to distinguish what belongs where. Then, you can begin organizing your own section to maximize order and efficiency. Label your personal materials and keep them close to where you sit. Identify which paperwork is yours and sort it into individual file folders, and from there into drawers or paper trays. Have a designated place for shared supplies so that extraneous clutter doesn't spill into your area.  Carry a backpack or briefcase to help you keep tabs on your stuff. If you're working in a setting with shared space and storage, you might not be able to keep as many supplies and belongings on your desk or in nearby drawers.  Stay on top of regular sorting and cleaning to keep a shared desk or workspace from turning into a mess. More people concentrated into the same confined area means more trash, stray papers and general disarray.

Summary: Keep your most essential items close at hand. Put frequently used items in easy-to-reach drawers. Store unused clutter out of the way. Use a letter tray to keep up with paperwork. Get your shared work area under control.


Make sure you are satisfied with her appearance before going in for the clothes.   When you get to the bottom of the shirt deign, keep going. Close them at the bottom.
Summary: Look carefully at your girl. Draw a small loop at the base of her neck like you were going to draw a shirt. Continue to draw a shirt. WAIT! Make your lines swoop out.