Household Tips
-Sunita Gurung
With summer officially underway, it is that time of the year to have fun filled time outdoors. Though it guarantees a lot of fun it also means having to deal with some invasive pests and unprecedented incidents. The onset of warm weather also indicates the time to take out your cleaning paraphernalia to keep your house in top condition.
Flies are not only a nuisance but can transmit diseases and can pose serious problems. Try hanging a plastic bag filled with water outside the door or near a window or a refuse bin possibly in a place with good lighting. Light refracts or bends as it passes through water causing optical illusions and the flies with their compound eyes get disturbed by the refracted light and retreat.
After a barbeque, party or a picnic, the possibility of having ants crawling over spilled drinks or looking for crumbs is an unwanted sight. Wipe the tables with white vinegar. The acetic acid not only deodorizes the table but also hides the scent of sugar from spilled drinks.
During the summer, flies find sweet or alcoholic drinks very appealing. Anybody having an outside party or meal might find flocks of the creatures heading to the drink glasses to drown. If lime flavor does not alter the taste of the wine, cut a lime into wedges and smear the juice around the rim of each wine glass. The acidic properties of the lime juice deter fruit flies, which prefer sugar. Or pour the wine at the last minute, just before you plan to start drinking. The longer drinks sits around, the more chances of these flies finding them. Or, place paper coasters over the wine glasses if you plan to leave them for more than a couple of minutes. It only takes a moment for a whole bunch of fruit flies to locate a wine glass and drown. If it is outside, use pieces of cardboard and place pebbles on top if the weather gets very windy.
Placing citronella candles around your yard and lighting them in the evening is an inexpensive way to keep mosquitoes at bay without the use of chemicals. Place some drops of Eucalyptus oil on window sills and near doorways to repel the bugs and keep them out of your home. 
If your carpet is giving off an offensive smell make it fragrant by sprinkling baking soda on it. After sprinkling the soda, brush the soda completely into the carpet with the help of a broom. Using baking soda is a proven tip to get rid of smelly carpet. Let the baking soda sit on carpet overnight and then you can vacuum the carpet to remove baking soda.
If the strong odor still persists and you feel that baking soda is not working to get rid of the stubborn smell, opt for vinegar. All you need to do is to fill a spraying bottle with vinegar and then spray it on carpet. Vinegar removes the smell of food particles and even the smell of puke and pets’ droppings.
Before painting, scrubbing the oven or digging in any dirt, scrape some soap from a wet bar of soap. The soap residue under and around your finger nails will prevent other things from getting under your nails, a tip especially for those who start using a rubber glove and then pull them off halfway through the job.
To heal a bee or a wasp sting, apply a little toothpaste which contains mint over the affected area.
Kid’s yoga classes begin from the age of 4 until 12. Classes are separated into age groups: 4–6, 7–9, 10–12. Young kids from 4–7 have less concentration and most of the class is spent trying to keep their little minds active and interested. A class for little kids aged 4–6 is up to 40 minutes long. During the class, there are theme based stories which are acted out through yoga postures, and mini sequences are taught to the children. Children learn basic breathing exercises along with relaxation, and mindfulness meditation
Do look for a class where the children are having fun and receive positive attention from the instructor. 
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Removing chocolate stains from washable fabrics like clothes
Removing chocolate stains from carpets or furniture
1Start using a mild moisturizer or even children’s cream every day to maintain healthy skin. If women can get wrinkles, you too will not be spared from this aging process. There is no reason why you shouldn’t be taking care of aging skin.
11Most men have rough callused feet with cracked heels in spite of the fact that they wear socks and shoes throughout the day. Soft feet are not just essential for women, it is important for men too. Take care of them by soaking in warm water with few drops of olive oil for 5-10 minutes. Then use a pumice stone on the soaked skin to gently remove the scaly part and to reduce the roughness. Wipe it dry and apply a foot cream. Wear a pair of cotton socks over it to let the cream get absorbed into the skin.