Category: Cleaning

Creating a Cleaning Schedule That Actually Works for You

Let’s be honest: cleaning isn’t usually anyone’s favorite activity. However, having a simple schedule that fits your lifestyle makes it way less overwhelming. The trick is to stop thinking of it as a “perfect” plan and instead build one around how you really live.

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Is Your Car a Hot Mess?

Would you be mortified if your boss asked you for a ride? How messy is your car? I recently rode in a car that had stains from spilled coffee in the cup holder, paper trash on the floor, and a filthy windshield. Had I not known the driver well, I would have made assumptions about their ability to organize, make observations (don’t they notice the mess?), and hygiene.

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Cleaning with Dogs in Your Life is Like Brushing Your Teeth While Eating Oreos

Keeping a tidy house with pets requires a blend of diligence and practical strategies. Here are six tips for keeping your pet-friendly house clean.

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Green Cleaning and Organization: How to Tidy Up Your Home While Being Eco-Friendly

In this age of increasing environmental consciousness, many of us are striving to reduce our carbon footprint and to live more sustainably. One area where this mindset can be applied is in the way we clean and organize our homes. From choosing environmentally friendly cleaning products to implementing eco-conscious organization methods, there are plenty of ways to tidy up while being kind to the planet.

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Kick Off Spring with a Thorough Cleaning

Spring is a time of renewal and growth, and there is no better way to kick off the season than with a thorough spring cleaning. Spring cleaning is an opportunity to declutter your home, refresh your space, and start the season off on the right foot.

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Two Miracle Products for Your Hardwood Floors and Furniture 

Do you have wood floors or furniture that need sprucing up from scratches or dull finish? Let me recommend two products I love that are just short of miraculous.

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How to Clean Your Electronic Devices

With spring just around the corner – though Punxsutawney Phil tells us it will be another six weeks of winter all tolled – let’s get a head start on cleaning some electronic devices we use daily. These might include mobile phones, Air pods, headphones, computer screens, and keyboards.

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Are the Meds in Your Medicine Cabinet Older Than Your Sneakers?

Are you storing medicine in a medicine cabinet? If you answer, “Yes,” you are doing so incorrectly according to experts. It seems that bathrooms are much too humid for medications, and that can affect their efficacy. Rather, store meds in a cool and dry location, such as a closet.
Now, the next logical concern is: Are the meds in your medicine cabinet older than your sneakers? For most of us, we do not know what to keep, what to toss, and how to toss them out even properly, so they just stay put.

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How Spring Cleaning Came to Be a Thing

Spring cleaning is so much a tradition that it has a name. I mean, who ever heard of “winter cleaning” or “summer cleaning”?

So, why is it spring when we do perhaps our most serious cleaning? Well, you may be astonished to learn that, indeed, there are historical, biological, cultural, and religious explanations.

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Stop Using Your Pets As An Excuse for a Messy Home

How we do love to share our lives with our pets! However, cleaning your house when you live with them is like brushing your teeth while eating Oreos. Don’t expect spark and 100% tidiness, but there are lots you can do to mitigate any perceived messes. Therefore, stop using your pets as an excuse for a messy home.

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