Don’t know how I missed this thread the first time around, some really great things here.
My offerings;
Ants? Peel a cucumber and put the peelings into every crack or gap where they might be getting in. I learned it from my 100yr old gran, while living in student digs, crawling with ants. I was skeptical. There was a side door, zillions of cracks and gaps, which opened onto a bar/restaurant parking lot. Tried it and was stunned with the results. Lived there 5 yrs and never saw another ant. Cucumbers grow on the ground but you never see ants on them, hmmm.
Cleaning the glass in the woodstove door. Those caustic cleansers are horrible and expensive, as is oven cleaner. A damp paper towel dipped into (cooled) fine ash, right there in the stove, is the bomb. Works every time, no matter how black the window is, truly. Awesome!
Headcold? Sinus congestion? Sinus headaches? Apple cider vinegar, taken like a shot of tequila, 1-2 ounces a day, for a few days, (brush your teeth afterward, vinegar is hard on tooth enamel), will thin the mucus, (something in the apple skins, concentrated when fermented into vinegar), and so improve drainage that your body will fight off the cold by it’s own self. No drugs, not expensive and, bonus - it will clear your sinus’ within minutes of taking it. I learned this from the surgeon who did my sinus surgery and it works wonderfully. I never buy over the counter cold products now. He told me to stay away from decongestants, they are just turning, what’s clogging your sinus, into gummy bears, though it’s providing temporary relief by shrinking the inflamed tissue.
One more sinus related relief. Drink a hot beverage, well, actually, pour it into your mouth and hold it there as long as you can before drinking it down, you will feel the relief almost instantly. You probably drink hot beverages anyway, so give it a try!