How to Clean Frugally

A clean house is a happy house, or so my Mom always said.  SInce I just moved into my first home, I do want to keep it clean and looking its best ... for instance.  Many people think they need the latest vacuum with all the fancy gadgets.  Generally, that’s not so.  A simple vacuum will be more than adequate for the job that needs to be done [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 13:13:52

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Cleaning the house

Cleaning the house Although duct cleaning equipment can remove a majority of dust, ... professional cleaners simply because their experience will enable them to do a much better job than [more...]

Date: 2008-11-20 19:23:53

5 Steps To Beautiful Hands

As any mother will tell you, raising children and keeping a home is an incredibly “hands-on” job ... , cleaning the house, or working in the garden. Water combined with harsh products will dry ... as in a bedside drawer. When out and about, especially driving in the car, put sunscreen on the back [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 13:00:57

tuesday, wednesday.

(still a week behind. confused yet? yeah…me too). ***tuesday*** what do you do when your baby is too busy smiling to eat? seriously ... legs sticking out of my ceiling. i held my breath as i entered the house, prepared fir the worst ... job of cleaning up the plaster in my closet. i just wanted them out of the house before [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 17:26:34

Clean n' Save

Cleaning the house is really a tough job. So I guess me and my hubby have to make the best of a bad situation, ... and broom vacs, upright style, carpet cleaners and other designer series that are available [more...]

Date: 2008-06-20 06:46:27

Clean House

With Eid just a few days away, my cousin-brothers in Karachi, aged 19 and 22, decided to help out their mom by cleaning the house ... to both of them that the bag in the machine is already full and the filter needed cleaning. The older ... .  My aunt is very particular when it comes to cleaning, and despite having a full time job [more...]

Date: 2008-12-06 14:43:07

Bam Bam's diapers are soiled over DC fetish event; hotel buckles, forcing cancellation

It didn't take long for The Peter's BFF to react to LaBarbera's unglued piece about the Mid-Atlantic Leather conference ... today in response to news that the Hilton brand Doubletree Hotel near the White House (1515 Rhode Island ... penalty of job loss - with cleaning up the various forms of potentially infectious biological waste [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 11:59:01

Running For Peace

There are ten things that I am good at… unfortunately just because I am good at them does not mean that I like them or that they are necessarily ... , The running for peace club, The amateur baker’s group, House maids 101, The Shopaholics, Helping Hands ... compulsive clean freak, I am good at cleaning too. I have a job at Smoothie King in Kingwood [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:44:12

I am never cleaning my house again

I am sitting here working while a team of four women clean my home for me. And they’re doing a better job than I would do, too ... the ones doing the vacuuming and floor-washing and cleaning of windows. They even cleaned ... had sprayed cleaning fluids on it. It seems to have taken no damage, and I will inform them that they must [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 21:15:07

Breathing now

I'm breathing a bit easier now that the Tennessee legislature swept the vote for constitutional officers ... body dug its heels in and has done all it can to keep the people from voting. Plenty of house cleaning to be done in that portion of the job to be sure.I was happy to see Rep. Jason Mumpower [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 18:24:00

My planned projects

I am hoping for the better for us all now. Since hubby last worked, I was trying to look for a part time job. I thought I could easily get back to cleaning jobs as he will be home for our daughter ... that include building a new house for us with modern facilities so that Shiela would not have a hard time [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 22:34:56

Hello 2009!

It feels very stupid to be welcoming in the new year on January 14th. If someone wished me a Happy New Year today, I’d think they’ve got problems ... service. Since Titus was sick and my wife was busy working (she’d been hired by the church to do a 6-7 week temporary job) and keeping Titus, I started tending to all the house cleaning and laundry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:24:06

Housekeeping Day!!!

I woke up early this morning and I had hard time going back to sleep so I decided to clean instead and do some laundry ... to put in the washer and dry the first load, I had to start the cleaning job. I started vacuuming ... , upholstery, draperies and every other place in our house from floor to ceiling. It has 30’ hose [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 20:36:00

Cats are not Clutter

My new favorite place in the house is my desk. The home office has long been the lone repository of clutter left in my entire house and it's just ... . It was exhausting to constantly clean around all my clutter! All that clutter turned even a basic cleaning job [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 18:42:00

Green Cleaning

My sister-in-law, Mary, just moved to a new house. While moving she threw out all her harsh chemical cleansers, and now Mary is "going green" ... , I put together a list of simple and inexpensive ingredients readily available that can get the job ... in cleaning glass and tile, and removing odors. Baking SodaHighly versatile, mild abrasive that can [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 13:00:00

Harlen's Saturday night/Sunday morning

When asked how his weekend was..."Weekend was okay. Two o'clock Saturday morning found me, by the light of the nearly full moon, on the roof cleaning my chimney because it had clogged and was filling the house with smoke. (Honest.) The job was on my to-do list because I knew the creosote was building up, but I didn't realize [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 18:31:00

How to price house cleaning services

Ask FSB’s experts demystify the math of pricing services in the booming home and office cleaning industry. Joe Vitale, New York City I currently own a carpet-cleaning business that is about six years old. I am thinking of expanding into home and office cleaning, but have no idea on how to bid the jobs [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 13:04:50

Working with the Cocoa Bean

Posted by: Tara on: Monday, January 5, 2009 In: Jobs I've Had So FarComment! ... from work, sometimes my mom would pay me to help her around the house. Actually she didn’t really have to pay me, I loved cleaning the house. To her horror, and while I was in my first year of college [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 03:36:07

Script Review – Hitch’s “Short Night”

Let’s go back in time. Imagine with me that you’ve been given the chance to work with Alfred Hitchcock, cinema’s great master of suspense. The job? ... for cinema’s beloved auteur that can stand next to his classics like Rear Window, Vertigo ... thought I’d first do a little New Year’s house cleaning and finish up my series on the Unproduced Scripts [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:52:41

MatterBulletPoints

The week according to Matterdays:Still have my job. There are a lot of layoffs planned for the next few weeks, mostly here in Seattle ... the decorations down, I could finally REALLY clean the house. After all the snow and rain lately, we had muddy puppy pawprints everywhere. The floors are mopped, the carpets are steam-cleaned, the laundry [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 22:33:00

This Week’s Weird and Unusual Jobs

I’m waffling about whether to call this weekly post “Crazy Jobs” or “Weird and Unusual.” After all, they have different meanings ... : 1. Delaware: Get PAID to work out! $$ Natural house cleaning! We are seeking PT (approx. 12-25 ... . The maid ad is weird, and the repo man is unusual. How should I term this ongoing list [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 16:04:51

10 things your maid wants you to know

You certainly don’t need to clean your house before I come, but the less clutter knick-knacks and personal items on your shelves and countertops, ... (along with the dishes from the party you had last week) it’s going to take more time, and your cleaning ... my best. I’m in the service business and I really want to make you happy. That’s my job [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 00:57:46

Amann Hired by Donovan: Is That Wrong?

The new Speaker of Connecticut’s House of Representatives, Chris Donovan, has hired as a senior advisor, at a salary of $120,000-per-year, ... s buddy George, who finally gets a decent job, has sex with a cleaning lady on his desk. He is found out and called on the carpet by his new boss, who promptly fires him, eliciting the following [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 14:36:00

‘Californication’: Karen Gets in on the Act

"Going Down and Out in Beverly Hills" drags out Hank's anticipation of Janie Jones for yet another episode, but offers up her cleaning lady for a temp job. Karen finds out about Mia and Ashby. Charlie plays ... and that she was tired of sharing him. Hank retires to the pool house to change out of those wet clothes [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 19:15:29

Job Opening: Patient Liaison - HealthCare Partners - Torrance, CA

Job Opening: Patient Liaison... by South Bay Jobs Yesterday 11:33 PM ... Services South Bay Services: Handyman, Plumbers, House Cleaning, Electricians, Moving, Labor, Construction, Legal, Professional, etc. Are there any Small Business... by powerglide [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 06:33:22

A House Frau's Simple Joys In Life (Part II)

My mattress and pillows smell so so nice!*deep breath**deep deep breath*Smells so good! ... spring cleaning will more or less be complete. *deep breath*Smells so good!But dunno why my sofa doesn't smell so good leh! Maybe cuz its a lot dirtier? They completed the steam cleaning job (which cost [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 07:17:00

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

trashout

trashout n. The disposal of the entire contents of an abandoned house. Also: trash-out; trash out ... . His job is to landfill everything, from the leather couches to the "What Color Is It?" baby book ... " — for clearing out and cleaning up foreclosed homes. —Brian Feagans, "Debris hints at foreclosures [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 16:07:32

New garage shelves

One day I noticed a car pull up outside our house and stop ... annoying things as well as the people who want to sell me cleaning products, meat, security systems ... his general contractor license and was looking for work. It was a tiny job, but we felt like we needed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:40:00

Business idea 11. House cleaning service

Description of Job • Clean, vacuum, and neaten homes or apartments. • Carry out other services as requested by the client. • Perform turnover cleaning of rental properties. The Need Most of us, unless we live in a hotel (or in a dorm room and don’t care), are responsible for cleaning our house or apartment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 13:52:51

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