Housework

Carpet Cleaners Make Carpets Dirtier!

I finally proved it. Carpet cleaners really do make carpet dirtier. Soap residue is a dirt magnet! But don’t worry I also found a solution.

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17 Ridiculously Useful Tips to Make Life Easier

Heating leftover pizza, easy deviled eggs, expand frosting, reheating bread, newspaper weeds away, picking up broken glass, squirrel away, flexible vaccumm, foggy windshields, get rid of ants and more ideas.

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Steam Cleaning Frenzy

The two dirtiest, yuckiest, stained places in my house were my stove and refrigerator. When we bought this house, the top of the stove and ice/water area on the refrigerator were terribly stained. I have scrubbed each many, many times with every natural cleaner, chemical cleaner you can imagine. I could not get either clean.
I [...]

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Tackling a Stuffed Closet

A stuffed closet is mentally draining. The clutter of clothes that do not look good on you or or don’t fit will only cause frustration.
Getting dressed in the morning sets the tone for the entire day. If your closet is a perpetual state of disorder you start out each day irritated.
I bought these ultra thin [...]

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Quick and Easy Way to Clean the Microwave

Ever burn popcorn in the microwave? Stinks the whole house up. Here is a tip to remove odors and clean any spills.
Add four tablespoons of lemon juice to one-cup of water in a microwave-safe, four-cup bowl. Boil for five minutes in the microwave, allowing the steam to condense on the inside walls of the oven. [...]

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Top 20 Organizing and Decluttering Tips

I’m in an organizing mood. Read this post for top 20 organizing posts!

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Declutter Life With These 5 Clutter Busting Strategies

It is incredibly frustrating to cope with clutter on a day to day basis. It slows you down, it fouls your mood and it is sapping you of energy that would be better used on creating the life of your dreams. To declutter life is to de-stress your life. If you are ready to make [...]

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Household Cleaning Uses For Salt

There are many safe and effective uses for salt for household use. Here is a list of salt uses by category.

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15 Alternative Uses for Olive Oil

The sweet, golden fluid from olives is considered the purest of oils. It is the oil used to anoint the kings in Israel, light the Shabbat lamps, and during the Hanukkah celebration.

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Quick House Cleaning Tips

Five Pressure Points For Quick Cleaning Your Home
When you are a busy mom with young children, those daily cleaning tasks can get overwhelming. Here are a few tips that have helped me to keep our home tidy.

The big key in keeping your home tidy is to start off with an organized home. When everything you [...]

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How to Clean Stuff Site

Whatever you get dirty, this site can probably tell you how to clean it. Includes how to clean dryers, white wall tires, LCD screens, paintings, microwaves, fake plants, furniture, every kind of floor, and clothing, spills, and pets and people.

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Another Use for a Leaf Blower

Ever think of using your leaf blower to clean the garage, barn, or patio? I “dusted” and “swept” our horse barn and metal storage building with a leaf blower. No more sweeping yucky cobwebs on my head!

We have an old wooden barn for our horses and large metal barn (half enclosed for storage and [...]

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Tackling the Barn with a Leaf Blower

Since no one has been in the barn for a month it was gull of cob webs. I was using the broom to clean then had a light bulb moment and grabbed the leaf blower. Ir worked great and saved a lot of time and energy.

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Tackling the Dreaded Sock Basket

You thought just because I had heart surgery Saturday I wouldn’t be here today? How could I miss a Tackle it Tuesday?
The laundry was piled high before I went to the hospital and patiently awaiting me when I got home. I was glad I finally had the energy to get it done and out [...]

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10 Minutes to a Sparkling Clean Bathroom

When I was in the hospital I noticed the house cleaners could be in and out of my room (cleaning the bathroom, and bedroom) in a few short minutes. It takes having supplies on hand and a system.
No one enjoys cleaning the bathroom. But instead of looking at it as the dreaded dirty bathroom job, [...]

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Get Rid of Refrigerator Clutter

Is your definition of leftover something you put in the refrigerator until it turns green? Ewwww. The official title is UFO (unidentified fridge objects).
Do you have to cram the milk back in or move 5 bottles and 3 containers to put in a new item? Have you ever found an expired item that had never [...]