Ever tried holding a sleeping baby and filling out paperwork at the same time? Well, it’s not as easy as you think and mother, Jade West, can definitely vouch for that. As a single mom, West was very used to doing things on her own, but when attempting to fill out paperwork in the doctor’s office while holding a 1-year-old baby proved difficult, she receieved help from a kind stranger.

Natasha Crittenden Wilson had been sitting in the waiting room of a doctor’s office in Florence, Alabama when she saw Jade walk in with her baby sleeping on her shoulder. The lady at the front desk handed West a clipboard with the paperwork, leaving her looking quite puzzled about how to fill it out with the boy in hand. Wilson told Inside Edition, “She goes to sit down, and you could just hear thinking, ‘Now how am I going to do this?’”

She then witnessed an elderly man in the corner of the room pipe up asking “Could I hold that baby for you?” To West’s delight, she passed over her sleeping son and replied, “Yes, that would be amazing.” While West filled out the paperwork, the man, who was later identified as Joe Hale, carefully and quite contently cradled the tiny baby.

Wilson was warmed by the exchange and took the opportunity to take a picture on her phone of the man holding the baby. She posted it to Facebook and the picture went viral, shared over half a million times, touching hearts all over the world. Hale was praised across the web for his kindness towards the single mother.

The bystander was particularly touched as she herself is the mother of seven biracial children. “Racism is still VERY real in our society today BUT THIS MAN GAVE ME HOPE and a sweet memory I’ll never forget!!” wrote Wilson. Although West and Hale do not have social media, fortunately, their family members called to tell them the news.

So, you want to clean up the house, but you remember how tidying up always feels – tiring, boring, stressful, and the list goes on. But what if you could do your cleanups faster, easier, and better? From “why didn’t I think of that?” to “wow, that’s one lifesaver”, the cleaning hacks revealed in this post will have you wishing you’d known them sooner. It’s time to be a cleaning ninja!

You might be thinking of some yummy things you can eat with mayonnaise. That’s fine, but there’s more to this creamy condiment than just adding it to salads, burgers, sandwiches, dips, cupcakes, and even your face!

The ingredients in your favorite topping combine perfectly to give your house plants a natural shine. Simply put a little mayo on a cloth and use it to wipe the leaves to make them clean and shiny. Wipe off any excess when you’re done.

Window blinds are prone to getting dusty quickly because they are quite close to dust that’s coming from outside the house. You could save some time by cleaning your blinds with the help of cooking tongs, or even a hair straightener.

Take two pieces of cloth and wrap them around each of the rods of the tong. Use rubber bands to hold the fabrics in place and clean both sides of the window blind slats at once. This helps to get your blinds clean much faster.

After your cutting board has received a number of food stains over time, it begins to look somewhat gross. Secretly, you wish it could look a lot cleaner than how it does. Thankfully, your old cutting board can be revived.

Sprinkle some salt on the board, slice a lemon into two, and then take one half of the lemon and use it to scrub the cutting board’s surface. The lemon’s acid and the abrasive nature of salt work as effective stain removers.

“Prevention is better than cure” is one ancient mantra that can be of some use to you when next you’re baking some cake or cookies. It is quite common for there to be splatters here and there when you place what you want to bake in the oven.

By placing a baking sheet with parchment paper below the item baking in the oven, you save yourself from a lot of cleaning when your meal is ready as all spills land on the sheets instead.

When the shower curtains get all dirty, and you want to clean it, what comes to mind first is how to make it clean while it is hanging on the pole.

Thankfully, vinyl shower curtains can be perfectly cleaned with a washing machine. All you need to do is finish up the load with a few towels, and voila, your shower curtains will come out clean. Remember to use a cold wash setting!

Want to go organic with cleaning your bathroom? It is possible that you want to stop using chemicals to make your bathtub shine for various reasons.

In order to get a sparkling clean bathtub in a chemical-free way, you can make use of grapefruit and salt. Simply cut the grapefruit in half, heap some salt on one half of the cut grapefruit, and give your tub a natural scrub.

A splash of soap here, a splatter of dirt there, and other minor things all contribute to the dull-looking faucets that plague us from time to time. Why not borrow something from the adorable little ones to keep your faucets clean?

That’s right. Baby oil can work wonders on metallic faucets. Put some of the oil on a piece of cloth and gently rub it on the surface to give it a polished look. Besides the shine, it prevents rust as well.

Indeed, lint rollers were originally designed to be used on clothes, but life hackers have taught us that this simple equipment can be used for a slew of other useful things.

When your window screen gets dirty, you can bank on lint rollers to do an excellent job making the screens clean again. The lint roller can quickly help you get off all the tiny bits of dust and dirt that make the window screens in your house look dirty.

Is your dishwasher not bringing out clean dishes as you would prefer? While this could be a result of a number of things, your dishes can still come out clean, no matter the issue with the dishwasher.

Baking soda can do some wonders when it comes to cleaning dirty dishes. When next you want to load the plates in the dishwasher, make sure you add a few spoonfuls of baking soda in the machine and watch how the dishes come out squeaky clean.

Some toilet stains are so stubborn that no matter how hard you scrub, they just won’t budge. Nothing speaks of frustration like such a situation. Luckily, your favorite cola drink can do some magic on tough toilet stains.

Pour about two or three glasses of any cola drink into the toilet and allow it to remain overnight. By the next morning, you will find that those stains will come off pretty quickly, with minimal effort on your part.

Do you need to take a break while repainting something in the house? You might most likely remember how stressful it is to always clean your paintbrushes every time you need to take some days off during a painting project.

Instead of cleaning it every time, simply put the paintbrush in a Ziplock bag and seal it shut. On your return, you will find the paint on the brush to be exactly how you left it when you put it in the bag.

As much as a lot of people detest insects, they seem to be everywhere. But, looking at it from another angle, the ecosystem won’t function properly without these creepy creatures.

We get it, they are useful – but they shouldn’t cause a nuisance in our space. Not many people love removing dead insects. So a lint roller can come in handy if you’ve got to do that job. It’s fast and effective as the insect will get stuck to the paper, making it easy to get rid of it.

When you spray your cleaning products on the areas you want to clean, you usually start scrubbing immediately. Ever considered leaving the cleaning products to sit for a while?

When you give some time before scrubbing, you allow some of these chemicals to break down more grime and kill more germs. By the time you start scouring the surfaces, the dirt will lift off without stress. Hence, you save both time and energy when cleaning up.

Who doesn’t enjoy barbeque time? We bet you do. But who enjoys cleaning up the grill when you discover you didn’t remember to wash it after the last BBQ day? Probably no one.

But you’ve got to get down and clean up the grill – otherwise, you can’t have your favorite barbequed meal. Don’t worry – adding baking soda to the grill makes it easy to clean. Just remember that the grill should be cool when you do decide to clean it with baking soda.

No matter how long you’re married, you’d still want that engagement ring’s diamond to remain shiny, and visiting the jeweler every now and then might prove to be rather costly. So how do you maintain the shine and sparkle of the ring?

Toothpaste can be a great money-saver in this case, as it has been demonstrated to keep diamonds clean. Why not apply toothpaste to the diamond in question, brush it a couple of times, and then add some polish? Your diamond will be back to life in no time.

Carpets can get some nasty stains over the years that will be so glaring to even the most laid-back individuals. These stains can prove quite challenging to get rid of – but a little science can save the day.

When you mix some baking soda with a little vinegar, it will cause a fizzy reaction to occur. This new mixture can then help you deal with all those ugly and stubborn stains on the carpet.

Is your fridge beginning to reek of some bad smells that you must painstakingly encounter every time you open the fridge to grab a drink? While baking soda has been recommended by a lot of life hackers to reduce those odors, some other things could work just as fine or even better.

Stuff the shelves of your fridge with some old newspaper, then put some charcoal pieces inside the two trays, as well as in the freezer. Just shut the door of the refrigerator and allow the smells to get absorbed.

As you keep on baking and cooking with the oven, it is normal for it to get a buildup of dirt and grease over time. This means that the oven will need somewhat regular maintenance if you want to have a clean looking cooking space.

To get your oven cleaned easily, you can just sprinkle some baking soda on the oven base, add a little water to dampen the powder, and you’re all set to start cleaning it.

Though you might be a bit surprised, lemons are actually magical when it comes to cleaning those faucets. Hard water naturally builds up over time as you use the taps, but you can get them clean again with lemons.

Just cut off a piece of lemon and open it up in the middle using your thumb. Next, press the open face of the lemon onto the affected faucet. Then wrap the lemon and the faucet in a sandwich bag using an elastic band to hold everything together.

While this might sound funny, we would implore you to give it a try – because it actually works fast. You definitely want to ensure the old sock has been washed before you try to use it to clean the blinds.

That said, it’s cleaning time. Add some cleaning solution into a bowl of warm water and dip the sock in it. Once it gets damp, wear the sock on your hand and start using your fingers to clean the blinds.

Smelly trash cans are one of the “inevitables” of life, especially if you’ve dumped many different types of trash in them. So how can you deal with the odor coming from your trash can since even if you empty it, the smell still lingers?

Instead of always washing it every few days, you can make use of the versatile baking powder. Next time you empty your trash can, add a few scoops of baking powder when you replace the bag, and it will give off a really fresh smell!

While most people make use of the traditional paper towels to clean their windows and mirrors, an even more efficient alternative might just be sitting around the corner. Enter – newspapers.

Soy ink newspapers don’t only leave your glass surfaces clean and shiny, they also don’t streak the window surface or leave any traces of the material, unlike paper towels. Plus, you can also enjoy some entertaining news before you transform it into a cleaning material.

If you do some DIY painting in the house, you most likely have a cloth you have set aside for carrying out your paint projects. But what if paint gets on to some fabric that you still love to wear? How do you get rid of the paint stains?

A razor can come in handy for this task. Using the razor blade, gently scrape over the surface of the stain and the paint will become incredibly easy to remove.

There are many ways coffee lovers drink their precious beverage, but a good number of them make use of coffee grinders while making the caffeinated drink. This equipment can begin to develop odors in no time, especially if it is not properly maintained.

Rice can help eliminate these bad smells. Just add some uncooked rice into the grinder and grind it like its coffee. Allow the rice to remain in the grinder for some hours and dispose of it. That’s it – the odor should have disappeared!

Nothing makes a dread zone in the home like an area with broken pieces of glass scattered around. How do you ensure all the glass shards are removed without hurting yourself in the process?

Take it or leave it, you can use a slice of bread to take care of your worries. All you need to do is slice some bread, and press the sliced loaf on the area where the broken glass pieces are. Don’t ever use your hands – bread is safer and more effective.

Having range hoods above the stove can be like two sides of a coin. On one side, they come with their immense benefits of removing airborne grease, among other perks. On the flip side, they can be a problem when they get dirty.

You need to clean them once in a while, but there’s an easy and effective way. Get a large pot that can fit the kitchen hood and place the hood in it. Fill the pot with water, add some baking soda, and let it boil.

Salt definitely has a whole lot of other uses aside from making food taste better. It is surprising how a good number of people are not making use of the versatile properties of table salt. For one, it can help to remove stains from clothing materials and other surfaces.

If you’re looking for a non-toxic way to get rid of stains, just put some salt on the stain, take a clean wet cloth, and thoroughly rub the salt over the stained area.

You can save money by cleaning your laptop yourself instead of going to a professional to get that polished look for your Mac or PC. There are a number of hacks that can give you a pretty clean laptop but avoid certain chemicals entirely.

Never use ammonia, acetone, or alcohol to clean your system – it will end in tears! Instead, you can use white vinegar to scrub your keyboard and a microfiber cloth to clean your screen. Your laptop will come out looking pristine!

Bathroom walls are quite prone to mildew buildup over time due to high humidity in that area of the house. Baking soda can be the solution to deal with these fungal creatures on the walls of the bathroom.

Just take some baking soda and add some water. Next, create a paste with the mixture. When you’re done, simply pick up the paste with a brush and start scrubbing along the walls to get rid of the mildew easily.

Keyboards get pretty dirty so fast, and they also harbor a number of germs. So how do you disinfect your keyboard and keep it looking clean? There’s an unusual hack you can use to do just that.

An old toothbrush can help you clean the keys of your laptop, just like your teeth. Now instead of using toothpaste, dip the toothbrush in a 50/50 solution of vinegar and water, then gently brush your keyboard clean.

Scared of ruining your cast-iron pan by washing it with soap? Potatoes can serve as heroes! As weird as this cleaning hack might sound to you, it works like magic.

What you need to do is to cut a spud in half, then add some salt on the skillet. Use the half potato to scrub the salt into the pan to lift any stuck-on gunk. Afterward, simply rinse the whole thing off, and your cast-iron skillet will be perfectly clean.

If you run out of dish soap and there seem to be some stubborn stains caused by burnt food, don’t get worried. As long as there is rhubarb in your garden or fridge, then that’s all you need to get rid of the burnt-on mess.

Put some water inside the pan, add a few rhubarb sticks and boil – allowing for a five-minute simmer time. Allow them to cool down, then use a sponge to wipe down the pan, and all the caked-on gunk will lift easily.

Every time you try to clean your blender by sticking your hand into the bowl of blades, you’re doing a task that can end up really perilous. You can easily remove the sticky food remnants on the blender knives without endangering yourself.

Just add some dish soap, baking soda, and warm water into the blender, then switch it on for some seconds. Afterward, rinse out the blender with water, and it will look spotless.

If you’ve got mildew on your bathroom walls, you can gift them a drink of vodka, and they’ll leave. Okay, not exactly that way – but vodka can really help you get rid of any mildew.

Mix vodka and water in a 50-50 proportion and fill up a spray bottle with the alcoholic mixture. Then spray the affected areas and allow it to sit for about 10 minutes. Afterward, wipe it off with a clean cloth or brush, and all the debris and mildew on your bathroom walls will be gone for good!

That gross looking showerhead is actually a breeding ground for germs, and it is really as dirty as it looks. Luckily, someone came up with an idea to make shower heads free of germs and dirt.

Simply fill a plastic bag with some vinegar, and wrap the bag around the showerhead. Then use a rubber band to hold everything and leave it to soak for some hours or overnight. By morning, you can easily rinse off the dirt, then you can take a clean and refreshing shower!

With each use of our sinks, they begin to look less and less clean even after a really rigorous wash. So how can you restore your sink to its former glory? You can give your sink fixtures some wax treatment to restore life to them.

First, clean your faucets and handles with an antibacterial cleaning agent, then give them a polish with wax paper. The wax in the paper will also prevent stains caused by water from developing on the sink.

While your pillows, pillowcases, and bedsheets get some washing regularly, the same can’t be easily said for the mattress. After all, you can’t take the mattress for a quick washing as easily as you would the other materials.

There’s actually an easy way to make your mattress feel fresh again. Vacuum your mattress, then sprinkle baking soda on it. Allow it to sit for a few hours so that any odors can be absorbed by the baking soda, then vacuum one more time. Sleep fresh!

Are your rugs looking really stained, and you are desperate to have them cleaned? There’s a way you can get rid of stubborn rug stains without spending money to rent a carpet cleaner. Get your vinegar and steam iron out and watch as you give your carpet a fantastic facelift.

Mix three parts vinegar and one part water in a spray bottle, then apply it to the stained area. Grab a wet cloth, use it to cover the stain, and steam it for about 30 seconds.

Although we mostly tend to think that our washing machines clean themselves, it’s not a correct assumption. Some germs just won’t go away with a typical detergent wash-and-rinse. How can you then ensure the machine is perfectly clean?

Bleach has a strong antibacterial property that you can employ for this purpose. Simply run your washing machine on a clean setting and add a combination of hot water and a little bleach. This will eliminate any lingering germs in the machine.

Don’t you wish your toilet could remain as sparkly as it looks immediately after scrubbing it thoroughly? Wish no further, because denture tablets can make your dreams come true. Those tablets can do more than just what the dentist recommends them for!

Just drop one denture tablet in the toilet bowl every week, and it will help reduce the calcium deposits that are mostly responsible for the stains. Thus, your toilet can stay cleaner for longer.

Tinfoil — or aluminum foil — can go a long when it comes to maintaining or cleaning household items. Believe it or not but you can even use it to clean your iron.

All you have to do is simply place a piece of foil on the ironing board and sprinkle it with salt. From there, you just run the iron over the salt and foil to help loosen the gunk buildup. The iron should be set to hot, without any steam coming out.

Something you may have not known is even after they’ve been used, dryer sheets can work magic around the house. In fact, you can use these sheets to buff water spots from mirrors, or even remove soap residue from clear or transparent shower doors.

With that in mind, gone are the days that you chuck dryer sheets straight to the trash from the dryer. Now, this is what we call getting the best bang for your buck. Don’t you guys think?

It’s no secret that sponges can pick up a lot of bacteria, especially if they’re left in the sink. With that being said, it’s important to clean them frequently. Luckily, this is a pretty easy task.

Simply pop the wet sponge in the microwave for about 30 seconds to remove any bacteria! Of course, you might want to wait a minute or two before pulling it out of the microwave considering that it’ll be a bit hot. If you’re not really in the mood to do this, you can always stick the sponge in the dishwasher for a spin.

Well, folks, we just learned that you can use your hair dryer — or blow dryer — for more than we actually thought. While it may have once only been an apparatus for styling hair, it turns out that you can also use it to remove water rings from wooden surfaces.

Once you do that, you can polish that spot or surface with some olive oil to give it an extra shine. We don’t know about you guys but we think that’s pretty awesome.

And you thought cream of tartar was only useful for making meringue fluffy! Think again, people. It turns out that cream of tartar is actually an acid and so, when applied to stainless steel, the steel gleams!

All you have to do is mix a bit of water with it and add a little elbow grease. While you can substitute lemon juice or vinegar for the water, it’s not really necessary as the tartar powder abrades the surface to clean off any grit.

Let’s be real here — grease stains are the absolute worse, especially when it comes to getting them out of clothes. The minute you see that drop of oil hit your blouse after taking a big bite of pizza, you know you’re doomed. Well, at least you thought you were.

Luckily, we have just the trick for you. Rather than dousing that blouse in extra detergent or bringing it to the dry cleaner, you can simply rub some chalk over the stain before throwing your clothes in the wash. The chalk will absorb the grease!

There are few things worse than spilling a bottle of nail polish on a white carpet. Whether you have kids that weren’t careful enough or you accidentally spilled it yourself, there’s still hope. Rather than immediately freaking out, grab a microfiber cloth and some non-oily nail polish remover or rubbing alcohol.

Poor the remover on the cloth and blot the stain. Repeat the process until no more nail polish comes off on your towel. If you decided to go with nail polish remover, remember to use it sparingly as it can ruin the latex backing of your carpet.

If we’re being totally honest, cheese is one of the greatest things about life. Do you know what’s not, though? A grater covered in sticky cheese that, no matter how hard you scrub, will just not seem to go away. Lucky for you, there’s an easy way to clean it and all you need is a raw potato.

Yes — we’re being serious. The next time you find your grater covered in cheese residue, simply grate each side with a chunk of raw potato before rinsing.

There’s no denying that carpets can be a great thing to have in your house. After all, if you live somewhere cold, then this is a sure way to keep your feet warm. Still, with carpets can also come with various issues, like allergies, especially if you have pets.

And although that’s not much of a surprise — considering how much dust and hair can get caught in the bristles — there are still ways to work with it. If your vacuum doesn’t seem to be doing the job, you can always use a squeegee to collect hair, whether that be your own or your pet’s.

People live by their pyrex dishware and casserole dishes, and we can totally understand why. There, in those dishes, is where some of the best meals are made.

Still, what happens when you can’t seem to get that baked-on brown stuff to budge? No matter how much elbow grease and soap you use, that dish just isn’t getting any cleaner — until now. Simply use a ball of aluminum foil and a bit of dish soap to scrub the baked-on grime off the glass.

If your house is littered with relatively large objects that can break your vacuum cleaner, you might want to take extra caution while cleaning the house. Instead of being paranoid when you’re vacuuming, you can simply wear pantyhose or a stocking over the top of the vacuum’s hose.

This will stop any object that is larger than dust from entering the vacuum and potentially damaging it. It doubles as a way to find small objects around the house, too!

Having smelly shoes can be as annoying as it is embarrassing. You don’t want to be in a situation where you will need to pull off your shoes where others are – you will cause a lot of stinking havoc for the poor folks.

Just place a tea bag inside each of the shoes and leave it for a few hours or overnight. All the dampness and smells in the shoes should be absorbed by the time you wake up.

If you’ve got kids in the house who happen to be glitter lovers, then expect to meet with sparkles here and there around the home. And you obviously don’t want to vacuum them so that the machine won’t be stuck with glitters.

Play-doh is the perfect material for picking up glitter, no matter where the shiny stuff might be. And indeed, any other sticky substance (such as tape) will do a good job as well.

Yet another inevitable part of existence – clogged drains. No matter how careful we seem to be in keeping our drains clear, they will sooner or later get blocked. Of course, you can always purchase products to free your drains, but more inexpensive alternatives are available for you.

One of them is making a thick mixture of baking powder and vinegar. Pour it slowly down the drain, and you’ll be free of water hanging in your sink every time you do the dishes.

Grab some toothpaste, put it on a toothbrush, and start brushing. Only this time, you’re cleaning your shoes and not your teeth. You think that’s weird? It actually works wonders, especially for sneakers with white soles, which get dirty really quickly.

Brush all dirty spots on the sneakers with the toothpaste, but try to leave the paste on for about 10 minutes before rinsing it off. Your footwear will become glisteningly clean!