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New Years Resolution success

We’re 2 1/2 weeks in, so how are you doing with those new years resolutions? We can’t help with all of them, but if you resolved to clean your house better or keep it organized, maybe we have something to offer.
First things first, an organized home is easier to keep clean than a cluttered home. [...]

Ah, the lovely aroma of. . . pet mess

A relatively frequent question we get here has to do with conquering odors. Pet odors, bathroom odors, diaper odors, gym locker odors coming from the laundry room or teenager’s room. How to get rid of it without the help of chemicals?
I think I’d have to put it into a few steps for you.

Identify the source. [...]

Holiday entertaining

As the holiday season gets into full swing, the fun of entertaining brings added stress to some of us. I’m hosting a party tomorrow evening, and my best laid plans had a hitch this morning when I woke up to a kitchen filled with smoke. The roast I put in the oven last night to [...]

Careful with your mirrors!

Did you know that vinegar (or water or other liquids) can damage the finish on your mirrors? The delicate spot is the edges where the mirrored finish hits the black edges. That area is susceptible to water damage, so be careful when you’re cleaning mirrors not to let water or vinegar or anything else sit [...]

Home made laundry detergent!

We found this great post on making your own laundry detergent over at Cozgroovy – they’re a green maid service just like we are, but they’re up in snow country (cheese country?) Wisconsin.

Has anyone ever tried this? It looks like it might be fun!

How clean is clean?

I can’t get my kids to keep their rooms clean.
I wish I could entertain at home, but my house is just too messy.
If only my house was cleaner, I’d be able to … (fill in the blank)!
I hear things like that all the time. But what I wonder is, how clean is clean? I don’t [...]

What’s in your medicine cabinet?

The medicine cabinet is not part of day-to-day cleaning, but it’s no less important. It’s where you turn when you wake up with a fever, when the baby’s teething, when allergies assault your eyes and sinuses, and this season – cold season – you may be turning to it for help all too often. So [...]

Cold season in full swing

Thankfully, we’ve kept colds at bay in our house with some awesome Shaklee supplements for grown-ups and kids. But this study came out the other day, in Canada, and I have to say I’m not surprised. Basically, it notes that high-touch areas in the house are likely to be contaminated with cold-causing viruses like rotavirus.

Doorknobs, [...]

Sticky kitchen messes

Bread dough, cookie dough, pastry mess… When you have a sticky icky kitchen mess on your hands, what’s the quickest way to clean it up? Most of the stickies we’re talking about need an acidic cleaner to wipe them up. Flour, water, oil, shortening, or butter… It’s an alkaline mess and what better to clean [...]

Patent leather shoes

No more need for expensive leather shoe polish! Why bother when you can clean them just as well with vegetable oil? Wipe off any dirt or dust with a damp cloth, then dab some vegetable oil onto the cloth and rub all over the shoes – even patent leather! Let it sit for 20-40 minutes [...]