Pet Hair Removal - Easy As 1 -2 -3

Do you have a dog and/or cat, and find they are shedding on your furniture, or in your car?
Are you embarrassed when someone gets up, off of your couch, and their backside is covered in your pet’s hair. Should you tell them?
Have you gotten out of your car, only to find that [...]

January 7, 2008 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, Cleaning Tips, Pets | Leave a Comment

Simplify Your Life - Find Your Creativity

The easiest way to simplify your life, is to get rid of clutter.
Clutter can be everywhere. In your closets, on your counter top, in your office, in the children’s rooms, in your garage, in you car…the list goes on.
Too much clutter can overwhelm you. It can make you tense and irritable. It [...]

September 28, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, At Work, Cleaning Tips, Organizing, Projects | 6 Comments

How To Get Rust Off Of A Chrome Bumper

I recently read an article of how to get rid of rust on a chrome bumper.
When my husband brought our dump truck home to be washed, I decided to try this “trick”.
What you do, is take a piece of aluminum foil. Using the shiny side, you rub it on the rust spots, on the [...]

August 13, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Cleaning Tips | 4 Comments

Product Review: Ecos Laundry Detergent

Buying a “natural” laundry detergent like Ecos , is great for the environment. It’s biodegradable, safe for septic systems, great for sensitive skin, and is phosphate and petrochemical free.
Ecos laundry detergent is a plant based detergent.
I’ve used this product for approximately a year now, and find it works great at getting clothes [...]

August 2, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, Cleaning Tips, Made In The USA, Product Reviews | 6 Comments

Product Review - Household Wipes

For several years now, I’ve been using household wipes.
I’ve tried several brands of household wipes, and found they all do a great job.
Household wipes are especially great to use, during the cold and flu season.
I prefer to buy the household wipes that are anti-bacterial.
Household wipes are great for wiping, cleaning, deodorizing, and sanitizing many [...]

July 30, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, At Work, Cleaning Tips, Saving Money | Leave a Comment

Uses For Baking Soda

While researching the uses for vinegar, I realized that baking soda has a lot of uses also. Both baking soda and vinegar are methods of “going green”, by not using chemicals in your home or office.
We all know baking soda is used in a lot of recipes. I’ve also used baking soda [...]

July 25, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, At Work, Cleaning Tips, Saving Money | 5 Comments

Remove Coffee & Tea Stains From Carafes, Pitchers, & Thermos Bottles

Removing coffee and tea stains off of your coffee pots, pitchers, cups, carafes, and even thermos bottles, can be a challenge.
I learned of an easy way to clean my pots, carafes, cups, pitchers, and thermos bottles, years ago. Since I hand wash my coffee pot, ice tea pitcher, and thermos bottles, I still [...]

July 18, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, Cleaning Tips | 3 Comments

Uses For Vinegar

I’ve used vinegar for several projects around the house. I’ve used vinegar to wash windows. And, I’ve used vinegar to clean no wax floors. I’ve cooked with vinegar and I’ve used vinegar in salad dressings. I’ve also used a bowl of vinegar to reduce the smell of paint, when I’ve been painting. [...]

July 16, 2007 | Filed Under At Home, At Work, Cleaning Tips, Saving Money | 4 Comments

Product Review: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser -Update

Back in April, I wrote the following review for the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I continue to find new uses for the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Today I was cleaning the kitchen sink, which is a white enamel or porcelain type surface. I was having difficulty getting coffee and/or tea stains [...]

June 23, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Cleaning Tips, Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Product Review - Goo Gone

Goo Gone is another great product to have in your collection of cleaning products. Goo Gone is a product that removes stickers, make-up, oil, wet paint, scuff marks, shoe polish, tree sap, asphalt, candle wax, tape, glue and grease.
I have been using Goo Gone for many years now. I like the way it [...]

April 26, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Cleaning Tips, Product Reviews | Leave a Comment