Archive for the 'Cleaning tips' Category

May 29, 2008 | Organizing, Food & drink, Cleaning tips

If not, you’ve gotta get one. Wait, scratch that. You’ve got to get one for each floor of your home. Downstairs, upstairs, loft, basement. Stock it well and it’ll be your best speed cleaning friend. (more…)

May 25, 2008 | Kitchen, Vinegar, Cleaning tips

And who doesn’t want a happy garbage disposal? I’ve got 2 great ways to clean and disinfect your disposal, and both are super easy.  Are you ready for this? (more…)

May 24, 2008 | Food & drink, Kitchen, Vinegar, Cleaning tips

There are all sorts of industrial methods to disinfect produce for food service programs, prepackaged produce, and the like. But what can we, as consumers, do to insure that the food we feed our families at home is free of contaminants and food-borne pathogens? We’ve found a number of studies that offer solutions to the problem, and you might be surprised how easy it is. (more…)

May 6, 2008 | Floors, Cleaning tips

Q (from V.): I really hope that you can help me.. I want clean floors. Let me rephrase that, I DESPERATELY NEED CLEAN FLOORS! I have dark green ceramic tiles throughout the majority of my house and I cannot get them clean. I have tried almost every product, they either a: Do nothing or b: Leave streaks and smears all over the tile. I have tried 3 different mops and countless cleaners. I would like to walk barefoot in my home without being creeped out! (more…)

April 30, 2008 | Bathroom, Cleaning tips

I know that one day somebody is going to come up with a fantastic way to get hair off of the floors, sinks and counters in the bathroom. Until that day comes I’m just going to use this… (more…)

April 24, 2008 | Organizing, Food & drink, Being Green

With the worries about the potential danger of plastics on the rise I’ve decided to eliminate a lot of my plastic containers from my kitchen. You know, the ones you use for EVERYTHING! That left me with a big empty cabinet and nothing to put our left overs in. I needed an idea quick, and a thrifty one at that since I can’t afford to go out and buy all glass storage containers! Here is what I came up with… (more…)

April 16, 2008 | Bathroom, Laundry, Kitchen, Vinegar, Essential oils, Cleaning tips

We’ve just welcomed little Owen into our home, via c-section. And when the discharge nurse came to talk to me and hubbs before we left the hospital, you can imagine my inner joy as she said “No housework for 6 weeks. And stay out of the kitchen for a couple weeks too!” No housework? What does that mean? Apparently, the typical tasks of vacuuming, mopping, sweeping, scrubbing, dusting, etc., all involve (more…)

April 9, 2008 | Vinegar, Cleaning tips

With drain cleaner known to be one of the most toxic household products on the market, what to do with a clogged drain? (more…)

March 26, 2008 | Kitchen, Being Green, Cleaning tips

I can’t take credit for this one. I pulled it straight out of National Geographic’s Green Guide this week. Call me lazy, but that’s what happens when you’re 38.5 weeks pregnant…

The question was, what’s the best way to dispose of bacon or other kitchen grease? Raleigh, NC has had a serious problem with sewage backups, due in large part to people pouring grease (more…)

March 19, 2008 | Organizing, Lifestyle

In one way or another I believe there is a small amount of perfectionism in all of us. For me it’s more like a HUGE amount of perfectionism and I think it’s time for me to Get Buttoned Up!
I’m pretty sure this company has been a fly on my wall! They seem to have the perfect product for everybody. (more…)