First step is to sweep the floor-amazing how it helps prevent vacuum cleaner from getting clogged-amazing how it also saves time-you can centralize your "piles"-best to save floors for last if you are doing real cleaning.. Wax,candles, and gum—first use some of freezing agent-ie ice cube,something in your freezer etc,then use something to scrape off as much as you can-without wrecking the fiber-.next take a warm iron and put brown paper bag on spots and iron..brown paper bag will absorb the remaining wax..you might also try a hairdryer on high-but ironing is easier Blood—Rub in a paste of corn starch, let it dry and brush it off Water-based glue—Hot water Sprinkle baking soda on whatever surface you want to clean-floor-counter etc-better to get one of those flour sprinklers to get a finer shower and then spill vinegar on the soda..voila,you hear a sizzle and then start cleaning up the mess. If you want to make it more powerful add a little borax (caveat..as I am always in a rush or have other things on my mind, I usually use too much baking soda and have to clean up the residue wood floor-dust and hair-get a remnant of polar fleece or old polar fleece garmet and wrap it around a broom or mop and dust..[polar fleece really picks up hair etc-we all know if we have animals Murphy Soap is good hard floor cleaner-vegetable rather than petroleum based floor or furniture polish - Use 1 part lemon to 2 parts olive oil and apply sparingly Or mix three parts olive oil and one part vinegar or one part lemon juice with two parts olive oil or ready made Mayonnaise scuff marks-grated onion scuff marks-put on pair of sneakers(white sole)and rub your feet on marks spot remover-club soda toothpaste--lifts crayon marks off the 2 parts paraffin wax to 1 part vinegar for finished floor wax-use a double boiler if possible to melt the wax,then add vinegar-use a soft cloth-and let it soak in wax-vinegar mix for at least half an hour-let it dry and use as polishing cloth for floor or furniture-2 to 1 ratio of vegetable oil to lemon-be careful at first,surface becomes slippery-substitute-mayonaisse-you might want to rub cloth over to take off excess