I keep a little spray bottle of water and vinegar in the shower to spray after I'm finished. It keeps soap scum from building up too fast, and it's a lot cheaper and less toxic than those commercial anti-scum sprays.

I think that's my old bathroom.

Rain-X helps water sheet off your windshield when it rains without using wipers - I wonder if it would help keep our shower doors clean too?

http://www.rainx.com/Products/Windshield_Treatment/Original.aspx

Has anyone tried the perfume on the lightbulb? It's a cool idea but I'm afraid it would smell like it was burning.

bigwavejen, I used to try it with Opium perfume, and it never smelled quite right. Not burning, just off and somewhat overpowering. Might work better with a lighter scent. At any rate, it dissipates after a while, so no harm in giving it a go.

i've used lavender oil on a light bulb...just a drop...but works fantastically! maybe it's better with a natural scent than perfume.

Oils work really well. The alcohol in perfumes burns off quickly which is why the smell was not right.

The shaving cream thing doesn't work. Tried it over the years a few times.

And yes, the perfume on the lightbulb is something I used back in jr. high, but just a little tiny drop, not a real "spritz."

the dab of perfume on a lightbulb caused a lil smoke in my case! perhaps natural scent source is the better option?

I highly recommend that you don't put anything on your light bulbs... especially oil of any kind. Oil heats to a higher temperature than the light bulb, which can cause the bulb to break. Dangerous and not fun to clean up.

bepsf - yep, rain-x works like a charm on bathroom mirrors.

no squeegee mention? my squeegee and i laugh in the face of laundry pre-wash. unless we've just moved into a place with non-squeegeeing former tenants, i guess!

The rolling curtain rings work well. Also, I recommend the washable shower curtain liners. We bought one for less than $20 a few years ago at Target and it washes beautifully.

I love that bathroom - ModHomeEcTeacher, I can't believe you let that bathroom go!

Realistically, fabric softener sheets are not going to leave a "fresh" scent in your trash can, they're going to leave a perfume-y fabric softener scent... unless you use fabric softener sheets with a fresh scent. The scent doesn't magically change from "fabric softener scent" to "baking-soda fresh!" just because you put a stack of them in your trash can.

Unfortunately, my favorite "fresh scent" dryer sheets are Method's lavender/juniper, and Target doesn't seem to be carrying them anymore.

They'd be pleasant in a trash can, if you can find them.

a fellow Analrentive friend and I argued about shower curtain rings one day.
She went all over the city looking for something to match the curtain... I said just get roller ball rings.
She insists that they get caught up on themselves.
I persist that I've used them exclusively for nearly 10 years and I've never ONCE had them get caught up on themselves. They are the best shower curtain rings ever!!!

Other people stared at us with their jaws on their laps!!!

I had roller ball rings and they flipped upside down all the time. They were such a pain that I just went to WalMart and bought large round shower curtain rings. They're a perfect circle, so no matter where they go, they're not going to get caught on anything or flip upside down or get knocked off the rod like all the others did.
As for the shower curtain liner, we just throw the plastic one in the wash every few months or so with a couple of towels and it comes out looking just fine. We haven't had to buy one for quite some time.
We also use the vinegar and water in the shower and it's great. I actually use vinegar and water for a lot of my cleaning. It works as well or better than some of the commercial cleaners and costs a lot less.

A friend of mine Rain-X's her toilet - dips all the water out, puts it on, and according to her, "nothing sticks" for months.

RainXing your toilet bowl, now I've heard it all!

A tip learned from that British show "How Clean is Your House?" for scum buildup on plastic shower curtain liners: Place the shower liner in the tub and fill the tub with cold water, enough to cover the liner. Sprinkle about 1/2 cup of laundry detergent over the liner. Then roll up your pants, get in the tub and start stomping around on the liner. The detergent and the stomping motion lifts the scum away, and your feet feel refreshed. Rinse the liner & let dry. A little ridiculous sounding, but it does work really well.

Here's another handy use for used dryer sheets: run them across your tile floor and they will pick up any hair or dust on the floor. I have long hair and doing this keeps hair from accumulating before I have time to vaccum and mop.