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Products & Tools

Cleaning Expert Melissa Maker Introduces The New Maker’s Mop — and It’s Shaped Like a Taco

September 23, 2020

General Home Cleaning, Seasonal Cleaning

2020 Fall Cleaning Checklist

September 21, 2020

Product Reviews

Dyson V11 Outsize Stick Vacuum Review

September 18, 2020

Kitchen Cleaning

5 Tips to Keep Your Kitchen Clean While Cooking!

September 9, 2020

Cleaning Habits, Cleaning Motivation, General Home Cleaning

7 Cleaning Habits I Learned From My Mom!

Cleaning Habits, General Home Cleaning

5 Things You Should Be Cleaning (But Probably Aren’t)

Cleaning Hacks, Kitchen Cleaning

7 Foods You’re Storing All Wrong!

Cleaning Habits, Cleaning Motivation, General Home Cleaning

6 Cleaning Habits I learned in Isolation

Cleaning Hacks, DIY Cleaning Products, General Home Cleaning

10 Amazing Rubbing Alcohol Hacks!

Cleaning Motivation, Cleaning Routines

Let’s Talk About Cleaning During Lockdown…

Bathroom Cleaning

How to Clean a Bathtub & Shower Like a Pro!

Cleaning Habits, General Home Cleaning, Products & Tools

Cleaning Expert Debunks Popular Cleaning Myths

More from the Playbook

Cleaning Habits, Cleaning Motivation

Parting with Emotional Clutter

Cleaning Hacks, DIY Cleaning Products

5 DIY Essential Oil Recipes: Cleaning With Essential Oils

August 29, 2017

General Home Cleaning, Holiday Cleaning Tips

12 Days of Clean: Pre-Guest Tidy in 10 Minutes

December 12, 2013

Cleaning Hacks, Cleaning Tools, General Home Cleaning

Super Fine Steel Wool Hacks!

DIY Cleaning Products, Products & Tools

Microfiber Cleaning Cloths: Everything You Need To Know!

DIY Cleaners, DIY Cleaning Products

Carpet Stain Remover – Day 25 – 31 Days of DIY Cleaners

December 25, 2015

Cleaning Secrets, Kitchen Cleaning

Scuffed Up Plates? Cream of Tartar to the Rescue!

September 7, 2012

Ask Melissa, Kitchen Cleaning

How to Clean a Greasy Overhead Exhaust Filter

November 21, 2019

Cleaning, Cleaning Motivation

Keep Clean in 2016!

January 1, 2015

Bedroom Cleaning, Laundry, Organizing

5 Secret Storage Spots in Your Home!

October 15, 2018

Laundry, Product Reviews, Spring Cleaning

My 5-Step Process to Swap Out My Wardrobe for a New Season Featuring the LG Styler

October 7, 2019

General Home Cleaning

53 Handy Cleaning Videos!

December 27, 2014