Permanent magic markers and white boards!
Today I finally got around to changing our dry erase calendar to August. My brain is still in June and I don't even know where July went. :) So I began erasing July's calendar and realized that my sweet husband had written "I love you" to each of us in a different day early in June. The only problem was that he had mistakenly used permanent marker instead of dry erase. I tried everything I could think of, Windex, dish soap, rubbing really hard with the rough side of a sponge, nothing worked. Finally I decided to try a magic eraser that I had bought on my grocery trip. I sprayed the writing with Windex while I went to get the magic eraser from under the sink then when I came back I gave it a try, and to my surprise it came right off. I couldn't believe it. I sprayed the rest of the writing and it all came clean, although letting the Windex sit on the marker for a few minutes definitely helped it come off more easily. It saved our Pottery Barn dry erase calender Yeah!! I also swiped it across the stove and was amazed how nicely it cleaned streak free without the need for Windex. I wonder if this might be a new way of cleaning our house chemical free.
I bought the Magic Eraser this week for the first time in several years and noticed that Food Lion carries a store brand version. The Mr. Clean brand was $2.97 for 2 heavy duty sponges, and the store brand similar to the heavy duty was only $1.90. I could not tell a difference! Try them, and see if you are convinced.
Today I finally got around to changing our dry erase calendar to August. My brain is still in June and I don't even know where July went. :) So I began erasing July's calendar and realized that my sweet husband had written "I love you" to each of us in a different day early in June. The only problem was that he had mistakenly used permanent marker instead of dry erase. I tried everything I could think of, Windex, dish soap, rubbing really hard with the rough side of a sponge, nothing worked. Finally I decided to try a magic eraser that I had bought on my grocery trip. I sprayed the writing with Windex while I went to get the magic eraser from under the sink then when I came back I gave it a try, and to my surprise it came right off. I couldn't believe it. I sprayed the rest of the writing and it all came clean, although letting the Windex sit on the marker for a few minutes definitely helped it come off more easily. It saved our Pottery Barn dry erase calender Yeah!! I also swiped it across the stove and was amazed how nicely it cleaned streak free without the need for Windex. I wonder if this might be a new way of cleaning our house chemical free.
I bought the Magic Eraser this week for the first time in several years and noticed that Food Lion carries a store brand version. The Mr. Clean brand was $2.97 for 2 heavy duty sponges, and the store brand similar to the heavy duty was only $1.90. I could not tell a difference! Try them, and see if you are convinced.
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