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I just cleaned my carpet. In the middle of a busy Sunday afternoon. With my toddler and my six year old home ... and area rugs, also features tools for cleaning up stairs, spots and tough stains. For stain removal ... quick too,) Jackson spilled a bowl of milk and cheerios all over the area rug under our kitchen table [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 12:00:04
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Maintain our rugs
You know the feeling of slipping off your shoes and wriggling your toes in that cushy new rug ... . This way no one area of the rug is subject to all the wear.When you rotate, be sure to turn the pad ... when vacuuming to eliminate damage to the rug fibers. Periodic rug cleaning by a certified professional [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 22:55:00
Blind Consent - Michael W. Davis
A Writers Vineyard Holiday Treat Ryan waited on the porch and watched several dozen white leghorn chickens scratch for a morsel in the front ... from leaks in the ceiling. The area rug was clean, but frayed around its edges from a decade of use ... the living area to brighten the drab quarters, but it was clear that the occupants were of simple [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 11:00:00
One of Those Days?
A few minutes ago, as I was sitting at my computer enjoying my morning java and iTunes, ... when they vomit, so it's not just one area of rug I have to clean, it's four or five. LOVELY.So ... off and sent them outside, I had the fun of cleaning the mess.Maybe it's just MY dogs [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 15:35:00
boy o boy...
I have sure become lax in the blogging department lately....too much free time and be lazy..though I've been on facebook a lot...very addictive ... . I just finished cleaning some rug areas...man that room needs to be shampooed big time..maybe I can talk [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 19:10:35
Top-rated canister vacuums
Canister vacuum cleaners are the best choice if you have mainly hard floors and area rugs. They also work well for cleaning upholstery, drapes and stairs, say experts. Although European luxury brands Miele and Dyson are long-time customer favorites, test results indicate that the Kenmore [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 18:57:18
It's Happening!
Yes, it is. I feel like I am reporting from a war zone. Rex's bedroom has been converted into a mock dining room. The house is in chaos ... (including a new braided area rug) and also start up our spring cleaning early. Things are going to be shaped [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 02:13:00
How to Green Your Carpet Cleaning
Bare feet on green carpet Whether it’s wall-to-wall carpeting or area rugs, your floor coverings will eventually need a good cleaning ... to be safe for people and pets. Seventh Generation Carpet Cleaner and a similar product by Simple ... . But the last thing you need is chemical cleaners. One of the problems with indoor carpet — [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 10:46:54
Gotta love those Olefin rugs...Just another Public Service announcement from "At Home"
It's rug cleaning time at the At Home compound..and I wanted to move a rug from storage back into the big dining area redo... ... are made out of, it's just woven differently, and they recommend hosing for cleaning.. That means ... .. those things hold a lot of water.) so the water runs down. Mix it into the already wet carpet [more...]
Date: 2008-07-19 03:46:00
Cleaning Oriental Rugs Properly and Keep Them Looking Great
When you buy a wool carpet or area rug, you know that they have a beauty that cannot be compared. They are expensive but they are the finest carpets available. For many people wool carpets [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 16:50:03
Happy New Year!!
Hello Friends,Wow! Where did the week go? I can't believe it's been a whole week since the craziness of Christmas and I don't know about you, ... Holiday pictures I wanted to share... New area rug for living room... Alex ripping into gifts ... a minute or two to do a little cleaning up. I have been spending time with my boys doing fun things [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 15:24:00
Dark Month Activites
I often joke that after the holidays, Bostonians hunker down for a few months of cold, snow, ice, and darkness, emerging sometime after Easter ... . OR a rolled-up area rug. OrI probably don't need folders full of notes from focus groups ... . Street cleaning begins again, leaves and flowers return, and people spend more time outside [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 15:13:00
Magic carpets…
Carpet store on Ben Yehuda Street Magic carpets... One of the first words I learned in Hebrew was “shateach”, meaning carpet or rug ... are hand dyed there will always be variations within the large color area. Gabbeh Rug Magic carpets ... day (as long as the sun shines) the carpets are laid out on the sidewalk for display, repair, cleaning [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 04:00:09
Pet Stain Odour Removal
FREE Pet Stain & Odour Removal We all love our pets be it a dog or cat I have had both and have loved every minute of pleasure they give us ... a call and if you are in our Carpet Cleaning Network Area we will send you it free. Don’t worry ... . as this is where the smell lays untreated. One word of warning never soak a carpet or rug with water [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 12:21:01
Mirabella Steam Mop
Keeping a clean floor is quite the formidable task, and even more so when you have kids who turn your home into a high traffic area ... t have to scrub the floor that hard anymore each time her kids come in from outside without first cleaning their shoes on a rug. You can bring this home for $49.99. Mirabella Steam Mop copyright by Coolest [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 13:00:46
Pet Stain Odour Removal
FREE Pet Stain & Odour Removal. We all love our pets be it a dog or cat I have had both and have loved every minute of pleasure they give ... Kimmens a call and if you are in our Carpet Cleaning Network Area we will send you it free. Don’t worry ... . as this is where the smell lays untreated. One word of warning never soak a carpet or rug with [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 10:23:25
Pet Stain Odour Removal
FREE Pet Stain & Odour Removal. We all love our pets be it a dog or cat I have had both and have loved every minute of pleasure they give ... Kimmens a call and if you are in our Carpet Cleaning Network Area we will send you it free. Don’t worry ... . as this is where the smell lays untreated. One word of warning never soak a carpet or rug with [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 10:23:25
Ways to Reuse Old Sleeping Bags
Erikka asked for ideas on what to do with an old sleeping bag. Here are a few ... using the fabric scraps left over for quilting, cleaning or making a rag rug. Or put ... giving it to your local Boy/Girl Scouts branch. Or, if you live in an area that gets a lot of snow [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 17:01:21
Mess Up & Clean Up
No sweeping toxins under the rug. CHESTER, PA – Chester is rising some would say ... of an area that was once deemed unusable by the courts. This area has been coined the “Wade Dump” [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 14:15:30
It's Not Like We Know What We're Doing
our wicked storm a few days back? Well, I was in the middle of working on the Word doc where I store all the links for Sunday Surfing when the power ... -wash the walls and cabinets to get that dust off. There isn't anything in the kitchen/eating area ... up on the coffee table and we have kitty cat paw prints all over it, and then on the rug underneath. [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 17:18:05
Revamp Your Space…On a Budget!
One of the ways that I was able to hone in on my design skills is by helping my friends decorate their apartments and houses while they were on a strict, college student or recent graduate budget. Granted, while you are in college you can barely afford a proper diet let alone set aside money specifically for the [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 05:06:22
The Dirty Truth - A Personal Testimonial
I’m a big fan of testimonials. It’s pretty easy to find good things to say about a product when you are writing an ad ... their thoughts. My personal testimonial has to do with cleaning carpets. We have been in our house ... the drain. In the past, I have rented a Rug Doctor from the local grocery store. Knowing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 22:09:58
napped and woven
I just removed the floor covering in our living room. There are discolorations caused by some stains and smudges ... , everywhere. I can no longer tolerate the mess my eyes see. Cleaning time! Dann asked me to give him a hand to carry the rug out. We opted not to send it in a paid laundry service, for it will cost much [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 08:45:16
Doily Stretcher
I think I've mentioned our family's favorite librarian here before. Her name is Joanie, and she's the childrens' librarian at our local library ... , and of course Joanie knows all about that by now too. Well, Joanie was cleaning out her attic over ... it's meant to be laid over a soft surface like a rug or a bed, and then one could stick straight pins [more...]
Date: 2008-11-20 17:05:00
(bump) A whole post about cleaning
I'm making great progress in my cleaning! My house is looking sparkly (at least, while the kids are asleep!) and it smells fresher in here ... now that what my house needs is a good deep cleaning. I've decided that in order to get that done, I need to move from one room to the next, cleaning top to bottom. I'm not going to set a timeline for getting [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 21:51:34
Visiting the Duggar Family...
L-R: Jana, Anna, Anna (Josh's wife), Bethany, Jill, Jessa, Jinger ***** WE FOUND DUFFY***** he was way back in the woods under a tree very far from our house!!!!! PRAISE GOD for His mercy!!! He has been out on his own since Sat. morning around 9am, I can not believe he survived!!!!!!!!! Thank you for praying!!!!!!! [more...]
Date: 2008-11-10 22:47:52
How to clean up a broken Compact Fluorescent Light bulb
The HappyPete is a Klutz Foundation offers the following “Oops! Pete’s News you Can Use” item. ... Have people and pets leave the room, and don't let anyone walk through the breakage area ... , such as duct tape, to pick up any remaining small glass pieces and powder. Wipe the area clean with damp [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 15:40:09
Trip Northwest
We left Virginia Friday morning after my work appointment and headed to Ohio. The route we ... of us rode around a bit so plant manager Andy could show us around the area a bit. We stopped in Panera's ... for knitting and rug hooking, I know that I would be able to find plenty of like-minded people [more...]
Date: 2008-11-24 17:20:49
Call It A Resolution If You must.
I don't like the idea of resolutions for New Years.But I love the idea of self improvement.So the time of year may or may not be relevant ... some extra time to deeper cleaning of that same area.Today's area was the Master Bath and all the floors ... , really, he's an awesome hubby and he helped me get a few deep cleaning projects done around [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 00:02:00
Remembering Dec. 17th (a “special” massage) & The stomach flu is the DEVIL
Holy all that is nasty, Batman. My kid has the grossest virus EVER. I just finished dry heaving in the corner for the twelfth time tonight ... up puking on the wood floor and totally missing the rug by a few inches, which is great, because cleaning ... wood floor cleaner. Cleaning the rug involves a call to the Rug Doctor and a hundred and fifty bucks [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 06:49:04
High Caffeine Intake Linked To Hallucination Proneness
High caffeine consumption could be linked to a greater tendency to hallucinate, a new research study suggests. People with a higher caffeine intake, from sources such as coffee, tea and caffeinated energy drinks, are more likely to report hallucinatory experiences such as hearing voices and seeing things that are not there, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 14:47:29
Marc Rich! Again??
Matthews: Bush is Like the Cop Who Shoots an Unarmed ManBy David Neiwert - Crooks and LiarsDiscussing the Bush legacy Friday, Chris Matthews on MSNBC's Hardball came up with a good metaphorMatthews: I found it interesting that the president, who admitted he was wrong about WMDs as a justification for war, called it a "disappointment [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 18:23:00
The Importance of Pet Insurance
Pet Insurance Review Ben and Nora VandenBerghe love Labrador retrievers so much that as soon as they put an offer on their home in Edmonds, WA, a little more than a year ago, they purchased two Lab puppies, a male and a female, from a reputable breeder.The male, a yellow Lab named Gus, was your typical, lovable Lab [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 13:27:00
Spain - The First 48 Hours
As I begin my first full day in Spain there is already so much to share that I´m eager to put it down while it is still vivid in my memory. It´s about 11:00AM. As I upload several videos I´m typing away on a sticky keyboard in a small internet cafe down the street from my hostel. The Flight My flight over was good. Long, but good [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 11:30:31
Pet News - Pet Advice - Pet Photos
Advice for Pet Ownersby Arden Moore - Washington PostInexpensive Pet CareWhen money is less available, humans aren't the only species that suffer. Financial setbacks often effect the companions we love most -- pets. But animal expert Arden Moore can give advice on how to provide your pet with sufficient care without going into debt [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 17:45:00
How to find the right flooring for your home
Finding just the right kind of flooring for your home is a very important process that deserves an investment of time and research ... and dirt. Without regular cleaning, carpet has a tendency to be very dirty. It May also carpet to a smell after a while if it is not cleaned. With proper cleaning, carpet, however, can be a great [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 11:02:36
What IS Kawasaki Disease?
The little known KAWASAKI disease was thrust into the spotlight this week with the tragic passing of John and Kelly (Preston) Travolta ’s 16-year-old son, Jett. Though his Kawasaki disease is not presently thought to be related to his untimely passing, the media’s mention of his diagnosis of Kawasaki disease (at age 2) [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 20:22:21
Carpet Maintenance Alternative Solutions
It may always be a problem for some home owners as far as maintaining carpets is concerned ... that are hard to remove can be a pain. Magnetic brushes designed for carpet or rug cleaning can help a lot ... , Carpets, Carpets, clean sweep, diy, dust pans, electrical consumption, micro objects, rug cleaning [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 23:37:42
Back to gym class, or, What the heck is wrong with you people?
A lot of people say they hate the gym. I think that’s for one of two reasons: 1) They don’t like to sweat; or 2) They can’t stand dealing with all the rude, annoying people who work out there. Yes, I know you’ve probably already seen 10 billion different articles, blogs, etc., about proper gym etiquette [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 14:25:31
Why do people pay money to go up tall buildings and then put money in binoculars o look at things on the ground?
It took me a minute to figure what's going on here. But look to the right ... of the job. President Clinton, according to Obama, said one of his favorite things was the rug ... so that the cleaning agents can better penetrate the fibers. So if I added a bit of detergent to my spray bottle [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:03:00
Get Discount Area Rugs For Your Home
We just left the new year party behind. Your home where you used it for party is going back to normal, no more noisy and junk again ... rugs, it depend on how smart you are when choose the right rug. For your flooring need, area rugs ... the furniture position so it can have more space and provide wide space for your guess. You call cleaning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 15:29:53
Home for the Holidays
It’s been quite a lot of work, and has taken all the patience I’ve ever had — okay, ... Holidays For the past week, I’ve been fixing and cleaning and enjoying the new look just long enough ... with us this year, so I’ve also had to venture into my son’s area and sort of detox. Good thing there’s new [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 03:13:32
Not in my home
Wow. I just came across the EPA instructions for disposal of a broken CFL (compact fluorescent) ... anyone walk through the breakage area on their way out. Open a window and leave the room for 15 ... . Wipe the area clean with damp paper towels or disposable wet wipes. Place towels in the glass jar [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 20:04:58
Review Week: Accucharge Cordless Vaccuum by Dirt Devil
I have a secret. I hate vacuuming. It is easily one of my least-favorite chores, second only to cleaning the bathroom. I do both ... it on bare floors much, but it does a great job on carpet. Not exactly a deep cleaning, but for everyday [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 01:35:44
It's Not Perfect....
But it'll do for now!!It's been over a year since Adam moved his bedroom down into the basement ... I finished cleaning up the room, Kurt laid the area rug we had gotten at Ollie's, we moved the futon ... , I even suggested we just turn the room into the storage area for the thousands (and thousands) of car [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 02:14:00
House Purge 2009
“A small house can hold as much happiness as a big one.” Recently after eating Chinese take-out, my fortune cookie held that statement ... came at the tail end of a week long culmination of house cleaning and organization I’ve since dubbed “ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 09:00:19
Making a Green Cleaning Kit To Clean Everything in Your Home
More eco-friendly cleaning tips from CleanCrews.com. This time, Annie B ... ! By Annie B. Bond Most modern synthetic cleaning products are based on age-old formulas using natural ... back to the original naturally derived ingredients is a way to make cleaning products that work, don’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 05:37:36
Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning Solutions
Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning can be complicated, with so many solutions and methods to choose from ... employs either bio or chem-dry solutions, while Philadelphia Area Rug Cleaning is a much smaller job ... a Philadelphia Tile and Grout Cleaning team to perform short and constant maintenance to the area [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 22:55:46
Incandescent Light Bulbs Vanish — But Has Government Thought out the Alternative?
The Government has decreed that fluorescent light bulbs which, if broken, must have all shards placed in sealed containers and which cannot be vacuumed up for fear of household mercury poisoning, will replace all incandescent light bulbs within two years [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 12:49:25
Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning has Gone Bio
Philadelphia Carpet Cleaning has gone green, with its new, all natural bio approach to cleaning your dirty carpet. When you are in need of a Philly area rug cleaners or specialists in tile and grout cleaning ... a more than competitive result. If you are in the Philadelphia area and are looking for area rug cleaning [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:15:34
