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

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Rug Cleaning

Rug cleaning is an involved process that is performed to remove dirt, stains and other debris from carpeting. It is generally performed as part of routine maintenance, but also might be called [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 18:41:56

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

How to Clean Area Rugs with Snow!

If you live in a place that will have a surplus of snow within the next few months--like I do--you just might want to try this old time method of cleaning area rugs. Apparently, it works for wool, cotton and polyester rugs. Note: You'll want ... and back of your rug, or gently shake it out. Take your rug outside in a protected area and let [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 16:19:07

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

Entertaining This Holiday? Tips to Help

This holiday season, many people will choose to entertain at home in an effort to save money, but may not know where to begin! ... up a room like clean carpet and rugs. A great way to clean them yourself is with a carpet cleaner such as the new BISSELL PROdry®. The nice thing about using the PROdry carpet cleaner [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 14:55:22

Progress & Giveaway

I really am on a tangent here.It consumes my thoughts and conversations and has completely taken over my blog.The House That Cleans Itself. Good book ... go underneath their hook. Next was the kitchen rug. It was a cute red one that looked adorable ... that I needed a rug that cleaned itself, so to speak. So I got this little number.It's woven bamboo [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 16:00:00

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

Cerfied Rug Specialist Los Angeles

I am in Dallas, Texas to attend a one-week rug school to become Certified Rug Specialist. This advanced course is offered every two years ... rugs for cleaning and repair and I was being kept posted on what was happening there in my rug store ... like it. There are seven of us in this advanced rug class.I am in my hotel room now and after finishing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 02:31:00

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

Root cyclone technology in action

Just imagine, it is the weekend, you have friends and cousins coming over for lunch, and the house is dirty, ... you are cleaning. You can always reduce the suction for cleaning of curtains, rugs, or upholstery without them [more...]

Date: 2008-10-25 20:01:18

Sweeping it under the rug!!

I am in cleaning mode again. I have a certain visitor coming and certain visitors make me look at my home and its state of cleanliness with a ... it's my mother or mother-in-law (whose trips also get me dusting baseboards and cleaning out my fridge ... , tomorrow will find me washing my slipcovers, mowing the lawn, and cleaning out my fridge (because [more...]

Date: 2008-06-12 03:00:00

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

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

Panic in Preston Center!

We tried this once before, so here goes again: Can you please, pretty please, ... of children outside Preston Center run while looking up at the sky. Ellen Amirkhan of Oriental Rug Cleaning Co. hypothesizes that the children are looking out for the '57 tornado." Drop those good folks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-13 04:06:34

Moving Services By 3rd Party

Topics: relocation, relocation checklist, business relocation, relocate, ... containing silver ware, dishes, utensils used in kitchen, china clay utensils and also cleaning of rugged ... of furniture and refinishing touches, hot tubs, sauna baths, dish antennas, new dryer lines, adding drains [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 02:43:13

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

all I need is Jesus and a good pair of jeans: the world tour

So on this last post of shameless book promotion and free book giveaways, I decided there needed to be a world tour.And why not? With all the un-packing from our Christmas trip,the random rug cleaning from un-identified dog poo tracker (I think it was Addison)(we don't have a dog - do not even ask how this came to pass [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 06:37:00

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

Win a BISSELL® PROdry™ Deep Cleaner

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

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

Review: Dyson C25 Animal

About Dyson   In 1978, James Dyson noticed how the air filter in the Ballbarrow spray-finishing room was constantly clogging with powder particles ( ... tackled the dog hair problem. When I first tried it on my hallway rug, which is black, I seriously ... cleaning the hallway is how convenient the Dyson’s Ball Technology  is, my hallways are narrow [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 20:01:50

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

Why decaf tea is an ineffective beverage of choice

January 15, 2009 in Fire in the hole, Life as a kid Miss M has to be out the door at 8 (8:05, really, I guess, but I’m punctual) on school days ... ; you have to eat and get dressed and GO!”Miss M: “There’s a fire on the couch!”AM: “There a fire on the rug ... I am especially insane because my cleaning lady comes and I drive carpool. But today Taxman is [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 12:54:59

Shopper’s Diary: Scandinavian Details Sale

From Julie: One of our favorite shops in San Francisco, Scandinavian Details, is cleaning house ... Below: Woven plastic rugs by Swedish designer Lina Rickardsson (Ella Rug shown below); prices start [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 04:19:21

Wood Floor Maintenance

MAINTENANCE Importance of Maintenance Unlike most floor coverings, wood floors are a long-term investment that, correctly maintained, ... absorb moisture before either one has a chance to damage the finish. Rugs should be shaken out, cleaned [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 09:38:08

Thrift Store Adventures

Steve and Susan took us thift store shopping. It is an adventure here if you know the places ... yesterday for these new at $8. No more knocking over the shampoo and cleaning it out of the bathroom rug)I did not buy CD's. I did note that the Goodwill here wants over $3 for a CD [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 10:30:00

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

Christmas nightmares

December 28, 2008 in dogs | Tags: cleaning up, dogs, lack of sleep, sick dogs, vomit “Mama! ... in the living room. Narrowly missing the sofa, TV and lovely, fluffy rug. After cleaning up after him three [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 09:14:18

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

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

Lift Revenues 70% By Cleaning Up Dirty B2B Data

Yep. It's true. Based on data quality improvements alone, ... to be that dirty data is easier to sweep under the rug than to clean up. It's not sexy, it's not social and—most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 18:49:02

Ron Artest Rox

by Earl K. Sneed The war of words between Yao Ming and Ron Artest is probably not the start that Rockets’ GM Daryl Morey was looking for ... . For a team of clean-cut good guys, the tough and rugged style of Artest is needed, regardless [more...]

Date: 2008-07-31 18:19:59

All-Natural, Homemade Furniture Polish

My daughter and I spend a lot of time at our favorite place - the library ... between its pages from the braided rug to the natural insect repellent.  I decided to begin ... clean cloths First, sterilize your spray bottle by cleaning it with soap and water [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 13:19:50

So Much For Starting Out Right

My goal for this blog in 2009 was to post at least three times a week ... that it makes me want to scream? Maybe the carpet that is in dire need of steam cleaning to remove ... and there is a trail of throw rugs that lead from the sliding door all the way to the carpet which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:00:42

Hoover Steamvac Silver Review

The Hoover Steamvac silver home steam vacuum gives you the convenience of steam cleaning without the rental hassle. It works well on upholstery, rugs, carpets and even bare floors. A strong 12-amp motor keeps five ... into the path of the vacuum so you can do a few dry passes over the stains. For upholstery [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 15:22:08

Hoover Steamvac Silver Review

The Hoover Steamvac silver home steam vacuum gives you the convenience of steam cleaning without the rental hassle. It works well on upholstery, rugs, carpets and even bare floors. A strong 12-amp motor keeps five ... into the path of the vacuum so you can do a few dry passes over the stains. For upholstery [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 16:22:32

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

Do Portable Deep Carpet Cleaners Work Well?

Do Portable Deep Carpet Cleaners Work Well? Posted in June 10th, 2008 Category:Appliances Whatever your carpet cleaning needs are, whether they are for a small and delicate rug or a commercial sized office space, there is a portable carpet cleaner that can get the job done. It doesn’t matter if you need a machine [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 21:10:01

So Wii Graphics Are To Fugly For TV According to EA

So earlier today, its seems that some truth in advertising came out after someone noticed some too good to be true graphics for the latest ... more than once tell us that his special cleaning rag will absorb all the wine that someone spills on a rug, all the way down to the padding underneath the carpet.  Do we actually believe that to be true [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 09:03:04

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

The Big Office Re-do

I have been yammering away about all my time and effort fixing up my new office/studio/craftroom, ...  with merchandising my current stock of hoop.dee.do's...and then I did some cleaning and hiding of junk ... dresser in the corner, along with paint, a rug and a lamp or two. Everything else I already [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 05:34:10

In Which Carpet Man Tries to Take Me to The Cleaners

The carpet guy shows up, tells me they’ll use rock salt and non-scented organic cleaners to pull the smell out ... . “Sorry, can’t afford that, I’m out of work.” “How about I just do steam cleaning? That will help,” ... him the door. Actually, since I pulled up the rug and replaced the padding today, it smells a lot [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 22:35:21

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

Connor’s at it again!

Well he’s done it again… Connor is going to make me grey… well… more grey than I am already ... it was so hot) with Bovril… and the floor, and the persian rug, and the one chair!!  He’d obviously used ... and the open bottle of Handi Andi (cleaning detergent) next to him!! I don’t actually think he’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 20:42:34

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

Is it worth it to buy a steam cleaner for the carpet? (pfblogs.org)

Steam cleaning the carpet is not my favorite thing in the world. I’ve rented the little Rug Doctor type machines before, and while they work great, shampooing the carpets is a lot of work. Did I mention a LOT of work? So sadly, we almost never [more...]

Date: 2008-09-21 15:59:28

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

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

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