Earth Day (earthday.org) is a movement designed to bring awareness to climate change and the small changes we can all make to help improve the environment and the planet’s ecosystems. Its annual event (online and otherwise) features tons of panels, events, and speakers, designed to educate and inspire people...
In many homes—I can't say all or most, but in many homes—there is at least one bottle of hydrogen peroxide. It always comes in a brown bottle because once exposed to sunlight it becomes unstable, it separates, and becomes useless. When buying it you will most often find it...
There are few things I covet as much in cleaning as I do baking soda, and the incredible thing about it is it is so inexpensive! If they raise the price on baking soda, I'd still pay a premium for it because it does so much, not only for...
As a cleaning expert, I am pleased to be able to share crucial information about cleaning and disinfecting at home when illness is a concern. I’m going to explain the what, how, when, where, and why, when it comes to disinfecting. I will also share some other important (and...
For the record, I am 36 years old. I am a grown-up woman. I'm married. I am a mother. I own a house. I run a business. Yet, when my Mom comes to my house, she always finds something that I'm not doing properly when it comes to cleaning....
One of the things I do now whenever I buy something is check the fabric care label to see if I can really handle the maintenance of the garment. If it’s too much work or too expensive to maintain, I don’t want to own the item—it’s just too exhausting....
Down winter jackets and parkas are all the rage right now—they're pricey, but they really are the ultimate in warmth in the colder months. The key to making this investment worthwhile, is to take care of these jackets so you have them for a really, really, long time. So,...
One of the things I have started to do as part of #adulting, is changing over my fallwinter wardrobe to springsummer and vice-versa. I never used to see the value in doing this; it felt time-consuming and unimportant. However, my closet was starting to explode with clothes and I was struggling with...
Every now and then, we go through our older laundry videos on our YouTube channel and look at the comments. We like to find the laundry conundrums that the Clean My Space nation is experiencing and show you how to solve them. I want to provide the Clean My Space...
Housekeeping guru Melissa Maker reveals laundry machine best practices, including surefire signs that your washer and dryer are due for a deep clean.
Look, I don’t have great luck with acquiring washing machines and dryers. I know how to use them, I know how to clean them, but when I move into a new home, I tend to acquire the most rickety laundry machines. When we were looking at our now new home...
Since I've been cleaning on a professional level, I have had a love affair with OxiClean. It just works! You put it in your laundry and your laundry comes out stain free. But, did you know that you can use OxiClean around the house to tackle other cleaning tasks?...
Storage space is a finite resource, especially when you live in a city where real estate is crazy expensive! So, it's important that whatever space you do have, you are maximizing your storage solutions and using all the home organization tips out there. I have a few crafty storage solutions...
I often hear desperation in your voices when it comes to laundry problems. It's as if you feel like you're the only one in the world with these issues. Well, let me assure you, you're not! The same questions come up time and time again. So today I thought...
If you've ever rubbed a balloon on your head and stuck it to a wall, you know that just a little bit of friction can cause a lot of static cling. And this is why a load of laundry can emerge from the dryer sticking together like a solid...
My secret weapon with laundry is to not even have a laundry day—I just work a load into my daily routine. But even I am sometimes faced with a mountain of laundry, whether I'm back from a trip, getting back to the routine after a busy period, or, heck,...