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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

10 Things to Toss Today!

10 MORE Things To Toss Today! (Part 2)

September 24, 2016

Cleaning Hacks, DIY Cleaning Products

10 Ways to Clean with Rubbing Alcohol!

November 21, 2013

Cleaning Hacks

15 Awesome Cleaning Hacks!

February 27, 2014

DIY Cleaners, DIY Cleaning Products

Heavy Duty Exterior Window Cleaner – Day 19 – 31 Days of DIY Cleaners

December 20, 2015

Cleaning Motivation, General Home Cleaning

7 Ways to Make Cleaning Fun!

Ask Melissa, Cleaning Secrets, General Home Cleaning

Say Goodbye to Greasy Fingerprints!

General Home Cleaning, Seasonal Cleaning

2020 Fall Cleaning Checklist

September 21, 2020

Cleaning, Cleaning Habits, Cleaning Motivation, Cleaning Routines

How to Sanitize Your At-Home Workout Gear

January 28, 2021

Ask Melissa

How To Clean Cleaning Tools (without bleach) | Q&A

October 24, 2018

Bathroom Cleaning, Bedroom Cleaning, Cleaning Motivation, Kitchen Cleaning

How To Make Cleaning More Fun!

DIY Cleaning Products

DIY Slime!

October 18, 2017

Ask Melissa

How Do You Clean Kitchen Cabinets? | Q&A