The Little Box of Horror

***Caution. Proceed at Own Risk. This post is a graphic over-share of the Redneck life.*** It is no secret I have become a big collector fan of battery-operated toys. I may or may not have a wide assortment of various tools of self-pleasure at my disposal and an unending supply of batteries with which to operate them with [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:26:18

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Hey, No Impact Man was on Law & Order last night!

Last night's episode, Zero, opened with a scene of a woman puttering around a dim apartment, turning off a phonograph, cleaning up some toys by an old TV, arranging some glass containers on a kitchen counter before grabbing her purse and ducking into a bathroom down the hall. There, a man and a young son [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 20:00:00

Reinvent Yourself in 21 Days

Can a mop and a dust cloth bring happiness and luck? Back in August, I picked up a book written by Mr. Mitsuhiro Masuda (in Japanese) who advocates the power of cleaning and decluttering.  He maintains that we can be happier and luckier by cleaning up our place of living.  I was a brand-new entrepreneur at that time [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 14:00:04

Curbly Recession Busters: 6 (Cheap) Bathroom Quick Fixes

In this economic climate a remodel might be out of the question (even if fresh tiles a la ModHomeEc aren't) ... . Because shiny is better. Diy Maven has great tips for cleaning on the cheap. Fix - Don't let chips ... about the world if you do. De-funk - Grotty grout is horrible. Give it a lick of bleach [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 22:21:32

Bathroom Project Start to Finish (more start than finish so far...)

Bathroom Project Start to Finish: This was our blue bathroom. It was the only place in our home were these three words fit to describe it:Practical.. ... of warped ideas. When we moved into this home I had two request... Redo the bathrooms and Redo ... storage space for towels, toilet paper, toiletries, and cleaning products. Goodbye monster fully [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 19:26:24

Guess I am a bad pet owner, damn!

My cat had diarrhea last night I guess. Thankfully kitteh managed to get to the bathroom and tried to shoot the diarrhea in the litter box ... and poo paw prints all over the bathroom floor when I went to use the bathroom this morning. I actually ... , I probably should have been the one cleaning up the mess since I did allow the kitteh to have some raw [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 19:36:54

Cleaning and Stain Removal for Bachelors

This post is a little different. I mean, usually we write about tech stuff, software and online tools ... shirt, mold in the bathroom or wine on the carpet. What would you do? Call Mom? Noooo! You’re mature ... to be) masters and mistresses of the household who may need a little help in the cleaning section. Here [more...]

Date: 2008-07-01 17:48:28

Starting A Bathroom Movement

(Cue the creepy music) ...it all started on a dark and stormy night in the medical library, third floor ... have aiming equipment like our male counterparts (why, God, why?!), we have to have very good calves ... with the inevitably germy seat. Well, with #2, and with no toilet paper or cleaning supplies anywhere in sight [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 13:35:37

Remind me not to eat Taco Bell on my wedding day.

Not for the reasons you think. Gross. I went over to my aunt’s house yesterday with my wedding dress, where she and my mom and sister let me model it for them so they could tell me what sort of jewelry looked best and how I should wear my hair. But I picked up some Taco Bell on the way over for me and my aunt, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 17:46:49

Pittsburgh Grandma’s House, Part 1

We visited my Grandma Bird in Pennsylvania whenever we could. We always called her Pittsburgh Grandma, although she lived just outside of Pittsburgh in Bellevue. I thought the drive took about 5 hours, but Google maps thinks we could get there in 3 1/2. We took toll roads most of the way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:04:11

Pick a natural mold removal product

Busby SEO Test Cleaning mold up for the holidays is a chore that every person should take care of rather than the guests come to the house ... your family members or your pets to be in front of. Natural mold removal products are in safe hands and easy, and now and then — most of the times — do a improved job. Natural cleaning products are really [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:25:58

Jett Travolta Found Dead

Jett Travolta was found dead earlier today in the bathroom of the Travolta family’s Old Bahama Bay Hotel vacation home on Grand Bahama Island ... I was obsessive about cleaning — his space being clean, so we constantly had the carpets cleaned,” John Travolta ... in how it relates to the Travolta’s belief in Scientology and whether or not he was [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 23:47:07

Expiration Dates for Pillows to Eye-Makup

Have you ever wondered if some of the items in your home have unspoken expiration dates?  Like that leftover case of bottled water from your birthday party in 2007?  Or your favorite eye makeup you have had held on to since last summer?  TDO came across a great article on MSNBC (written by Richard Laliberte) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:10:58

17 Uncommon Uses for Cotton Swabs

In the field of cleaning ears, no household item is relied upon more than cotton swabs. The swabs, tipped with cotton sheets, are built to remove earwax and dirt, which results in better hearing. You probably have a constantly renewed stock in your bathroom, given their usefulness [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 06:18:54

Is it party time yet?

I swear Paige is going to drive us nuts asking about her party. We get the question several hundred times a day ... the day of the party. Really all that's left is the cleaning. I'll admit it, I'm not the best housekeeper in the world. My house is mostly clean. As in if you walked in right now I wouldn't be too [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:05:00

Let your kid draw on the bathroom floor with washable crayons

Elizabeth's toddler art solution: My son is just about to turn two. He loves to color, but gets very frustrated at how the paper slides around on the tile floor ... he could reach, and another was born a neatnik. Related: Cleaning up crayon marks and poster paint [more...]

Date: 2008-10-05 00:54:00

Taken For Granted...

Hi all, After reading Lady Karen's 20 Ways in the Ladies Lounge I started to think about how a lot of things I do go unnoticed in my marriage ... about the outside of the house when I apparently don't care about the inside of the house ... things more difficult. When we bought the house, I drew up a list of chores each of us would [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 00:50:48

You Just Can’t Have Enough Green Cleaning Products

No matter how much you want to go green, there may be times when you don’t feel you have that option ... a shower cleaner, bathroom cleaners, glass cleaners, and even carpet cleaners. Other products ... from natural ingredients. Their line of household cleaners are all water based, with several plant [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:07:58

John Travolta’s Son’s Death Sparks Furious Debate over Scientology

Is it exploiting Jett to criticize the cult over his death? My short answer is yes, or at least maybe. But is it wrong to do it? I’d say no. In fact, it’s obligatory. If you are criticizing an organization because, among other things, it discourages the use of medicine, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 18:10:34

Drained Of Emotion

That's Not A Real Toilet, SirA desperate shopper got himself banned from a bathroom shop in Germany when he used a display toilet. The man dashed into the store in Bochum and relieved himself before realising the lavatory wasn't connected to the drains. Furious staff gave him a cleaning bill and a lifetime ban [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 13:30:00

Contest and Sale: Dining on a Dime print book from Living on a Dime

Tawra Kellam and Jill Cooper of Living on a Dime are amongst the most renowned frugal-living experts on the internet today ... and save money on groceries, children’s items, gifts, home decorations, beauty products and many other household needs. Recently featured in Parade magazine the team at Living on a Dime ordered too [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 23:16:36

Missouri Schools Go Green

The Missouri State Board of Education formally approved the Missouri Green Cleaning Guidelines and Specifications for schools at a meeting conducted ... to purchase green cleaning product.  But what about the students and teachers? According to the document ... voluntary approach. On the one hand, the document is a comprehensive Green Cleaning guide, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:14:52

John Travolta’s Son, Jett, Dead At 16

Tragedy struck the Travolta family this holiday weekend when Jett Travolta, just 16 years old, ... at the house found the teenager on Friday morning. After being taken to a local hospital he was pronounced dead ... old and was diagnosed with the disease. She blamed household cleaners and fertilizers, and said [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 03:14:05

The insect world leads one down many roads of wonder

Hiring a maid in Costa Rica may not be a luxury, it may be a legitimate health concern if you don’t ... do they find that tiny blip of honey on the counter or that rotting worm in the middle of the living room ... do not have a maid, I finished the garage and moved on to the all the other rooms in the house [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:26:18

Sapphire Seas Beach house

This is one of the North Coasts most exclusive beachfront homes & is certainly one of the most exclusive holiday properties available ... beach walk will take you to a great bar & restaurant. Sapphire Seas Beach House is the ultimate ... for great beach fishing. Extra details Built in 2003, Sapphire Seas Beach House is a rare find offering [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:52:58

Gifts for the Geeky Home

Struggling to find a gift for a hard to please geek, then how about a geeky gift for their home, here’s 10 to choose from. Hidden Bookshelf - $12.99 Look at this stack of books… How is it staying up? Is it glue? Velcro? Tractor beams? The secret is a simple and clever little device called the Hidden Bookshelf! [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 15:23:49

Gates of Vienna News Feed 1/12/2009

The most entertaining story of the evening is the Turkish Carnival Association media hoax.The most sobering news alleges that the leaders of Hamas have holed up in a bunker in the basement of an Israeli-built hospital in Gaza.Thanks to Barry Rubin, C. Cantoni, Diana West, Fjordman, Henrik, Insubria, JD, RRW, ScottSA, Steen, VH, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 04:51:00

Single-use caulk

I have talked before about my strange master bathroom in my home ... a new strip to protect our home from water damage. Caulk isn’t the most expensive product on the market ... when you leave the shower. All of this cleaning takes a toll on the caulk that waterproofs [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 14:30:05

Insert “Constitution-as-Toilet-Paper” Joke Here

Offered without comment: Bush Schedules Last Presidential Dump In The White House ABC NEWS–Press Secretary Dana Perino announced on Wednesday ... from the White House cleaning staff. Two maids, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 18:29:59

The stink eye.

When we moved into the house, we noticed that the bathroom sink had a leak ... ...) piddled on the carpet while he pet her and he also got a real good look at the rip in the carpet ... getting the carpet repaired ASAP and that we clean up after Ripley's accidents very quickly (though [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:01:38

karma and gratitude: 6 events in 3 months

Every two weeks, since October 14, I have experienced a plumbing problem ... staff.  The shower knob was missing and not repaired until I called the building owner. I communicated that I did not have any hot water to the office and to the manager. The first time I was told to let [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:53:11

Philips Sonicare Elite e7300 Power Toothbrush

Philips Sonicare Elite e7300 Power Toothbrush Rating: [ ... with the latest in brush head design creates dynamic cleaning action that removes plaque, reverses gingivitis ... provide and unparalleled level of comfortable cleaning, especially in those hard-to-reach places. Philips [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 07:54:52

Household Uses For Vinegar, The Ultimate Frugal Solution

Few products out there have as many household uses as vinegar.  From soothing feet to cleaning a computer mouse to removing streaks from your dishes, vinegar is definitely a product to have on hand in large quantities.  I’ve compiled a list of just a few [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 11:00:33

Gift Ideas for the Whole Family

Buying a joint gift is a great way to encourage families to spend more time together and equally importantly save you a bit of money. Here we present thee with 10 gadget gifts any (especially geeky) family will appreciate. Khet Laser Game - $11.99 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 20:52:24

Aiko, Le Trung’s robo-girl

p2pnet news view | Cool:- “Aiko is what happens when science meets beauty.” The words are Le Trung’s. And so is the beauty. Quoted by The Telegraph, he’s,”taken out credit ecards and loans, sold his car and spent his life savings on perfecting his ‘fem-bot’,” says the story [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 12:38:23

Austin Bathroom Renovation

by Qandishah Brown Bathrooms are parts of the house that we don’t always pay a lot of attention to, since it isn’t something that’s in plain sight ... : Austin is a great place to look for experts in Austin tile cleaners. Getting one to clean your tiles [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 17:22:12

Fix Poll: The Biggest Political Scandal Ever?

Fix Poll: The Biggest Political Scandal Ever? Ever since Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was arrested early yesterday morning, one question has been eating away at the Fix: Is this the biggest and/or best political scandal in recent history? The wire-tapped conversations, Blagojevich's delusions of grandeur (president in 2016!) [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 21:00:29

The Bathroom Trash

I’ve mentioned here before that we use abucket designed for holding mop water for a bathroom trashcan ... more and has a wider mouth, so less ends up on the floor. Ease of emptying- my 10 year old son empties ... the floor with emptying out the trash- this way you empty the trash, clean the trash can out, and mop [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 12:00:30

it’s a beautiful day

i don’t know which i am more excited about, the inauguration tomorrow or the fact that this is very last day our barely literate president will spend ... , cleaning the carpets, and taking out the trash (and by trash i do mean gwb).  it’s such a relief [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:21:09

10 Most Necessary Places to Purge

created on: 12/26/08 Holiday excitement has been replaced with the urge to purge, cleaning out cabinets and closets that is.. ... in at the last minute Laundry cabinets-never gets enough attention, detergent, spot removers and such Dryer vent [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 16:39:57

Holiday from Work

Happy Monday - today was a legal holiday so I have been home today - my Ya Ya's are coming for dinner tonight so I have been cleaning and cooking - ... . But in my resolutions for the year to use product I had - paper I had, a rubber stamp I had, prismacolors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:41:00

8 Common Faux Finish Mistakes and How You Can Avoid Them

by Debra That Painter Lady Conrad The elements of faux painting aren’t difficult but there’s always room for error here and there ... aren’t necessary. A soft sponge sold for household cleaning will do for applying color washes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 09:52:45

Live-Blogging The Awful Golden Globes...

Live-Blogging The Awful Golden Globes... It's a completely meaningless awards show by a scandal-riddled organization on a network desperate for any ... was downplayed on the Red Carpet no doubt because of sensitivity about the economy... Kudos to Brangelina [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 03:33:19

Monday-5:30am--Flower Child

Trouble sleeping. Am going to see if I can actually copy a story into my blog. I have never tried to copy anything this long in here ... things I have written? Happy Monday!Flower ChildI was cleaning cages in the garage. I had to clean [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:23:00

Lance Armstrong's Hill Country Hideaway

SELLER: Lance ArmstrongLOCATION: Deadman's Hole, Dripping Springs, TXPRICE: $12,000,000SIZE: 4,241 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms (total0DESCRIPTION: Spectacular resort like ranch with 447.8 acres (hcad). Ownership in Deadman's Hole & 1886' of Pedernales frontage (per survey) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 15:10:00

Domestic BLISS!

We’ve been lucky that the worst thing The Boy had caught so far was a nasty little head flu ... Midnight Laundry and Amateur Carpet Cleaning Brigade duties — I was alternately freezing and sweating [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 13:12:12

Is It Friday Yet?

What a week and it's only Wednesday! I spent all day Monday cleaning my house because, for some reason, ... the house too. Not even their M&M buttons were spared. I've given up cleaning my floors [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 18:24:00

“The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death” by Charlie Huston (Reviewed by Robert Thompson)

Official Charlie Huston WebsiteOrder “The Mystic Arts of Erasing All Signs of Death” HERERead An Excerpt HERERead Fantasy Book Critic’s Review of ... s sponging a Malibu suicide’s brains from a bathroom mirror, and flirting with the man’s bereaved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 08:01:00

lost in transcription

I went to work for about an hour and a half today. Hammock was there, so yay for that. I spent my time cleaning ... and dirty my office was and planned to do a thorough cleaning on Tuesday. The phone rang several [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:16:16

I Wanted to Take Her With Me, She Belonged to Me

Today the Neligan family watched their daughter’s killer sentenced to life in prison ... he had spent around an hour cleaning out the apartment and threw out three bags of bloodstained clothes [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:49:11

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