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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

Ask Melissa

Who Is Melissa Maker, A (Re)Introduction

Product Reviews

Dyson DC44 Review: Dyson Digital Slim Animal

Cleaning Routines, General Home Cleaning

Move-In Cleaning Routine (Moving Series Part 3)

January 20, 2016

Cleaning Habits, General Home Cleaning

7 Habits to Keep Your Work Space Organized & Clean!

February 22, 2020

Gadget & Electronics Cleaning

How To Clean A Clear Phone Case

February 12, 2022

Cleaning Tools

How to Steam Your Clothes

Holiday Cleaning Tips, Laundry

12 Days of Clean: Treating Holiday Stains!

December 23, 2013

Cleaning, Cleaning Motivation

Keep Clean in 2016!

January 1, 2015

Articles, Laundry

Detergent: Who, What, Where, & How

Celebrity Cleaning Confessions!, Cleaning

Jesse Tyler Ferguson Interview: Celebrity Cleaning Confessions!

Cleaning Hacks, Cleaning Tools

Best Pet Hair Remover: 5 Simple Tips

Laundry, Seasonal Cleaning

How to Clean A Hat: Baseball Caps, Bucket Hats, & Straw Hats