Refresh'n Dryer Towel Review & Giveaway

Laundry is my most dreaded, least favorite chore EVER.  I came across an awesome mom invention that will now make my laundry life a little easier! ... or send clothing out for dry cleaning needlessly. They wash clothing that is not dirty, but may appear wrinkled, stretched out, and a little odored. There are two products on retail shelves [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 11:38:00

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Ike victims get Texas tax relief, too

Residents of and businesses located in 88 Texas counties that were declared disaster areas as a result of Hurricane Ike are eligible for certain ... bill. The state never imposes sales tax on labor for residential repairs. Services used to restore storm-damaged property, including dry cleaning of clothing and draperies; rug and carpet cleaning [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 19:10:13

Save green by being green

photo by janey henning Being frugal is eco-friendly. Some people don’t realize how frugality and green living go hand in hand ... -powered ones. HOMEKEEPING: Use natural, homemade cleaners, microfiber cloths or reusable cloth materials for surface cleaning and cloth napkins instead of paper; line-dry clothing; and turn off heat [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 05:43:13

Greener Alternative to Dry Cleaning Called Wet Cleaning; A Local Article

Picture courtesy of No Dry Clean Beginning this year- I will share some of my local articles from the Quartz Hill Connection- a local publication ...  clothes from the cleaners; you’d think they were clean, right?! Clean, as in non-toxic! Studies ... and are considered toxic. These unhealthy chemicals are known to cause allergies and pollute the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 07:02:06

Dry Clean Only? Don’t Believe Everything You Read

You’ve probably read enough to know that dry cleaning isn’t the healthiest or greenest way to clean your clothes ... from other industrial processes and the recaptured CO2 acts as the cleaning agent. Of course, CO2 ... lists it as a probable carcinogen. Perc is not just a problem for workers cleaning the clothes [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 18:21:15

Dry or Wet Cleaning: Which Is Safer?

You and I hardly even consider what takes place when we drop off our clothing at the cleaners ... percent of commercial dry cleaners use the chemical for cleaning purposes.  What exactly is perc ... and within a short span of time. 39163352 Well, dry cleaning may not be the best choice, according [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 01:19:06

All that we leave behind....

*READER DISCRETION ADVISED** Due to the graphic nature of this post, these pictures have absolutely nothing to do with the content ... up, fix breakfast, throw up, change kid, dry heave, change another kid, finish laundry, clean up poo ... mess mama." Jax's dinner everywhere, clean Jax, change clothes, strip bed, clean carpet...yadiyadiya [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:18:00

I've Had It with No-Show Realtors

Once again today I fell victim to an inconsiderate realtor who claimed that he or she was going to show my house and didn't. Once again I wasted half a day that I can never get back. I spent half the day Saturday cleaning ... on some clothes, dried my hair halfway, and went to work. I think that I worked up more of a sweat cleaning [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:51:29

how Leather sofa maintenance

Leather sofa made as a family, with its solemn elegant, durable Wah features for people to love ... to smell, wet ground to dry clean cloth. Rub in the sofa, not alkaline cleaning liquid, as in the leather [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 09:55:56

Nuts and Bolts of the 2009 Chevy Traverse

It’s been nearly two years since the first of GM’s full-size crossovers, the Saturn Outlook, hit dealerships ... ; and two-piece side mirrors that show more of the Traverse’s blind spot. These are “little things” ... weren’t using the hooks to hang their dry cleaning; instead, they simply hung their clothes [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 12:14:50

Episode Four - Reality Bites

You can tell I was not best pleased about the idea of growing up, settling down and getting a job ... were from Hobbes.  The shoes fell apart after two days.  I shrank the dress because I read the dry clean only label with my eyes clothes.  The jacket was from a charity shop and was a cut down Harrods [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:11:56

business mind or business blind?

I've always wondered how certain business owners choose the type of business that they own. Are the owners of dry-cleaning businesses obsessed with tidy clothing? Do fast food restaurant owners have clogged arteries themselves? Are automotive franchise owners living vicariously through [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 09:13:40

How to Look Fabulous, Frugally: Part Three

So you have learned what kinds of clothes you need as well as the specific garments that make your now streamlined wardrobe go further ... does dry cleaning cost too much money, but I find taking things to the cleaners and remembering ... fresh longer. And although I hate hanging my clothes out to dry, doing so keeps them in much better [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 10:00:01

Time to call out the Fauxminists and Democrats for McCain

This is what I would do if I had several thousand dollars to spare these days : 1. I would have wire clothes hangers, like the ones dry cleaning stores us, and I'd covered them in dark blue rice paper with the blue and logo of the McCain campaign. 2. The tag line under the logo [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 22:03:33

Growing up frugal

My grandmother is one of the most frugal people you’ll ever meet, and she raised me.  So I grew up learning frugality ... . Make own cleaners.  Baking soda and vinegar in bulk will clean most everything and it’s cheap. Line dry all clothes, towels, sheets, etc.  Use the natural resources.  And delicates should always [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 13:00:20

beanie!

How do you clean a beanie baby?Give them a Beanie bath with Beanie soap. Try some type of dry cleaning chemical so they wont get wet. Or perhaps a mixture of Woolite that you can use by hand. Keep them out of the washning machine Dry cleaning methods, we wiped ours off with Dawn Dish soap, and a damp cloth to rinse. Set [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 09:22:57

Household Tip

If your dryer takes what seems to be too much time to dry your clothes, try cleaning out your dryer vent with a leaf blower ... ! This is really only necessary if your dryer vent is somewhat long (if your laundry room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:00:00

Little ways to save our planet

Psst… The Giving Hands is down, for reasons I’d VERY much love to know. GRRR. ... to do it here instead :) For a start, here’s some green “cleaning” tips: Sprinkle a handful of salt ... a damp cloth to work white toothpaste into the silverware you want to clean, then rinse and dry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 07:44:55

Is Ironing Making a Comeback?

Getty Images My teenage son came home from school one recent day laughing about a remark one of his ... are parents’ resistance to high dry-cleaning bills and teens’ growing love of do-it-yourself, hands-on crafts, such as iron-on patches for clothing. I’m already considering cutting our family’s dry-cleanin [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 13:37:03

Handy Hints for Wednesday ~1

Here I am one week down the road from my big moment on TV ... . My houseguests witnessed how I dealt with it. This is the carpet with an all-over pattern. And here ... t lose the ring! Dry thoroughly with a soft cloth. Q. S Byrne enquires about cleaning non-slip [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 06:44:04

Becoming a SAHM: Financial Worries and Tips for Overcoming Them (Part One)

Are you new to BeCentsAble? Read more about this blog here! ... to work Clothing uniforms or other special requirements for work dry-cleaning occasional new ... Misc cell phones/air cards other services or accounts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 05:37:00

diy wednesdays: mini mosaic tray

during these chilly winter months, we always like to have a hot beverage close at hand ... (no more than 1/8”). 3. once the glue is dry, mix up your grout according to the instructions on the container ... . 6. wipe down the surface of the tiles with a clean, damp cloth. go over the whole thing in a circular [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:00:18

Get Paid to Take Surveys - Top Choice For Income in Free Sites to Earn Money Taking Online Surveys

When you get paid to take surveys, you have truly joined an income plan that is ideal for the home worker ... will require dry cleaning which is more expensive than laundering the more casual clothing [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 11:51:07

Ceramic Tile And Grody Grout

The surface finish on ceramic tiles is stain resistant and easy to clean with a simple solution and a damp cloth ... , just make sure to use a ceramic cleaner, dry thoroughly then seal. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 16:48:08

My Top 5 AIOs: Revisited

One of my first few posts on All About Cloth Diapers was about my then top five favorite all in ones ... cleaning in the washer and a quicker dry time than an internal soaker offers.  Although the aplix is very [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:22:24

Pamper Your Vehicle

From the start we are told that we need to take care of our belongings ... . The inside will also receive a deep cleaning. They will vacuum your upholstery and mats ... with a car cleaner and a soft cloth. They will be sure to rinse and dry your car by hand to eliminate [more...]

Date: 2008-10-19 15:13:32

Excerpt from THE COYOTE KINGS OF THE SPACE-AGE BACHELOR PAD

Chapter Five: The Fanboys and the Lord of the Inferno Punch him in the throat! Kick him in the nards! ... -scraping parkade. Yet my brow is dry and my underarm regions are models of Saharan decorum. My clothes ... what I have always been. Civilised. A tie, a jacket, a clean white shirt, and a handkerchief. Ah [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 19:06:49

Revisiting Orts, or Cleaning up a Heap o' Little Threads while I wax Poetic

Orts are those little pieces of left-over thread snippets that collect when you're working on an embroidery project ... to the work area. They stick on clothes, they trail across carpets, they bear witness to the fact ... of Static Cling, yet I live in a dry, cold climate in winter, I'm prone to wearing skirts and sweaters [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 17:46:27

Five Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Dry Cleaning

Dry cleaners sign Dry cleaning fluid is a major contaminant of groundwater aquifers ... .  Clothes are expensive — and we want them to last as long as possible. That’s why dry cleaning has always ... . It’s the active ingredient in traditional dry cleaning solvent, and goes by the more common name [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 11:05:10

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