I know many of you are hosting parties, dinners, and overnight guests this holiday season, and there’s a ton of planning and preparation involved. Since this can be a rather overwhelming time, I thought I’d arm you with some killer plan-ahead cleaning tasks and strategies so that as party time approaches, you’ve got some really […]
Vera Bradley is a distinct line of luggage and bags and seriously, this stuff is cute. I haven’t seen them sold in Canada, but the next time I cross the border and see a shop in the US, I am going to get myself a little something spesh VB-wise, since my entire travel arsenal (except for […]
As part of our Back to School series, I’ll show you how to clean ink, marker and crayon stains. Remember to always treat a stain as soon as possible, since the faster you tackle it, the more likely you are to get rid of it. Also, when removing stains from clothes or other fabrics, make […]
By now I’m sure you all know that I love cleaning with baking soda – and the same goes for vinegar, and dish liquid, and rubbing alcohol – in fact, I’ve written about each and every member of this natural cleaning royal family! It’s high time that I introduce you to another family member…his royal highness – […]
How can I conquer Mount Washmore? This is something you guys ask me all the time and you know, R&D dollars are going into driverless vehicles right now instead of laundry bots, which would be my solution. So until they get us all in driverless cars and start funneling money into the next most important project, […]
As I said before (see part 1), while cleaning the entire garage is a job and a half as they say, I often find it easier to chunk big jobs like down into smaller projects to make it more palatable (and frankly so that it will fit into my schedule). So, if you don’t have […]
The garage, I think, is hands down the hardest “room” in the house to clean. Why? Because everything you don’t want in the house usually ends up there (I speak from personal experience). The garage is boiling hot in the summer and freezing cold in the winter. It’s dirty. It smells. And worst of all, […]
Stains happen to the best of us – and always in the most inconvenient locations, right? Common clothing stains fall under 3 main categories: oil-based, water-based and protein-based. When treating stains, there are a few things to take into consideration: What is the stain from (i.e. blood, spaghetti sauce, blueberries, etc.) How long has the […]
Laundry. Easily one of the most loved or most hated chores in the home. You either think it’s loads of fun (see what I did there?), or you know it as the daunting task that eats away at your Saturday morning. I’ll be honest, laundry used to drive me crazy, but after spending years in […]
Who doesn’t love Halloween?! Nothing is better than getting free candy, am I right? As an adult I still love Halloween because now I get to hand out treats to all the little ones (and some not so little ones from time to time). But, along with all the tasty joy that this holiday brings, […]
