Oh. My. God.

I swear this isn't a paid advertisement.  In fact, no one even asked me to post this ... and deposits.  Before we got our water softener, the pump filter, the filter under the house, under the sink ... ?  Every now and then we bought one of those bottles of Electrasol dishwasher cleaners, but you only [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 17:11:00

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Discover More About Choosing A Home In Berkeley And Finding The Right Real Estate Agent

When you’ve decided to move to the Berkeley area, you need to decide whether you’re going to rent an apartment or house, ... to get a home or apartment that accepts pets, as well as finding out about dry cleaners and laundry services ... -Child Care -Contractors -Movers -Interior Design -Garden Information -Dry Cleaners & Laundry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 18:56:21

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

Titles Are Over Rated

Recognition Archives Reviews Contact Titles Are Over Rated July 7, 2008 I may keep my house relatively clean, but my vehicles are another story ... cleaning stuff. And I contemplated renting a steam cleaner for the rug and upholstery, because [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 00:06:13

Beating Upholstery and Carpet Cleaning Woes

My mother is obsessed with fixing house interiors. So is my brother and it seemed this obsession has rubbed off me ... carpet or upholstery cleaner. Related Articles April 22, 2008 — On Hiring Helpers (3) September ... is still key. I mean with upholstery stains. :) Spills on furniture especially on those covered [more...]

Date: 2008-09-29 00:03:45

Nesting

A good friend of mine is expecting her sixth child any day now ... . On Friday, she was invited to a sister-in-law's house for a few hours. When she returned home, the house ... t think it would be fairFor you to do more than your shareSo we brought over our cleaners [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 00:19:00

Never Enough Time

Since I’m a stay-at-home mom, I have all day to clean and cook and take care of small home repairs, pay bills, do laundry, and create decorative centerpieces out of pipe cleaners, pinecones and spray paint.So why is it when 10:00 PM arrives, I look around at the house, the dishes piled in the sink, the stack of paperwork awaiting my attention, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 05:05:00

Thinking Clearly

Happy Saturday, everyone! I hope you all had a fabulicious holiday! ... ! And my fellow OCC designers (Amy, Cindy, Dawn, Denise, Jennifer, Laurie and Lynda) rocked the house ... sure you clean your stamps immediately after use. And never use Staz-On or harsh solvent cleaners [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 11:00:00

Dante’s Hell is Alive and Well in Gaza

By e-mail from Free GazaDante Alighieri could never have imagined circles as hellish as the wards of the damned in Jabalia’s hospitals ... , the ceramic tiles in the first aid units are always shiny. The cleaners are permanently busy ... granted him a pension, only a series of missiles from land and air onto his house. He suffers [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 05:59:44

Dogs of 2008

I did a "Dogs of 2007" last year and I liked being able to go back this year and see who passed through this house during the year, ... had who was named after a household appliance! I had purchased a Bissell steam floor cleaner [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 08:02:00

Fun Ranch day

For the little tot. Went to Fun Ranch at Westgate Alabang last Saturday for a little unwinding, ... cleaners that somebody gave me while entering the place, I also read their party rates leaflets ... stuff in the house :D [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 11:22:40

Fourth Wall Weekly #40 - Comics

COMICSMainstream Weekly:DC Regular Titles: Final Crisis #6 (of 7) Green Lantern Corps #32 Action Comics #873 ... :03 Wonderful Wizard of Oz #2 (of 8)Independents Day: 53:29 The Cleaners #2 (of 4) 59:00 Terminator - Salvation Movie Prequel #1Trades Show: 1:01:56 This Week’s Top Releases:* House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:23:57

Headlice: A Key To Start A New Cleaning Company

Billions of dollars are thrown into keeping your house clean. Nothing compares to walking into a fresh, clean smelling home ... services that will save you money by selling you cleaners in bulk. By having these industrial strength ... . When all is said and done you will see that industrial headlice removal could be the perfect fit [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 20:01:03

Make Your Own Carpet Cleaners

Ahhh, cleaning carpets.  Yes, I am somewhat of an expert on this one, albeit reluctantly. When we first built our house in 1997, our two dogs ( ... of diarrhea on our brand new cream carpet.  I never completely got those stains out, but if I knew ... along the way about cleaning your carpet.  I hope you never need to use this information [more...]

Date: 2008-07-07 00:57:50

UK Window Cleaners: Sex, Jail-time, Politics & Religion

Performance in the bedroom: Women now have another reason to kick their partners out of the house and into the garden ... men could also get a benefit to their love lives from regular vigorous housework, window cleaning ... this!Window cleaner jailed over tax: A WINDOW cleaner from Melksham has been jailed for 30 days for failing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:37:00

Unbiased Guidelines to Choosing A Home In Berkeley And Finding The Right Real Estate Agent

When yoursquo;ve decided to move to the Berkeley area, you need to decide whether yoursquo;re going to rent an apartment or house, ... that you are able to get a home or apartment that accepts pets, as well as finding out about dry cleaners ... Servicesbr-Child Carebr-Contractorsbr-Moversbr-Interior Designbr-Garden Informationbr-Dry Cleaners [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 06:07:09

Hillsdale Furniture Montello 30″ Backless Swivel Bar Stool

Drama and style are defined in Hillsdale House’s Montello swivel stools ... -Brown faux leather upholstery -Ships ready to assemble -Some assembly may be required -Complete ... wax or abrasive cleaners as they may damage the finish Assembly Instructions Tags: pool table [more...]

Date: 2008-11-15 02:17:51

What’s The Word For Your Kitchen?

When I first moved into my house (built in 1953) ... from Habitat Restore…covered up the cutesy-wutesy tile mosaic with a chalk board…applied some wood cleaner [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 15:22:35

Dante's Hell is Alive and Well in Gaza

~ Dante Alighieri could never have imagined circles as hellish as the wards of the damned in Jabalia's hospitals ... hospitals, the ceramic tiles in the first aid units are always shiny.The cleaners are permanently busy ... Aviv hasn't even granted him a pension, only a series of missiles from land and air onto his house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:20:00

Those darn spots!

Howdy folks. I’ve been busy… and have dealt with a sick child all last week and the other one is sick, tonight ... a carpet cleaner from WD-40 but I did know that WD-40 was an awesome product that I keep in my house… ... out and use! =) If you’re house is like mine - random spots show up in the carpet. I never know how [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 00:01:32

Appliance Wars

By Annette Dashofy My house has a serious case of “bah humbug ... television. But at the time, there was nothing wrong with it.A week ago, my vacuum cleaner’s carpet attachment went POOF, accompanied with an acrid odor. The machine is at least twenty years old [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 09:35:00

How To Clean Upholstery Without Causing Damage

Upholstery, like your average suit that needs to make a trip to the dry cleaner, will sometimes get dirty to the point where a little extra elbow grease is needed. But many types of furniture or related house objects may react to cleaning substances in the wrong way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 05:25:21

san diego children’s museum • thanksgiving break

over break, emily (who is giving away a camera strap today on her blog!) ... her mind, but she is happiest shuffling around the house with her catalogs and her ipod, so i didnt ... galore. really cool, humorous, clever details. my favorite, i think, were the vacuum cleaners attached [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 20:12:54

Eco Discoveries Green Cleaners

I have been busy, busy cleaning lately since the holidays are in full swing. I also had a camera crew in my house recently so I had to make sure everything would look good under the bright lights, LOL. I have had the pleasure of using some new green cleaners called Eco [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 17:12:27

Review: Spot Shot

There are many days where I wish I could find the people who owned this house before we bought it and just ask them why ... a lot lighter than I would like though since they tend to show every single stain as well. Over ... . From just about every commercially-available stain remover, to sitting through a vacuum cleaner sales pitch [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 06:32:53

Here’s A Hint

I have a 9 year old son, so it’s difficult to keep things clean around my house. One thing that suffers the most is the carpet and furniture ... to get out. So, when I was asked what I wanted for Christmas, my answer was a steam cleaner. Ideally, I’d like one of those Ladybug steam cleaners because I’ve heard nothing but great things about them [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 21:35:19

More breaking news regarding Non toxic cleaning products

Almost all new home owners have experienced that brand new house fragrance. Starting over in a new living environment is also a great experience ... these natural mold remover. Who would of ever thought that a natural rust removers will take care of rust ... away at your hands. There are a lot of home cleaners that are making their way to everyones [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 19:57:16

Watch for Me on the Next Episode of House, M.D.

One of my greatest pleasures/neuroses in life is cleaning out my ears with Q-Tips after showering each morning ... to me and the Q-Tips. Because while I do sometimes really go to town in there, I never, uh . . . stick ... , an appropriately sized fish hook/vacuum cleaner attachment to use for the cleaning process, I asked [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 19:25:00

Loose Lips Daily—Is Nickles the New Cheney?

As much local politics as humanly possible. Send your tips, releases, stories, events, etc. to lips@washingtoncitypaper.com ... Residents Skeptical as D.C. House Voting Rights Bill Re-Introduced,” could you please quote more than ... representative full voting rights. The bill, which passed the House but succumbed to a Senate filibuster [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 16:35:44

Organic cleaners protect the environment

Busby SEO Test Most people think that the kitchen is just a place to eat but it also serves as a nice place to sit down and spend some time with ... cleaning product is very fundamental to a dirt-free kitchen so you choose one that is made of natural ... cleaning session after you are finished and always putting away all the things you have used [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:34:30

Hoover-History

So as I am anxiously awaiting our new.. old fashion.. unusual… vacuum cleaner.. I thought some of these little tid-bits would neat to share. ... for vacuums.. patenting things like the beater bar & the head light for a vacuum! I do find every ... what a chore! For me the unknown of dirt gives me the creeps! Vacuum Cleaner History… (Wikipedia) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:10:15

Poem: Rumi’s “The Guest House”

I came late to the party of Rumi’s poetry, but I’m beginning to think that I’ll end up being one of those guests who sticks around too long and ... : Lighten up. If you spill a little soda on a rental carpet, you wipe it up, sure, but you don’t rent a steam cleaner. Your body isn’t your temple. Your lease could run out at any time. Rumi adds [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 08:43:45

Winter Cleaning: Get the Kids Involved

I prefer to do our major cleaning during the holiday break when its cold and wet outside and save Spring time for playing outside and trips to the ... until it shines before we move on to the next space.    I’ve been motivated in my cleaning style ... in household cleaners are worse for you than dirt and dust.”  Um, yeah… let’s get it clean and chemical [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 02:07:04

Mr. Yuk: He's in my house, is he in yours?

So this is a little embarrassing. On the one hand, I'm pleased with myself for getting the Mr ... , no errors!) Chlorine bleach (brightens whites, removes stains, cleans and deodorizes) Carpet spot ... , and includes this straightforward recommendation: Use greener cleaners & avoid pesticides. Household cleaners [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 09:22:53

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

Toronto Janitors Organize for Rights, Respect and Justice

(By John Riddell from The Bullet) As darkness falls in Toronto and tens of thousands of office workers pour out of the downtown skyscrapers, ... the office towers and readies them for the next day’s activity. These buildings house Canada’s richest ... for Janitors” campaign of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 2 in Toronto. “In my [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 18:20:36

Christmas Day at our house

This, by far, has been the best Christmas our family has seen in our time together!First of all, the presents were a hit ... bounce back racer-an electronic drum pad-a spider man ride on toy with a motorThen Brian and I got ... . Jayce got a Dirt Devil Vacuum cleaner for kids. They both loved those gifts as well!Brian [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 01:34:00

Purge and Destroy.

That is what we basically did the whole weekend. By some stroke of luck, Edil purged his whole shelf of DVDs. We now have so much free space left. I realize we need decorations for the house and a central hub for everything. A dresser will be nice too. Too many things I’d like to do for the house. We are holding a garage sale soon and I need [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 14:20:37

Let Your Kids Clean: BasicH2 Organic Concentrate

Young children like to be helpful, and I don’t want to discourage their desire to imitate my house cleaning ( ... . Related posts on green cleaning: Charlie’s Soap is the Non-Toxic Cleaning Miracle Make Your Own ... disclosure of ingredients because, “We do not list the  specific ingredients for all of the cleaners [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 15:09:26

Putting The House Back Together

Here's a short run-down of the progress on my trashed rental. -Neighbor scrubbed the oven all day ... but it does a good job. -Tried my carpet cleaner. First 3 rooms cleaned up pretty well but now they smell like wet dog and pee. Some stains won't come out (looks like Kool-aid?). Carpet guy will give [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:22:00

A House Frau's Simple Joys in Life

When the mid-day sun comes out in full force...and the laundry dries really nicely and quicklyespecially the thick mattress protector that has been ... cleaners are here and the nice smell of fresh minty disinfectant/cleaner fills the air. My sofa and mattress spring cleaning plans are falling very nicely in place. Happiness! (despite the nasty eye [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 06:11:00

Tis’ the Season to Be Clean (and Green)! Part 1

My husband absolutely insists on having a clean house.  I, on the other hand, am not as keen on the actual process of cleaning ... and protect most hard surface floors, strengthening the floor and leaving a streak-free, shiny finish ... table very soon).   Perfect Planet is Weiman’s environmentally friendly line of cleaners designed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 06:33:30

If the shoe flies: why flinging footwear is the perfect solution

Eight years playing the most powerful person on earth can beat the youth right out of anyone. Just look at all those before and after White House photos. What we learned in the winter of our 43rd presidency, however, is that George W. Bush is one agile, athletic, quick dude. While the rest [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 20:55:35

Clean House, Clean Planet

My girlfriend, who is very environmentally friendly (she puts most of us to shame) ... such as vinegar, club soda, water, liquid dishsoap, etc. Not only are the products natural, hence ... in a spray bottle. That's it. Club soda - go figure.For an all-purpose cleaner:2 Tbsp distilled vinegar1 tsp [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:28:00

The Obama “Dream Team”: Rubin-clones And Other Fakers By Mike Whitney

November 27, 2008 — dandelionsalad Dandelion Salad By Mike Whitney November 27, 2008 “Information Clearinghouse“ Things are getting crazier by the day. On Tuesday, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced that the Fed would commit another $800 billion to fight the financial crisis which has spread to the broader economy and is causing sharp [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 21:39:21

Something for Republicans to Think About

Apparently the White House is cool to the idea of a bridge loan to the automakers. So are many Republicans on the Hill. How many people--including auto workers, but also including the businesses that serve them (e.g. groceries, restaurants, dry cleaners, mechanics, etc.)--live in Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 23:54:58

Bah to old school jewelry cloths/liquids!

Something arrived at my doorstep today! compact_ultrasonic_cleaner_02 It looks like a curious little alien device, and it is. *scary music* Hur hur hur. It’s an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner! Is this high tech or what! As usual, I bought it from eBay because I’m a mountain tortoise who hates to step out of her house [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 04:57:05

The magical wonders of Household cleaning products

A new home smell is something that leaves a memory in your mind forever. Starting over in a new living environment is also a great experience ... cleaning products. Maybe Going Green strike your mind?the use of these products have made it safe ... these janitorial cleaning products. Could you believe that rust removers can get ris of rust [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:48:54

The big clean before Christmas

Tomorrow evening, my mom and stepdad will arrive from Denver to spend the Christmas holiday with our family ... now by blogging and weeding worthless cleaners out of my caddy of cleaning supplies. So here’s my thumbs-up, thumbs-down review of cleaning products and a recipe for an all-natural cleaner: (more…) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 22:58:23

The $40 Birthday Party

Lydia celebrated her seventh birthday this week. Lydia is my party girl. She is very social and likes to do things up. Last year we had a Tea Party ... the activities simple. The plan was to make flowers from pipe cleaners. I spent $3 at the Dollar Tree for pipe cleaners. They are still unopened. The girls just wanted to play. They stayed in Lydia's [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 13:01:54

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