Livin' Like Rich Folk

If you'd seen me the past few days, you would have thought I was made of money. I've been spending it like I had it ... know. The roaster came today from Amazon.A carpet shampooer. We've lived in this house for ten ... me, cleaning the carpet in this house won't be accomplished in 24 hours!!!Christmas ornaments [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 04:37:00

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Spot Shot Carpet Cleaner

When we moved into this house I put in new, light colored carpets upstairs ... cleaner! Spot Shot, WD-40, carpet stains, parenting, cleaning house, environmentally friendly ... . From my children’s no spill sippy cups to the cat throwing up I have my share of carpet stains [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 19:06:00

To Each Her Own, Clearly

This past Saturday I’d scheduled a company to come in and clean the carpets in my house ... from the carpet cleaning company are finishing up and the guy comes over for what I assumed was to get payment ... .  Six years ago I really thought it was going to be okay to have carpet that was sort of light [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 12:24:13

Paula Poundstone: White House Damage Check

It was wise of Obama to bring all of those former Presidents together, if for no other reason, to do a walk through of the White House, ... on the carpet, it's the White House. It's suspicious when there's an unflattering portrait, like Mamie ... in the Oval Office? The shape alone could throw of a guy's equilibrium. They should check the rug [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:27:40

My Latest Saga

I probably shouldn't even discuss the situation... because in some ways I feel like it reflects on me as either oblivious, or a bad house-keeper ... the carpet cleaner and soap the carpets in a couple days too. It sounds safe and effective ... and picked up the carpet powder however I read the container and absolutely NOT comfortable using [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 18:41:00

Mold Spores

Mold Spores By admin | January 15, 2009 <!– /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { ... funny story? Well, I had hired this company who did Placentia carpet cleaning to come to my house and clean the carpets. Well, they came that next week and spent all morning cleaning. Early that afternoon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 11:43:48

Housekeeper Husband Reviews: BISSELL PROdry Carpet Cleaner

This is a picture of the great room in our very first house. Notice the carpet. It’s incredible - no spots, no stains, no dirty streaks. Just pure cream-colored softness. Fast-forward to today. We have tile in our whole house, except ... products and it allows the user to clean carpets without the equipment of a professional… [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 15:40:47

Handy Hints for Wednesday ~ 9

Now that the work year had begun in earnest will things be frantic? Never mind help is on the way! ... dry but are no good for keeping heat in. Have you any ould carpet lying around the house? Cut out a pair of insoles from the carpet and your tootsies will be toasty while you work or play in the mud [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:14:46

Dude, Is It Happy Hour Yet?

Sticking with my NaMoBloPo promise here I am, even though I have absolutely nothing interesting to say. Score one for the home team ... with a can of Resolve Carpet Cleaner in one hand & a rag in the other to try & lighten up carpet ... my house (God, in your name I pray let me find my vacuum cleaner bags so I once again do not have to buy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 18:34:04

Carpet Cleaning

I took yesterday off to clean all of the carpets in the house with my trusty Bissell Proheat 2x. It was worth every penny for a number of reasons:1 ... get really dirty and it was cheaper to buy a carpet cleaner than to rent one of a continual basis.2. Carpet is expensive! I would rather keep cleaning what I've got than replace it.3. It works [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 17:17:00

Got A Stain?

I am always on the look out for great products and last week, I was able to try one that is sure to become a staple in our house, ... to cleaning up a carpet spill is to drag out the big old carpet cleaner. It's so much work ... , or an aerosol can. You can find it at most major stores, in the cleaning supply aisle. If you'd [more...]

Date: 2008-10-03 08:36:00

Black Water

That’s what poured from the catch bucket of the Rug Doctor - black water ... a carpet cleaner at Big Lots. We have worked all afternoon on these carpets dumping bucket upon bucket ... our house is. It’s disturbing to think my children play on these carpets. I have got to start deep cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 02:09:20

1 Major Accomplishment!

1 Major Accomplishment! First let me say yes I know I am writing this at 3am in the morning… I just wasn’t tired so I finished up some cleaning ... else is clean.  Tomorrow B wants to rent a Rug Doctor so we can clean the carpets.  It is an ex ... to look at.  Who was the genius that thinks its a good idea to put cream carpet in rental houses anyways [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 11:11:49

The Good Ol' Days

Remembering the days of childhood makes me happy. My siblings and I have done some crazy stuff. I only wish I had pictures to prove it ... that stop us from trying again and again? NOPE!2. We created a concoction on the carpet in our house that we called MOOSE. We would start with some shampoo and conditioner, sprinkle in a little hairspray [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 01:03:00

A great piece of kit

A few months ago I decided that I really needed to make my competence as clean as possible, ... to use Stanley steamers carpet cleaners as the best thing for me. I did not regret the decision ... on my carpet’s house so clean that I love to go in the room and look at them all the time. It really [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 12:42:14

My 2 Precious Jewels

My two children woke up very early this morning around 6:00AM, they went to my bedroom and wake me up ... the entire house and vacuuming the carpet while my in laws are not home yet. It was really a good ... an hour but I cannot go back to sleep while my other son is playing with Chester. So, grandpa came home [more...]

Date: 2008-10-17 15:33:00

Grateful

Wow.That is all I can say at this point. I am humbled by the outpouring of generosity ... attack. Yes, sadly I really did have green shag carpet in my house, in the very room where the fir ... you.For the last few days I have been concentrating on digging through the debris and cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 04:29:00

Krugman Still Wrong After All These Years

Krugman seems particularly proud of a piece he wrote a decade ago. His new remake, Hangover Theorists, is as wrong now as it was then ... , carpeting, fireplaces, kitchen cabinets. The house is made of brick or lumber or a combination. Someone has to make the refrigerator, stove, microwave, lighting fixtures, carpeting, fireplaces, kitchen [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 08:47:00

‘My favourite room in my house’ (a ‘meme’)

This is my first ever ‘meme‘. Thanks Ellen at ‘To The Max’ for introducing me to the concept.The topic is ‘your favourite room in your house’ ... that has threadbare carpets, a broken griller, a shower door that doesn’t close properly and a living area that is an oven in summer and a refrigerator in winter.It’s not all that bad. It’s clean and it’s [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:01:48

Ziggler Collection Rug

Purchasing carpet an be extremely expensive - especially having it installed into your home can cut a huge dent into your savings ... of your house, for a true carpet look. Just like this Ziggler Collection Rug. It has a classic and contemporary ... the price of installing carpet. This, and many other great rugs are sold at modern2modern’s rug line.   [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:28:01

Getting the Right Vacuum Cleaner for Your Home

Buying a vacuum cleaner might seem easy, but there are important issues to consider ... with hardwood floors may also want vacuum cleaners, but they will likely be more interested in a canister ... a stronger vacuum if the house is carpeted. In addition, pets or children can affect how often [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 00:15:02

Simple Woman Daybook, January 19

FOR TODAY January 19...Outside My Window... It's bright and sunny but still cold. The sunshine is glinting off the snow.I am thinking... about buying a new vacuum cleaner. I don't have a lot of carpet in this house, but I still need a vacuum.I am thankful for... so many friends and my family.From the kitchen... I want to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:42:00

Today

Today was much better! No fevers for the children, which means they can all go to school tomorrow!!! ... like the others:) Driver, cook, maid, nurse, nanny all the regular stuff. I would like to steam-clean the carpet in the house(they are really bad). I suspect that things will start getting crowded [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 02:56:00

Stinky stuff

Thank goodness for Carpet Fresh Super Pet. (No, I don’t work for the company ~ nor is this an advertisement.) ... on our upstairs carpeting instead of inside her litter box, and steam cleaning the carpet has only helped ... . :( Yesterday I vacuumed, steam cleaned, and then sprayed on some of the Carpet Fresh today. Our house smells [more...]

Date: 2008-08-19 19:30:05

Clean Your House Right By Calling Havertown Vacuum Cleaner Service

Your carpets can never be too clean ... Service has to offer.  They will make sure that you can walk around the house barefoot.  Cleaning your carpet could mean cleaning your health because of all the dust mites that might be entering [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 19:53:12

Flip House pictures....

I mentioned a while back that we bought a new house to flip. We've been steadily working on it. It was nasty. Really nasty ... our previous ones too. It just needed a MAJOR cleaning. We've already demo'd the kitchen, removed all the cabinets, removed carpet throughout the house, torn down some walls. It already looks [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:43:00

Adventures in DIY Home Remodeling

I've had the keys to my foreclosure for two and a half weeks now. We haven't moved in yet, though, because there's so much fixing to do.We could have moved in immediately if we wanted to live with pink walls throughout the entire house, unfinished drywall in multiple places, filthy carpet, electrical hazards, and myriad other issues [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 08:01:00

messes

When we rented our house, it had brand new carpet. So new, that it took weeks of vaccumming to get all the “new, ... and forth about how to go about carpet cleaning. First, I sprinkled the stuff that came ... like Dry Chem or whatever to come, but that sounds like we’ll be kicked out all day and it could [more...]

Date: 2008-06-18 22:47:02

messy nook

Do you like carpets or Rugs for your house? Because I do! I used to hate it actually, especially when my mom asks me to clean it everyday, I used to hate ... more inviting, as Richard Gomez said, carpets are really nice they practically grow on you, whatever [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 07:38:21

Mr. Roger’s Clown Mask

Royal Blue Spandex Mr. Roger’s Clown Mask My God Bless Carlos by Gospel singer Carlos Day. Also From House Plant Studio - Carpet Cleaners, Mrs. Adler’s Fish Bits, Wedding Food. So much more inside John Waters signing an autograph at Amoeba Music, San Francisco (NSFW) More on flickr [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 01:42:27

weirdest vacuum cleaner sales experience ever

Settle in...this is a bit of a long one, but I think, worth the read.A couple of weeks ago, I got a telemarketing call from Kirby, wanting to peddle their new carpet cleaning system in return for the chance to shampoo the carpet in two rooms of my house. Normally [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:01:00

The Curious Series of Events

This is a bit of a story, so grab a coffee and get comfortable. Mr. Munro went to pick up Scotty from the kennels on Sunday ... for a wash and shampoo while I put her new basket (the one that used to belong to Dexter) into the washing ... the wall into the house and wet the carpet. (Let [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 07:15:25

Staying in the lines

Today Jack asked if he could color. I said sure, and grabbed a set of crayons he had gotten for Christmas ... for me, right? Because I have a stash of non-eco-friendly cleaning products in the house ... direct supervision, on the carpet downstairs. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 04:38:40

My other birthday present

I mentioned my Birthday Loot here. But the other present left was that Politically Incorrect Dog was locked in the house all day. With diarrhea. Been cleaning carpets for two days. 80 pound bulldogs make a lot of poo when they have the trots. I’m guessing the kennel fed him something not on the approved list while we were vacationing. He’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 13:50:52

Another Recession Cocktail

I had a busy weekend around the house washing windows, cleaning out gutters, shampooing carpets - and other stuff besides. Now all I have left is to get some bulbs in when we get a nice day.After I took the carpet shampooer back to Home Depot, I was ready for a stiff drink, so I stirred up another one of the recipes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 22:28:00

checklist

1. Car seat inspected by the fire department- check2. Baby bag packed with clothes, diapers and everything else she could possibly need- check 3. My fancy car seat has arrived that I have been patiently waiting for- check 4. My house is clean- check 5. The carpet and Gracie's chair has been steam cleaned- check6. My hospital bag is packed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 02:00:00

Owning Your Bike: All You Haters Hold the Mayo

(Manhattan storefront)People don't like me. I'm not sure why this is, but I know it's true. I can see it in their eyes ... he's got a house full of green carpeting, and this makes him feel at home. Or maybe he pines [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 14:11:00

PREVIWING AND FEEDBACK, Homes in Northern Virginia

PREVIEWING HOMES IN LEESBURG YESTERDAY WAS AN EXPERIENCE.  I’d like to say it was an adventure ... about $650,000 in 2005.  House is beyond filthy throughout.  The carpet would have to be replaced.  The kitchen ... paid about $590,000 in 2006.  House needs a good cleaning.  Corian (not Granite) in kitchen [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 14:17:07

Cost Saving Home Improvement Tips

We all want to make improvements and upgrades to our home, but it’s not always financially possible ... hours of manpower, you can spruce up the appearance of your house. Rent a carpet cleaner, wash [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 19:17:31

The Important Information Starting A Successful Carpet Cleaning Franchise

When the carpet is full of dirt, such as dusts, fingernails, spills, ink, and other stains from coffee, milk, wine, pancake syrups, your carpet can start to deteriorate. The easy cleaning of dirts is possible when the houses and building lay the floors with carpets. Generally, no piece of furnishing or electronic equipment [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 10:07:24

Friday Linkfest: Moving Edition

Living Room In Progress We’re making progress on the house. At this point the carpets are ripped up and the walls are primed ... called Spring Cleaning for Normal People.  I skimmed through it quickly last night, and it’s really [more...]

Date: 2008-08-29 11:00:39

[Decade Of The Dude] Bowling Without The Carpet, Foreclosing On Housing

This year is the tenth anniversary of the Coen brothers’ The Big Lebowski about an LA slacker named “Dude” ... was manned by “slackers” while the industry pissed on the carpet (sorry, but a fundamental movie ... That rug really tied the room together. [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 19:01:42

What You Need To Know About Hardwood Floors

by Alix Montoya Hardwood floors possess great beauty when it comes to options for floor types. In truth, more houses are hitting it old fashioned style and installing hardwood floors in their homes. Even people who own very old houses are literally stripping off their carpets and restoring [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:04:31

Cool websites

I had fun picking out the photos for Carolyn’s Birthday bash yesterday! Teal/aqua is my favorite color! ... out the deep carpet cleaner machine and did the Oriental rug we acquired from Brian’s dad. This gorgeous rug was stuck under the dining room table at his dad’s house on top of wall to wall carpet [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:25:43

Bidmycleaning.com: Using Technology to Keep Startup Costs Low

Bidmycleaning.com is known as the “eBay of house cleaning services”.  The company’s website allows homeowners to receive multiple competitive bids for house cleaning, window and carpet cleaning services, schedule appointments, and pay for their service online [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 19:42:07

Dirt Devil AccuCharge

I am still single and live in a single house. As a single man, I must cleaning my house almost every week ... vacs and carpet shampooers. TTI Floor Care North America have a goals to be a premier products company [more...]

Date: 2008-06-23 17:39:08

Barack Obama = Andrew Jackson (or Chairman Mao)

Over at Balkinization, Mark Graber argues that Barack Obama is the reincarnation of Andrew Jackson. Indian killer. Land jobber. Slave owner ... House, destroying furniture and carpets in a desperate effort to greet the new President. Order [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 17:46:18

Odor Remover Tips

Natural ways to remove odors or cut down on them; because you don't want a face like this when you come into your home ... and pour the contents into the vacuum bag to make the house smell good. Best to do over the carpet ... cleaning out the fridge on a regular basis to rid yourself of unexpected science projects, also try [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 20:53:00

Pending Home Sales Rise in August

Pending Home Sales Rise in August written by Amy Le on Thursday, October 9, 8:34AM Amy Le A glimmer of good news on the housing front! ... carpet to prospective buyers just yet. Yun says August showed “some unleashing of pent-up demand [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 14:19:28

IdealReality: Front Porch Edition

I’m jumping in feet first with this idea from Peter Walsh (h/t Colleen The Communicatrix) ... , underneath the now removed harvest gold indoor/outdoor carpeting is original to the house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 15:45:09

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